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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
9
Chicago dispatch reports charges of bribery theft and corruption by Taft and Roosevelt forces ahead of the Republican convention. McKinley accuses Roosevelt managers of trying to capture the nomination by force while Barnes seeks a platform role and potential chairmanship as turmoil continues.
Oyster Bay June 12 Roosevelt in a fighting mood says Taft men are bolting the Republican party. He reacts to Chicago news and denounces the national committee decision on contested delegates. He questions what the California delegates will do if others are not admitted and declines to prophecy.
Taft adds forty votes at the Republican convention as contests settled by the national committee increase Taft total to 141. Roosevelt forces challenged Taft in California Arizona Michigan and Mississippi with seats at large and district delegates. Governor Johnson of Roosevelt issued a statement after Heney attacked committee members at the Coliseum.
Analysis argues the tariff fuels wealth for trusts and harms workers, corroding the Republican Party. It traces infant industry rhetoric to corporate domination, wage suppression, and inflated trust profits, culminating in a stagnant labor market and public discontent.
The text urges all to wear a flag tomorrow and deck homes in patriotism. The Woman's Relief Corps will serve refreshments in City Park Friday and the Eleventh Infantry Band will perform in the afternoon. The observance should be explained to children to foster patriotism statewide.
A cloud burst hit Buffalo at 6 90 last evening killing one man, with six others feared drowned and $300000 in losses. Wires down and darkness blanketed the town as Clear Creek rose fifteen feet in minutes. Stores, a hotel, bank, and office buildings were gutted while a livery stable burned by the flood. Relief funds were raised by local groups and air was sent by telegram.
Wheatland Wyoming June 12 A labor gang repaired tracks between Wheatland and Ava after a cloudburst damaged the line. The Cheyenne north train will proceed without transferring passengers once repairs finish. Ditch damage affected irrigation, but farmers expect crops, especially alfalfa, to benefit from the rain.
Thermopolis Wyoming June 12 Bertha Barnap eight years old saved her baby brother from drowning by using a long pole after he fell into a four foot deep swollen creek near their home. Other nearby children helped rescue a girl who also nearly fell into the washout.
Colonel Sliney denounces Wyoming National Guard orders as illegal and contrary to law, taking issue with Governor Carey. He opposes appointing Willem Dutais as adjutant and Joseph Rosters as sergeant major, claiming authority lies with the governor and staff, while a concurrent order raises questions about seniority and legality.
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