Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-08-17
POLITICAL.

mittee met in Richmond yesterday ana
mapped out some campaign work. The
understanding is that the campaign
will open at once, and 10 further time
be lost in discussing the issues i'll every
district in Virginia. The committee
will hestcw especial care in the sclec-
ton of canvassers. the idealbeing to get
the right class ofspeakcrs in each To-
caity. Gen. Fitz Lee will no doubt be
on the stump very soon. The leaders
expressed satisfaction at the reports
made by the various committeeman
before the State committee Monday
night. These showed the condition OF
affairs in a more favorable light than
some of the leaders expected.
General Malone and a few of his
leaders who were present at the meet
ing of their State committee Monday
night remained over in Richmond yes
terdav. The resolution adopted at
their meeting referring to the district
committees the question of nominating
candidates for Congress gives Malone
an opportunity to control these mat
tiers. Colonel Watts, of Tazewell, be-
lives that nominations are certain to be
made in the second and fourth districts.
In Colonel Watts's own, the ninth, dis
trict, he says that he hardly knows
what will be done. The republicans
desire to get all the votes they can for
Harrison. Col. Watts comedies that the
third party will draw comparatively few
votes from the republicans in his sec
ton the State.
The third party State convention of
North Carolina met in Raleigh yester-
terday. At least one-third of the dele
gates, it is said, were formerly republic
cans and a number are colored. The
platform indorses the Omaha platform
and has several additional planks de-
manding that the next legislature adopt
per cent. as the legal rate of interest,
and recommending that the powers of
the railroad commission be increased.
Col. Harry Skinner, of Pitt, was nOmin-
ated for Governor, and he was called
for but declared that if he accepted the
nomination it would be upon certain
conditions, one of which was that if he
saw that the third party would cause
such division of the white people OF
that State as to let the republicans into
power he would have to warn them
and bid them turn from danger. This
was greeted with mutterings Of discon-
tent. and Col. Skinner remaining firm
in his assertions, finally withdrew his
name. The convention later nominated
Dr.. W. p. Exum, of Wayne, for Gov
ernor, with full State ticket. One Of
the leading farmers alliance lodges in
Stokes county, \. c., has disbanded be-
cause efforts were being made TO run
the order into the third party. 1t was
said that the negroes of Rockingham
county have decided to put out ticket
of their own. They have already de
clared in favor of Rev w. T. Parham,
colored, for register of deeds. This ac
ton of negroes is caused by large
number of white voters leaving the old
parties and joining the third party.
The Texas democratic convention to
nominate State ticket met At Houston
yesterday. There is split between
the Hogg and Clark factions and the
convention divided. There is much dis
order and pistols were drawn. At last
semblance of order was worked out
of chaos. Each side took half of the
platform and hall, Sheppard presiding
over the Hogg convention and Lane
the Clark legion. Both sides got down
to business and began the wori- of or
ganization by appointing :-e usual
committees, when an adjournment was
taken. Caucuses were held by both
fations last night to map out further
policy.
The Kolb executive committee and
the peoples party executive committee
held joint session in Birmingham.
Ala, yesterday. They worked together
in perfect harmony and wound up the
session by issuing joint call for con-
vention TO nominate candidates for
Congress and Presidential electors
The democratic State convention of
Delaware met at Dover yesterday and
named the presidential electors norni-
mated in county caucuses and adopted
platform strongly denouncing federal
interference in State affairs. Congress
man John w. Causey was renominated.
Lieut.. Governor Sheehan has opened |
democratic State headquarters at the
Hoffman House, New York. The dem
ocratic campaign managers have con-
Guided that vigorous contest in Illi-
nois, Wisconsin and Michigan will pay.
Hon Jos. E. Washington, democratic
Congressman from the Hermitage dis
trict of Tennessee, is announced as a
candidate for reelection. He has as yet
no opposition.