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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1910
Page
12
A civic call to end maladministration targets state graft and a machine that allegedly controls the judiciary. Attend a Capitol Avenue theatre public meeting tonight to question leaders not dominated by the ring. County commissioners defend records showing savings of 11 543 40 in eighteen months amid campaign misrepresentation literature flood.
A compact political notice states that on November 8 independent voters in Wyoming will repulse and rebuke a vicious system of prostitution of public offices, naming Mullen Schnitger Baird Cook Forsythe and Potter as servile to the machine.
The piece accuses a candidate of avoiding direct charges and relies on financial figures to claim Wyoming state spending rose from 284,551.95 in 1900 to 908,637.50 in 1910, with Brooks administration increases of 427,070.16 per year from 481,567.16 in 1904 to 908,637.50 in 1910.
A harsh editorial condemns the state central committee and its allies for alleged corruption and coercive tactics. It accuses the machine of deliberate deceit, intimidation, and exploiting public offices for private gain, calling their campaign malodorous and cowardly. It also criticizes covert messaging to influence voters and questions ballot integrity for the governor’s race.
The piece denounces a campaign management and a so called Republican machine. It argues they promote criminal disregard of the law and act in despair. The text claims the organization uses vicious methods and hopes to be crushed in a public defeat.
The editorial condemns Nimmo and Carlisle for alleged engineering incompetence in Cheyenne’s waterworks project. It accuses the administration of mismanagement, warns of continued deficits, and urges voters to back Bresnahen for reform and cleaner municipal engineering.
A State Leader editorial asks county voters to judge Democratic officials seeking reelection on their records. It urges readers to answer the page one questions and avoid being misled by public opinion or smear campaigns.
In Hartley Iowa on Oct 28 Lee Jones 15 and Howard Kellum 16 were badly hurt when a pop bottle loaded with blasting powder exploded. Doctors operated for hours removing glass fragments from their faces and bodies. The boys, in a makeshift Fourth of July setup, were hospitalized in critical condition with hundreds of stitches reported.
Two young boys playing with matches started a fire at the St. Louis Tiressed Beef and Provision company causing about 75000 dollars in damage. Winds faded after the blaze.
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