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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
15
J Hoss Carpenter a veteran Democrat from Laramie County, born 1867 in Illinois, served in Wyoming Senate 1910 1914 pushing progressive measures and supports constitutional liquor prohibition. William B Landau, Goshen Torrington candidate born 1886 on a Kansas homestead, publisher of Goshen County Journal, farmer and worker advocate, married with two children.
Daniel W. Gill, United States commissioner in Cheyenne, a longtime Democratic figure, was born April 18, 1856 in Hinsdale Massachusetts and moved to Wyoming with his parents. He served as Cheyenne mayor, sat in the Wyoming state senate, and belongs to multiple fraternal orders including 32nd degree Mason and Shriner, with wide lodge influence.
Lee Moore is a Democratic candidate for the state senate from Platte, Goshen and Lar am ie counties. A southern Wyoming pioneer and prominent stockman, he was born January 1, 1856 in Bell County Texas. Moore farmed cattle across multiple outfits before starting his own ranches in Weston Converse and Platte counties, and he helped organize Platte County as its first board of county commissioners in 1918. He married Amanda Thomas on January 4 188? They have four sons and one daughter. He is a member of the Elks and Eagles and is viewed as well suited to represent his constituents in the state senate.
Ray K Olds of Lander runs as a Democratic candidate for the Wyoming legislature representing Laramie Platte and Goshen counties. A former Layamie County treasurer since 1811, he has managed nearly a million dollars annually and aims to introduce tax law reforms. He was born in Table Rock Nebraska in 1879 and moved to Cheyenne in 1901. He married in 1906 and has three children. He is active in Woodmen of the World and civic movements.
Arthur B Mitchell a Democrat from Pine Bluffs seeks the state legislature representing Laramie Platte and Goshen counties. A Wyoming settler since 1907 he has led Pine Bluffs banks elevators and creamery roles and serves in the commercial club Knights of Pythias and Knights of Columbus. He and Hall have two children and own two stock farms in the Albin district.
Thomas Hunter, a Cheyenne native born in 1883, is a prominent Wyoming lawyer and livestock businessman praised by Democrats to win a seat in the next legislature. He earned an A B from Colorado College and an LL D from Denver Law School, and he is married since July 24, 1912, with a young son.
State representative candidate Lloyd C Bampson of Cheyenne has quickly integrated into local politics after arriving in July 1916. He opened law offices in the Citizens National Bank building and has since engaged deeply with the democratic party. Born in Washington Hitpels in 1899, he completed law studies at Northwestern University after early schooling at Wheighton High.
The document lists general election precincts in Cheyenne and surrounding areas for November 7 1916. It details precinct names such as Cheyenne Pine Bluffs Salem Tennyson Little Horse Creek Divide Leith Yellowstone and many more with their associated townships ranges and sections within Laramie County. It also describes boundary definitions for Election Districts No 1 2 and 3 and polling precincts 1 2 4 5 6 8 10 18 24 25 27 31 32 35 36 40 41 80 and others including references to the Union Pacific Railroad Colorado and Southern Railroad and local landmarks.
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