The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-21
Ryan BY stating that he "alwavs was afrai.,

Ryan BY stating that he always was afraid
OF thieves"
Then Mr.. Rowell, one Of DIR Mclean
attorneys, took hand at stating the case
as he looked at it,
ut seems just this way to me-" said Mr..
Rowell. First, the legislature cut out
nice little democratic district for Colonel
BrOadhead 10 run in. Then, when he
missed getting the seat, they try the man.
damus proceeding. When this fails to
reach, suppose that they will bring in the
army and navy and save the country, and
elect Col. Broadhead, no matter what
trouble is incurred"
MIR. Frank Ryan related his experience
then.
1--WE could not get at him AZ ALL" said
he.
"Why not?'
"Well, il sounded just as ii Berg were
matfl.d up i'm the bed clothes. The sounds
came fainter and fainter from the locked
rooal, and finally We could not hear ANY,
thing at all. He had ceased to speak
Berg first told US that he transacted all i.is
business down town. but when w went
back the second time he be- eel !. " ex-
cused on the ground that he La. 4. shaking
lever all night. and could not get up on
tina, account"
Winston was the Oniv man who would
not talk a5ou; the trip ami laugh over 1t.
lie had IN Some wav got tie idea that he
had terrible secret To keep, and TO ali
questions about the midnight raid he Tt
piled. III solemn tones, 81 have NO stale
ment To make"
AT ii O'clock
this morning Messrs Berg, Taafie and
Hobliizeile, of the canvassing board, We're
present III the registers office. The attor-
news on both sides were on hand. After
some talk, Mr.. Hobliizelie said: IL a,a
ready To sign these abstracts"
so am |" said Mr.. Tasffe
"Are YOU ready to certify To all these
too'ings?"
Il am ready to certify that certain Off
GERS are elected" said Taafle.
''Sc am l." cried Hobli,z lie.
"Wiil you sign the congressional hg-
ures" said Mr.. Berg.
NO." said Mr. Taaffe and Mr. Hoblit1-
ellie at once, mot in tine Second and Ninth
districts"
Mr.. Rowell-"It must be all done to-
ge,her"
Yes, said MIR Berg.
"Weil," said Taafie, Il will not do that"
Mr.. Berg finally decided to go up again
and consult MIR. Bell. When he returned,
he announced that he woEld do nothing
until after he had heard from the supreme
court, and that in this, he was acting IN
der the advice Of City Counsellor Bell.
Adjournment was then taken until 10 a. u
Thursday morning, by which time it Is
supposed the supreme court will have acted
in The premises Until that time ii IL
probable that 10 certificates will be issued
! to any man elected, although Mr. Berg
said he would seek further advice, and that
he might issue some OF the certificates liza
| cases In which there was no possible di>-
putes this afternoon. All the attorneys III
the case 60 up to Jefferson City tonight to
argue the case Tomorrow
Mr.. Lyme ID. Metcalfe, it,, talked about
| the case as follows, ih.s morning: The
Broadhead men are calling this South
Carolina returning hoard, and are claim
ing that it Is throwing out returns al lis
own sweet will. Now they GO before the
sup eme court to ask that the same thing
| b done. They ask, for instance, that pre-
c nets 81, Ill and POS be thrown cut. The
only ground they have for the demand Is
that the returns were made IN different
poll books from those provided BY law
The figures are ali complete and properly
entered, bat they we're in The wrong books
! In the case vi precincts 100 and lS9, how
ever, which they wanted counted 1t Is en-
tirely different. In these instances the poll
books show no returns. whatever, for the
Ninth district. The judges never made
ANY. MIR. Berg threw them out, acting
| under the AZ vice OF Mr.. Bell and following
the law. He has followed j, to the letter.
and has given no reason ior accusing hun
vi manifest partiality, as has been cone.
| Mr.. Broadhead's attorneys watched
Berg very closely this morning. and were
evidently afraid that he would send of the
returns, and they LETT his efice only when
he pledged his word that ie would do moth
ing until Thursday morning.