Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-01-01
country continues to increase, and the
worst of it is, the cry is still they come.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandra Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l.
A Virginia democrat here says
there is not much politics in his State
now. but that the democrats there
shave it in" for those members OF their
party who deserted them in the late
election, and that they are all agreed
that their next candidate for governor
shall be straiehtout free silver man,
with no "shivering crown or trembling
toe" Among those spoken OF Rr gov
ernor, he says, are Messrs. Hlyson,
Goode, Tyler, Jones, Watts, and Hun
ton. For attorney general, he says,
those most prominently mentioned are
Messrs. Scott, Lassiter, Pollard, Rhea
and Lloyd Smith.
Congressman Swanson of Virginia,
who is now here, says he did not so the
White House to-day, because he does
not think traitors deserve respect, at
le lst those they have betrayed, al d that
while Mr.. Cleveland has given him
some offices, he doesn't look upon them
as personal favors, but as the right and
proper execution of the trust reposed
in the President, and that in respect OF
other appointments he thinks Mr..
Cleveland would be convicted of breach
of trust.
Mr.. Speaker Reed, who is now here,
says that instead of the boom MIR. Nc
Kinley was to bring, it appears that he
has only brought few samples of il.
Mr.. Howry, whom the President has
| nominated for judge, and whose noml-
| nation has been held up in the Senate,
once killed man in street fight. VI
course he was gold bolter, but notwith-
standing that fact the democratic Sena-
tors from his State are trying to have
him confirmed. Some OF his friends,
however, believe the President may
withdraw his nomination, as, though
he has appointed him to other credit
ably filled offices, he now reverts to the
| disfavor he had for men slayers when
he assigned it as reason for not giving
an appointment to Colonel Phil.
Thompson, of Kentucky.
| Rear Admiral Joseph s. Skerrett and
MIR. VIM. NJ. Shuster, died at their
homes in this city to-day.
People from Fredericksburg, Virginia,
now here say that State Senator Little
of that town, who until recently was
a prominent member of the democratic
party of his State, has expressed his
| intention of withdrawing from politics
aud devoting his entire attention to his
legal business.
A Virginia republican now in the
CITY says he is amused at the gall Of the
men in his party in his State who,
| though pronounced Reed men until ii
became evident that Mckinley would
be nominated, are now attempting to
run the party and to get the offices.
But, said he, Mckinley knows who are
his real friends in Virginia, and they
only will be remembered
| Among the visitors here to-day is
ooneressman-e elect Yost OF the Staunton
district. Mr.. Yost is contrasting the
seat of Mr.. Tucker in the present
| House. and says General Walker will
attempt TO call the case up next week,
and that he is pretty sure Of getting the
seat.
| New Years day has been observed
hare as a general holiday. All the
government and district offices and
public buildings are closed, and also all
the business houses. The lobbies OIL
| the hotels, too, which are usually
crowded on public holidays, were
almost deserted, and the hack
! drivers complain of the lack of fares
The White House was the only crowd
| ed place in the city, and it was throng-
ed from ten to two o'clock with people
| of both sexes and of all colors, ranks,
ages and conditions O: life, the negroes
being conspicuously evident, but few
congressman being present. Talking
about the number of negroes there,
Congressman Swanson said Mr.. Cleve'
land had become great fayorite with
them since he helped to defeat the
democrats last fall, and that one Of their
speakers in his district says he always
believed the republicans were right,
| but he knows he is now since Mr.. Cleve-
land and all the white gentlemen had
quit the democrats, and lett them with
nothing but poor white trash.
Mr.. Lurty, who is spoken Of in con.
nection with the republican guberna-
torial nomination in Virginia, who is
now here, says be has strong hopes of
being the nominee of the convention,
and that General Walker from his State,
who is also mentioned in connection
with the game nomination, is for him,
and has told him so with his own
mouth.
TRAGEDY IN GEORGIA