Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-20
POLITICAL.
Contribntors to the republion car

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e ,9nJli,ure of their money.
Ex-postmaster Joseph C. Hendrix, of
Brooklyn. was yesterday nominated to
fill the vacancy caused by General Cat
Inns declination to be Il candidate for
Congress.
Senator John W. Daniel is in New
York in conference with the party
leaders. His throat is bette, lat -
physician advises him TO make speeches
only 1T intervals.
Three thousand persons attended
democratic meeting at Island Park.
near Harper's Perry. w. Va, yester-
day. Speeches were made by Hon
Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware, and
others.
The democratic national committee
received reports yesterday from New
Jersey, Connecticut, and New York
which convince Mr.. Cleveland's friends
that the democrats are reasonably sure
of carrying al of these States.
Wayne 4UV eagh addressed mass
meeting of democrats ut Cooper Union,
New York, last night, and argued that
democratic success on November was
assured. lie said that ne. did not OBJ
iect TO Mr. Patrick Egan's appointment
as minister to Chill because he was an
Irishman, but because Mr.. Reid and the
Tribune had persuaded him that Esan
was dishonest and unworthy man.
The republican district committee
met in Richmond again last night and
rescinded its action of Tuesday night i'll
calling convention to nominate a can
didate for Congress. A resolution was
adopted declaring it inexpedient to put
I'D n candidate, as a fair CONT could no
be gotten from the democrats. 1t will
be seen that the wishes Of Gen. Malone
arc being carried out throughout the
State.
John B. Syphax and DR.. S. 5. Howell,
both colored and ex-membcrs OF the
Virginia legislature, addressed small
audience of white and colored people at
Wilmington, Del, last night in lnsti-
tute Hall in the interest of the demo-
cratic party. After the meeting a
crowd of boisterous negroes gathered III
front of the building and threatened the
speakers with violence. Tho latter
were taken to their boarding house I'M
der police protection.
The telegram received at Petersburg
Yesterday stating that the republican
national committee would stand by its
orders for the withdrawal of Mr.. Gill
liam, the republican candidate, was a
blow to the kickers. Mr. Gillian $
friends denouncc such action OF the
committee as unwarrantcd and declared
that if Mr.. Gillian is forced from the
field by this means the democratic can
didate will he elected by big majority
and Harrison and Reid will be literally
swamped in Virginia. But Gen. MAJ
hone, is the Virginia member of the ma
tional republican committee, and he has
said that Gillian must come down.
The republican situation in the Sec
ond district OF this State has again as
sumed perplexing shape. After the
withdrawal of Mcssrs. George +. Bow
den and A. c. Peachy, who were nomi-
mated by the regular republican conven-
ton and the kickers respectively, there
were Two committees appointed, con-
sisting of five partisans from each fac
ton. who were to select the eleventh
man. who was to name the man for can
didate. This was considered by the
leaders as an amicable solution of the
imbrosIio. These committees met in
Norfolk Yesterday, and, after 80 bal
lots. adjourned until to-day without be-
inc able to agree on the eleventh man.
chairman Harrity of the national
democratic committee is much pleased
with the result Of the second days reg
stration in New York. Will the large
registration in that city and in Brook
lyn, it is safe to say that Mr. Cleveland
will have Il plurality OF at least $4,000
south of the Harlem, and it may reach
100000. This plurality cannot be over
come by republican pluralities aboye
the Harlem. Mr.. Harrity Spen, :, good
20 ton oil yesterday sizing up the sit
Ii; t OIL in Virginia, West Virginia, New
jersey ard Connecticut. Basil Gordon,
the national Committeeman from Viz
giniu, had long consultation with Mr..
Harri!y about this State, and he salts
lied the chairman that the Old Domin-
ion will be safe for Cleveland and Stey-
enson. AS to West Virginia, Mr.. Har-
rity had detailed reports in writing.
These informed him that the republic
cans, under the lead of Steve Elkins,
are making the most strenuous efforts
to carry tho State and that the fight
there viii he hard one clear up to
election day. The democratic national
committee felt more hopeful yesterday
about Virginia. West Virginia, New
Jersey and Connecticut than they have
since the struggle began.
ANNUAL MEETING or THE DIRECT
oRs w. l.. A.-The following members
of the Board of Directors of the West
ern Lunatic Asylum were present at the
annual ,naetinU in Stanton on Tues