Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II.


An old Virginia democrat now here,
talking about the possible result of tbs
coming election and about bet that
was made here yesterday Of three TO
one on Mckinley, said the democratic
ought to be mighty well satisfied at the
fact that bets are taken at any odds
against Bryan, as four months ago it
would have been impossible to
have placed bet at any odds,
against any body the democrats
could have nominated; indeed, he
said, it would have been difficult at that
time to have gotten any capable man 10
have accepted the democratic nomina-
ton, to such dissatifed, disconnected
and demoraIized condition had the
party been reduced by the course
adopted by Mr.. Cleveland and the
members of his cabinet.
At the discussion between Messrs.
Hutchns and Davis last night, a large
number OF Alexandria democrats were
present. 1t was the general opinion Of
all the democrats in attendance that if
Mr.. Davis's argument in favor of the
single gold standard was the best that
could be made, an educational cam
paign would not do Mr.. Mckinley
much good. 1t was observed that
among those who spplauded Mr.. Davis
were all the old and well known repub-
licans OF the city and many negroes
The faint applause the named of Pal
mer received showed that here as else
where the assistant republican ticket
has few friends.
A Kentucky democrat here to-day
says that though Secretary Carlisle has
refused to discuss with Senator Black
burn, the latter or one CT his friends
will be on hand at every one OF Mr.
Carlisle's meetings and read his speech
in favor of free silver.
While they don't say so, the feeling
at populist headquarters here in ref
erence to Mr. Watson is that he
thinks himself of vastly more i'm
portance than any body else does, and
that if he knows on which side his bread
is buttered he will keep quiet.
W. IL. Jones was appointed postmas-
ter at Chcapside, Northampton county.
Va, to day, vice Z. J.. Smith, resigned.
Elk Congressman Lester, of Virginia.
is here to-day. He says he can't under,
stand Governor O'Ferrall's recent
course, after voting as he did with him
so often in the House for free silver,
and that it suggests to him MIR. Cleve.
lands famous word, perfdy. He says
that. with the exception of Danville,
there are very few gold boilers in HIS,
the 5th district, that that district is safe
for Swanson, the democratic nominee,
that all the democrats there reprobate
the action of Governor O'Ferrall, who,
he says, could not now be elected to
mind chickens any where il tie State.
The hanging of Secretary Morton Ii
efliey in alexandria last night is the
subject of good deal OF talk here to-
day, and while some democrats don't
approve it, there is no doubt of the lac.
that many of them think it was well to
let the Secretary know what the South
ern people think of his sectionalism.
Several of the chairmen of the demo
cratic county committees of the Sth
Virginia congressional district were
here last night and to day, or their way
to Alexandria. where meeting of the
district committee was held this after
noon. Frona what they say all the
counties in the district aye safely demo-
cratic except Stafford, and therc the
negro majority will be considerably re.
duced.
Mr.. Andrew Lipscomb, the demo.
cratic elector in the Alexandria dis
trict. who has lust returned from