Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-08
THEY WANT HIS SCALP.
POLITICAL WRANCLE FOR
REPUBLICANS ONLY.
j. 8. EAvEs' CONFIRMATION, TO
BE FOUGHT.
A Petition to be Sent to the PreS.
itIeat ASlkinx the withdrawal
Of His Name.

OF H10 Noanes
The republican braves OF the fifth con.
gressional district have dOnned their
paint and feathers and have started ON
the warpath in dead earnest.
They are after red, red blood.
It all comes about over the long defer
red action Of the senate on the name Of
]. B. Eaves, who il up for confirmation
for the collectorship Of this district. The
name was sent to the senate by President
Harrison some time in December. but
that honorable body has not troubled
itself about confirming the appointment.
One tale usually goes with every story
With this there are several.
The friends of the candidate, for in
stance, claim to the world that the rea.
son he has not had the office thrust upon
him is because the senate already has too
much work on hand, and that in due
time he will receive document from
Washington containing his confirmation
and all will be we'll.
This is what his friends say, but every
man In the district who votes for negro
rule and protection to American million.
aires is not political friend Of Mr. Eavcs
by a long sight. There are good many
who would rather Sec the nomination de-
MED than confirmed, and prominent
among these is mentioned Mr.. ]. ]. Mott
who once held the office. and who. It !.
alleged, is after Mr.. Eaves' politica
scalp with both feet.
Mott, it is said, put his shoulder to thu
wheel to help Eaves in, and when the lat
ter was there Mott asked for his service!
several minor appointments for hi
friends. These were refused him ant
since then it is stated that he has swori
revenge and that now he is takingit.
Then there is another side.
1t is stated that Mott, while pretending
to be an enemy of Eaves is really hi
friend and that his actions toward hin
are simply blind-that he is trying t
pull the wool over the eyes of the demo
cratic congressman from North Caroline
so that they will vote for him. The dem
ocratic representatives from North Caro-
lima, by the way, are not said to worship
at the shrine of Mott, and the latte
argues, perhaps, that If he acts anenem
, to Eaves the senator's will confirm hii
just for spite.
Then again it is said Motifs son woul
not hold up his hands in righteous indil
nation il the collcctorship were ofiere
, him OH a golden platter. In inct 1t
even limited that he is in the race as
dark horse and that his papa" ispullin
the wires for him. The secret Of NJ
Eaves name lying around in the dust
corner of some committee room OF Il
United States senate is explained by tha
However it is, one fact remains, NJ
Eaves has been before the senate for thr
long mouths waiting confirmation, NJ
he don't seem to be any nearer than
was at the start. And which ever one
= :, the explanations as given above is tr
" il makes but little difference. II all 80
= to show that something is pronounced
putrid in the State oi Denmark and tn
is the reason that the republicans ha
!. " donncd their paint and feathers and
looking for gore.
A petition is to be sent Ia Preside
y Harrison. II is to nsk him to pull
" string attached to Mr.. Eaves appo''
ment, and to hold it back until n scco
=, - petition can he circulated and 5000 $
n, satures obtained for the appointment
he some man who belongs to neither tact'
I'd and on whom all can unite. Thcpetiti
is going its rounds now and by no mes
has the word "fnis" been written at
the whole affair