Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-05

risOn or Allison. 1t is felt here 10 De O
pity that he could not confine his Pres
idential certainties to one nam only
for each of the great parties, and thus
have still more simplifed the situation
and more wholly eradicated from the
public mind whatever of interest and
doubt may continue to linger over what
is commonly recognized as an uncer-
tain and tremendous controversy. In
the case of his own party, the demo-
cratic, Representative Tucker has felt
authorized to ignore all remembrance
Of Whitney, Hill, Flower, German,
Campbell, Stevenson and many other
great leaders of democracy. To-day
an influential delegate of one of the
Western States to the last Chicago con-
vention said to the GAZETTE's CORE
spondent, aOf course we know Colonel
Morrison in our country. He COM
handed a regiment in the war and has
q record full of bullet holes; after the
war he served in Congress and gained
some distinction there as q tariff re-
former, but he dropped out and disap-
peared years ago from the active ranks
of his party and became, through Pres
idential favor, a sort of dedicated and
isolated Judge or arbiter on the inter-
| state commerce commission. Thus we
| supposed he was shelyed, and surely
| there is no charm or magic in his name
for our people," If MI. Tucker, said he,
would take the pains to place his finger
on the public pulse he might detect
| that Col. Morrison was not now in
touch with the fighting element of his
party and that his proper place was in
the home guard, behind the breast
works. With respect to Mr.. Carlisle's
candidacy, but little he thought need
be said. Should the democratic party
feel either the desire or the necessity
to renominate the present administra-
ton for the Presidency it would be
drawer and better to take Mi. Cleve-
land than to take his Secretary and
mouthpiece, Mr.. Carlisle. Preston, Of
Kentucky, he said while Secretary oftle
Treasury under Grant, had gone down
to ignominious defeat in an attempt to
lift himself into a Presidential nomina-
ton, and later that great Secretary and
Senator, John Sherman, had shared q
similar fate, Notwithstanding the most
tremendous efforts on his behalf
backed by unlimited contributions
of national banks and the IN
bridled patronage and power OF
President Hayes's administration
Remember also, said he, the fate of
poor Blaine. He was a Secretary to
be proud of, the great American favor
lite, the idol of the party. His jockeys,
too, were the greatest of the political
,urf-Quay, Platt, Clarkson and Manly
and yet with all their jockeying they
couldn't make a Presidential nominee
out of a Cabinet officer. AS to Mr..
fuckers republican nominees, the rep
resentatives of that party who are now
here and who profess to have inside
information scout the idea of Harrison
for a third nomination. "Freeze him
hard, ice; he's got no warm blood in his
veins" Why, these republicans de-
clare there is not an Eastern, Western,
Northern or Southern leader for Harri
son outside of his own State. New
York and Pennsylvania would fight
him to the death and no n would
join more heartily in the battle than
Governor Morton, of New York, who
feels he was betrayed and Inundated
by the Harrison supporters at the Min
neapolis convention. But he is not
worth wasting time on, it would seem,
from what republicans are now saying.
As to Senator Allison; he is respectful
ly spoken of, but has no certain or visi-
Die following at the present time, ok
cept in Iowa. He received n vote
from the Virginia delegation at Chi
cago when Harrison was frat nomi-
mated and that was the vote of ex-
Senator John F. Lewis, now deceased.
In conclusion q kindly word of sugges-
ton just here and now to this rising
and brilliant young Congressman may
not be out of place. The Hon. Thos.
B. Reed, ex-Speaker o fthe House OF
Representatives, and Speaker again to
be of the approaching one, should moi
be entirely overlooked by him when
republican nominees for the Presidency
are to be named. There is not a man
in all the country who is an object of
so much interest to republican contest.
ants for seats in the next House as he.
Yost, Thorpe and Hoge, of Virginia,
and all others who expect to GUST fairly
elected democrats from their places, are
said to be for Reed. If Mr.. Tucker
could conscientiously conclude that Mr..
Reed was the best and most available
republican in the lot, it would be
nightly pleasing to that great autocrat
of the Speakers chair.
Secretary Herbert will probably make
three speeches in Alabama on the
money question during the coming
campaign.
G. s.. Buck was to-day appointed
| postmaster at Brumley Gap, Washing
ton county, Va, vice E. 81. Lee, re-
signed; and S. @. Scott at Mayberry,
Patrick county, Va, vice s. P. Scott,
resigned.
The Treasury gold reserve to-day
with all the Withdrawals and deposits
accounted for stands at $99,927, 567, or
$73, 600 below the reserve limit.
Admiral Brown, commandant of the
Norfolk navy yard, informed the Navy
Department to-day that the new battle
ship Texas had gone to Hampton
Roads to adjust her compasses prelimi-
nary to her trial trip.
Comptroller Bowler's opiaion on the
sugar bounty was given out at four
o'clock this afternoon. he refers the
whole matter TO the court of claims for
decision.