The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-16
GOVERNOR OF WYOMING.


Hayes cast another iirebrand into the
Senate to-day in the nomination of
John W. Hoyt, of Wisconsin, to be
Governor of Wyoming. This WAS I'M
expected to the Wisconsin Senators, As
they had never urged Hoyt's name in
connection with the governorship of
Wyoming Territory. They had in
dorsed him some time ago and advo-
Gated his appointment to a governor
ship of one OF the territories. Had
they been given preference in the mat
ter they would have urged anything
but Wyoming for the reason that Gov.
Thayer's term has not yet expired and
his removal will undoubtedly raise OPP
position to Hoyt's confirmation that
would not otherwise be the case.
GOVERN OR THAYER,
chair of Wyoming, is a Nebraska man
He served six years as United States
Senator from that state, and Is strongly
backed by the biggest element known
in his wi state. No reason is assigned
for his removal, but, taken in connec-
ton with the facts developed in the
recent debate on the bill to amend an
act of the Wyoming legislature which
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office, Gov. Thayer's removal does not
seem 80 surprising. 1t will lie remem-
bered that
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS,
when dilating upon the unparalleled
mons.rosity of that legislative act in
virtually defying the President of the
United States by voting his appointee
out of office, said that he was surprised
at the Governor of Wyoming for sign
ing the act referred to, and if he Davis
were President of the United States he
would settle that Governor in five min-
utes. President Hayes seems to have
acted upon this suggestion, and has
made 1t an excuse for ousting one Of
Grants appointees. The extreme west
ern senators, and especially Senators
Paddock, Teller and Saunders swear
eternal vengeance on Hayes.
PADDOCK
says that when the time comes lie will
make the welkin ring with his objections
to Hoyt, and before lie gets through he
proposes to dish up n few passing
thoughts as to what he thinks of Sena-
tor Davis. He says that no man, not
excepting Senator Davis, would have
acted otherwise than did Gov. Thayer
in signing that bill; that it was the
unanimous act of the legislature, which
was largely Democratic in both houses,
and to have vetoed it would have been
foolhardy. more especially from the
fact that public clamor was loud OIL all
sides for Judge Peck's removal. This
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against his conviction, or against that
respect which n governor of Il territory,
who il a federal appointee, ought to
have for the President and Senate was
just what Senator Davis objected to.
Senator Paddock says that Hoyt will
be rejected without doubt. He is pre-
pairing for Il vigorous fight at any rate.
On the other hand, Senator Cameron
says he is Il irst-rate man and ought
not to be rejected.
As usual, the Times correspondent is
incorrect in his statements regarding
Wyoming matters. Coy. Thayer acted
strictly in accordance with his convic-
tions and in obedience to his oath of
Office, when he signed the bill re-assign-
ing the Judges of this Territory. 1t is
unjust to that officer to charge that
public clamor induced him TO approve
this bill. The Times correspondent
does not know Gov. Thayer, when he
says that the Governor could be CO.
creed into the approval of any measure,
dorsement, or which he did not consid-
er righteous and conducive to the gen.
eral welfare of the people.
Again, the Times says that Judge
| Peck was by means of this bill legisla-
ted out of office, and that thereby the
President, who appointed the Judge
and the Senate that confirmed him,
were deeply insulted. Here the cores
pondent commits another blunder.
Judge Peck was not legislated out of
office; he was assigned to a new district,
which within n year will probably con-
tain AS many inhabitants us his former
district now has. Very many impOr-
tant interests will sOOn he in need of
jud icial adjudication in this new dis
trict; railroads will ere long he in ope-
ration in Crook county, and the many
Indians, who have been cOniured up to
brighten Judge Peck's friends in WASH
ington, will join Sitting Bull in her
Maiesty's dominion.
The charge that our legislative as
sembly, aided and abetted by Gov.
Thayer, intended by this measure to
insult the President and Senate, is a
preposterous falsehood. The thought
never entered the minds of any one con-
nectcd with this legislative action. The
plain fact was that Judge Peck had
ceased to be useful in his district; the
time had arrived when that gentleman
could not serve the purpose for which
he had been appointed and confirmed
he could not to-day hold court in Evan
ston or Green River without riot and
bloodshed; and to avoid this-to sustain
our good name as Il peaceable and law
abiding communicate keep the Ma
tional Administration and the United
States Senate free from reproach of
having brought about civil commotion
among the people of bloomington
these reasons and numerous others of
equal weight, the legislative assembly
of Wyoming passed and Governor
Thayer approved Il bill, providing q