The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-09-25

! II will he interesting Ia your readers To
learn something direct from the Capitol
with reference to the appointment Of Sena-
tor Bogy's successor As matter Of course
the goAernor is very rrticent, hut enough,
! has l,een learned from . reliable source Z"
enable your correspondent 10 tx pretty Ger
tsinly on the coming man. In giving these
! impressions no rule of confidence is violated.
for il is not pretended that there disclosures
are official. Nevertheless. they are Of a
character which rise beyond the dignity Of
mere speculation. McOmrse correspondents,
real or pretended. both from this city and
st. Louis, are writing letien to the press,
intended TO influence Indirectly the chances
O:
THEIR FAvoRIrEs' CANDIDATES
While regarding such practice ~ exceed
ingly reprehensible. inasmuch as IL greatly
misleads popular opinion, there il really M
way by which il can be fOrestalled, save in
pursuing the course, which, with the indi-
rect sanction Of the governor, this publica-
ton is intended to 'subserve. Approaching
this fact, the executive, n soon rs the It'd
ings Of the lamentsd Senator's death was
conveyed to him, Immediately hasiened To
6x on his man. A few confidential advisors
we're summoned early this morning to the
sovernor's presence, and the conclusions he
had arrived at were Immediately
LAID BEFORE THEM.
| In doing this the governor remarked, that
he felt his position peculiarly embarrassing.
A number Of irresponsible scribblers had cir
fculated far and wide in the state, the story
that he himself would become a candidate
| for this succession in the event of the pre--
ent term concluding in the usual
| way: and now that the hand Of Provi-
dencs had interviewed to cut short disiin-
guished career, and fix a pinnacle in the
endeavor to reach which some vauliing am
bition would o'erleap itsels, unless his action
was quick. irreversable and decisive, he had
determined To name the man, AMI thus
silence political excitement and quiet the
ambitious dreams of the innImers bic hoard
Of Senatorial aspii ants, which were even
now preparing to descend upon HIM. In
reaching his decision he had carefully re-
viewed the claims of the most prominent Of
the distinguished men who aspircd Ia ill
the seat once occupied BY Benton. First
| and foremost Of these great men whose
splendid intellect and magnificent ora:ory,
singled him out rs the tall oak under chose
shadow only pigmies grew. was
THE HON. sTILsoN HUrCHINs.
of St. Louis, a man whose ireproach-
able private life was only equalle'l
by the stainless purity al his pub
lie character. Ii is true that he had
heard that Mr.. Hutchins had been called
| II. III IF "a.
and had habit of recruiting his followers,
as Falstxff did his legions from the slums
and alleys of the Metropolis. But il should
be consi iered that this peculiarly was at
tributable 10 the fact that wise leader,
whether military or political. selects his fol-
lowing with aview TO the character Of work
he expects them to perform and the work
which Mr.. Hutchins always had to do, was
of kind which ignored the proprieiy of
encumbering il with any of the decencies Of
| tions which Mr.. Hutchins 80 successfully
conducted between the ST. Louis gamblers
and the police board Of which his Fidns
Ackafes the impurtao.e Pulitzer was a Cum
spicuous member, the Governor was bound
to consider one Of the most successful tri-
umphs Of diplomacy in this or any other
country. The governor declined to take
into account the exasperating stings Of
the legal CAD Ay, which has caused this
modern Taileyrand SO much annoyance.
That was one Of those unexpected
incidents which was rs likely to bring a.
much dismay TO Mr.. Hntchins' calculations
as the impertinent question addressed t.
the negro theologian who had asserted that
God made Adam out ef dirt and leaned
! q Ia
matter to the theology who made the fence,
nor was it important 10 the fae~e of
Hutchins' diplomacy that Bowman sub-e
quently interviewed. Nevertheless the troy
enor had decided nat TO appoint Mr..
Hutchins Senator.
HON. WALDO r. JOHNSON
WA great man the Governor was prepar-
ed to admit. He WAS not brilliant, GER
tainly, hut Missouri had had enough oi
brilliancy since that imported German, who
wore spectacles and had vitalized an ami
mated skeleton into a political Nemesis,
which had for half dozen wears stood in
the way Of statesmen native 10 the cline
and to the manor h IN. Mr.. Johnson
would make an admirable selection, il he
was entirely clear upon the fact that ms
political disabilities had been altogether
removed. But he was not. In fact, To his
mind il was one Of the greatest POLITICAL
disabilities ut tins time for an aspirant for
senatorial honors to hail from the South
west. Indeed, he had been creslibly in.
formed that the people Of that section were
not looking for a Senator until 1878, at
which time their most available material
would be ready To exchange less distinguish
cd employment for senatorial honors. He
felt il his duty 10 recognize the wishes OF
that influential section Of the State, and 10
put no impedi,nents in their way which
they might wish to have removed at the
proper time.
HOX. ERAsTUs WELLS.
He regarded a too completely immersed
in financial speculations to devote that
time and attention to Legislative duties
which he considered imperative on Sena-
tor. Mr.. Wells would do very we'll under
ordinary circumstances, for . representative
in Congress. bat he lacked that compreher-
sive grasp Of mind and enlarged views Of
sistesmanship, essential to Senator. Be-
sides. he was not En- rapport With the people.
They looked upon him ~ an aristocrat,
and would never be able 10 draw near 10
his heart and feel that they were resting on
uts warm auu q ucIUos OSCaSSy WIN scutI-
ments akin TO those of the baht which re-
clines on its mothers bosom. HI. had quite
rejected the idea Of appointing Mr. Wells
HON. THOMAS ALLEN
would never suit the graneen. He was
railroad magnate, identified too closely
with thoae grinding monopolies, which
were crushing the life blood out Of the
people. The Governor was . farmer him.
self, and his blood boiled with indignation
At the idea Of Senator Bogys place being
6lled BY man, who held in the hollow Of
his hand, those complicated interests
which the toiling maaaes regarded a. the
greasest expressions they we're called upon
to endure. The suggestion Of appointing
Mr.. Allen TO the Senate was not to be en-. |
tersained for . moment.
HON. AYLEfT n. BCCKyER