Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.

NUM- w NDIllNU lON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city was addressed last night by
Messrs. Dabney of Albemarle, and Set
tie of Rappahannock county. Virginia,
and Mr.. bullock, formerly of AleXan-
dria, but now of this city. The latter,
who is son of Rev. DIR. Bullock, though
a very young man, made one OF the pe ,
political speeches heard here during the
tampaign. The officers of the associa-
ton say they have applications Tor more
transportation for Virginia voters IMAM
they can supply with the means now d.
their command, and that unless they get
help the ballots of several hundred
democrats here, who are entitied 10
vote in Virginia, but who really cannot
afford to buy railroad tickets to their
voting precincts, will he lost. The as
soriation has made no call for assist
ance but hopes that public notice OF
the facts of the case will supply 1t with
the means for furnishing every Virginia
voter in the city. who wants to cast a
ballot next Tuesday week against the
Force bill and the high tariff, with the
requisite transportation for doing so.
Mr.. r. S. Lacey Of Alexandria coun-
ty, republican, here to-day, says the
republicans of his county will vote solid
" for Harrison and Reid, but that as
there is no republican candidate for
Congress in the district, they will take
no third party in theirs, and will pay
Mr.. Meredith, the democratic candl-
date. the compliment of a united coun-
ty vote. The republican vote OF the
county will not be as large as usual, he
saws, by reason of Il falling of Of about
two hundred in the registered negro
vote. -.
Among the callers at democratic
Headquarters here to-day was w. NJ
Kronk. secretary of the democratic
club of Shenandoah county, Va. lie
was here to get copy of the issue OF
the National Republican newspaper
which contained the bloody-shirt artl
Gle that has stirred up the people Of hi
section. 1t was shown to him and ht
was supplied with some photograph
copies. He says his county will not
give less than 800 democratic majority
and that Frederick county, in the same
district. will give 200, and that while
Page, in the same district, is close, Ii
will also go democratic.
John Hattersley was to-day appoint
ed postmaster at Alberene, Albemarit
county. Va, vice J. H. Serene, resigned
A Tammany democrat, here to-day
says there is no doubt about the result
of the coming election in his State, ano
that if there ever was any, it was Ell
tirely dissipated by the withdrawal o
the ticket nominated by the county de
mocracy. He says Gov. Flower will be
Senator Hills colleague in the L. :
Senate. in place of Mr.. Hiscock, tho
present republican Senator. There vii
be no election of State Senators in New
York this year, and of the l2S member:
of the Assembly, the region below ilar
lem will elect A democrats, leaving
only 81 to be elected in all the remain
ing portion of the State to make a ma
jority, and they already can count Ger
tainly upon at least q.
DRINKS of democrats under the pres
ent administration come pretty high
Passed Assistant Paymaster Cowie, I
S. N. has recently been on one, and /
cost him five years suspension fror
duty and pay.
Mr.. ]. Z. Clements, of Alexandra;
county, yesterday sold three acres o
land near Ballston, in his county, be
longing to j. F. Barr, to w. w. Sutton
of this city, for 50, 100. l,035! an acre
for Alexandria county land is dom:
pretty well.
A gentleman, who arrived here from
Norfolk to-day, says that from TIN
way things are now going on in tha
district the republicans will probabl!
have three candidates for Congress
there Oh election day-Dezcndorf, thu
negro Corrigan, and Bowden--or nom
at all, and that everybody there nov
thinks the election of Tyler, the demo
cratic candidate, certain.
Intelligence from Petersburg. Virgin
il, here to-day, is to the effect tina
neither the white nor the negro repub
licans of that district are pleased will
the way they have been treated in con
cressional matters. and that consequent
" the chances of the election of Nh
Epes, the democratic nominee, owe
Goode, the third party man, have in
proved.