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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1890
Page
7
A Sun report details a unified Republican county convention in Laramie County Wyoming stressing freedom in selections to nominate fit candidates. It lists multiple names under consideration for state senate house county offices and other posts, with incumbent praised and some names noted as potential declines.
The article lists candidates for justice of the peace in Cheyenne W P Carroll W F Lee and W J Garland. It names constables B H Smalley T A Douglas Charles Coleman and notes delegates and proxies arriving from Wendover Fort Laramie Iron Mountain Chugwater Collins Silver Crown for a regional convention.
The Laramie county convention formed a unified ticket with Charles Yund as sheriff C. W. Spalding clerk James Mc Gibbon treasurer C E Carpenter prosecuting attorney J H Hayford coroner H R Inghan assessor H L Stevens school superintendent W Owen surveyor McGill and Pitch named for senate and Haley Beals Sutherland Gebhardt Langbeldt for house. Widespread cheering greeted McGill for his territorial council record amid confident Albany county will back the Republicans by at least 500 as the first state election nears.
Judge Carey urges Republicans to engage in primaries and attend conventions as delegates or observers He calls for unpledged delegates who can reason together to choose standard bearers who will lay a foundation for future prosperity and honor He advises pledging influence only after consulting associates and evaluating the best choice.
The Bessemer Journal notes a secret Casper gathering by a so called Dem Ring to plan county convention control and place favored members. West end Democrats deny involvement while circulating word the ring is busted, but the paper asserts further secret meetings will occur to push their pets into office.
The rail system shows $10 billion in capabilities and $1 billion in dividends paid last year. It carries 500 million passengers annually with few accidents and has facilities growing one third faster than population. Over 161,307 miles exist, with 5,751 miles built in 1889, and total funded debt at year end around $160.5 million against a $52.79 thousand increase.
The verse sings of the forty fourth star and Wyom tux to inspire the people tonight. It praises a bright future for both classes and a united cheer for Harrah, celebrating the forty fourth memorial or title with hopeful tone.
The Denver Zimes editor Miss M S Paden reviews Cheyenne state celebration exercises on July 23 with praise for speakers Mrs Esther Morris and Mrs Therese A Jenkins. The piece highlights Wyoming's landmark pledge granting political equality to women and outlines the historic decree shaping women’s rights in the state.
An Evanston News excerpt criticizes Judge Carey and Governor Warren as pale and ineffectual. It defends the Republican stance on meeting emergencies and contrasts with the Democrats clinging to old traditions.
A fragmentary item references Missouri and Wyoming with a wary tone. The text hints at pride, farewell, and a desire to avoid fury while alluding to past events and a future wish to have mareh glory. The language is oblique and the context unclear.
A compact biblical compendium notes seven as a recurring motif across figures and events. It cites Noah's ark contact with land on the seventh month and day, Jacob's seven year terms, Pharaoh's dreams of seven fat and lean beasts, and Jericho's seven trumpet bearers seven days of marching seven times, among many references. The piece closes by noting hundreds more such references.
A Boston tea salesman recounts a Vermont visitor’s purchase spree and a speaking tube prank. The buyer, hearing his own name via the tube, cancels his large order and departs, saying he is waiting for a Bradstreet credit update and that the customer is a slippery old cuss.
Investigations suggest lead miners suffer no greater health impact than other underground workers as ore is not readily absorbed. Smelters and white lead manufacturers face higher contamination risks. At Tyne side, young women aged 17 to 23 who work briefly show a fatal toxemia with headache colic blindness and seizures, yet little lead is found in bodies after autopsy.
A New York hotel clerk refused a $100 bill from a Western man after noting the bank president’s signature was blank. Investigation showed the note was from Stockton California and had been used, possibly earmarked for years. The scene is recounted in a humorous juxtaposition with a quip about marriage from 1688.
A Birmingham cor respondent debunks the idea of bloodhounds used to recapture escaped prisoners in the South. The article describes small foxhounds used at Pratt Mines to trail convicts, guided by trainer Crosswell, with trails lasting hours unless interrupted by rain or water.
A high end hairdresser faced a violent incident when a cashier struck a stylish client with hot curling tongs. The assailant was summoned to a police court and fined £2 for assault and damages amid the bustling Paris Car London Telegraph reporting.
A British skirmish incident reports a Maori chief saving his wounded son and payment of gratitude with cartloads of potatoes. The tale notes future restraint on killing wounded, preferring amputation. The piece also cites pilgrimages to Korme contributing large sums in various currencies.
The New York Herald notes a southern paper's suggestion that passage of the Force bill would demand education as a qualification for voting. It adds Wyoming already adopts this test, highlighting northern and southern states advancing on equal suffrage and related reforms.
The Cheyenne Sun illustrated edition arrives with portraits of Wyoming’s leading representatives and many facts about the new commonwealth. The Rawlins Journal notes the publication’s neat quality and pride among its publishers.
General Manager Meek of the Union Pacific reports the Cheyenne Northern grading is nearly finished. Ties and rails are arriving and track laying will begin immediately. The line extends north from Cheyenne with Douglas as the current terminus and will serve as a vital feeder to the eastern system opening vast northern territory.
George B. Henderson general manager of the 71 stopped in Ervay Sunday en route to the Big Horn country and Montana. The outfit drove over 2,000 cattle to the Big Horn mountains for summer and plans to move about 8,000 more soon with a fall relocation into Montana.
The Republican party in Laramie county calls precinct delegates to the Cheyenne court house August 6 at 11 am to nominate candidates for state senate and house, county offices, and delegates to the state convention. Proxies limited to precinct residents per 1858 resolution. Joan K. Jeffrey, Chairman. Frank Dawa, Secretary.
State Republican Committee announces a meeting at the Cheyenne capitol on Monday August 11 1890 at 11 am to nominate candidates for governor secretary of state state auditor state treasurer superintendent of public instruction three supreme court justices and representatives to the 51st and 52nd Congresses. County delegates also nominate district judges. proxy voting permitted. T L McKas secretary A D Kelly chairman.
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