Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-21
FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
WASHINGTON. Sept. p.

WASHINGTON. Sept. y.
Congressman Turner OF Virginia was
here last Saturday. Though he de
clined being a candidate for renomina-
ton because he did not agree with his
party on the silver question, he will
support its ticket and says mis- district
will give satisfactory democratic ma
jority.
A prominent democrat of this city,
who went to Baltimore last Saturday
night to hear Mr.. Bryan speak there,
says be was told by people from differ
ent parts of Maryland that all the rural
districts of that State are safely demo-
cratic, and that the experience of the
Baltimore democrats with republican
city government had made them sick
of republican alliances.
Among the many who came here last
Saturday to hear Mr.. Bryan speak
we're people from all parts of Virginia.
They all agreed that with the excep-
ton of few rich men, railroad, bank,
and other corporation officials in the
towns and cities OF their State, the
democrats there are solid for Bryan
and Sewall, aud that they will receive
no little assistance from republicans
who, to better their condition, are will
ing to try the experiment of free silver.
Conservative and disinterested people
who were at the Bryan ratification
meeting here last Saturday evening say
that, judging from the applause Mr..
Bryan received, they think that of all
the immense crowd present on that
occasion there were very few who were
not in favor of him.
The Columbia Democratic Club, one
of the largest clubs in this city, will
give unique entertainment for mem
bers and invited guests tomorrow
night, in the shape of Photographic
political speeches, patriotic songs, &c.
This will probably be the first attempt
in this campaign to introduce the phono-
graph. Prominent among the selec-
lections to be given will be extracts
from Bryan's Chicago speech.
The State Department has received
cablegram announcing the death at
Beyrut, Syria, of United States Consul
Thomas G. Gibson, of smallpox. Con-
sui Gibson was appointed by President
Cleveland from Augusta, Ga, in Sep
TENDER 1898.
H. K. Allen was appointed postmas-
ter at Salpetre Cave, Botetourt county,
Va, to-day, vice G. P. Persinger, re-
signed.
Among the visitors here to-day
is Colonel Lawrence Boyce of Clarke
county, Virginia. He says there are
few democrats in his county who are
opposed tc the free coinage of silver, but
that all of them except two will vote
for Bryan, and that ia the adjoining
county of Frederick he knows at least
twenty republicans who will vote the
free silver ticket.
Mr.. Richards Payne, an ex-member
of Company K, 18th Virginia Regiment,
c. S. A., passed through here to-day
from ST. Louis, where he is engaged in
business, on visit to Warrenton, his
old home. He says Missouri will 60
for Bryan, but that he will vote for Nc
Kinley.
Reports reach here from the South
TO the effect that while Mr.. Hanna's
money has already made its appearance
in large sums in some parts of
that section, the recipients in every
case have been white people, no negro
having as yet had suy Of it intrusted
to his hands, though save and except
for The negroes republicans in that sec.
ton would be as scarce as bolters.