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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1912
Page
9
Advertisement for Leoward the clairvoyant offering help with marriage lawsuits health and personal issues. Claims to influence relationships locate friends and achieve ambitions from Lyric Rooms near Lyric Theater. Business confidential private parlors advertised.
A scarce, mixed set of notices from Sheridan with names and towns. Items include a bad check case involving George Roberta of Sheridan, fair dates starting September 16, death notices for James Burns and Emma Curtis, a marriage planned for Rev Edward Evans, and local farm developments such as telephone contracts near Worland and a large orchard purchase. Also notes on canal delays, liquor fines, a boy named Charles Young injured, a Upton wedding, flax sowing, and a new Basin pastor.
In a Wyoming convention scene, Sheridan Downer and anti Taft delegates push Roosevelt. Voters in ten states repudiated Taft, and Downey denounces Taft while noting strong Roosevelt sentiment in Albany County. The hall shows mixed support with anti-Taft groups vocal in galleries.
A list of mayor and councilman candidates for Upton Wyoming municipal election includes Citizens party nominees C A Harmon physician for mayor and C P Meek rancher plus Fred Hangon saloon keeper for council. Peoples party nominates R A Watt merchant for mayor and John Popham merchant and Juan Jenkins rancher for council.
Mr Downey and Mr Fred spoke for Sheridan county in a rally opposing Taft. Blume argued for Roosevelt or Hughes as better nominees and urged delegates to vote freely in Chicago. The Sheridan crowd backed Roosevelt while endorsing Taft only if chosen, ending with support for Taft if needed.
Daley of Carbon, Stone of Laramie, Usherman of Uinta, Deffel der of Fremont and Clark of Sweet water are named in the roll. John Higgins of Converse is declared elected. Secretary Wilson reads the resolutions committee report and notes the request to adopt resolutions in case of
Delegates at the Wyoming GOP convention endorse President Taft, pledge party unity to support his renomination, and urge continued Republican efforts in Congress for Warren and Mondell. They back progressive legislation, good roads funding, and highway construction, with thanks to their delegation for road and park efforts. A letter invites delegates to the State Publicity Association meeting tomorrow.
Democratic platform calls for strict land laws and no espionage, urges a constitutional income tax amendment, water protection, permanent highways, Australian ballot, initiative and referendum, recall of public officers, employers liability, convict-made goods ban, eight hour day for public work and all labor, and regulation of corporations. It advocates a Democratic legislature to implement these reforms.
A per release urges support for Governor Carey and Democratic officers, praising irrigation development and land board efforts to fix issues from the previous Republican era. It calls for unity in voting, instructs delegates to Baltimore to back Champ Clark while free thereafter, and presents a minority view resisting binding presidential instructions.
In a Wyoming Democratic convention debate, Governor John Osborne was nominated for the national committee after a motion to suspend rules failed. Osborne thanked the group, pledging to work toward a victorious, progressive Democratic administration. Albert J. Brock and Thomas J. Carroll were unanimously elected presidential electors.
Ex-Governor John D. Osborn of Carbon county calls the state Democratic convention to order using a pine club as a gavel. W. L. Bimpéon of Park county is elected temporary chairman amid vows to push Jeffersonian principles and win in the fall. Committees on Credentials and Resolutions are appointed with members from Albany to Uinta and Natrona.
The convention debated whether to instruct Wyoming delegates to back Champ Clark or remain uninstructed. The majority report prevailed 49 to 39 after Fos of Fremont Ben Shelden urged a square deal, then Hasenkamp and others were named as delegates with voting outcomes listed.
The Wyoming Republican gathering opened after ten with C W Burdick presiding. Ex Governor B B Brooks was unanimously elected after M O Brown of Albany nominated him. Brooks criticized Democrats back to 1896 and praised the presidency while omitting current business conditions. Committees on credentials rules and resolutions were named and adjourned until two oclock.
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