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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
12
An Old West newspaper column mocks partisan machine politics in Wisconsin. It rails against tainted journalism and calls for cleaning government by removing ring influence. The piece references Taft Aldrich Cannon, insurgency, and party alignment across states.
Anonymous letter to the State Leader criticizes a vicious political machine and the ringesters who direct it. The piece notes public repudiation of the Republican ring two years ago and asserts the organization faces defeat as voters rejected its candidates at the polls. The State Leader withholds publication of the anonymous source.
A speaker notes the Republican machine’s practice of helping friends at public expense. The piece urges independent voters to deliver a clean sweep in upcoming elections by routing the machine from municipal county and state government.
An elderly reformer urges diverting unused civic funds to sinking deep wells at public schools to secure dependable water. He notes a $500 playground fund and a $300 fountain fund idle since abandoned, while ongoing Central school bore reaches 210 feet and may yield pure water. Public tanks supply artesian water for now.
A distressed speaker asks if taking a third glass is wise after two glasses. The friend, with sharp caution, says he does not think a third would be missed, implying concern over overindulgence and health.
A poem by George Barlow traces a child dreaming of climbing to bluebells and laments time passing. The narrative moves from youth to maid and lover, ending with faded dreams as bluebells continue to bloom. The passage appears amid an old newspaper page with a patent remedy line for a cough.
New York officials on Sept 7 depart for leisure after assassination attempts and amid talk of municipal reform. City department heads escape the grind, retreating to lakes mountains and coast resorts as plans form to endure retrenchment and the reorganization of forces.
Chicago officials announce annual manual training will receive unprecedented emphasis in the forthcoming year. Boys will study manual training and girls household work daily, with sixth graders added to the program. Sewing and crafts will be taught in lower grades, aiming to provide practical skills for earning a good living amid skilled labor shortages.
Beveridge declares conservation wins as he speaks to Congress. Hill warns that national control risks a too large, slow, costly machine. Two presidential campaigns begin, backing John B. White of Kansas City.
Governors Veasey of South Dakota and Hay of Washington, along with Gifford Pinchot allies, lead a traveling group from Wyoming and other states. They depart tonight amid dissatisfaction over lack of recognition from the congress, signaling a strategic push in conservation policy.
The article notes a continued push to remove Ballinger with a substitute vote count listing Senators Fletcher Purcell Graham Addison and others. It mentions Sutherland and McCall leaving the committee room to demand full attendance as the vote proceeded.
Harry E. Gats announces his candidacy for the office of secretary of state, subject to the will of the Democratic state convention. He states his intent to seek the position at the upcoming party gathering.
The Democratic state convention will meet in Sheridan Wyoming on Tuesday September 18 at 10 a.m. to nominate candidates for governor secretary of state auditor treasurer superintendent of public instruction justice of the supreme court representative in the United States Congress. Delegates are apportioned by county based on votes for Hayden M White with total 142. County conventions will appoint electors and report to the state committee.
A Massachusetts coast visit ends with a hypochondriac friend believing sea water offers health benefits. The two men stroll the beach while the ill man clings to his coastal remedy, but the tale remains unsettled as to its truth.
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