Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-03-09

The friends OF Mr. lark ASue", OF
claim that he has the sup
port of the leaders of the republican
party in the State who will control the
federal patronage there. Mr.. McCaull
claims to have outside influence
which will push him through
l claim that twenty five years
service to the party when q man
risked his life and liberty to be
republican in the State, and with the
backing of such republican voters, Will
give me the place." He also said he
thought "if the republicans did not
nominate a straight ticket for Governor,
that the best thing for them to do would
be to unite with the gold democrats and
such others as are favorable to an hon.
est election law; such course would be
to the best interest of the people of the
State. Should Colonel Lamb resign
the Craftsmanship of the State commit
tee, think General Boiling or General
Walker should be elected bis successor.
Now who will con6rol the federal
patronage in the State, is question
which is creating much talk among our
friends in the party. If the admins.
tration decid4s III the absence of repub-
lican Senators from the State to control
this matter and gives it to the executive
committee and the two republican con-
gressmeu, believe that Judge Waddill
and his associates who are the execu-
tive committee will accord to Congress
men Walker aud Yost such portions OF
patronage as they would be entitled TO
receive for their districts. Such course
as this would satisfy all the republicans
who are disposed to be reasonable, thus
harmonizing all the interests of the
party. MIR. Gleaves, Gen. Walkers
law partner, wants to be district attor-
ney; J. H. Johnston, G. It. Barksdale,
and w. z. Robinson want the postoffice
at Danville; G. M. Tucker, of Carol,
wants to be collector OF .l4,e,aal reve-
nue.; r. ]. Hubbard, of Buckingham,
wants to be assistant attorney general
in one of the departments; Spicer Cur
lett wants to be consul to Matanzas; w.
M. Ashby to Colon; j. ]. Verserto Rio;
Tyler Hoke and Sheppy Lewis want to
be district attorneys; and r. ]. Walker,
the republican "game cock of the Shen-
andoah," wants to be o. S. marshal.
1t is currently understood in admin
stration circles that the men who held
office under the Harrison administra-
ton, most of whom were not original
Mckinley men, need not expect any
favors now in the way of federal patron.
age.
The only Southern republican who
seems to be assured of an Office is Mr.
Powell Clayton, the scalawag ex U. S
Senator from Arkansas, who is ar ap-
picant for the Mexican mission, the
salary Of which SIT 800.
1t is confidently asserted here to-day
that republican will be nominated for
u. S. attorney for the District Of Co.
lumbia, and that straightout demo.
crat will be nominated for District
Commissioner.
Congressman Rixey of the Alexan
dria, Virginia, district has returned to
his home in Culpeper. he will be here
again Saturday to attend the democratic
caucus of the House, and after being
sworn in on Monday will 90 to New
York TO have an operation performed
on his throat. He has not yet received
an official notification that there is 6
naval cadetship appointment at his dis
posal, but will do so probably to-day
and has not yet decided upon whom &c
bestow it.
1t is understood here that Mr.. Cor
do, ~
the Inauguration fund, with the under
standing that the procession should
march by his house, which was not on
the line of the parade and that as it did
not do so, his subscription will be re.
turned to him.
1t is generally supposed that the new
tariff bill, which raises the duty on
almost every thing poor people have
to buy, will be passed by the Senate
without dilatory opposition on the
part of the democrats, but that two OF
the latter, those from Louisiana, will
vote for it-Messrs. Gallery and Nc
Emery. This calls to mind the old
Wnig song. "The news is shocking bad
t ON louisiana"
The Presidential turnouts have been
received--a brougham and landau,
bearing the monogram Mex" on a
black ground, fitted with rubber tires
and having interior upholstering OF
dark morocco leather. The Presidents
horses, two pairs of them, which were
bought in New Hampshire, have also
arrived. One of the pairs is seal brown
in color, and the other pair is Of the
mouse" hue, which results from close
clipping. and may develop into any
shade of color as the hair grows out.
The ex Presidents horses have been
removed from the White House stables.
A pair of bays, which were always
spoken of as Mrs. Cleveland's team,
were shipped to Princeton on Friday
last with roadster which the ex- Presi-
dent sometimes drove single. The
other four horses, which were occa-
sionally used for White House pur.
poses by Private Secretary Thurber and
others, have been shipped to New York
sor sale.
The sugar schedule was considered
to-day by the republican members of
the ways and means committee. 1t
was decided to increase the rate of duty
so as to provide for additional revenues
to the amount of $2O,O0O,000. Present
appearances indicate that the duty on
raw sugar will be about Il cents q
pound, scaling this to u cents a
pound in the case OF countries which
give US equal reciprocal advantages.
The purpose is to reduce the differen-
tial to the lowest possible rate, not ex-
ceeding / of cent pound.