Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-10-08

Quoting the correspondence OF the club.
The federation has affiliated with it
under one head seventy.six silver clubs
in the city and State, representing
forty thousand voters. and corresponds
directly with voters throughout the
State. The membership is not contln-
ed to any one party, and in fact 1t Is
an organization which has attracted
large number of republicans, as well as
democrats and populists. Fully one
third of the voters allied TO the Fedora.
ton are old time republicans, SAID
Mr.. Rountree.
The Women's American Protective
Association, 10 annual session here, mas
elected the following officers Supr ne
President, Carrie Z. Oostock, of De-
troit: Supreme Vice President, NJ. E.
Richardson, OF Oakland, Cal; Supreme
Second Vice President, Frances S.
Klock, OF Denver; Supreme Secretary,
N. Belle Kemptor, OF Saginaw, Mich;
Supreme Treasurer, Mary DAWSON, OF
Bloomington. III. The president, sec
retarv and treasurer we're reelected by
reclamation and have already served
four terms.
Comptroller Eckels to-day issued
call for the report Of the condition OF
national banks at the close OF business
on Tuesday, October 9Th.
Ii is reported here 10 day that not.
withstanding the nominal failure OF q
complete fusion OF the populists aud
democrats of Virginia, practically the
fusion has been made, aud that there
will be two populistic electors on the
democratic ticket who may vote for
Sewan or Watson, as they may think
proper.
Chairman Faulkner OF the democratic
campaign committee seems TO have no
fear OF the success of the attempt of the
railroads to compel their employees to
vote for Mckinley against their wishes.
He says the employees referred 70 have
as good common sense and have just as
much self-respect as those who are at
tempting TO bulldoze them, and feel an
insult and know how to resent it just
as well, and he is assured that they are
only waiting an opportunity OF mani
testing their resentment in way that
will do the most good.
Letters from the most reliable and
well-posted people received here TO
day are to the effect that unless the
States from which they are written
Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana-go
for Bryan, the writers will be more mis-
taken than they were ever before in al
their lives.
1t is curious coincidence that both
Mckinley aDd Palmer, who are running
on gold platforms were outspoke sd-
vocates OF free coinage Mckinlevs
record in favor OF free coinage is well
known. That OF General Palmer,s Is
coming to light. In 1878, March II, he
wrote letter to George Baber, which
was published in the Louisville, KY,
Neus, March l9. 1873, and later in the
Illinois State Register, whose columns,
at the time were under Gen. Palmer's
control, in which ne said on that ques-
ton: my financial theories demand
the free coinage Of gold and silver by
the United States and the divorce Of
Congress and the Treasury from the
control OF currency"
At democratic headquarters today
it is said the result OF the elections in
Florida and Georgia means demo-
cratic majority OF forty thousand in the
former and OF seventy-fve thousand
10 the latter for Bryan next month.
The prevalent impression on the sub
iect here is that Bynum, in his eager
ness to get money for mis- committee
unintentionally revealed the bad con-
dition Of the republican party, and that
Mr.. Hanna is ratified because he has
learned that some Of MS money has not
left the places where heput it, and that
therefore he fears the rest Of it also
may stick to the first hands to which
he may entrust it and never reach the
places where it will do any good.
Martin L. Rhodes, Methodist
preacher from Flanders, Morris county,
\. j., here on his bridal trip, was up in
the Washington Police Court this morn
ing charged with destroying public
property by chipping some marble from
the Washington monument. He came
to court with his wife, pretty blonde,
dressed in slate colored walking dress
and stylish, tight fitting English box
coat. The reverend gentleman con-
fessed his offence with the antedelu-
Wan excuse that the woman told him
to do it. Judge Kimball gave him a
severe lecture on the vandalism of his
act and fined him ten dollars, which he
paid.
The principal feature Of the first ses-
sion, second days proceedings, Of the
Seventh Annual Convention OF the Ma
tional Association Life Underwriters
this morning was the address of b. 3.
Hayden, OF Hartford Conn. The re-
port of the executive committee, Ben
jamin Williams, chairman, was sub
mitted. 1t showed that the following
associations have been added to the
national association Waco TEX. Life
Underwriters Association; Texas Life
Underwriters Association: Life Insur-
ance Association of the Carolinas.
An effort was made to secure the election of
officers by nomination in open session, in
stead of by report from nominating com
mittee, but it was defeated. The usual noIni.
mating committee was then appointed and
the convention adjourned until this evening.
General George A. Sheridan, OF Louisiana
cnce famous political speaker. died at the
National Soldiers Home, az Hampton, Va,
this morning.
sAToLL1 CAUSED HIS REMovAL.-A
letter from Washington to the Balti-
more Sun says: