The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-02-04
BRIDGES BOON BURSTED.
The Name of Richard Guenther
Sent to the Senate for the
Mexico Consulate.


There were a number of important
nominations sent to the senate to-day,
inducing several consulates. The
consular piums were divided chiefly
between the Irish and the Germans.
Louis Gottschalk of California, re-
Gently circuit Judge in Missouri and a
resident of St. Louis, was appointed
to Stuttgart. Gotschalk left Missouri
about three years ago and has since
been residing in Southern California.
His Endorsements, in the main, have
come from California, although most
of the Missouri republican bosses have
taken occasion to say something nice
for him. John A. Winter OF illinois
will be made consul at Mannheim
Richard Guenther of Wisconsin, con-
sal general to the City of Mexico
TLos McDermott, consul of st.
Thomas, West Indies; and George w.
Pepper of Ohio, consul at Milan:
GotiscbaJk and Cnapth q =" o. ,ian
and McDermott and Pepper are Irish.
Winter, it is presumed. is an Ameri-
Guentber is ali ex-conpressman
from Wisconsin and was at outs with
the administration for several months.
and only got in when he received a
letter from Harrison inviting him to
take the consul-generalship to the
City of Mexico. Thos. McDermutt,
OF Tennessee, is little Irish politician
who resides in ALI. Taylor's district.
He is said to be man with a very
large tongue. George w. Pepper is
a Methodist preacher, is a man of
great eloquence and of splendid al
tainments and character of rugged
honesty, although a resident of this
country for great many years. he is
still Irish to the core and
devotes more attention to Irish
than American affairs. He is we'll
known all over the United States as
q lecturer on Irish affairs. He be-
longs to the triangle wing of the
Clan-ns-Gael and was chief speaker
at the meeting in Chicago held under
the auspices Of the triangle when the |
Cronin Clan-na.Gael men called a
meeting to denounce Cronin's muir
derers. Mr.. Pepper has been
friend of Alexander Sullivan and Pat
Ford and Pat Egan, and although
associating with that crowd always
maintained reputation of being a
sincerely honest, Straightforward man.
He is the father of Mr.. Charles nj.
Pepper, the Washington correspon-
dent of the Chicago Tribune.
The appointment of Guenther
knocked Capt. Bridges of Sedalia out
of whatever chance he had of getting
a consulate. Bridges is not ready to
accept any kind of a consul bone they
might throw at him he selected his
own bone and that was the City of
and will not take anything
else. Blaine emphatically promised
Bridges the Mexican consulate, and
In consequence Bridges and his friends
will entirely blame Harrison and
those under whose peculiar influence
he is, so far as Missouri is concerned.
for the Sedalia mans disappolnt-
ment. There is little doubt that
Bridges has to thank Noble for being
knocked out. Noble does not want
any republicans in Missouri to get
more than four feet high, and Bridges
is six feet to Mobiles five feet six.
Besides, it is understood that Bridges
and Filley have been very cordial
to each other, and it was whispered {
that Bridges was in favor of Filley's
to the St. Louis
post Office. In many WAYS
Bridges has. shown bis independence of
Noble while the latter has been a ,
Cabinet officer, and did not consider /:
Noble big enough to court or to pay !
any attention to before he was called
to the Cabinet. Bridges is not him
self particularly grIeved, however, as !;
Mobiles treatment of him was in the
same order as his treatment of all !
other Missourians who did not find
their way to that State through Iowa :
or Ohio.
The president informed Bridges to-
day that his recommendations were
excellent and that he heard nothing :
him that was not pleasant.
He kindly gave Bridges his consent !:
to continue his aspirations for place :
in the public service and said the exec.
ntive would always be pleased to ex-
Tend to him due consideration. Bridges
will leave for home in few days and
It is thought that he will not exert :
himself trying to secure delegation
from Missouri in favor of Harrison's }
BucKlen's Arnlca Saive.