Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, June q.


The republican national committee,
which met at the Arlington Hotel IN
this CITY to-day, is the subject OF great
interest in the political circles of both
parties. They are to organize by the
selection of chairman, an executive
committee, ETC., and this organization
meaning money, money IN large qu an
titles, barrel ofit-is, OF course, .ae
uppermost thing just now IN the minus Minus
Of the President and his entire coterle
of campaign advisers. Gen. Mahone,
who has been at Chamberlin's since nus
return from Minneapolis, is member
ofthe national committee, having been
elected to that position by his deiesa-
ton to the late republican convention.
But it is not believed that he Will De
admitted for moment to the conn
dental conference room of the Harris,
ON managers. Indeed, it is doubtiul
whether he would 90 if invited. lie Is
said to be sullen, Indifferent and alto
ecther cynical concerning movements
looking to the administration welfare.
Like QUAY, Platte, Clarkson, Miller ct
all he is believed to want terms before
entering upon any election struggle IN
Virginia. and since there is but little
hope of securing that State for Harris
on. it is quite likely that the indiiier-
ence of the Harrison managers to-
ward him will be as marked rs that
of his for them. 1t is not regard,
ed as possible that he will be placed
on the executive committee winch Is 81 10
have the charge and conduct OF the
campaign and the possession ana Gus
tody of all the confidential matters be-
longing thereto. General" Edgar
Alien, Familiarity known in his State as
:.Yankee'' Allen. noted for his shrewd-
ness both as lawyer and politician, Is
stated to have been sufficiently fertile
in resource of some sort to have been
recognized as the proper committeeman
from Virginia to visit the republican
Vice Presidential candidate few days
AGO in New York to inform him of his
nomination to the second office on the
ticket. Allen, it seems, was the party
duly authorized TO 90 with the notllica-
tion committee to the President, while
an unlettered thick-lipped negro,
commonly called dark-Fisaged
COON was commissioned to perform Il
similar function in the case of the arts
tocratic and dilletante Mr.. Reid, en-
Minister of the United States to Paris.
Somehow, however, the negro seems to
have been superseded by his more
adroit white brother, who performed
the dual role of carrying the news to
both candidates. The committee who
waited on the President, to which Allen
properly belonged, had no wine for
their luncheon, only lemonade-some
white and some colorcd with raspber-
ries-but at Reds country place, i'll
New York, there was spread feast hit
for the gods. And it was at this latter
place where all trace of the negro dele
gate from Virginia was lost and his sue,
cessor. or substitute. found at the head
of the table in the person ofGen. Allen.
1t is probably a joke, but it is never
thcless stated to be a fact, that Allen
assured him he should be one of the
committee to inform both President
and Vice President of their election IN
November next and should also assist
in the inaugural ceremonies Of the 4th
of March next. One the negro delega-
ton to wait on Mr.. Reid, when asked
at the banquet what sort of wine he
would take, replied that he did not
drink wine. but would take glass OF
milk. Mr.. Reid hearing this, said to
the waiter, ''bring the gentleman q
glass of milk" and then, soto voce
INV milk costs as much as cham
payne"
The republican national committee
was called to order here this morning
by the temporary chairman, General j
5. Clarkson. J. Sloat Fassett, of New
York. took the floor and placed in nom
nation General ]. S. Clarkson as per-
manent chairman of the committee
He said that when the doors closed or
the Minneapolis convention they closed
on a united party. That the friends Of
Mr.. Blaine were disappointed we al
know, but to-day they are the earnest
supporters of the nomination of the
convention and would be found at the
front until the close of the cam
paign. We are entering, he said
upon campaign which is no holiday
excursion. The democrats have nomi.
mated their strongest man and while
the situation is desperate every repub-
lican who is really a republican will do
everything in his power to win the
fight in November. Mr.. Fassett paid
an eloquent tribute to GeneralClarkson,
and said that the days and nights had
not been long enough for him to do
what be wanted to do for the republi-
can party. With him at the head OF
the national committee there could be
no doubt of success, Gen. Clarkson
took the floor as SIr. Fassett concluded
his speech and said in substance
that he wished to say to the mem
bers of the committee that he fully
appreciated what had been said by Mr..
Fassett and ne felt more grateful to
him and the others of the committee
for their kind words than he could eX-
press. He had received the personal,
individual tender of the support for the
Craftsmanship of the committee of forty
two members of the committee, yet he
had learned this morning that the can
didate for the Presidency preferred an
other man. He therefore cheerfully
declined to be considered candidate.
At noon the committee took a recess
until 3 o'clock in order that President
Harrison might indicate his preference
for chairman of the national committee.
1t seems to be understood that Land
Commissioner Carter Of Montana, will
be elected chairman.
Mr.. Frank Hume, whose name ap-
al f,o,,, +ho 9Th NTirrioia