Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.

Some of the Virginia delegates to the
Chicago convention passed through here
yesterday evening on their way home.
They all spoke of the unbounded en-
thusiasm with which the platform and
ticket of the convention were received
at Chicago and all through the West and
Northwest, and said people in the East
have no conception of the degree of the
| free silver feeling in all that section Of
the Union, sweeping away all party
lines, as it does, and uniting republicans,
democrats and populists in the effort to
have free silver, at the ratio of
Is to l, irrespective of all other
| nations. Congressman Swanson said
the party is well organized through
| out the length and breadth
of the land and that Mr.. Bryan is the
most magnetic leader he ever met,
will make many speeches during the
campaign, and will gain thousands of
votes wherever he makes one. Con-
gresham Otey said the ticket is sail
right" and is bound to be elected by
sweeping majority, and will con-
tinue to gain votes until the election is
over. He said one of the reasons for
the nomination of Sewall was the hope
that the State pride of Maine, in addi-
ton to the stropg silver feeling said to
exist there, and the republican luke
warmness resulting from the treatment
of Mr.. Blaine by the st. Louis conven.
ton, would be sufficient to carry Maine
at the State election in September. and
thus boom the ticket at the national
election in November. Congressman
Jones was also in the best of spirits and
spoke enthusiastically of both the plat
form and the ticket. They all predict
that Virginia will give large majority
for the latter.
Among those who have returned
from Chicago is Congressman Bailey, of
Texas. He says if he understands any
thing, it is democracy and its principles
and policies, and that those who say
the platform of the national democratic
convention is not democratic, don't
know what they are talking about.
He says the reported bolt in his State
doesn't amount to any thing, that
those engaged in it had bolted before,
and that the utmost extent of their
strength will not exceed seven thou
sand votes.
Col. l.. @. Washington, the veteran
newspaper correspondent of this city,
who has returned from Chicago, says
the speech of Mr.. Bryan in the national
democratic convention proved him to
be the American Demosthenes. 1t has
rarely been equaled and never excelled,
for effect, and he says that from what
be saw and heard at Chicago he is in
duced to believe that Mr.. Bryan's
election by large majority is assured.
Ex-senator Kellogg of Louisiana, a
pronounced republican, said to-day that
his party talks as if it were confident
of electing its ticket, but that he is by
no means so.
1t is reported at the Treasury De-
partmeut that the drain upon the gold
reserve is increasing, and is made by
New York bankers and brokers, and
not for legitimate business.
A man in this city who has business
affairs in Pennsylvania says that recent
ly when in the office of large manufac-
turing establishment in that State he
asked the head of the firm how his en-
ployees would vote on the silver ques-
ton. The reply he received was !:
"There are four thousand of them and
every one will vote for free silver, ard
l can't induce one of them to vote
otherwise"
To-day's plans for the entertainment
of the army of Christian Endeavorers
here consist OF excursions from the city
to points of interest in all directions.
Large crowds took the early morning
trains to Mt. Vernon where public eX-
ercises are to be held at o'clock to
commemorate the centenary of Wash
ington's farewell address. These ex-
ercises are under the auspices of
the Christian Endeavor Convention
Committee aided by President Clark
and Secretary Baer and the trustees.
! The programme includes the planting of
the Christian Endeavor oak. singing by
the chorus, speaking, and the reading
of Washington's farewell address. To-
night the lantern bicycle parade will
occur on Pennsylvania avenue. 1t is
expected that 5000 bicycles will be in
line.
Colonel Bright, sergeant-at-arms of
the Senate, says Senator German saw
the silver storm before it came and
wisely got out of its way; he will give
the ticket his earnest support, because
he is democrat and it is the ticket of
the democratic party. Senator Hill, MIR.
Whitney and all the other prominent
aud influential members of the demo-
cratic party will, he also says, go with
their party.
Colonel Brady, ex.Congressman Bowden,
Mr.. Pat McCaull and some other prominent
Virginia republicans were in the city to-day.
Burglars blew open the safe at Pal