Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.

CORRESPONDENCE Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON. June 6.
The managers of the silverites here
saw that when the Maryland democratic
convention shall be held, the gold men
will be greatly surprised at the strength
the silver men will present, and that
the silver feeling is rapidly extending
among the democratic voters in all the
Northern States.
gIAmong the visitors here to-day is
Colonel Boyce of the 7th Virginia dis,
trict. He says that when he was here
last he thought Mr.. Turner would be
renominated for Congress in that dis
trict, but silver is on top and that ap-
pearances now indicate the nomination
of Mr.. Hay.
Ohio democrats here to-day say
Virginia has set the pace, and that the
democratic convention of their State
will also aGopt the unit rule.
There is no doubt of the fact that
though the free silver tide is high, 1t is
rising daily. The republican leaders see
the handwriting on the wall and are
greatly alarmed. When the silver men
in their party applied to them a short
time ago for concession in the plat
form to be adopted atSt. Louis they de-
clined to make it, but they have ''seen
sights since then and now offer to
make concessions so favorable that the
silverites are only deferred from &C.
cepting them by the doubt of their sim
cerity. If that doubt shall not be dis
spated there will Certainly be bolt at
St. Louis by the silverrepublicans, who
will nominate Mr.. Teller. Exon
gresham Hayes of Iowa, republi-
can, now here, says the silver cues
ton has broken down the bar
riers between republicans and dem
ocrats in his State, and that the free sill
yer ticket will sweep that State. A re-
publican Senator from the Northwest
says he is firmly convinced that every
State west of Pennsylvania will 60 for
silver; Senator German says Maryland
is in danger, and Senator Lodge says
New England is full of silverites.
The veto of the general deficiency
bill was not unexpected, although there
is feeling in the Senate, that, mas
much as the Court of Claims has adju-
dicated the claims for which provision
was made in this bill, Congress should
be permitted to pay them. Especially
is this claimed to be true of the French
spoliation claims, for which France paid
the United States many years ago.
Provision has been made to meet the
situation. Another bill, emitting these
items, has been prepared and will, if
possible, be passed in the House this
afternoon. If it is passed in the House
the Senate will promptly pass the re-
vised bill and the new bill may thus be
sent to the President early Monday.
Congressman Turner of the 9TH Vir-
GINA district says he looked for the
GAzETTE's correspondent in order to
have his letter withdrawing from the
contest for denomination published in
daily paper of Virginia, and one that
circulates in his own district, but being
unable to find him, and desiring it to
be made public as soon as possible, he
had i5 printed in paper of this city,
with instructions to have marked copies
sent to the weekly papers in his dis
trict. He says he does not believe in
the free and unrestricted coinage of
silver at 16 to l, and that he couldn't
sacrifice his convictions for seat in
Congress, though he belives he could
have been renominated. People from
Rappahannock county, in the 7th dis.
trict, here to-day, say Mr.. Turner's
withdrawal means the nomination OF
Mr.. Hay. Some of the most pronounc-
ed silver men among the Virginia DEM
ocratic members of the House regret
Mr.. Turner's withdrawal.
In the Senate to-day the bill appro-
priating $50, 900 for monument at APP
pomattox to mark the scene of the sur
render of General Lees army was re-
ported favorably. The report speaks
of the war as the "great contest be-
tween the States" and thus, for the
first time since the war, has Congress
acknowledged what the South has al
! ways claimed, that the war was not a
rebellion nor civil war, but war be
tween the States.
The report that horse racing would be re-
su med at the st. Asaph track, in Alexandria
county, tu tuc lolu IuotJ 10 tuo
| proprietors OF that track, who say they lost
money By summer racing last year. snd arc
no. going to risk doing so again now. The
attendance at the bookmaking stands at the
track is now large and is increasing, and the
commissions are profitable and are made
with little or no expense.
The President bases his veto of the de-
fciency bill upon two grounds only, the
French SpoliatiOn claims and the famous
Elijah battery. and says he does 80 in order
that Congress may act upon the bill at once
and not delay its adjournment. he does not
object tc the payment of the "loyalp Southern
claims.
The naval conferees have agreed upon
thee battleships The limitation IS to
the price of armor has been raised from $3.50,
as fixed by the Senate, to 1925 a ton. This
concludes every item over which there was
any dispute.
CEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. James