Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-27
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. MAY p.

democratic convention OF that STATE ], I
the -Gencralship nomination,
Joined the third party, will be nominal,
cd by that party for Governor, and Will
be supported by the republicans IN eX-
change for third party votes 1or the ma
tional republican ticket.
The newspaper statement TO the e.
f.ct that Senator Hill lodged the vote
o. the silver question yesterday Is
malicious ard entirely without founda-
ton. Tie Senator was calisd into the
co rid, before the vote was demanded,
bv TWO we'll known democrats, free sill
VI men at that, and was detained
lhcre by them on important business
u It'll sometime after the vote had been
taken.
The Senate is not to be in session to-
morrow or Morday-decoration day
having agreed to adjourn over till Tues
d " next.
The House postoffice committee has
received from Mr.. Lcake, of Philadcl-
phia, an affidavit in support Of his
charges against postoiiice officials with
respect TO pneumatic tube service IN
Philadelphia.
TIE President sent for Dir. Clarkson
this morning and had long talk with
him. Mr. Harrison repeated that he
did not believe individual disappoint-
ments would control the convention at
Minneapolis. and said that he felt deep
" The action Of those who had attempt
ed to belittle tle great measures OF the
aCmiris- ration which had been
carried out, or if they conceded
merit to them. had tried TO place
the credit thereof upon others
than those entitled 10 it. He talked
like man who felt he had been treated
badly. was revoked thereat, and re-
scn;cd ii. While saying that ne had
not announced himself & candidate for
another tenn and does not intend to do
so, he said he was in the hands OF his
party and would abide its action. Mr..
Clarkson told him plainly that N his
opinion he was not the iavoritc of the
party and that Mr.. Blaine was and that
in that opinion most of the wisest and
most discerning leaders OF the
parly agreed. II is currently
rumored here that the intercourse be-
tween the President and Mr Blaine is,
and for sometime has been only Of an
official character, and that Mrs. Blaine
has never had any kind feelings for Mr.
harrison since he positively refused to
grant The SccrctalT's request that his
late son, Walker, disappointed assistant
secretary OF State. and be,as Mr. Blaine
expressed it. his "buiier" The Presi-
dents remark about beiittling certain
measures and placing the credit Of
others upon those not entitled to it are
supposed to refer TO Mr.. Blaine's en-
preston Oh the Mckinley tariff bill be-
fore the reciprocity clause was append
ed 10 it, and to Mr. Blainc's assGmp-
tion ofthc credit Of that clause,
Virginia republicans, here to-day, say
the probabilities are that Mr.. Winston,
of Culpeper county, will be the repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the AL
exandria district, ard Mr. Bristoe in the
Accomack district.
The democratic congressional con-
vention in the LIST Virginia district will
be held at Tappahannock Oh the first
Tuesday in August.
The Siblcy bills turn for considera-
ton in The House again came round to-
day, but again, as On numerous preccd-
ing Fridays. it had to give place to
something else.
At the silver convention to-day Mr..
Il. X. Thomas, of Pennsylvania, de-
nounced both Of the leading political
parties, and said that rather than vote
for Grover Cleveland (who seemed to
be the logical candidate of his party
with his free trade ideas, he would
vote for Queen Victoria for Pres-
dent of the United States, and
rather than vote The ticket of the
hypocriticai, Weakened republican
party, he would vote for Cleveland.
J. W. Porter, of Virginia, said farm prop
erty had deprecated to such an extent
shat it no longer WAS regarded as a safe
basis for loans. no matter how product
i've or how valuable it might be. The
cause of this unnatural and most alarm
ing condition Of affairs should engage
The attention of Cur statesmen and leg
iSlators, for in his opinion it was sapping
the vital powers of the republic. No
country can prosper when its basis in
dustry is in such Il condition.
Congressman Bryan. Of Nebraska,
and Wilson, of West Virginia, accom-
panied by their colleague, Mr. George
Wise, left here this morning for Rich
mond, where the two former will de-
liver speeches il favor of low tariff.
U. S. Marshall Watts, OF the western
district of Virginia is here to-day. He
says from the way he hears the demo-
Gratis in his dis:rics talk, he thinks Mr..
James Marshall, OF Craig county, gen
orally known throughout the State as
Cyclone jim, Will be the democratic
candidate for Congress in that district.
Mr. McCaAll, U. s. revenue collector
for the western district of Virginia, is
now here. He is delegate to the Min
neapoiis convention, and says he will
90 there and do ali he can to renomi-
nate Mr.. Harrison OF the delega-
ton /. ON his State, he says, it is now
about evenly divided, but that no body
can tell how it will be when it shall
reach Minneapolis.
1t is reported that Mr.. GARRISON and
General Malone will leave here togeth-
er tonight for Minneapolis. The friends
of the latter say that while he is OPP
posed 10 Harrison he is by no means
dead in love with Blaine
1t is said at the Capitol to-day that
the silver bill will never reach vote
in the Senate, as the anti-silver repub-
licans in that body will pursue the same
course on it that their democratic col
leagues did on the Force bill-talk it
II death.