Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gazette.


One of the best known democratic
members of the House, from New
York. in conversation with the CORE
sroadent of the GAZETTE, said to-day
that some doubts had been expressed
and numerous inquiries had been adj
dressed to him as TO the eXpediency of
the nomination of MIR. Hill by the Chi
cago convention for the Presidency,
and that while he did not wish to APP
pear rs champion Of Mr. Hill, for he
was good enough democrat to support
with all ferver and vigof An. one whom
the convention, in its wisdom, might
deem the most available candidate, yet
he would say that if Mr.. Hill should be
the nominee of the party, any and
all doubts as to the vote of the State of
New York might well be dismissed, as
Mr.. Hill, who had always carried that
State, would most certainly poll a ma
iority there of ut least 10000 at the
November olcetion. When asked if
Mr. Cleveland, if nominated at Chicago,
could carry the vote Of New York, he
answered, hesitatingly, yes, | hope so
nj least. for we are democrats and will
do oil in our power to elect the Domi-
nee of the party am not n Hill man
against all other aspirants. / am for
Hill because / kaoW he can carry New
York, and with Mr.. Cleveland as the
nominee of the party, | hope and be:
lieye it is possible that the electoral
vote OF the State may be polled for him
by hard work, such as we have hereto
fore been compelled TO resort to. When
asked as to New Jersey, Connecticut,
Indiana and other problematic States,
in the event OF Hills nomination, he
said: Now don't ask me what the
world will do, don't know what other
States will do, but do propose to know
something of New York politics, and
will say that all the talk about Hills
inability to poll the vote of New York
is simply "bosh," / tell you again he
will carry New York BY not less than
10000 majority Now in resurd to the
States YOU have mentioned, problemat-
cal as you have termed them, can
only say I class them as democratic
States, and why should they not cast
their electoral votes for HILL Cleveland,
or any other nominee of a democratic
am no mans man, am
a democrat, | only ask for man who
can be elected. Hill can be elected.
but will vote for the nominee of the
convention even though / know he can
not be elected; but do sincerely hope
the convention will not impose upon
the party 4 doubt, when certainty is
before it, at least u certainty as far as
the vote of New York il concerned.
Secretary Blaine says he viii not al
low his name to be used TO assist the
schemes of those who are attempting
merely to defeat the denomination of
President Harrison, and that if he,
Blaine, shall be rendered the nomina-
ton, Notwithstanding his letter of with
drawal, it must be by Mr.. Harrison's
friends, as well as by his opponents.
Mr.. W, w. Price, for long time one
of the popular clerks of the Metropoli-
tan Hotel here, has heea engaged by
Col. 'Ligen White of Loudoun county,
Va. who has recently purchased the
new hotel in Leesburg, to conduct that
house for him.
Prominent democrats from Virginia,
here to-day, say they are confident that
the delegation from their State to the
Chicago convention will be uninstruct-
ed, and will be composed of men wise
enough to weigh properly all they hear
from the delegations from the other
States, and to vote accordingly They
seem to think that ex-Gov. Fitz Lee
will be one of the deiegates-at-large 1t
IS reported that Col. O'Ferrall is can
iidate for delegate-at-large, but it is
that his recent course in the
Moves Rockwell contested election case
will bar him out.
A. L, Lester to-day was appointed
postmaster at Figsboro, Henry county,
Va, vice w. P, Wade, resigned,
The furry created by the report that
here was still chance of the passage
If the silver bill has subsidized as the
of such a thing has become
1t is understood that Senator Bar
,our feels considerably hurt at the fact
hat among all the audience who heard
lis and Senator Daniels motires inn
ougned by Boston mugwump in Rich
nond last week, not one man objected,
md that he will write letter to one of
he newspapers of that city on the sub
ect.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
c-day to provide for the transportation
md subsistence of S,lch comDanies of |