Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.

WASHINGTON, Sept. y.
The report that the designations OF
Auditor Baldwin of the Treasury and
Mr.. Bell, deputy commissioner OF pen
sions. have been demanded by the
President, on the ground that they ia
yor the resumption OF silver coinage, is
not credited at the respective depart
ments in which they are engaged, Tor
the reason that goldites in those same
departments have been infinitely more
active partisans than they.
Railroad employees here ~ay they
have received whst lney look upon
in the ligIt or orders TO disobey
which means discharge, to the effect
that they must support Mckinley.
When told, as they are by their friends,
to Join Mckinley clubs, but to avail
themselves of the facility afforded by
the new system of voting to cast ballots
in their own interest and for Bryan,
they say they are afraid to do so. lest
they be found out and lose their places
on the eve Of winter, when they can
get employment no where else.
It is stated at democratic headquar-
tiers here to-day that the editors of all
the newspapers in the country who
were not pronounced in their support
of the Chicago ticket were sounded by
the agents of gold committee in Bos-
ton, and that if the soundings were
favorable, such considerations as were
required for the support of the gold
ticket were easily made.
A private letter has been received
here from Senator Daniel of Virginia,
in which he says the democratic ma
jority in his State next November
will, he is induced to believe from all
he sees and hears, be larger than usual.
New York democrats now here say
Senator Hill will not only declare for
Bryan and Sewall at the coming con-
vention of his State, on the ground of
submission to the arbitrament of the
party's regular conventions. but will
enter actively upon the campaign.
That the prevailing impression on
the subject is that the administration
is throwing its whole strength in be.
half of McKinley's election, was made
evident to day by the fact that man
hailing from Virginia, who came here
to try TO get employment in the govern
ment's servic, was inquiring for Mr..
McCaull, the republican candidate for
Congress in his district, whose endorse
ment and influence he thought would
be sufficient to obtain him the place.
Mr.. Rixey, democratic candidate for
Congress in the Alexandria district,
will speak at Ballston, in Alexandria
county, near this city, tomorrow night.
People from that county here to-day
say large number of republicans will
come to hear BIN, and that some OF
them intend to vote the free silver tick.
ct next November.
Among the guests at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel here to-day are Mr.. Marshall
Hanger, .. S Consul at Bermuda, VINO
is on his wsv To his home in Stanton,
Va, to spend his furlough, and Judge
T. ]. Mackey, who has just returned
from trip to the Holy Land.
Mr.. Marbury, Commonwealth AT
torney for Alexandria, was at the navy
yard to day in the interest of the men
rom his city employed in the fouu.
dry there, whose work be feared
would have to be suspended during
some improvements that are being
made to the building in which they are
engaged, but Capt. O'Neil, the foreman
told him he had made arrangement
which he thought would avoid the ne
cessity for the suspension of their work
Mrs. S. NJ. Sinclair was appointed
postmaster at Redmonds, Albemarle
county, Va, to-day, vice G. t. Goss,
resigned.
Comptroller Eckels was notified this
morning that the Union National Bank
of New Orleans had closed its doors.
The sectional iron dock at the Pensa-
| cola navy yard, that cost million dol
lars, is to be sold as scrap iron.