Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-21

the congressman from that district should
be deprived OF any part In the Organization
of the House, which report was mentioned
In this correspondence, Is entirely incorrect,
and that on the contrary he advised the
Governor to order the election on the Day
recomneodsd by thu district committee.
There Ia great curiosity expressed By all the
VIRGINIA democrats hare, not cDlg from the
8sh. but from ali the other Gistri".s, &c know
wbat did induce the Governor to disregard
the recommendation OF the district c'unit-
tee in the matter referred to.
There Was slight ch sbge IL the Spess-
ership pool to-day. the Mile rate falling
and that OF CEisp rising. McMillin's friends
are hopeful that the friends ct both tie Other
candidates referred to will fcsly settle
upon him, and a solid delegation FROM Illinois
and scattering votes f-om various Other
States are expected for Springer, TO start
wish. Mr.. Bynum, o! Il diana. lie also spoken
OF as candidate whose strength is likely to
grow.
Tue members OF the Nebraska delegation
new here for the purpose OF urging tina So.
lection OF Omaha 80 the next place OF meet.
ing OF the next Republican Convention call
ed at the White House this morning ard raid
their respects to the President. Tee visitors
were cordially received bnt were unable 10
persuade the President to express prefer
ence for their city. The members Of the
delegation from the north vest fevoElng
Minneapolis es the convention city also call
ed on the President later In tie Day bat
they were equally unsuccesefni In causing
the President to commit himHef.
There are three negro members Of the Da-
t,onsl republican committee, Pinchbsck CT
Louisiana. Hill of Mississippi, ard Poyry
Carson of this city. They are all il fapcr Of
San Francisco as the city In which tins Ia
tlona republican convention shall be held,
for the reason that that city promises &c sup
ply each delegate With free transportation il
it shall be held there. They say the color.
ed delegates are poor, and that free railroad
tickets to and from the convention will help
them nightly.
Gov. Hill OF New York ia here, ncninaliy
to "look for qusrtera" for the winter as U.
G. Senator, but the Governors frieDds know
that he doesn't travel on any euoh miner
business. He is at the Arlington Hotel, snd
has been called upon By many OF the nost
prominent democrats now In the city,
a Virginia republican, heTe to day, who
has been an applicant for q Central Ameri
can consulship for some time, heard Dag
or two ago that the place though not Se!
disposed of, would probably be given to
somebody else. Net willing, however, 20
abandon his contest without further effort,
he souoht the assistance OF Mr.. Andres
Gleason, the we'll known Irish republican of
this city, and who liz always ons of the two
delegates from the District OF Columbia to
the national republican convention. MI
Gleason went to the State Department g.
once, where It was observed that be Tss re-
cei7ed with marked faycr, aud subsequent
~ the applicant was informed that his case
had decidedly more favorable aspect.
Among the arrivals here to-day is Judge
Keith of the Virginia court, for the Alex
andria circuit. He Ia just from Richnond,
where be went to aid IL settling the Virgin
ia debt. He says ne thinks that the credit
ovs and the Virginia legislature viii! Except
the terms agreed upon at Richmond, nnd
that the debt question will soon be settled
and eliminated from Virginia politics.
An anti civil service reform society hiss been
ganize1 here with the object of extending itself
throughout the entire country. The members
are by no means opposed to honest ard sincere
civil serve. reform, but to the humbug now con-
Quoted under tia. name. which, it is said hcro. is
at best only lottery. The Newton case for vio-
sting the civil service law, will, it is ssid hardly
ever DO tried in the criminal court, but that il 1t
shall be, no Washington jury will ever convict.
1t is said at the o. S. Court Of Claims to-say
that French spoliation Gases will be con7dered by
that court in January, March and May.