Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-27
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soscss. Correspondence Of The AIsaand':G Ga.et'e.
WASHINGTON. D. O.. July 81. 1881.

WASHINGTON. d. "a. July u. 1oo1
Among the strangers ia tho city To-Day is
Mr., Craig, U. S. attorney for the western
dIetrjot of Virginia Mr. Craig says repub-
licau oolitics ara gulescent In bib State now,
aoa tSet the chic. sak Of o public chsEsott
Ia 8 suascr at present Ia about the vote to
be taken there on the local option question:
IL which there Is no politics.
q Baltimore democrat hare to-day says
the ticket TO 30 nominated by tbs State
dem ooraiic convention to be held on the
SON 9i! lie B-oRn FOR Governor, Zee tor
Attorney General, Smith fcr Comptroller,
and Ford for Clerk Of Supreme Court.
A package containing shirty-eig one
dollar Louisiana lottery tickets has been re-
ce,ved &c the dead letter Office with the fol-
lowing endorsement "Hsre are IS tick sts.
They ocas NE $3S, and l never got cent.
T, il ell ,iumbug. They send out small
prizss, bat elsfge ones stay ct home. 1t
ia good thing that Uncle Sam has bothes-
ea them. These is thousands that got bis."
The talk here about Senator German BE-
iue the nominee of the next national demo
cratic convention ia increasing daily. end
manv Who heretofore hsve houted the !dsa
nov eey that nc pTe5ent, ct least, Ill. Goim2n g
change for the nOmirst!on Is better than
that of any body else. They say that ne
has no enemies In his oRn party. is liked oy
! the Alliance raen in his own State snG mas
the confidence OF the business men 10 al the
cities OF the country, is just es popular In the
North az In the South, and has endeafac
himself to every right thinking ma1 10 me
country by the successful manner 10 which
he conducted the fight sgainst the Force Dill.
In his home life Mr.. German is said by his
familiers to be modsl man, beloved by his
family spd highly esteemed by his neigh
bors.
Congressman Barnes Compton, OF the
Prince Georges county, Maryland, district,
was in tia city TO day. Mr.. Compton 4.
the chairman OF the democratic committee OF
his State, bat says be fesrs the condition OF
his eyss will not permit him to be go any
longer. The report that Senator German
will take charge Of the csmmitte. he says.
ia incorrect, ss Mr.. Gcrmaa ha1 not yet en-.
trsly recovered from the ef,cts Of the grip,
and REQUIRES rest and relaxation &c do SO. 81 i.
| German, he sas s,will go to 5sratogs on Sat
urdey and remain there some weeks Re'
| spectng the condition Of the democratic
party In nils State, Mr.. Compton
Gays IL is as coed if noy better now
tban ever bs;ore, snd that the democrats
Hi!i eiect tbeir gabernstoriai and legiels-
turs Tickets by greatly increased IMPURITIES.
Senator G0EDaD, he ssys, is tbs iavorte OF
the FaEmsls' alliance for reelection end
will be reelected Without practical opposs
ton. Nobody, he says, however, knows
who will be his colleague In The Senate.
| Senator Wilson'S successor, he says, must
Gene from the Eastern Shore. and that place,
1t Is reported, The Alliance will demand for
one of their OVID men, but which one, they
have not yet centred 1pon. The A!liencs,
| however, he ssys. So far from bsiog able to
elect Senator without the ell of the demc-
Gratis, Is not strong enough to be control
| !Dg fsosor il the election uldor any c'rcum-
.ances but lit will put NC good man who
ls dsmo oFaf, the democrats would nos be
averse &c him.
It Ia lesrnsd ST the cm3e of the Richmond
and Dsnv.lie Railroad here to-day that no
more is knowa about the trauafsr OF that
off 90 to Atlanta than haa heretofore been
stated In this correspondence. No orders
have yet besn received for the eEnovsl of
the auditors cffioe, and Ii is spppt S I'd that
If the railroad hri,diug here b, vacated. that
offies viii 90 back to A'exandri, Most OF
the clerks whose salaries will eaab!e them
10 live In Atlanta will, ia understood, go
there, hut there are many soarg ones Uhose
pay is go small that t woH'si rot support
them outside Of their Harsntb' .srailies, epd
they, % COURSE, cannot ef9rd 10 90.