The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-05-21
POLITICS In MISSOURI.
Will Governor Francis Step Into
Mr.. Vests Place.
Washington Posi-.

: Washington Post.
Standing in the lobby at Willard:
Hotel, yesterday morning, was a tall
well-built man of about twenty-nin,
years of age. His trim figure was neatly
clad in a cool looking sack suit, and
his shapely head surmOunted by
a light brown derby of fashionable
make. He was John Jaynes OF
Sedalia, Mo-, one of the wealth
lest and most influential of the
young republican leaders of that state
During the recent election he was one
of the the hardest workers in the
party, and the result of his efforts wa:
very perceptibly felt. He it was who
with Matthew q. Reynolds, has beer
given credit by the New York Tribune
in one Of its editorials. for having SO
materially reduced the democratic ma
jority of Missouri as to make it neces.
sary to await the official count before
the state was conceded to the demo
Gratis.
THE campaign" he said, twill
doubtless be carried On in the line OF
the tariff, and judging from the re-
suit of the last election, it will be sue.
cessful. When L began my canvass
l organized the Republican League
of my county, and could only get
seven men to 60 into it, but on the
day of the election it had member
ship of l 400 and had organized the
Sedalia FIambeau club, of which /
am president, and which took part in
the inaugural procession in Washing
ton. My county. had gone demo-
cratic by several thousand in the cleo
tion of 1884, and most people looked
upon any attempt to bring it into the
republican ranks as worse than use.
less. We went 10 work, however,
scattered tariff literature, such as Nc.
Kinley's and Chambers speeches,
broadcast, made a systematic can.
vass. and at the election Cieveland's
majority was bare 81. In our legisla-
ture now the democrats have only
Is majority, and during an almost
continuous session, beginning in JAN
uary last, they have only succeeded in
passing five bills. The republicans
are not attempting to retard business
unnecessary, but are simply making
themselves felt and building up a re-
card on which to work during the
next campaign.
Another thing l count upon as
sure to result most favorably to the
republicans" he continued, sis the
most inevitable split in the democrat
ic ranks in our state. The cause of
this will be the election of the United
States senator which is approaching.
Gov. Francis is ambitious to succeed
Senator Vest, and will have the en-.
thusiastic support of the young democ-
racy, while the older members of the
party, the old-time Bourbon demo-
Gratis, will back Vest solidly. The
result will be party fight, and while
this is going on we shall step in and
elect republican to Vests position"
When asked what was thought by
Missouri republican politicians of Pres
ident Harrison's policy since his cleo
ton, Mr.. Jaynes replied that he could
say nothing on that subject. He had
not been active enough in politics of
late, he said, to enable him to answer
such question, but added that as far
as he was concerned the Presidents
course seemed an admirable one. He
believed in Harrison's ability to exc
cute the important trusts of the presi-
dency before his election, and worked
for him accordingly, and that now
Harrison was in he still thought him
as able man as ever.
Mr.. Jaynes is ON his way to
New York to attend to some
business there, and only stopped over
in Washington to look after some
matters in the Treasury Department
in which he was interested.
Mr.. Jaynes will probably pass the
summer at Newport and Narragansett
Pier, and devote portion of his time
to yachting, of which pastime he is
very fond. 1t will be remembered by
the readers of The Posi- that it was
while at Newport last season that Mr..
Jaynes proved his courage by the
daring rescue of two society bellies
from a runaway team. So much no.
toriety was occasioned MIR. Jaynes in
consequence of this that he finally left
the resort and returned to Sedalia.
Mr.. Jaynes is pleasant and interest
ing talker, and Is one of the most sue
cessful. as well as one of the youngest,
politicians in his State.