The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-10-21
THE TWO TICKETS.

pTcSeul6u 10 Lie puDllC us Llckeb, 6dTll
in the week, people looked over it and
gave out the opinion generally that IL
was quite a strong one. 1t had on II
the names of some representative men.
1t preserved a good average almost
throughout.
When the democrats had finished
their ticket on Thus sday, the opinion
was freely expressed, OF the streets and
wherever men met, that the ticket was
far from a weak one. 1t included men
who were well known workers for the
public veal, men of substance in the
community, and men of experience in
the details Of the offices for which they
had been nominated.
Either ticket, ~ a whole, evinces a
desire, on the part of the convention
that formed it, to place good before the
public.
The eight men who await the suf-
frages Of their fellow citizens for the
position Of members of the council are
every n worthy the office. As was
said by a prominent citizen yesterday,
THE least n among them can fulfill
the duties satisfactorily"
OF the sixteen men nominated for
the house, this much may be said with
out drawing a comparison hurtful to
any honest citizen: While the repub-
licans have two or three strong men,
and several who have each an excel
lent record as business men, the demo-
cratic eight represent a grade of legis-
lative material fully as high as the
republican side, IL not higher.
For sheriff, II. b. Kelly, democrat,
and S. X. ~Sharpless, republican.
About Mr.. SharpJess' nomina-
tion there hangs the suspicion
that it was accomplished by means
that are in ome communities regarded
as regular, but which none Of the
other candidates on either ticket re-
sorted to here. There is discomfort
among the republicans at his nomina-
ton, which will cost him votes on
election day, and there are rumors that
affect the administration of his office
that he would do we'll to meet at once.
Against H. B. Kelly the argument has
been advanced that he would not be
the sheriff in fact, If elected, but that q
deputy would perform the work. Mr..
Kelly 10 the sole authority to be con-
suited on that point, and he states that
he will personally attendto his duties,
If elected. He has so long been one of
our foremost citizens that it may be re-
garded as certain that the administra-
tion of the office in his hands would be
above r%eproach.
The office Of county clerk will be well
filled in case of the election Of either
gentleman named-W. G.. provinces or
j. X. Jeffrey. Mr.. provinces would re-
greet it If anything was said against the
abilities or character of Mr.. Jeffrey,
and the latter gentleman will not say
that his competitor is unfit for the Of
flee. There will be a squar and honest
race between them.
!. Bergman is a good representative
politician and a very good probate
judge and county treasurer. Luke
Voorhees,, who announces that,
II elected, lie alone will be the incum
bent of the Office, will take every demo.
cratic vote, and he stands high in the
community as a citizen.
o. N. Potter is a fair lawyer and {
kind-hearted gentleman, and all who
know him speak well OF his privat,
worth. The question, however, turn:
on his fitness for an Office requiring
certain qualities of force and certain
special gifts. which he has not showr
himself to possess in n high degree
j. q. Baird, on the otheI
hand, has frequently proved dur
ing the last two years that h,
has remarkable talent for criminal prac
tice. The duties of the %prosecutin,
attorney, since they have been per
formed by Mr.. Potter, have not beef
neglected, but they have not been per
formed with the vigor and the power o
u which Mr.. Baird would exer
in the office.
The six names on the tickets 70
county commissioners are all those O
respectable citizens. Thomas Swan |
well a ;quaintel with the duties Of tn
position, and should be reelected. Tin
Dyer is also highly to be recommends
q, fully qualified for the place.