Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-31
right to vote there. But it is no less
true that he has just as good right not
to vote. He has determined to exercise
the latter right.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra GsDette.]
WIuuSnroN Oct. 81. 1894.

among republicans as well as demo-
Gratis in that portion of the State, which
is usually largely republican, Is tnaI
Hill will be elected, and, what's more,
be saws many republicans will vote for
him in order to express their opposi-
ton to Boss Platt of their own party,
and also because they think bis election
will be more Objectionable to the Presi-
dent than any thing else that could pos
sibly occur.
The President to-day appointed VIM;
NJ. Campbell, of st. Paul, to be United
States Marshal for the District OF MID
nesota, to succeed ]. Adam Bede, re-
signed, rather than obey instructions
prohibiting him from making speeches
in favor of his personal friend, the dem
ocratic candidate for Congress in his
district.
The return of President Cleveland
from Buzzard's Bay has not been FOL
lowed by the resumption OF the trl-
weekly public receptions at the White
House, which have proved popular to
Strangers in the city, and it is now
stated that they will not begin again
until December. Among the callers at
the White House to-day was an old man
from Alabama, who said he had walked
all the way to Washington from his nome
in that State to see the President. de
told the ushers that he had walked
from Georgia to this city during the adj
ministration of President Hayes and
shaken hands with him. There was moth
ing of the crank about him and he was
told to come tomorrow, when an effort
will be made to let him see Mr.. Cleve-
land. "If I can do that" he said in
leaving, "the folks down home will
think l am the biggest man in Ala
bama." He added that he had no
favors to ask of the President, but
merely wished to pay his respects.
Abuses of the congressional Thanking
privileges have been reported by the
agents of the department in the case OF
three republican representatives in
Congress, who have permitted republi-
can campaign literature TO be sent out
With their signatures ranked on the
documents. When the attention Of the
chairman of the republican congress
ional campaign committee was called
to the use of his signature for such
purposes he replied that it had been
done without his authority, and he
would have it stopped. But, then
there was no more literature to be sent
out.
Mr.. McCaull was here to-day, but
left for Alexandria, where he will speak
tonight. He says his prospects i'm.
prove more and more as the day OF
election draws near. At Stafford G. H.,
he says, the democratic crowd was so
small that the democratic speaker did
not address it. He says he will carry
King George, Stafford and Louisa coun:
ties, and expects TO carry Fairfax and
Prince William. Captain Purcell, OF
t 10 latter county, when told of this,
said Mr.. McCaull could carry Prince
William when he could pick it up and
tote it off, but not until, and that if
his information was as faulty about
other counties, he would be woefully
deceived.
General Shelley, chairman of the
State democratic committee of Ala
bama, now here. says that with the ex-
ception of the Birmingham district, he
is assured that all the other districts in
that State will elect democratic Con-
gressmen next Tuesday. The General
also says his information is to the effect
that Cleveland will elect Hill III New
York. When asked what he meant, he
replied that the Presidents course to-
ward Hill would induce not only demo
ocrats, but republicans, to vote for him.
The Mr.. Owens, who died of small
pox here yesterday, as stated in the
GAZETTE of that date, formerly lived
on upper King street in Alexandria.
He was the SON of the late Col. Owens
of Lynchburg.
DR.. Abbot, president of the Mount
Vernon Railroad, says he has now got
the right of way through the land of
the Virginia Jockey Club, that the
grading has been completed to the race
course now, and that with fair weather
the road will be running there in a
weeks time. The Doctor says the
trouble about the Deis factory at New
Alexandria was completely and salts
factorily settled yesterday, and that it
and the other factories there will con-
tinue operations, and that he expects
more will be established there at an
early date.
Mr.. William Leonard Davis of New
York and Miss Matte Thompson,
daughter of ex Congressman Phil.
Thompson of Kentucky, were married
at noon to-day at the residence of Sec
rotary Carlisle. Members of the Cabi-
net with their wives, with a large
number of people prominent in official
circles and many from New York and
Kentucky witnessed the ceremony,
which was performed by Rev. Mackay
Smith, rector of St. Johns Church.
This afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Davis left
for Tuxedo to spend the honeymoon
Later, they will go to Colorado Springs
for the winter. Mr.. Davis has large
mining interests in Colorado. He is q
brother-in-law of Mr.. Pulitzer, of the
New York World, and a relative of
President Jefferson Davis.
MIR. ]. NJ. Love, chairman of the
democratic committee of Fairfax coun-
ty, says there will be meeting of the
democrats of that county at Vienna
next Monday night, the night before
the election, at which speeches will be
made by T. Wing6eld Bullock, DR.. S.
l.. Harmon and R. G. Glasscock, mem
bers of the Virginia democratic associa-
ton of this city, and J. 81. Powell, G.
v. Ford and Franklin Williams of Fair
fax.
Secretary Gresham will be allowed to
go home to vote, but not to speak for
the democratic party.
Prominent democrats now here say