Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-12

dented. 1--WE shall carry Virginia for
BRYAN by upwards of 5000 majority
! said General Hunton, land shall send
q solid democratic delegation to Con-
gress. There is but little disafection
amongst the gold democrats, too little
to talk about, and I was assured that
we should gain from the republicans
many fold more than We lose from our
ranks
]. T. Terry was appointed postmas-
ter at Terryville. Charlotte county,
Virgins, to-day, vice r. L. Terry, re-
signed.
Judge Ri1ey, democratic candidate
for Congress in the Alexandria, Vir-
GINA, district, Mr.. Ryan, speaker OF the
! Virginia House OF Delegates, and MI.
Willard, member OF the Virginia leeis-
laiure from Fairfax county. are among
the vice presidents of the great Bryan
meeting TO be held here next Satn'd"ss
! evening
Intelligent personal friends OF Senator
Butler, OF North Carolina, chairman OF
the national popnlist committee, say
they feel certain that the populists and
democrats IL -. State will unite on
the national ticket, and that the State
is perfectly safe for Bryan.
Congressman Livingston, OF Georgia,
will speak at earns school house, in
| Washington district, Alexandria coun-
ty, next Monday night, in favor OF the
democratic ticket and free silver.
Among the callers at democratic
headquarters 10 day was Mr.. L. Irving
Handy, candidate for Congress and
chairman OF the State democratic COM
mittee OF Delaware He says all the
farmers in his State are for free silver.
and that the workingmen of the cities
are TOO smart TO allow their employers
10 fool them with any such trick as 8
fty-three cent dollar.
Among the strangers here today is
Mr.. Lewis, OF hog Island, the largest
oyster planter on the Potomac. He
says the Virginia legislature did bad
days work for the State when it refus-
ed the ctter ne made to lease a large
oyster farm and protect it at his own
expense.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
received telegram from the bank e1-
aminer al New Orleans saying that 8
meeting OF the Clearing House Associa
lion was held last evening, at which
the opinion was expressed that no
further bank failures are likely to occur
there
Navy Department officials express
no apprehension whatever in regard 10
the isolated case OF cholera on the
Boston reported from Shanghai
Senator Jones will not come TO Wash
ington until Monday. He was ached-
uled TO leave New York this afternoon
but will stop over en- route. While it
is not so said ct headquarters, it is gen.
orally understood that Chairman Jones
will stop over at Laurel, Nd, for the
purpose OF having conference with
Senator German. The chairman will
only, according 10 his present pro.
! gramme, remain III Washington one dsy.
Chairman Faulkner, OF the Congress.
ional com ufttee, who returned TO Wash.
ington this morning, did not see Seua-
tor Hill, out is satisfied ne will support
the democratic ticket Senator Faux.
ner returns from New York feeling
| very We'll Sdl4SACQ Will luC Slludl4OD
there and declares that the democrats
will, as soon as the State convention is
held, begin fight that will cause the
republicans to work necessarily in or
der 10 hold the State. The same ne
says is true Of New Jersey, and the
chairman OF the democratic committee
OF that State ia OF the belief that
they will carry it. While be
does not 60 TO the extent OF claiming
New York, be did see many leading
democrats while in the city who claim
ed that the democrats would carry New
York State By very handsome ma
jority. The enthusiasm reported from
all over the State was unbounded and
proves 10 Chairman Faulkner's mind
that the party is united and bent upon
getting out the full democratic vote for
the Bryan ticket.
Ex-Secceiary OF the Interior, Hoke
Smith, made flying visit to Washing
ton yesterday in connection with some
business of private nature. He visit
ed his old department and shook hands
with a number of officers and clerks. To
use his own words it made him feel like
lone ofthe boys" to meet the employees
of the Interior Department in the role
Of q private citizen. Mr.. Smith left
here for Atlanta late last night.
The receipt at the Papal Legation in
this city of the official announcement
OF the appointment Of Monsignor Mar.
tinelii as Apostolic Delegate to the
United States has been made the occa.
sion of the republication OF the story
that it is the intention Of Rome to
change the status OF the legation to that
OF Court of Appeals, for which, how
ever, there is no foundation.
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