, 1884-10-17
WILL POST ACCEPT?
The Political Fifteen Puzzle Which
BOthers Republican Brains.
A Futile attempt to Solve the
Great Problem
Causes the Republican Convention
to Adjourn Over Night.

The prize conundrum in Cheyenne
yesterday was ''Will Post Accept"
The old-time query as to who had
assaulted Billy Patterson never in its
palmiest days evoked more efforts at
solution, and the ancient problem seemed
almost as incapable of solution, as the
conundrum sprung upon an unsuspecting
public yesterday.
Enter a hotel in any portion of the city
and ten chances to one a group of men
would be found wrestling with the ques-
ton; 60 into a barroom and it was found
to be the betw%een-drinks topic of CONVERSE
ton.
Enter a store to make II purchase and
the jaunty clerk was sure to hazard a
speculation on the possibility OF Mr.. Posts
acceptance or non-acceptance Of the Dem
ocratic nomination for Delegate to Con-
gress. As to street corner talk, it was
fairly punctuated with conundrums of a
similar import.
But while this was a general subject
of speculation and while every voter
in the city staked some expression
of opinion on the matter, yet the inter
est manifested by the general public was
mild and insignificant in comparison with
the breathless anxiety of the Republican
politicians. It was an anxiety allied to a
cankering sorrow and wherever a Repub-
liean showed his head there was the Post
conundrum shadowing him ike a Mem.
esis.
Circumstances were such that it was a
question of life and death with the Re
publicans as to whether or not Mr.. Post
were a candidate for reelection. They
realized, as everyone else realizes, hat it
is an im%possibility to put mp Il man 10
carry the Territory against Mr.. Post. If
that gentleman were really a candidate the
strong men of the Republican party who
felt Congressional ambitions were not dis
posed to put themselves against a man
who enjoyed such personal popularity,
who had already been twice successful.
who represented the Territory SO faithfully
and efficiently and was unanimously re-
nominated. If Mr.. Post were in the field
then some negative man would be set
up to oppose him so as to o endanger
the rest of the ticket. If Mr.. Post were nut
OF the field then some local aspirant who
vas supposed to represent the fullstrength
of the party would be set up
1t will be seen from this little ex-
PLANTATION why the unsolved problem
struck the members of the Republican
Territorial Convention with such appalling
force.
Mr.. Post did not return from his ranch
until late in the afternoon.
The hour set for the. convention to meet
was ? o'clock in the afternoon. There
was an assemblage present promptly, but
nothing wa done.
Meantime Messrs. Carey, Warren and
Babbitt stood in a remote corner Of the
room in earnest consultation.
1t was 3 O'Clock before the convention
was finally called to order, and even then
only the necessary routine business was
transacted.
Post was their bugaboo, .
When it was developed that Judge
Brown was pulling a stroke oar for the
nomination another tangle was added to
the complication.
Finally, a so-called recess was had.
Then the delegates went into a secret
conclave, from which all but the loyal and
true members of the 6. o. p. were ex-
cluded. Mr.. Warren was sent for post
haste and the nomination rendered
him. Mr.. Warren would not accept at
once without considering the matter, and
so the convention was ultimately adjourned
until this morning.
1t is understood that several of the
delegates propose the endorsement of Mr..
Post as the easiest and best way ont ofthe
middle, but this matter is still held in
allegiance.
Last night was a season of haste
skirmishing for the Republicans. 1t is
doubtful if they succeed in solving the
great local political e~onundrum however.
After all this painful hutter in the OPP
position camp, the conundrum recurs
with its original force:
VIII Mr.. Post accept or reject tbs
nomination unanimously rendered him by
the Democrats of Wyoming Territory?
After careful and patient investigation
The LEADER sincerely and candidly be-
lieves hat he will.
In these troublous political times, how
ever. an opinion on such IA vital issue
should not be too recklessly hazarded.
However, there seems to be no doubt
about one thing, and that is.
Either Mr.. Post will or will not accept.
THE LEADER feels assured that in max
ing this revelation no one can Justly assert
any breach of confidence.
~
1t was late yesterday afternoon When
Mr.. Post returned to the city from hi,
nnch. People who saw him on the street
Immediately imagined that the Republi
can deadlock had been dissolved.
They were mistaken.
He was button holed wherever he ap
peared, but to each and every one his in
variable reply was: "Wait till I'm off
cially notified and / will give my decision
to the committee. | owe them that cour
tesy at least Further than this he wa,
silent as a sphinx.
E#E
Mr.. Post is strongly urged to accept by
all the prominent men of the party. but I
is doubtful if a person in the city outsid,
of the gentleman himself is nositiyelv cor