Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-02-11

ecs and say that those views were the re-
,ni, -; Deliberate consideration 6tfNe be
f or Expressed them, end that deeper re-
fl sc,icn hiss ONLY reodea 10 confirm them.
Tfttis be true it will raiss Mr. Cleveland In
toa op;ninn OF all rieht thinking people, but
~;I still further initiate sgelns5 his r.
aomina;icp.
a prominent democrat, VOL Known
throughout tie country. Woo has just re-
turned ircm q visit TO New York. and who
while there called upon Governor hill. says
the recent meeting of the Governor and Mr..
Clevelsnd had 20 political s'gnidcancs
whatever, that the Governor is still bent on
the Presidency, hat be is the Idol OF the
New York democracy and will have q Solo
delegation from bis State at the next ma
tiopaI democratic convention. be also says
that Mr.. Watterson's letter had no more Ell
feet in determining tie Governors accepta-
ton of the 5enatorship than if it had not
bsau received. He also says the Governor
had given no promise to Mr.. Weed, and that
the latter, 81 the lac election, never oontri.
buted one cart to either the State or City
democratic election fund. He slso says that
Governor Hill! has no intention OF resign!n2
his e%uherrstorisl chair until next Decem-
Der, AID would eutject the party 10 great
danger were be TO do so.
REPRESENTATIVE Waddill, az tho Escort OF a
party OF Richmond ladies, called upon
Senator Bubour at the Senate to-day for
cards of ed rS;s ion to the Marble Room. AS
the Senator hed 20 cards with him he po-
litely took the party to the room referred to-,
and had them admitted, remsrking ss he
| did so that though their escort was q Iepub-
| licaa, be, Barbour. was always glad OF an
opportun:tY TO f4yor ladies. at this two OF
the ladies' spoke up AID said neither they
nor aug of thar kin were republicans, and
| that none OF Mr.. Wa2dili's kin were, and
why be had become one no body could tell.
Among tue visitors at the Capitol to-day
WAS encouragement D. z9ndorf of Virginia
He SAYS the great drawback to his party In
| his State Is not Gen. Malone personally, bat
the plan of the ra-ty's organization, Which
| puts the ectife management OF the party 10
the hanGs of one m &c, and that u1der that
| plen any other tnsn would be as obi ection
| able as the General. He elso said that these
| who object TO o change of that plan for the
| reason ,hss it would put the party In the
control of the negro msjorisy, are alb urdly
| inconsistent. SO they favor the Force Dill,
| which would not only put negroes at the
| head CT tie party, but in control of nsny
| entire c3uDttSs, anu sua5cu VI nEO.o SOo
o es ionai districts in tbs State.
The coafereuce committee to which the
Washington aud Arlington Railroad bill wss
referred held q meeting this morning and
agreed upon a report, but subsequently Zen
ator Higgins. who had the preparation OF
tho report, ST G5n. Hnuton's instance, wish
ed to Incorporate in it & provision for 8
Fills Church extension. This was ofjcc'
tionsble to most Of the friends of the biz,
AID 30 delayed matters that up to 3 O'Clock
uothing 9;inite had been done with 1t.
IL the Senate to-day Mr.. Ransom offered as al
emendmeat to the suudry civil bill a resolution
appropriatiog 100000 for tho p%uIcaas, Of Ed
mondson's Is aud in Chssspctks Bay.
The Senat, t LAY COCO lrred with thu action Of
the House yesterday in adopting the conference
report on the bill for a public building st Roanoke
Va All that that bill now requires to become &
law is the resident signature.
The democratic Senator's as a general thiDe
seem to think that Mr.. Wstteison took upon him
self entirely too much when he wrote his letter e
Governor Hill of Now York advising him to sup
port Mr.. C!ovelsni for the Presidency, and that ht
has never done any thing for the good ofthe patty
that warranted such a letter.