Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-11-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.

Correspondence OF the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10.
NIr. Frank Hume OF Alexandria coun-
ty being asked to-day about the report
current in Alexandria to the effect that
he voted the republican ticket last
Tuesday, replied chat those who start
cd it must have done so TO crafty some
personal spite against him, as nothing
could he more incorrect. He said nc
did not hesitate 10 avow that lie, as an
eX-Confederatc soldier, mad no great
love for Il President who selected Tor q
cabinet position man who said he
would promote no ex- Confederate, hui
that the report that he had voted
against his own party had not the
shadow of truth TO sustain 1t, ana tHal
the democrats who collected money l'l
the campaign funds Of ConSressm II
Meredith in Virginia, and Congressm'
NcKaic and Compton in Maryianf
could testify accordingly.
4 gentleman here to-day,w who trave :
ed on the ears yesterday with Mr.. Rob
Beverley OF Fauquier county, one of the
,hird party leaders in Virginia, say
that in talking about the result Of Tues.
DAYS election, Mr. Beverley said he was
.disgusted with the whole proceed.
ings''
The defeat of the republicans in Ohio
is attributed here to wholesale knit
ing" on the part Of the Foraker men
whose leader, ii will be remembered
was snubbcd 'pintedly' by Mr.. Harri
son.
The President did not have very
many callers to-day, and received
scarcely any private advices on the
subject OF the election. He has accept,
eli the result with such grace rs is at hi:
command, and is said to attribute hi
failure to hear from the party mana
GERS rs clear indication that they
have nothing encouraging to communi
cate
Mr.. Whcless of the Washington ana
Arlington Electric Railroad says he /:
now making arrangements for building
Il similar road from Arlington TO Fall:
Church, and that he expects to com
mcnce work on it in Il short time.
According 10 the latest election re
turns Mr. Harrison will receive little i
any more than 100 electoral votes, on
of The entire 81.
The non-ollice holding republican:
here are now abusing the office holder:
roundly They attribute their defeat
TO the fact that their candidate was
personally unpopular, and say the o.:
ice holders nominated him, ana conse
qucmtly are solely to blame for the del
ugc hat has overwhelmed them.
tits said here to-day that the rcpub-
leans in the next House will object tC
The seating of General Sicliles upon the
alleged ground that lie is IN officer il
the L. s. army.and that no such officer
can have i seat in Congress. As cacE
housc of Congress is the judge of thC
qualifications of its own members, and
rs The mkt House will have about one
hundred democratic majority, ii is moi
likely that any such objection us that
referred TO will have any effect.
1t is rumored that President Harrison
is 50 cut BY the fact that his own State
and his own county went against him
last Tuesday that he has determined
never to 20 back there again, but to Sc
,ect n home among people more dis
posed to like him. OF course he can,
20 South, as he has thanked God he wa.
not born in that section.
4 gentleman who arrived here from
Strasburg, Virginia, to-day, says that
town was stirred from centre to circum
ference last night by the approach Of
the train on the Manassas branch. Tho
locomotive was Illuminated with eXtra
double lights, and fire works were set
oil from the top ofthc cars. The effect
upon the appearance of the snow-cov'
cred ground was brilliant in the eX,
tremc and attracted the attention ,ofthe
whole country for miles around, and re
awakened great enthusiasm among the
democrats
There Will not be a single negro il
the next Congress, nor probably in any
succeeding one.
Commissioner Mason. of West Virginia. re
ceived a private telegram from West Virgin;
this morning saying that that State is hope
lessly democratic.