Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 81
Senator Butler, chairman OF the pop
ulist national committee, said to-day:
Bryan will carry every State west OF
the Mississippi, with possibly the ex-
ception of Iowa; every State south of
the Ohio and the Potomac; and in adj
dition, the States of Maryland, Della
ware, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois.
Even the State of Ohio is trembling in
the balance, and Iowa is leaning strong
ly to Bryan Supporting his claim that
Bryan will be elected by handsome
majority, Senator Butler asserted that
the silver republican vote would large.
ly exceed that OF the gold demo-
Gratis, and that larger per cent. of the
labor vote would be cast for Bryan than
for any previous democratic candidate
The two million populist votes, he con-
tinued, would be thrown solidly for
Bryan, and these being the balance oil
power in every one Of the so.caled
doubtful States, would give Bryan not
only good majority in the electoral
college, but big majority of the popu-
lar vote.
The card of Judge James Keith of
the Virginia Court of Appeals, recently
published in the GAZETTE, to the effect
that he will vote not Tor Bryan, has
been printed as campaign document by
the republicans and their assistants,
the boilers, and people from Virginia
here to-day say it has been scattered
broadcast throughout their State.
A large and enthusiastic democratic
meeting was held atCarne's school house
10 Washington district, Alexandria
county, last night, at which speeches
were made by Messrs. NJ E. Vowles Of
Md, A. J. Wedderburn of Va, and L
A. Turner of Ga. 1t was said there that
nearly all the white people in the coun-
ty except those who hold offices in this
city will vote the free silver ticket.
Mr.. G. G. Lee, distant relative of
General R. E. Lee, made a slater
at republican headquarters here to
for the republican press of the countl:, g.
to the effect that General Lees son,
Capt. Robert, and his nephew, General
Fitz, are "sound money" men. This
will be q great surprise to the Virginia
democrats, and it is said here that, if
true, General Fitz will be included
among the many other democratic
dead ducks.
The President to-day appointed Isaac
NJ. Elliott, of New York, consul at La
Guayra, Venezuela, and Horace L.
Washington, of Texas, consul at Alex.
andretta, Syria.
There are indications that the Presi-
dent contemplates ducking trip in the
near future, perhaps election day, on o
lighthouse tender. Ducks are said to
De numerous down the Potomac, and
the Maryland season opens pext Mon
day.
The Treasury figures show that the
! deficit for October is $3.50, 900, and for
| the fiscal year to date S33 ,OOO, 900. The
receipts for October were S26, $50 600
and the expenditures ssh 900, 900.
Senator German was here TODAY.
He says that not only MARYLAND, but
Baltimore, will 60 democratic, and that
both will be redeemed from republican
control next Tuesday, and the demo
Gratis thereof come to their own again.
Senator Faulkner, who has just re-
turned from West Virginia, says there
is no doubt that that State will go for
Bryan next Tuesday, and that, too, by
gratifying majority.
The Virginia democratic association
of this city is busy to day issuing GER
tifcates upon which Virginia demo-
Gratis DESTROYS of going home to vote
can do so on half.fare tickets. Many
Virginia democrats sojourning here
were 30 disguised with Mr.. Cleveland
four years ago, that they would not take
the trouble to go home to vote for him,
but all of them will go now.
The fact that bet of one hundred
thousand dollars has been made by
Western man on Bryan has stimulated
betting here, and good deal of money
on Bryan has been put up to-day.
G. E. Hemp was to-day appointed
postmaster at Summerdean, Augusta
county, Va, vice o. S. Knapp, resigned.
At labor headquarters here to-day
the confident belief is expressed