The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
ROUTT'S REMARKS.
Interview With Ex-Governor John
L. Routt, Of Colorado-Polit-
zeal Pot Pie.

A BAZoO reporter called upon Governor
Routt al the Garrison yesterday afternoon,
and after several minutes of cattle talk the
conversation turned into political channels,
aud the prospective senatorial contest in
Colorado wasdiscusssd al some length. In re-
ply 10 a question as To the present situation
vi Affairs, the governor said:
There has bern but little change in the
situation since Teller Withdrew from the
contest. Senator Hill wants to be reelected
very badly, aud ex-senator Chaffee has the
fever equally as bad. The fight between
Hill and Chafiee will be fully as bitter as
that between Hill and Teller These gen.
tlemen are at swords points all of the
time, and the friends of each are equally as
bitter against those of the other. Each
considers his own chances the best, and it
Is hard TO tell which will be victorious in
the end"
Then there is no prospe:t of a CO IN
promise between the belligerents?"
None whatever. Neither would pro-
pose a compromisr, neither would their
friends submit to one should such thing
De proposed"
"Will this factional fight affect the state
in the presidential campaign"
moi In the least The presidential
election occurs several months prior TO the
senatorial struggle, and Colorado repabli-
cans have too much good sound sense TO
allow anything of this sort to interfere
with the national ticket"
"Who seems TO be the choice of Colorado
republicans for presideniw
IF Grant and Blaine were In the race
the fight bttween them would be very close,
but as i, is understood that neither Of these
gentlemen are candidates think Colorado
will go pretty solid for Senator Logan, of
Illinois. There is a large soldier element
IN Colorado which would be solid for
Logan In case Grant Is not In the race
Logan will be a strong man In the couven-
tioD, and If nominated will be elected
without difficulty"
who are the democrats talking of prin-
cipally?"
"Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, seems
TO be the choice of the Colorado democracy,
but | know SO little OF the inside workir gs
of democracy that | am not at all cOmpe
tent TO express an opinion as TO who will
be their nominee"
The governor thought that Robert
Lincoln stood an excellent show for the
second place on the republican ticket, il an
eastern man is nominated for president.
He said that a "boom" for the presidential
nomination might be started too early To
be successful, and intimated that LOgan's
boom, now very promising, might spend It's
force before the convention was held.
He thought that Roscoe Conkling had
permanently "soured" on politics He
was now making money rapidly i'm the
practice of his profession, and would prob
ably keep at that pursuit for some time, not
troubling himself much about ''the ship of
state"
Ohio" he said, "under the leadership
of John Sherman, would exert a potent in
fiuence in naming the man who would
head the next republican ticket"
Gov. Routt was born in Kentucky, and
was raised 10 Bloomington, Ills. He enter
ed the union service with the 9th regi-
ment Of Illinois volunteers. He has re-
sided in Colorado eleven years, He is a
good natured gentleman-when ne isn't
hungry He made many inquiries as to
state politics, and as TO Sedslia's past,
present, and probable future. A number
of citizens were introduced yesterday to
Gov. Routt and his business partner Judge
Brush, and both left a very pleasant i'm
preston on those who made their acquain;-
ance,