Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, August 10.

II the WISHES Ol lDe uemOcTatiC Cdu'
ddate for the presidency are complied
with, the headquarters of the national
committee will be fixed at Chicago, un-
less Mr.. Bryan is brought to see that
better results can be reached by having
them in this city. If the wishes OF
Chairman Jones, Chairman Faulkner,
of the congressional committee, Senator
German and others, who will have &C
tive charge Of the campaign, prevail,
these headquarters will be located in
Washington.
The intense heat which has prevail.
ed for more than ten days still COO
tnues. Last night the air was oppres-
sively hot and dry, and everybody sui
fered throughout the night. Towards
morning slight breeze from the west
sprang up. AT a. N. the mercury
stood at 80, and at 9 o'clock it was 81,
with indications OF reaching yesterdays
official figures of 81 +. There were six
deaths and numerous prostrations yes
terday from the heat.
Treasury officials were thrown into
CONSERVATION today by discovering
that many copies of circular 1913, re
Gently issued, containing financial in
formation, had Incorporated in it
silver speech by Senator Stewart, OF
Nevada Ia some way, when the cir,
cular was bound at the government
printing Office, the Stewart speech got
mixed up with the other pages Of the
circular. How many of the 10000
copies of the circular already sent out
contain the Stewart speech is not
known, but each OF the circulars now
being sent out is carefully examined.
A new edition Of the circular is now
being printed with the Stewart speech
eliminated.
Senator's Jones and Faulkner were
not at democratic headquarters today.
They are still in the mountains of West
Virginia, where they had gone to spend
Sunday The frightful heat had de-
pressing effect upon visitors for no one
has yet put in an appearance. 1t is be-
lieved at populist headquarters that
Chairman Butler will be in the city ear
ly this week. Mail has begun to arrive
addressed to members of the executive
committee in care of the national COM
mittee rooms ana this leads to the be-
lief that meeting of the executive
committee will be held within very
few days. The committee is preparing
and will issue this week campaign
book devoted to the money question
entirely.
]. s. Hylton was appointed post
master at Pax, Floyd county, Va, to-
day, vice w. j. H. Barringer, resigned.
The committee appointed by the ma
tional republican committee TO take
entire charge of the republican cam
paign in Virginia, thus ignoring the
very existence of the republican COM
mittee of tine State, have returned from
New York. They will meet in Rich
mond Thursday aud organize. Their
treasurer, who will be appointed by the
national republican committee, has not
yet been named. The members Of the
committee say they will make an &C
tive and vigorous campaign, and that
they are greatly stimulated by what is
told them by democratic goldites. 1t
is said by Virginia republicans here
that this committee is only held to-
gether by the hope Of plumber, and that
if it shall last until the day Of election,
it will be more than is now expected
They also say that the validity of Col.
Lambs executive committee, Messrs.
Libby, L. S. Walker, Hubbard and
Martin, has yet to be passed upon by
the national republican committee.
A prominent and influential republi-
can from the West here to-day, talking
to personal friend who is a democrat,
said the fact that there are now only
two thousand offices that are not sub
iect to the civil service law and that
his party had declared in favor Of that
law, while the democrats had declared
against it, would attract to the latter
untold thousands of votes.
A large number of the democrats OF
this city will attend the grand Bryan
meeting in New York next Wednesday
night, but not as many as would have
gone if the railroads had not refused
to reduce their rates.
Secretary Carlisle's circular in favor
of the gold standard of value is being
sent, under the governments frank, to
all parts of the country as republican
campaign document.
Gold is at premium now, and it is
almost impossible to get it at any bank.
People who want it, however, for
boarding purposes, have devised plan
by means of which they can get it Oh
postal orders, rs such orders are only
payable in money that can be ex-
changed for gold at the Treasury.
The report of the cotton crop issued
to-day is by no means favorable, show
ing falling of OF at least twelve points.
Up to date only two members of the
Presidents cabinet are credited with
the avowed intention of voting for the
national democratic ticket, Messrs
Smith and Lamont.
A Virginia republican here to-day
says he hears talk OF dozen or so
democrats in his State who are going
to vote the republican ticket next fall,
but that be has hoard such talk before,
though when election day comes, they
all 60 TO the polls and drop the straight
democratic ticket into the ballot box.
Comict's Successful Scheme.