Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria GazeUt
WASHINGTON limo III

little or no consequence Ill comparison
with the recent nomination of the Min
neapolis convention and that to be made
next week at Chicago. Many of those
who took part in the former have re-
turned and were in their seats in the
two houses of Congress to-day. Not
one of them is at all enthusiastic, and
nearly all unite in the opinion that a
majority of the delegates were at first
in favor of Blaine, and would have COL
tinued so had they not discovered that
the Blaine managers were not 50 in.
tent upon nominating Blaine as they
were upon defeating Harrison, and were
ready to sacrifice the former in order
to beat the latter. The opinion con-
corning the possible action Of the Chi
cago convention is us varied Is ever.
The Cleveland men say their ~favorite
has q clear majority of the convention
in his favor, that that majority will be
increased to two-thirds before q vote
will be taken, and that the ex-President
will be nominated on the first ballot.
| On the contrary, the Hill men say they
have 377 members Of the convention
now against about 412 for Cleveland,
and that though the %lattcr's vote may be
slightly increased after the first ballot,
on the third there will be rush for
the man who the delegates will be as
sired can carry New York by a large
majority. They also say that as only a
few newspapers in the South have
printed the evidence of Mr.. Clevcland's
true feeling toward the people of that
section, the revelations that will be
made to the southern delegates at Chi
cago will open their eyes, and that then
they will not be so keen set upon his
nomination as they now seem to be.
Senator Pugh says he secs it stated in
Cleveland papers that OH the first ballot
| Alabama will lead off with q solid vote
for Cleveland, bat that he knows ten OF
the delegates from that State, embrac-
inc the brains and influence ofthc dele
CATION, are for Hill, and will re-
main so, and that the remain
der are for the nan who it
shall appear to them at Chicago will be
the most available candidate. There
is also talk of German, Palmer, Bolcs,
GRAY, Slocum, Pattison and others, but
the prevailing belief is that the nominee
will be either Hill, Cleveland or Cor
man. Some of the Cleveland men,
however, say that fthere be an indica-
ton of the %lattcr's success, the conven-
ton will be flooded with accounts ofthc
attack upon the Massachusetts, troops
on their way through Baltimore in 1861,
and with copies ofthe song, maryland
NV MARYLAND The Cleveland mer
are as much in favor of cleveland OF
bust" rs they ever We're.
About fifty persons, many OF then
members of the two houses ofCongress
left here last night on the steamer Nor
folk to witness the launching ofthe new
steamship FL Norte, at Newport:
News, to-day, as guests of the shipyard
company there.
Senator Hunton and Representative
Meredith called upon the President
this morning and urged him to appoint
Col. w. l.. Reid of Alexandria a mem
Der of the civil service commission to
fill the vacancy occasioncd by the re-
%sienation of Governor Thompson O.
South Carolina. The President was il
excellent spirits, and received them as
graciously as possible, but gave them
no assurance of his action i'll the case.
The bill to admit the Norfolk and
Western Railroad into this city by q
bridge across the Potomac at or ncal
Georgetown, by which ever the little
trade that now comes to Alexandria
from Front Royal and west of that
point will be detected to this city, was
called up in the House yesterday even
ing, but as it would have encountered a
great deal of opposition it was laid ovcl
until the next District day. This action,
it is thought by its opponents, will pre-
vent its becoming a law at this session
of Congress.
Gen. Eli r. Stackhouse, member OF
Congress from the 9th district of South
Carolina, and II prominent member OF
the Farmers Alliance, died in this city
at half past one o'clock this morning.
| He was n of the party who accompa-
MED the remains of the late Col. l.. l..
Polk, President of the Farmers ALI
ance, to Raleigh, n. c., last Saturday.
Dir. S.ackhouse returned TO Washing
ten yesterday morning. He went over
to the House of Representatives. which
is only one block from his residence,
and ut two o'clock went home to lunch
con. He complained of slight attack
of Indigestion, but seemed to be in
good spirits. He remained at home for
awhile. but returned to the House be-
fore the adjournment of that body.
Representative Cate, of Arkansas, a
member of the Farmers Alliance, who
has rooms in the hotel where Mr.. Stack
house stayed, says that the General did
not return to the hotel for dinner; about
- o'clock last night Mr.. Cate was call
ed to the rooms of Mr.. StackhOusc
and was told that he was dying. A
physician was Immediately summoned,
but before he arrived Mr., Stackhouse
was dead. The only persons at his
bedside when he died were his son
and Representative Cate and his son
His remains will be taken to Little
Rock, S. c., tomorrow for intermcnt.
He served in Longstreet's corps of the
Confederate army with the rank of
Colonel.
Mr.. Frank Hume of Alexandria
county had a talk with Senator Dan
iel yesterday on the subject of the pro
posed bridge between this city and Ar
%lington, and was informed by the latter
that so far as the Senate was concerned
he thought there was good ground to
hope that after the Chicago convention
the bill for the purpose would be passed
before the close of the session.
Mr.. l.. w. Habercom, Fifth Auditor
of the Treasury, resigned to-day.