The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-27
THE CHOICE.
For Whom 10 Vote at The Approaching sisc-
tlon.

For Whom 10 Vote at the Approaching sisc-
ton.
Lastly. though not by any means of
the least Importance, the LEADER this
morning will take occasion to allude to
the three candidates presented by the
republican party for the Office OF county
|commissiofsefi First on the list we
find the name Of y
rurs-e' GEORGE L. H0L1. %
This gentleman so well known to the
people of Cheyenne, and in fact through
out the county. is not in any respect a
| politician. He is a plain, practical bus
mess man who quietly attends to his
own affairs, in what must be acknowl-
edged by all, a very successful amer
Mr.. Holt is a native Of New Hamp-
shire, where he was born In the year
1874. From the Granite State he emil
grated to Wisconsin; thence to Colorado
and from there to Cheyenne, arriving
here in the fall of 1867, when our now
thriving city was in its infancy. In
1869 Mr.. Holt removed to Corinne,
Utah, where he was postmaster five
years under the administration of Pres
ident Grant. Upon retiring from the
post office at Corinne he returned to
Cheyenne and purchased NJ. E. Posts
book and stationery establishment, con-
tinuing In that business even unto the
present day. Mr.. Holt, probably, has
not q single enemy in the county; he is
a reliable business man whose word is
as good as his bond; his judgment Is ex-
cellent. That he will make a careful,
conscientious commissioner o n who
know him will for a moment doubt.
The second on the list is
JOHN II. DURDIN,
a native Of Aurors, Indiana, where he
was born on the 18th of March, 1912.
He learned the brick-laying trade and
followed the business until the civil var
commenced.
In 1861 he enlisted and served twelve
months in the Sixteenth Indiana infant
ry volunteer. Returning home from
the tented field he re-enllsted, entering
the Eighty-third Indiana volunteer in
fantry, serving three years; participated
In all the battles under Sherman except
one. and marching with sold Tecum-
seh''t 10 the sea and back again. He went
into the Eighty-third as orderly SER
geant and was mustered out of service
rs a captain.
At the close Of the war he resumed
business as a brick layer.
In the latter part of 1867 he came
west and located In Cheyenne, following
his trade until 1870, when he went into
the stock business, and Is now known
as one of Laramie county's wealthy
men. Mr.. Durbin has managed his
private interests well, and it Is
BILE to suppose that he will assist in
managing the affairs of the county as
judiciously, when elected as one of the
commissioners.
The third gentleman presented by the
republican county convention for COM
missioner is
CHARLES HEIGHT,
well and favorably known all over the
county as "Charley'' Hecht. He is a
native of Prussia, thirty-seven years
old, came to America when quite young
and settled in Pennsylvania. From the
Keystone State he emigrated to Ohio;
thence in 1868 to Colorado, where for
nine years he followed freighting be-
tween st. Joseph, Missouri, and Denver.
In 1872 he came to Cheyenne and has
resided here constantly since that time.
OF Mr.. Hecht we can say that he is one
of our most honorable citizens, a heavy
taxpayer and a man who will not
squander the peoples money as a COM
missioner.