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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
4
A collection of local commentary and tidbits from the Laramie Leader era. Notes reference candidates such as Luke Voorhees, W. H. Dillman, and H. Henderson. Commentary touches on suffrage, county administration, infrastructure, and upcoming political contests in Laramie County.
Fragmentary list shows names and offices such as Cheyenne precincts and state senate positions. Items include constables and representatives with unclear spellings and partial titles. The readable portion highlights individuals like Mrs and Mr figures among a larger catalog of roles.
The piece critiques the Mullen ticket as a machine-backed effort in Wyoming politics and endorses Carey and Bird for reform. It labels the Republican platform as reactionary and highlights other candidates like Forsythe Gibson Rose Hour Whedon and associates with varied alignments.
Wyoming native and 16 year deputy county treasurer, Dillman touts deep knowledge of county finances and operations. He argues his proven accounting skill, public service dedication, and war service in the Philippines qualify him to administer county clerk duties without training, asserting he is the best qualified candidate.
Representatives of the workingmen’s unions attended both major party state conventions and urged labor-friendly planks. The Republican platform backs eight hour workdays on state jobs, labor holiday, and equal liens on property for wages. The Democratic platform supports eight hour days on all state and local work, prison-made goods labeling, and protections for laborers’ fruits of their labor, with elected or appointed state labor commissioners. The article compares each party’s concessions to organized labor and analyzes which platform best serves workers.
The text outlines a dense array of reforms and political concepts touching labor law, primary elections, corrupt practices, publicity for corporations, democratic principles, commission government, road building, state labor issues, convict compensation, Australian ballot, eight hour day for public work, prison-made goods labeling, initiative referendum recall, convict labor on highways, natural resource conservation, Taft era policy debates, Payne Aldrich tariff, and non partisan state governance. It references C D Clark for U S Senate and Oregon land legislation with a patriotic Republican stance.
Platform sections attack Democratic double taxation and the Payne Aldrich tariff law. They criticize political bosses machine rule and corporate campaign contributions while addressing state land and state engineer course issues. A Wyoming Central matter is noted with Republican alignment.
The piece lauds Lewallen Hughes as sheriff of Laramie County for enforcing law impartially. It credits him with convicting a man previously acquitted with aid from former county officers and claims no miscarriages of justice since. It urges voters to reelect Hughes to maintain trusted governance.
The Rawlins convention displayed a placard reading Join the Ring. The line signified a machine dominated majority tied to public service corporations. Delegates nominated Mullen Schnitser Baird Forsythe Chok Potter and Mendell amid strong endorsement of a machine aligned agenda.
The text endorses William H. Dillian as a capable Democratic candidate for county clerk, praising his qualifications and the county’s need for careful, competent administration.
The Democratic voters of Cheyenne are summoned to meet in their wards at the Court House on Monday October 3 1910 at 9 PM to nominate one City Councilman for Ward One one for Ward Two and one for Ward Three and to elect a central committee. Primary wards vote at 8 PM and polls close at 8 30 PM with other business as needed.
A partisan clipping mocks Congressman Mondell, accusing him of promoting a Cannonist agenda and using legislative power to favor special interests while claiming his character is misrepresented by opposing editors. It critiques the portrayal of his stance and aims to defend his integrity.
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