Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-09-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexandris Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. u, 1894.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondents Of the Aexandris Gazette-]
WASHINGTON. Sept. -, 1894.
Among the visitors here to-day is
Judge Nicol of Prince William county,
who will be Judge Keith's successor on
the 1st of January. The Judge says
there is Individually some apathy, II
nothing wore Q, among the democrats OF
his district, but that the 1000 majority
Mr.. Meredith received two years ago Is
an anchor sufficiently strong to dispei
any doubt about his election. When
asSe d the cause of this apathy the Judge
said several were assigned, Dut ne
thought the chief one was the lmpfes.
sion among the democrats that tney
had been deceived by the admlnlstra-
ton. as they had supposed that when
thew hid gained control of both
the Legislative and executive branches
Of the government, the govern
msnt,s work would be entrust-
ed to democratic hands, and the
Impression referred to, he sad, was
prevalent among people who We're not
applicants for Office and wouldn't take
one if offered to them. but that they
did not like to see men who had for
wears actively opposed them at cleo
lions, still holding Office and drawing
large salaries, while good and true dem
ocrats, whose work had secured demo
cratic victories were out at the elbows.
Senator Blackburn, who is still here,
saws the committee on rules OF the SEN
ate have agreed upon resolution by
which, he thinks, the Senate, immedi-
ately upon reassembling, will be enabled
to pass the House bill for free sugar,
and unless that be done, he says, the
democrats will be even in worse condl-
ton than they are now. :,
At republican headquarters to-day all
is hustle and activity. The result OF
the Maine election has made every
body cheerful and hopeful there, and
and talk there is to the effect that the
republicans have as ''good as got" the
next House already. The republican
campaign book will be ready to-mor-
row.
Congressman Meredith of Virginia
was here to-day. He spoke to large
crowd at Louisa Court House last Mon
day, and says he will get the usual
democratic vote of Louisa county at
the November election. Mr.. Meredith
went with Mr.. John T. Price, formerly
of Alexandria, to one of the depart
ments, to-day, in behalf Of one OF the
latter's sons, who is an applicant for a
position under the government.
Few people were about democratic
Headquarters to-day and they were not
happy, though one of them did say
that as he was thankful for small ia
vors, he felt grati6ed that the republl-
can majority in Maine was not larger
than it is. The democratic vote in
Maine two years ago was 81, 1874; last
Monday it was S93 800, loss of 1854,
or SO per cent. Chairman Ellyson, OF
the Virginia State democratic com
mittee, writes to the headquarters here
for all sorts of campaign documents,
especially for Congressman Hairs
speech, showing what was done at the
last session of Congress, and for those to
which samples of wooden goods are at
tached, showing the difference 10 the
price OF such goods under the McKin-
| lev and the German bills. Congress
man Swanson writes for help and says
he has "frightfur' contest on hand.
1t is said at headquarters that Con
gresham Jones of Virginia will be Sc
riously handicapped in his campaign
by the condition of his throat; he viii
be- here this week. Senator Faulkner
chairman of the democratic congress
sional campaign committee, will be
here next Tuesday. The democratic
campaign book will be ready by Fri
day. -.
day about the Maine election, said the
democrats there made no fight, but that
few cuckoos and mugwumps had Sc
themselves up to be knocked down.
Major Holmes Conrad, of Virginia, j:
acting Attorney General in the absence
of Solicitor General Maxwell.