Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexandris Gazette
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 1894.

ManSur, at Cne request ol ni. AioJo
Smith. chairman of the democratic COM
mittee of the first district of Virginia,
will leave here this evening for Heaths-
vile. Wessmoreland county, in that
district, where he will make speech IN
favor of the reelection of Congressman
Jones on Monday next.
Democratic politicians here say they
are confident that Senator Hill Will
force the administration to give him ITS
support, but that in the improbable
event that it shall refuse to do so, he
will withdraw and suggest that ex.Sec-
retary Fairchild, Mr.. Cleveland's great
friend and a leading muswump and
anti.snapper, take his place. The SEN
ator will do any thing for harmony,
but in such case the result of the cleo
ton would prove that harmony IS by
no means all that is requisite for sue
cess.
MIR. Frank Hume who hes LARGE
correspondence throughout the Sth Viz
pinia district, said this morning that
his information from that district ir-
duced him to believe that most OF the
opposition to the reelection of Con-
gresham Meredith was simple breath,
and that Mr.. Meredith would receive
the usual democratic majority of the
distric besides, said be, Mr.. Meredith
deserves to be reelected for the work
he has done for his constituents.
Congressman Meredith of the Alex
andria district and his republican OPP
Moment Mr. McCaull. were both here
Yesterday, on their return from King
George G. H., where they had q discus
sion on Thursday. They both speak
confidently of their own election.
General Fitz Lee has written to a
| friend here for copy of the democratic
campaign book and for some other cam
paign literature. This, the gentleman
referred 10 thinks, indicates that the
General is preparing himself for cam
paign work on the stump,
Captain Howgate is not faring as
we'll in Jail now as he was during his
former imprisonment, but still is not
physically uncomfortable, and, tits re-
ported, that mentally, many other peo-
pie have been rendered infinitely more
uncomfortable by his rearrest than he.
A strong feeling has set in here in his
favor, and it is said he has suffered
enough for his part Of the dedication,
and that the other parties to it should
now take their share, and that at his
trial he should be allowed to testify in
his own behalf.
Congressman Turner Of the 9TH Vir-
sinia district is here to-day. on his way
TO Shenandoah county where he will
speak next Monday. Mr.. Turner says
he doesn't know where they get it, but
that from the work the republicans are
doing in his distrc' he knows they have
money. He says the negroes 10 his
district arc practically solid for his re
publican opponent, and that at re-
cent d scussion, when the republican
ceased speaking and his turn came to
do so, of quite a large number ofnegroes
present, every one rose and left the hall.
Among the strangers here today Is
Captain Da Lee of Stafford county,
Virginia. Captain Lee is now engaged
extensively in truck raising, which he
finds is more profitable than wheat and
corn, and has made satisfactory ar
rangements heie for the sale of his
crop. The Captain says his county is
usually a close county when the re-
publicans try to carry it, but it is not
more so now than before, and he thinks
it will give Congressman Meredith a
majority next month.
The proposed banquet OF the Virginia
democratic association of this city has
been postponed to more convenient
season.
W. S. Chaplin, member of the Vir-
GINA democratic association of this
city, who was removed from his posi-
ton in the government printing office
some time ago, has been reinstated.
There are now only 400 employees in
the census bureau, and the services of
many of these will not be needed after
the first of the year.
1t is understood that about one-half
of the new vessels of the navy are prac-
tically tied up at Navy Yards for lack
ofcrews andnecessary moving expenses,
while the great bsttleships and other
vessels nearing completion must con-
tiaue useless until Congress materially
increases the appropriation for their
maintenance.
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, president of
the Washington Beneficial Endowment
Association, which recently entered
into an arrangement with the CONNER
cial Alliance Life Insurance Co. of New
York, has brought suit in the District
courts against the latter company. He
alleges that fraud entered into the
transaction, and that the condition of
the Alliance Company was misrepre-
scented to him. Therefore, he asks for
the appointment of receiver and a
writ of injunction to prevent the COM
pany from carrying on further business.
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