Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-26
FROM WASHINGTON.
+ special Correspondence Of the Ale1s. GAZETTE
WASHING ron, D. O., June 26. 1881.


1t having bsen reported by certain New
York democrats at the Capitol that Senator
Barbour had recently written tiers to inc
national democratic COMMITTEES, OF when ne
is member, in New York, In favor OF Mr..
Ceyeland's renomination, Mr.. Barbour
being interviewed on the subject this morL-
ing. said there was DOT word OF truth In
the report, and, so far az he knew, nothing
IN warrant it. He said that while Mr.
CleyeIands course on tariff reform and pom
sions might be all right, the radical difiet-
ence between him and his party on the Sill
yer question, as recently demonstrated Dy
the vote in both branches of Congress, would
he Iikely to prevent his being renomlDated,
"a availability was what the party should
strive for,i 1t would again obtain possession
of the country.
The State republican committee of Viz
pinia, of which Gen. Malone is chairman,
will meet here, ct Chambsrlin's, next Wee
ues1av. to fix the times and places for hold
ing the republican congressional conventions
in each and all of The ten districts of that
Stale Gen. Malone will be sure to be on
hand 1t is not probable the committee will
pass resolutions endorsing the Harrison ad-
mius.taiion.
The bill that passed the Senate tc-1ay for
q roadway from Culpeper to the national
cemetery near that place appropriates
-. 500 for that purpose.
| 1.-THE the fedora! election bl be disposed oil
| nv mex Tuesday 1t s the intention OF the
House elections committee to call up the
bills upon their calendar, the second oil
which ia tha Langstor Venable case, from
the Petersburg, Virginia, district. II was
aid by the republican members of the com
nittee referred t. until recently, that "Lsngs,
ton had no case" but when Langston, who
is the "snartesl" member of his race, had
letters forwarded TO them from negroes in
lOhic. Iadiana and Pennsylvania, threaten
ipg TO go over to the democrats next Novem-
her if he were not seated, q sudden change
came over the spirit of their dreams, AND
though LEI gston's counsel, MIR. Lyon, could
not fl ,ure out a me lrity for him, they had
90 difficulty in doug so, and at once made
a reunr5 in his favor. and that report, it Is
cor fl lently expected, will be adopted by the
vote of every republican member of the
House, inc udipg that Of the three Virgin
ians. though nothing ia better known than
the fac; til at nothing would have pleased each
of the latter better than an adverse report
in his oasr. Mr. Bowden's present support
of Langs on, has, ii ia understood, destroy
ed the intimate relationship that previously
existed between him and Gen. Malone.
But Bowden is looking after his own inter
esls, and Langstop. it is said, has already
been to tn Norfolk district and urged bis
race thers 10 support Mr.. Bowden for re-
nomination. Mr.. Lurty, before he lef6 here
for Okahom4, said that Langston. at the
last electinu in Virginia, made formal
proposition ia take an active part In The
| Malone campaign If the Mahoneites would
promise 10 urge his claims before the House
cleo lone committee, and that because 1t was
not accepted .tnok no part in that campaign.
but went off To Ohio.
It wsa rumored at the Capitol to-day that
the democratic governors Of some of the
northern States would soon announce that
| the proposed fo eral election law is unconstitu-
tions and that it shall not BIO enforced in their
States unit lis ,onstitutonality shall have been
determined by tho u. S. Supreme Court VIII h
| does not meet uutl next October.
While tho Gentlomcps Driving Park, near
| Alexaudria. may not DO bought by the Virginia
| Athletic Club for The Standardization fight bull
| Fl shts and smar exhibitions either 1t or land
close by will b", and tho agents of the company
owning tho charter now in this city for the
purpose OF selecting and purchasing convenient
| site.