Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Aexsndris Gazetts.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. 1894.

Correspondence Of the Aexandris Gazetts.]
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8, 1894.
A republican of experience aud in
formation as to contested election cases
in Congress, expressed surprise to the
GAzETTE's correspondent this morn
Ing at the threats it is understood
mber of the defeated candidates IN
Virginia are making to contest the
el ,ction of their successful democratic,
opponents. He said it was fact well
settled and familiar to every one versed
in the law of contested elections,
tlat before a contestant could even
hone to be seated himself, he mus
show that there had been actually cast
f1r him more votes than for his COM
petitor. Then on the showing that a
majority of the votes had been SO cast,
but afterward stolen or by some sort OF
iugglery or fraud transferred in suili-
Gent number to his opponent to give to
the latter false majority, he might
not only wage successful contest and
turn out the sitting member, but would
and should be seated in his place. Take
the Eighth district for example, he
said, where Meredith's majority Is
probably 5000. Were there a hundred
expedients or devices complained of by
which voters had thrown away their
ballots or voted contrary to their lnten-
tions, the worst any partisan majority
in the House could possibly 40, or ever
had done, would be to declare the re-
suit nullity and direct the holding OF
another election. They would not
think of seating the minority candi-
date. as that would be contrary to
every notion of right and justice, and
reDugnant to every authority on the
question both in this country and Eng
land.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Nc
Adoo, when questioned on his return
to Washington this mording about the
election, replied : ut would take a
book to express my feelings and opln-
ions, and Job, who encountered a re-
publican landslide with incidental boils
and loss OF cattle and other things, ad
vised his enemies, not his friends, to
become authors"
Prince Cantacuzene presented the
Russian Bishop to Secretary Herbert
and Secretary Gresham this morning.
The Bishop thanked Secretary Herbert
for the courtesies which had been ex-
tended to him in recent years when the
Navy Department had placed at his dis
posal the gunboat Pinta to convey him
and his retinue to various points OF
Alaska. The Bishop will conduct the
services of the Greek church tomorrow
morning at the Russian Legation, which
will be attended by the President and
cabinet and the members of the diplo-
matte corps.
People from Fairfax county, Virginia,
here to-day, say the influence OF the
A. P. A. was observable even there last
Tuesday, and that several republicans
refused to vote for Mr.. McCaull because
he is Catholic and sends his children
to Catholic school.
Several members of Congress, now i'll
the city, say there is no doubt that Mr..
Reed will be Speaker of the next
House, and some of them say he will
only leave the Speakers chair to oc-
cupy the more comfortable one in the
White House.
The election is over and business is
not pressing at the Postoffice Depart
ment, but still letters for people at old
Appomattox Court House don't reach
them unless directed to Surrender"
According to the quartermaster
generals annual report the clothing
and eouipage of the army and militia
cost over S1,500,000 during the past
year.
Of the PIG democrats in the presel
House, LAG will not return. Of this
number 81 failed to receive renomina-
ton, OR were not candidates, and the
remainder, S., were defeated at the
polls. Many of those defeated were
party leaders, had served for many
years, and held chairmanships of i'm
portant committees.
Chairman Babcock's latest returns
show that the republican representation
in the next House will be exactly $50,
majority over all of IA. Only two
populists are elected in the West, one
in Kansas and one in Nebraska. This
does not include Newlands of Nevada,
who is elected as straight out, silver
man. He says Fitzgerald, (dem) has
been elected in the 9th Massachusetts
district; Champ Clark is defeated for
Congress in Missouri, and that the
democratic State committee concede
that the republicans have carried that
State. The republicans have six mem
bers in Minnesota and probably seven.
Congressman Aldrich, of Illinois, tele-
graphs that all the republican city Con-
gressmen in Chicago are elected and
that the republicans will have
twenty altogether in the State.
Secretary Ferris, of the republican State
committee of Louisiana, telegraphs that
he is gathering proofs of fraud, and that
the republicans will contest each dis
trict and seat three members sure. A
dispatch from Cheyenne says the repub-
lican candidate for Congress in Wyom-
ing is elected, and that the republicans
have elected A out of the 55 members
of the legislature. A dispatch from
Greensboro, N. c., says: ave won a
complete victory at the polls; have
both branches of the legislature. with
four republican congressman and three
populists. The fight will have to be
made tomorrow, before the county can
wasting boards"
People who have talked with mem
bers of the Cabinet on the subject, say
the President deems himself clear of all
blame for the defeat of the party that
elected him, and puts that blame on
Congressman who, he says, spent most
of their time in finding fault with him
and annoying him by begging Offices
forIth cir friands instaad of cnaadinn tho