Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-24
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TIE nuch-talked OF Iateate eordfote Ehieh
20 UNEXPECTEDLY came sooos some uonsn7
ago between Langslon and Asnone, inc!u3'
ing, according 70 report, TIE respec-iYs
friends Of these republican warriors. Il saio
70 have received something CT snocN ID
their late futile effort 10 agree Oh post
master tor Farmviile, Va. Il Il saio .nas
vher Col. Brady was IN the ci!s lev asSs
ago. be expressed himself Sc uucn snaSeo
eSer the remarkable confusion Wnicn nas
o7ertaken sne parties TO the p!os ior p2of
ingn their differences over this ofnce. Ne
pooling seemed 30 be IN the nature o. >
hind pool CT game OF blind foid Of Taese
the leading players feeilns IN ice oslA snu
nnsble 70 recognize friends IRON ehsnis7,
struck out in snen heite'-skeites snu ..s ~
neil style as to essiiy "tske Inc cake- ioi
Farm7iile over an competitors. First
J.apqs,ou wanted a white republican sp-
ooln1ed ramed Wilkinson, He plesded Tor
this a. a candidate, q. contestant, congress
man and a cardidase again. But, alas Tor
wilkinson. lie bad voted Tor his neigh
bor and friend, Mckinney. for Governor, and
the Postmaster General did lot want
sn7 such '-ireckleo" politics 81 that 30 Lang
ston was get do9u on. Then 4sncoe want
cd one Jsues L. z cnsrdson, naif ofotoeI
of ex-CoueressOsn Hooper. and Straight
republican. OF course Hooper wanted hin
also. But pessifefous possoftlee inspector
reported thst Richardson hsd al Interest 10
the whisky ba:iness, iG fact, tRss lie con
duc;ed bar, Erereupon be Ess summary
"corked opp By order OF Wanamaker, Ms
case never more TO be reopened or bis Claims
turther considered. Lspgstoa hsd second
cboice. 3 colored man nsued Scott. while
Mshooe. az i. now seems had ttD, snd rligo.
have been couteoted with ether mad no. the
other dear chsrmer ootruded himself II 2
! gsy not 10 be desired. Indeed tue conf9-
sion eliminated when Malone snd Lang
s,on began TO PICK the second cnoice maj.
Col. Boo Hubbard, OF B1cSiognsn, desiring
10 pour oil Oh the troubled Hatera nad rec
commended a3ouI two weeks ago 70 Ashone
| a republican named Harris, man Of 2ood
character. and toe General despsifiDg OF Rich
| srd.ou, endorsed eaile strongly hubbard {
cnoice, sayiog that be would Ii exactly IN
,he pace OF the other fellow. Gen. stlsn
Billing, postmaster 81 Petersburg, also Din
ed in the Recommendation CT Harris, aud.
Lsnes:on says, wrote nin LOVING letter
warm y ureio2 the selection g. the ncst sat
lsfscsors tniog 30 Dc done. Evidently TIE
colored staJesnap, VINO had been STUCK 90
GARD oy Gen. B. 10 ms congressional d knts,
vas mach .oncned oy he confidential Dear
LApg.ton" epiEsie &c unexpectedly received
| a, the naods o! she new candidate. de he-'
ltased, waited long, Out ioaiiy went into ni5
cd eneny's camp. He agreed TO support
Harris. sUd sc.aany vent 70 the Postofhce
Deuar meui 10 a4eI Gen. Aanone and az
range i. IN tnas say. Then the unexpected
occurreo. Hooper nad another DALI broth.
er, George 2 ca ard.on, aud ne nad written
Malone lnaG, the latter, Richardson, Was the
mar, and no other ~ouId 90. l. was Ma
none sno vas nov nesisa-ing, no. Lang
sion, $40 ~neu the latter, in the presence CT
ne postoffce ofhcsa.s, toid Ills story, vino
Jog up win the charge that George RieG-
stdson had voted ssalust both Hsrri:on ard
Malone, and vas democrat, ind that Be
could prove it, something OF the character
OF this remarkable complication may De
seen. How it viii end l. just now uneer-
!ain; the chances favoriug harris.
In the committee assignments IN the
House Mr. BurroWs OF aicoigao, who stump
ed Virginia for Gen. Manone and was con.
founded By bear at Hanover Court House,
vas the recipient OF three good places.
Congressman Edaunds OF Frgiria drew
a prize in the committee assignments. Ihs
committee OF which ne ia Chairman rarely Il
ever meets, 90 that work thereon viii lot
bother him. out its clerkshIp viii Dc nice
place for ooe OF his fflenda.
The newspaper reports about epeaker
Crisp'a Hines are greatly exaggerated. he
is not well, TO be cure, ont De l. Of 10 means
i'll, and Jew days rest will, nis physician
SAYS, restore him 10 his usual nesltn.
Virginia politicians here to-day gay tha'
in the reappornonneat Heterogeneous re-
presentation in their Stale the n or AlsIaL-
dria district, which is noT the smallest OF
the ten, will have 10 De enlarged, and tnsI
tha. Will De done by aiding 70 II TIE whole
OF what il known as the Northern Neck.
bot eating Of Louisa; they also say that
the Eastern shore connaes, Aceomaek and
Northampton, will De oineo 10 tie Nof'oiA
district.
Several members of the Virginia legisla-
,ure. from the upper counties OF ,he State,
are here % day, 90 their way nome &c speuo
the holidays. Among them are Senator Fair
fax OF Loudoup, and Delegates Browning Of
Rappabannock and Ryan OF Loudoun.
Congressman O'Farral, oftne An Virginia
district, will give the cleIk=hip Of his COM
nittee 10 son OF Mr. John a. Browning
of Rappahannock county, in bis district.
This cierSehip Is an annual one and it sala-
rs ia &. go.
Notwithstanding all the talk to the con.
trary, 1t ia stated, on the authority OF those
who know, that Mr.. Lyman, chief OF tbs
civil service commission, will not be removed.
He il from Connecticut aud has numerous
connections and some influence there, snd
the administration IL not going 20 do any
thing that will make is harder for the re-
puolicans to carry that State at the Presi-
deptial election next year.
RESIGNED