The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-09-21
REPUBLICANS IN MAss:CoNVRN.
TION,
judge Fisher Tries TO smash a slate
But FalIs-A Resolution Passed
Recommending E.E. Warren
roT:the DeIegnte-shIP-


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At 1880 last evening there was only a
slim gathering of republicans in the
court house in answer to a call for a
convention of the republicans of
Laramie county, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to the territorial con-
y%ention which meets next Tuesday 1t
Green River.
f. 2. Snow, chairman of the county
committee read the call, and DR.. G. W.
Corey was chosen as chairman of the
meeting, with l. Bergman as secretary.
On motion OF Mr.. Snow it was resolved
that the votes for delegates to the
| Green River convention be taken by
ballot. NJ. T. J. Fisher next read off
a list of names, as follows, J. NJ. Carey,
W. F. Hosford, 1. Bergman, f. Z.
| Warren, A. II. Swan, W. w. Corlett,
J. A. Riner, II. $. Oliver, John Dur
bin, and proposed them as the James of
the delegates to the territorial onyen
ton.
After a pause, Mr.. Snow proposed
that the aforesaid names be declared
the unanimous choice of the onyen
ton.
But by this time the courtroom vas
filling up with good republicans, and
some of them wanted to know what
was going on. Mr.. W. ]. Hardin
moved a reconsideration OF the last
vote taken so that the late corners
might study up the situation.
Judge j.. W. Fisher, believing he saw
a put up job, made a little speech de-
Hning the rights of the people when
they meet in mass convention, and
though he thought all the gentlemen
nominated we're good republicans, he
as delegates from a mass-meeting ought
to think enough of it to attend it, he also
objected strongly to the introduction of
printed tickets as the work of a caucu
held before the meeting by a few men
who were about to push down the
Threats of the party a cut-and-dried
ticket. He moved that no printed
tickets be accepted as ballots and that
members of the party who where at
the meeting be placed in nomination.
His first motion was not carried, but
some eighteen names were put in
nomination a sagainst the ''slate;" some
of them had been printed on another
ticket freely circulated in the hall.
After some discussion, a recess was
taken, ballots prepared, and the result
declared. as follows: J.. NJ. Carey, II;
w. f. Hosford, "a; I. Bergman, GO;
F. E. Warren. &C; A. H. SWAN, CT; W.
W. Corlett, CO; J. A. Riner, 81; H. S.
Oliver, IS; John H. Durbin, GO. The
opposition tickets stood no show what,
ever, the four highest votes being, Thos.
Sturgis. 16; f. A, Slack, II; c. W.
Riner, 10; Geo. L. Holt, s; and the rest
getting three or fonr votes each.
1t was resolved that each of the dele.
gates be empowered, in Ease of his
absence from the convention, to appoint
his own proxy thereto. who must be q
voter and reside nt of Laramie county,
T. j. Fisher moved that the delegates
be instructed tie vote for T. E. Warner
as the candidate for delegate to con
gress.
F. E. Warren asked that the motor
be withdrawn. He stated that
he was in no wise a candidate for tht
delegateship, and that in justice tC
himself he would ask that the conven
ton should not take the proposed step
which might result in his nomination
If he were elected and entered upor
the duties of delegate in the present
position of his affairs, he would b
forced to neglect them or to be untrue
to public interest. He felt it to be hi
duty to check at the outset any pro
ceeding which would result in placing
him before the people as a candidate
1t was his earnest desire that his nam
should not be sent to the convention a
Green River as the one which thu
Laramie county delegation was in
structed to vote for.
7. J. Fisher therefore withdrew hi
motion.
Judge ]. W. Fisher then offered th,
following resolution, which wa.
adopted
Resolved, That the republicans o
Laramie County, in mass meeting as
sembled, express their entire conidsnc,
in the ability, integrity and sound re
~publicanism OF Hon. F. E. Warren
and recommend him to the favOrabl
consideration of the convention to as
semble at Green River.
The convention then adjourned.