Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
IOorrespcndence of the Alexandria Gazette. J
Washington. October ~

ICOTrfFpln0ence OF tuc h'O~"
Washington. October %
&c. Dahlmau, of Omaha, democrat
IL national Committeeman from Ne
hrasks. who was here with Bryan says
"When Mr.. Bryan was nominated l
did not believe be could be elected.
But since travelling from place to place
with him, have changed my miod.
He has had larger and more entbu'
siastic crowds than Roosevelt at almost
every stopping place. At Peoria, Ill.
for instance, 10000 greeted Roosevelt
10000 came to see Bryan. At Joliet
in the same State Roosevelt had l 900
and Bryan twenty times as many. The
republicans hope to carry Nebraska
but | do not see on what they bass
this sanRuine view.
Funeral services over the body o
the late John Sherman will be conduct
ed from the residence 10 this city to
morrow at one o'clock pm. the Rev
Alexander Msckay-Smith, of st. Jonn'
Episcopal Church, officiating. Tne non
orary pall-bearers who have ALREADY
accepted include Justice Harlan, sec
retary Gage. Senator Hawley, hon
John A. Kssssn, Hon. J. G. Bancroi'
Davis. Hon. J. d. Cameron and NJ M
Barker. The funeral train Will leave
for the West at $3.50 o'clock o-morrow
Score airy of the Navy Long. left this
morning for Msrtinsburg, w. va.
where he will make political speech
to night.
The republican newspapers OF this
CITY are talking about ex POSTMASTER
General Dickinson's apostacy as some
thing new, and as presaging great gains
for Mckinley, hut every body else
knows that Mr.. Dickinson has been d
renegade for years, and also that he
controls only his own vote.
1t has been decided by the official
authorities that Mrs. Admiral Dewey
shall take precedence of Mrs. General
Miles at all social functions here.
Stocks at the brokers' Offices here to-day
were quoted as a little lower than yesterday
and irregular, wheat snd cotton as weak and
corn rs steady.
Representative Griggs Of Georgia, who ba'
this morning. He says be thinks that state
is safe for Bryan, with votes to spare and MI
Grigss is not q mouther either, but very
conservative and deliberate man.
While the crowd around Mr.. Brysn's auto
mobile was dense this morning, beautiful
and ''up-tO-dste" young woman made hei
way to within two yards Of him on hei
bicycle, and by strett hing out her ann 0vel
the heads OF the crowd, and he doing likewise
thsy clssped hspds and held them clssped
for some moments, to the evident delight
and entertainment of the spectators.
The democrats here have slways been ssn'
Ruiue of Bryan's election, but TO-DAY they
seem 10 be more 50 than ever, and say the
republ cans will be nit 80 hard next Tuesday
week that they wont know what struck them
Trey now claim that Bryan will get more
than three huncred electoral votes, and, in.
deed, thst no part Of the country can be safely
relied upon for him except New England
and not even al. OF thst. Conservative re-
Publican ofticeholders, while claiming MI
McKinley's election. cay ii will be by close
vote and by hard and incesssnt work from
now until the night Of election day. The re.
publicans have hired every available man in
sight TO 20 On the stump for them, including
some who until the Cfer was made, were pub
licly denouncing Mckinley in the hotels Of
this city. Among the States claimed as Ger.
tain by the democrats today are New York
Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia.
A brother Of Congressman Grosvenor OF
Ohio loud mOuthed republican clerk in one
of the government departments here, hs'
been very busy of late in cooniziDg negroes
at the nearest voting precinct to this city
but, on the last REGISTRATION day, failed &c
have his own name registered for non-com
pliance with the law.