Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Alexandria assettel
WASHINGTON. July g.

w ASh4LN04O2Ns 49, ~
Among the attendants upon the meet
ipgs of the Christian Endeavorers here
is Colonel Edward Daniel, formerly edi.
tor of the Virginia State Journal, an
original greenbacker and now, of course,
pronounced silyerite. He still owns
part of the Gunston estate, below AL
exandria, in a house on which he is
now living.
Moderator John I. Withrow, OF the
Presbyterian General Assembly, who
is attending the Christian Endeavor
Convention here, stated to-day that ne
has called meeting of the special COM
mittee appointed at the Saratoga As
sembly last May to take into consider
alton the proposed sale of the big Pres
byterian Palace on Fifth avenue, New
York, and the reoccupancy of the old
Lenox mansion. They will meet on
Tuesday, July 2Sth.
Among the West Point military ap-
pointments to-day we're the following
E. R. West, Belle Vue, Va, with T. A.
Kirk, Roanoke. Va, as alternate; Jos.
F. Barnes, of Washington, D. c., with
William L. English, Washington, D. c.,
as alternate; Henry E. Mitchell, Wash
ington, D. c., (at large); William P.
Ennis, Washington, D. c., (alternate at
large).
Mr.. J. L. Norris, e1.chairman OF the
democratic county committee of Loud
GUN county, Virginia, when here day
or two ago, said the chances OF Judge
McCabe's getting the democratic con-
gressional nomination in the Alexandria
district were evidently improving.
A member of the republican State
committee of Virginia, who attended
the late meeting of that committee at
Norfolk, here to-day, says that by a
vote of 81 to 10 Chairman Lamb was
sustained and the Allen-Waddill fac
ton of the party sat upon heavily, Gen.
Boiling being left off the executive
committee and Congressman Thorp's
nomination being sustained. The fight,
however, is still on and will be renew
ed when the new State committee to
be appointed by the congressional con-
ventions shall be organized.
Mr.. Crane, formerly of Fauquier
county, Virginia, but now Of this city,
member of the A. P. A., when talking
to friend here to-day, said that no
matter who may be the nominee of the
Chicago convention, the A. P. A's, to a
man, and in all sections Of the country,
would vote for Mckinley for the rason
that most all democratic meetings and
coventions held during the last year in
all the States lad either censured or
denounced that organization. Ifwhat he
says is 80 Mr.. Mckinley will be defeat
ed irrespective of the ection of the Chi
csgo convention, as there are ten mil
lion Catholics in the United States, let
alone the other millions who are OPP
posed to religious prescription.
The Falls Church and Washington Railroad
| is building station, and laying switch at
Balls ton, and is carrying good many pas.
sengers from Georgetown to Arlington.
A republican from the 7th Virginia district
here to-day, says there will be lively con.
test for the republican congressional nomina.
ton in that district, and that among the can.
didates for it are Messrs. Logan, Willis,
Boiler Wood and Walker. He also says the
contest between Messrs. Hay ard Mccormick,
both free silver men, for the democratic
nomination there, will DO close, and may be
decided by Shenandoah county, which has
declared for gold.