Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-29
POLITICAL.

"The victory for the national demo-
cratic ticket has been practically won,
was the announcement made at Tam
many Hall yesterday evening.
1t is said in Richmond that with the
exception Of the president. Judge Lew
is, all the members of the Virginia
Court OF Appeals who vote will support
Cleveland.
The Nebraska democrats and indie
pcndents are making common warfare
against the republicans with fair
chance of success. They are throwing
their votes to Weaver. Their plan OF
campaign is to take the State out OF the
Harrison column at all hazards.
John d. Chamberlain, at one time q
republican Governor of South Caroiina,
but now Il resident of New York city,
spoke in Philadelphia last night before
large audience upon the issues OF the
campaign. He advocated the principles
OF democracy and declared for Cleve-
land.
General Jas. G.. Field has written Il
letter to Gen. J. A. Early in which he
denies in the most emphatic terms that
lie ever directly or indirectly made the
statement or intimated that Gen. Lee
had permitted and sanctioned depreda-
tons on private property in Pcnn:syl-
vania during the Gettysburg campaign.
Senator Hill denies that he gave the
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald the interview printed
Thursday, in which Hill is made to
speak of Wayne MacVeagh as an ego
tistic upstart and to score him severely
for remaining silent for sixteen years
with regard to the theft Of the presl-
dency in 1876, and now to come out
and denounce that act Of the republl-
cans.
Favorable reports continue to pour
into the democratic headquarters from
all States under the jurisdiction OF the
western branch of the national demo
cratic committee. Every day brings
the news that men long prominent IN
the republican party have declared tor
Cleveland and democracy. The repub-
licans have practically abandoned all
hope of CARRYING Illinois for their State
ticket and the democrats are confident
Of carrying the State for Cleveland.
The deal between the democrats and
populists in Minnesota not only IN
wolves four electoral votes, but may AZ
feet the political complexion of the next
legislature, which will have a U. 5. Sen
ator TO elect. There is also danger to
the republican candidates for supreme
Judges. Some of the republican politi-
clans frankly concede the election of the
four peoples party electors who have
been Endorsed by the democrats.
Col. A. X. Mcclure, who has been
making speeches in Boston, New Haven
and other points East, telegraphs the
result of his observations to the Phila
delphia Times last night. He says u
now regard it as safe to say that Ne"
York State is irrevocably settled in thG
Cleveland column. The republican:
now practically concede the loss O
New York, and it is an open secret that
Senator Quay, after q full review OF the
situation from the inside standpoint
announced to the party managers that
New York was hopelcssly gone from
them.
The colored people of the Norfolk
district met in convention in that city
Yesterday and unanimously nominated
i. C. Corrigan, of Newport News, toi
Congress. He accepted the nomina'
ton, pledging an active canvass. Ii
was colorcd mans convention, com
posed exclusively Of colored republi'
cans, representing every shade OF Bow
denites and anti-Bowdenites. An adj
dress 10 the electors Of the district was
issued and campaign committee was
appointed. Corrigam is man of con
siderable ability. The color line has
for the first time been drawn in the re
publican party there. Major John F
Dezendorf will get the white republican
vote. Corrigan will get the negroes and
Mr.. Tyler. the democratic candidate
will be elected.