Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-16

WASHINGTON, June Is.
The possible action of the Chicago
convention is the sole topic of CONVEX
sation at the Capitol to-day among re-
publicans as well as democrats. The
opinion concerning 1t is about equally
divided between the nomination of Hi!
and Cleveland. 1t is now pretty well
demonstrated that a great many who
call themselves Cleveland men are by
no means sincere, and they wink their
eyes and smile when they do 50, and
tic impression is strengthening here
that a great change will come over the
spirit OF the dreams of many Cleveland
delegates as soon us they reach Chicago
and realize the danger of the loss OF
New York if the cx-President be
nominated. Senator Carlisle, who has
from the first been Il great Cleveland
man, doesn't hesitate now to say that
when in New York recently ne had a
LONG talk with Mr.. Cleveland and told
him plainly that he doubted his avai!a-
bilitv as a candidate, and that Mr..
Cleveland acknowledged that he HIM
self had great doubt on the subject.
Mr.. Wright, the editor of the NicEs-
burg Herald, one Of the leading jour
mails in Mississippi, says that not
w~ithstanding the dread of the Force
bill there. if Mr.. Cleveland he nomi-
mated. and the third party run
a ticket. as they threaten TO do,
in that event it will receive a
large vote. Senator Dubois, OF
idaho. a republican, says that so
unpopular is Harrison in his
state that almost anybody, except
Cleveland, on a moderate silver plat
form. can carry it next November. The
republican ticket fell flat when it was
first announced. but has patiently be-
come increased in hatness ever since,
and Is utterly ard entirely lacking in
the quality OF evoking enthusiasm.
1t is understood that Mr.. Clark, pres
ident of the Central National Bank OF
this city. and ofthe Lumber Preserving
Company. is considering the advisable
tv of setting up the plant of that COM
many al Portsmouth, Virginia, rs a sat
isfactory site has been offered him there
free of cost. The company, as previ-
ousiy stated in this correspondence,
tried to buy a site for their works at
Alexandria.
The House committee on Indian Az
fairs agreed to-day to report favorabiy
a resolution adopted by the Senate au-
thorizing the payment of the Choctaw
and Chickasnw claim, which has been
suspended by order of the President.
The friends of the river and harbor
bill hoped to be able to pass that bill in
the House to-day, but they were in
formed by It's enemies that if they
should make such an attempt the point
OF no quorum would be made, and as 1t
was evident that that point would be
sustained they wisely desisted.
Messrs. Frank Hume and j. +. Glenn
ents of Alexandria county were at the
Capitol to-day urging Senator Hunton
and Representative Meredith to push
the bill for a bridge across the Potomac
at Arlington. Mr.. Clements was ac-
companied by some of the officers OF
the local G.. i. r. posts.
In the Senate to-day on motion of
Mr. Hunton al order was passed al
lowing Mrs. Kate l.. Roy to withdraw
the papers in her claim from the files of
the Senate.
Mr.. Thomas Sidney Smith, an Eng
lishman travelling in this country. died
here to-day at the National Hotel after
Il short illness.
The national republican committee is
in receipt of letters from printers Or
CARNATIONS in various parts ofthe coun-
try, demanding that the name of some
body else be substituted for that of Mr..
Reid on the republican Presidential
ticket.
Mr.. Edgar Allen, ono ofthe nine true
blue Harrison men in the Virginia dele
CATION at Minneapolis, told a friend here
Yesterday that when General Malone
was first informed that the babe was
born and asked fit could be raised,
he replied that the 'provcndcr was sor-
nv, but better Harrison for four more
wears than democratic misrule and out
rage" He also said that Judge Strothcr
of the 9th district, a son of the late
James F. Strother, of Rappahannock
county, who went to Minneapolis as a
Blaine man, but when he got there flop
ned over to Harrison, wanted to be ap-
pointed the Virginia member of the
committee to notify the President oflici-
ally of his denomination, but that his
Flop so provoked the Mahoneites in
the delegation that they voted against
him. Mr.. Allen says the Harrison
assured him that the admin
istration would have no rcvenges to
crafty, and that bat for that assurance
there would have been more anti-HaF-
rison men in the Virginia delegation,
and that General Malone is still reccg-
nized by the administration as the head
of the republican party in Virginia.
The Presidents prolonged delay in
filing many important and responsible
offices, some of which have been vacant
for a long time, is the subject ola good
deal of advcrse criticism by members of
his own party.
One of the returned delegates to the
Minneapolis convention says the negro
delegates there sold their votes over
and over again, but all the time with
the intention ofvoting for Harrison and
against Blaine, because the latter, when
Speaker of the House, left his chair and
came down upon the floor and spoke
against the Force bill, while Mr. Harri-
son, as Fred Douglass told them, was
the real father of that bill, forced 1t
through one, branch of Congress, and
exertsd tie whole weight of the admin
istration in his effort 10 force it through
the other.