Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-13
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Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON. June Is.

WASHINGTON, June Is.
The Hill people are more confident
today than they have been for some
days past. They say that allowing the
Cleveland men five hundred votes,
which is as many as they claim, and
more than they will receive, they will
never get any more, and that after
three of four ballots the instructed del
erates having by that time fulfilled all
their promises. they will come to the
support of the man who is most certain
OF carrving New York at the election.
The danger to New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey City from the immense
quantities of explosives stored in barges
and anchored on the flats near those
cities. induced Gir. Mcpherson to intro
duce n resolution in the Senate to-day
to provide another anchorage for such
bargeS.
Dispatches from North Carolina re-
ceivcd here to-day say the third party
men met in nearly all the districts OF
that State last Saturday and elected
delegates to their national convention.
and that the latter will certainly put a
ticket in the field if Mr.. Cleveland be
nominated at Chicago, and were so adj
vised BY their late President, Mr.
Polk, whose word to them was law.
Congressman Meredith of the Alex
andria district availed himself of the
opportunity afforded by the adjourn
ment of the House from Friday until
to-day to 90 home. When he returned
this morning he found IL telegram from
Louisa Court House, in his district, in
forming him hat the third party men
would hold a meeting there to-day, and
asking him to come there himself or
send somebody else to reply to them.
OF course il was too late for him to do
either.
The New York democrats have dis
covered that the Syracuse convention
cost the mugwumps and kickers who
got it up s250,G00. They ask if it cost
that much TO elect delegates who wont
be admitted to the convention, what
will it cost to carry New York for 4
democratic candidate whose nomina'
ton is opposed by the democrats O
that State?
There never was Il Presidential nom.
nation that fell more flat upon this
CITY than that of Harrison and Reid.
All the republicans here, of course, say
they will support the ticket, but there
is an entire absence of the enthusiasm
which IS generally supposed to be in.
dicativc Of a successful campaign.
Congressman Wise wa promised this
morning an opportunity for calling VI
his resolution for an investigation ofthe
r aiding Railroad combine to-day, ifthe
District committee should not consum
the whole of to-day's session.
An Ohio democrat here to-day says
the delegation from his State to Chicago
will be practically Il unit in opposition
to the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland, fol
the reason Of the popular feeling il
that State that the eX-President cannot
carry the northern States whose votes
will be necessary for the election OF
any democratic Presidential candidate
That State will have forty-six delegates
in the convention.
The President has received a telegram
from Gov. Mckinley, chairman ofthe
committee appointed ~ IL repunlical
convention to notify President Harri.
son of his denomination, asking if ii
would be convenient to him to receive
the committee Monday next. The
President responded in the affirmative.
The pension appropriation bill was to-day
reported to the Senate from the on
appropriations. Ii carries Il total OF > DO
737. $50, which is an increase of SLIDE
2S1 over the House bill, and is $32I,2O less
than the estimates. The bill us reported ex-
cccds that Of last year by $11 ,522,565.
Senators Hill and German left for New
York last night. Several other prominent
national democrats are also in that city to-day
Mr.. barbour Thompson. OF the R.& u. R.R
and wife, are still here at the Shoreham.
Senator Daniel intended going to Newport's
News tonight to witness the launching of the
new ship Fl Norte there tomorrow, but had
to abandon the trip rs he has to 90 to Chicago,
for which city he will start Thursday or Fri
day.
4 bill was reported to the House to-day
ratifying al agreement for the cession TO the
United States of lands in the Cherokee outlet.
The amount Of land that will be Immediately
thrown open to settlement by the operations
of the bill il i; becomes Il law, aggregates over
six million acres.
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