The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-12-19
OWSlEY IN AN UGLY JOB.
Scott Harrison's Secret Ballot
for His Brother Betrayed
To Senators.
Fight Made on the Kansas City
Surveyor of the Port by
Senator Vest.


surveyor oi the port ot Kansas City,
shall come before the senate for con
I >ideralion. the >euaIe committee on
commerce will present an adverse re-.
port and the nomination will he re-
jected.
/ ? Ii l. said on he most excellent
authority that this action will be
based on the assumption that Mr..
Harrison voted last November for Il
number of candidates on the Republic
can ticket. His entire fitness To- dis.
charge the duties of the office has NO,
been and will not he questioned. but
his rejection will rest wholly on the
ground that he i not Il faithful demo
crat.
Mr.. Wilhers' nomination will not
he opposed.
Mr.. Ransome. of North Carolina
I l. chairman Of the committee which
will consider the ease. Mr.. Vest. of
Missouri, Is one of the democratic
members and associated with him are
Mes-rs. Coke of Texas, German Of
MARYLAND. White %; Louisiana, White
OF California and Murphy of New
York. The republican minority i
made up of Me~-r~. Frye, Jones,
Dolph, Cullom, Wa,hburn ami Quay.
VEST LEADING THE FIGHT.
Mr.. Vest i an Influential member
of the commit &c. and his O.inion will
an this instance he deferred tn more
than it would ordinarily he because
the office i at hi> stated home He
Is opposed to confirmation. Mr.. Cor
man has no Use Tor the president and
much for politicians. lie will also
vote. it i said, 10 turn Harrison
down. Mr.. Murphy. of New York.
vii. ne glad OF an opportunity 10 di>-
charge a service ri this character. He
la> much occasion rcciprocaliv 80 de-
mamd similar ones. Their appears 20
be hut ii,ile d,ub; that Mr.. Vest can
dictate the report al the committee
and acceptance of that report hy tie
senate l. almost Il i0rc"oue conclusion.
MIR. Vest was originally for Porter
ilnvev TOR surveyor Of the port and
almost at the last moment WAS IN
iiuencei To- abandon hi> candidate and
ioin the supporters of Burns. His
opposition Ia confirmation Is not. how
ever, understood To rest on the ground
that hi. own candidate WAS un>ucce>>-
iul. but wholly on IIarrison's vote in
November.
HARRISON BALLOT BETRAYED.
Here the Kansas CITY recorder Oi
voters enters rs an influential factor
against the nominee. 1t Is beyond
question that the recorder and his
assistants have had acces. to Mr. Har-
rison's ballot. Under the Australian
system it is a simple matter, even
months after an election, to identify
the ballots OF any number OF citizens.
for they are marked and numbered
by the Judges before going into the
ballot.
Some Mis>ourians here say that in
exhibiting Mr.. Harrison's ballot or
divulg ing It's natur" to any person
whatever. the recorder of voters was
guilty OF an oiieHse which. if not
penal under the statutes, might vet
be well urged against him in the pro-
ceedings recently instituted bv disgust
al and outraged citizens.
Ii can he mos, aGthoritatively ,aid
that full information IL to Mr.. Har-
rison's ballot has repeatedly been fur
nished bv his enemies here. and that
If the original ballot is not produced
before the senate committee. copy
will he.
DARK WORK DONE BN Ow>I.EN.
In anticipation Of a fight on his
nomination. MIR Harrison l. under
stool 20 have made Il statement that
the only republicans for whom he
voted were the presidential electors
and the candidate for governor.
Thereupon a new application ap-
pears To- have been made, whether Ill
rectly or indirectly i not said. to the
obliging recorder or soric deputy.
and Il statement i'm entire cuntradic-
ton oi Mr.. Harrison, obtained. II,
Is said To show that Mr.. Harrison
voted for more republicans than dem
ocrais, among them the republican
nominee for congress.
There the case stands III present.
That ANYTHING will be done until after
the holiday recess Is not likely, but
that Mr.. Harrison's nomination will
ultimately he rejected appears 10 he
so certain that gossips already concern
themselves with discussing the chances
of other candidates. 1t is not thought
that Mr.. HarrisOn's rejection will