Progressive Republicans Split in Wyoming Discuss Plans in Cheyenne
A divided Republican meeting in Cheyenne created a temporary state Progressive Republican group and a declared platform. It urges direct primaries for federal and state offices, tax and corporate reforms, Yellowstone Park access by auto, and support for Roosevelt if nominated. The piece also notes water works financing and a proposed meter-based rate to cover maintenance and bonds.
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Cheyenne
Progressive Re
Towa
Board of Equalization
Yellowstone Park
United States
Roosevelt
Robert D. Carey
Theodore Roosevelt
Carey
Cheyenne Considers Water Metering to Curb Waste
Eneineor Goodrich of Cheyenne notes that meters could curb water waste as hydrants and fixtures leak, wasting about a third of city water. The mayor’s warning has not stopped losses, with pumping costs and bond expenses pushing annual costs well beyond basic supply needs.
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Eneineor Goodrich
Cheyenne
Goodrich
Wyoming Echoes and Humorous Snippets From Current Times
A collage of wry observations and local jests comments on politics leisure and social scenes. References include Warren the senator, T. R. and Cuba intervention, a Baltimore elopement, Aggies versus C A C in Cheyenne, draft era captions, and Lawrence striker parade chatter.
Wilsons Stand and Wilsons Path A Kansas City Star View
The Kansas City Star praises Woodrow Wilson as a strong progressive, noting his Princeton resolve and New Jersey record. It argues his energy and courage position him as a national leader while acknowledging a civil misstep in the Harvey matter but predicting voters will overlook it.
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Colonel Harvey
Harvey
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Cheyenne Finances Show Positive City Report
Annual report of Mayor Bresnahen presents Cheyenne as fiscally sound despite attacks from Sheridan Post and Cheyenne Tribune. It notes 1911 mortgage tax removal saving $420,000 and $37,000 more interest paid than in 1910, with treasury balance $146,000 on Jan 1, 1912, $79,000 higher than 1911.
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Cheyenne
Alfaira
Sheridan Post
Cheyenne Tribune
Wyoming
Tribune
Sheridan Waterprice
Bresnahen
Wyoming Voters Favor Taft Nomination Says Committeeman
In a letter responding to inquiries about presidential primaries, George H. Foxton a Republican National Committeeman from Wyoming asserts that nearly ninety percent of Wyoming voters support Taft renomination. He questions the contrast with neighboring insurgent states and contrasts political views with Nebraska. Colliers Weekly notes Taft loyalists push for nomination while Roosevelt remains quietly cautious.
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George H. Foxton
Republican National
Wyoming
Taft
South Dakota
Nebraska
Peston
Colliers Weekly
Warren Lorimer ties and machine sellers in Hankins remarks
CANK HANKINS accuses Warren of conservative acts shaped by machine sellers including appointing land office workers to influence papers and press. He claims Warren aimed to manipulate Wyoming voters while backing Lorimer to secure Senate support, calling Democrats and editors accomplices in a cynical plan.
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Hank
Warren
Bill Deming
Bill
Deming
Chaplin
Lorimer
Wyoming
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