The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-03

VGBV W. HYDE.
Did llr. Vest Offer Hyde the Short
Term Senatorshlpf
He Says Not, and Explains Few
Interesting Circumstances.
TIE following article appesrs in tn
0Ie6e-D Democrat Of Saturday. In order 4
sscertain the truth OF its assertions,
BAzoo reporter this morning called upo'
the gentleman whom the Globe Demoora
clsims to have interviewed.
The reporter found Col. Vest seated q
his desk, and looking the picture Of health
after his srduous campaign. In bis hand
he held . large bundle Of papers which be
Appeared 70 be carefully examining. Two
or three gentlemen we're in waiting, and
the surrounding circumstances appeared to
Be very unfavorable for m interview.
A. the reporter entered the Colonel
glanced up With an interrogation point in
each eye, which wss answered BY the inter.
viewer coming right down to buainess:
Reporter Colonel, called to zee you
about thst article in the Globe Democrat
which"
Col. veat-I an very busy this morning
with . murder case, and have no time 70
spare to talk about anything else.
Rep.-But 10 the article true?
Col. vi have not seen the Globe Demo-
eras. 1 have heard something about il.
and - soon - have time will prepare .
statement of the facts in the case.
Rep.-When will that be?
Col. V.-This evening. You can zee it
then.
With that the BAzoo reporter departed,
leaving the Colonel busy with the intrica-
Gle, Of a case that imperils . human life.
The following is the Gto6e-Democrafs
article of Saturday:
The Rspsbiioas Of the 18th instant con.
tanned letter dated CAMP Prather, Ark.
the chief purpose of which was to reply to
some structures on thst journal and Its
managing editor, Mr.. William Hyde which
appeared in an interview with Mr.. George
q. Vest, published in the Globe Democrat
some days before. Tie authorship Of that
letter may be matter of dirpute, hut when
the fact IL taken into confederation that il
was dated from . point At which Mr.. Hyde
WA Turing black bass to destruction. 4" in
spiration IL IN easy matter to determine.
The main point of the epistle vas that Mr..
Wet ct one time offered Mr.. Hyde the
support Of himself and its friends for the
short Senatorial term in consideration OF
the support Of the RepmNioan for Mr.. Vest
for the long term. This struck the editor
of the Globe Democrat a. impor Iant, ii true,
and . telegram ~ss Immediately sent to
Sedalia asking if NJ. Vest vas there, and
il 90. soliciting his answer BY telegraph 70
the atatements in the Camp Prather letter.
Mr. Vest, however, had gone to Kentucky,
and would not be back for some days. A
reporter was then directed to keep watch |
Of the distinguished arrivals at the hotels,
and to apply the interviewing pump to
Mr.. Vest ~ soon - possible after he had
ct foot upon Missouri soil. TIE oprortu-
nifty cane in due time. Mr.. Vest appeared
upou the streets of St. Louis few days
ago. 4 GLIDE Democrat reporter was soon
on his track, and, having corraled him,
proceeded to question him.
Il suppose" said the reporter, you
have read the Repxblioan's Camp Prather
letter 2"
"No," aaid Mr.. Vest, II have no: seen it.
I have been in Kentucky, and have seen no
81. Louis paper except the Globe Democrat. |
Some of my friends have been telling me
about it. Have you got . copy Of IT."
The reporter answered this i1terrogatory
BY hailing coIored employee Of the Globe
D.mocras Office. placing in his ebon hand
the sum Of ten cents, and telling him to
run round to the Republican Office and get
copy Of that paper for November 18th. The
faithful Mercury returned speedily With i
the desired sheet ard tie ten cents unspent,
observing that they wouldn't take any pay
for the paper 1t the RePsNicas Office. The
reporter smiled - he family detected IN
attempt to soften the asperisies Of the Sena-
torial ccntroveny with . half dime gra-
tuity. The paper was handed to Mr.. Yes.
With the injunction to read, learn, mark
and inwardly digest the contents Of the
Camp Prather pronunciamento. Mr. Vest
took . seat. adjusted his spectacle, read
carefully, pulled of his spectacIes. looked
st the reporter and remarked, "It's not
true Then the following colloquy &C.
CARED:
Reporter-What's not true!
M. Vest-the assertion that I ever,
under any circumstances, offered the short |
term Ssnatorship to Mr.. Hyde.
Reporter-All . d-n lie, eh? THE
Glide. Democrat reporters have special dis |
pensation on the subject Of profanity when |
discussing . quarrel between two Demo |
Gratis. Under other circumstances they are |
subject to fine for indulging in more than
ono d-n per diem.
Mr.. vest-I say, without any reeersa-
ton, that never made such proposition |
TO Mr.. Hyde.
Reporter-Well, il there no foundation |
for il! Did any Of your friends ever make |
the proposition?
M. Vest, I will tell you the truth there
l. in Il. Mr. Vest then proceeded to relate
the circumstances out of which the RSpsb
Eoaa's letter was manufactured. We give
it in our own language, 90 that Mr.. Vest
NAV not be held responsible for anything