Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-16
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, d. c., Sept. 10.

From w aSHluStOH'
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gasette.l
Washington, d. c., Sept l6.
Publications picturing the alleged in
activity and lack Of money at democratic
Congressional headquarters, have arous-
ed the resentment of Chairman Cowherd
and Secretary Edwards. Neither will
discuss the matter for publication, except
to state, in general terms, that the COM
mittee is doing some earnest and enec-
tive work and that it has sufficient means
at its disposal to carry out the programme
thus far arranged. From another source
it is learned that the Congressional COM
mittee is working only in the districts of
States which the democratic national
committee does not expect to carry for
the national ticket, and that Wisconsin
and Illinois are included among these
States. The Congressional committee,
within the last few days, has addressed
letters 10 100 members of Congress ask
ing them to participate in the campaign
by making speeches under The auspices
of the Congressional committee. Let
tiers have been sent 10 all the democratic
nominees for Congress in the States IN
question, asking them what kind of as
sistance they want in the way operators
and what issues they would prefer to
have discussed in their districts. The
national committee itself has taken charge
of the Congressional fights in the States
which it hopes to carry for the national
ticket and which it can not carry with
out carrying the doubtful or close Con-
gressional districts. Among these States
are New York, West Virginia, Connect;
cut. New Jersey and Indiana. The
money and speakers required in the Con-
gressional fights in these States is being
furnished direct from the New York
headquarters, and with these Chairman
Cowherd of the Congressional commit
tee has nothing to do.
The fight being waged by the Post.
Office Department against the Preferred
Mercantile Company, of Boston, to ex-
clude them from the mails, is assuming
gigantic proportions. The business OF
the concern is declared by the depart
ment to be in violation of the anti lottery
provisions of the postal regulations. The
first fraud order was issued against the
concern last fall. Several have been is.
sued since. The department thought it
had been successful In its endeavOrs, but
recently learned that the mails were
still being used by the concern under
different names.
A dispatch to the Life Saving Service
from the keeper of the station at Gram
berry Island, Maine, this morning, says
that the schooner Ida NJ. Asher went
ashore on Long Lodge. Maine, last night
4 miles east Of the station. The crew OF
the vessel were all saved by the lie saw
ing men in surf boats.
Official notification of the birth of
son 10 the King of Italy was cabled to the
United States by Pietro Cuneo, United
States Consul at Turin. The dispatch
was Immediately forwarded to the Presi-
dent at Oyster Bay.
Senator Fairbanks, ofIndiana, repub-
jican vice presidential candidate, came
from New York this morning, one honr
late, aud at once boarded special train,
which had been held for him, to begin
his tour through West Virginia. He
was accompanied by Senator Scott, Rep
resentative Dayton and other West Vir-
ginia republicans. The first stop will be
at Harpers Ferry. Preparations for re-
ceptions for the candidate have been
made all along the line. The special
will reach Parkersburg at ten tonight.
Many stops will be made en- route
with briefspeeches by Senator Fairbanks
and others.
Vice Presidential Candidate Henry q.
Davis arrived in Washington today and
LETT Immediately for his home in Elkins.
The Army War College will be opened for
officers of the army for the first time on No
yember LIST, next. An order was issued by the
War Department today assigning nine officers
TO take the course Of instruction.
The life saving service has received re-
port from Assateague, Va, to the effect that
the schooner Maggie +. Davis has been sunk
there. The crew was landed in surf boats by
the life saving men of that station.