, 1888-11-17
r. CARROLL. Editor
THE OFFICIAL FIG URES.

A noticeable TACT IN cOnnectlOn Will Iue
official count which was completed yester-
day is that not a single member Of the
last legislature has either been reelected
or elected to any other Office. There were
in all five members of the last legislature
on both tickets. Membership in the leg
i~slature is perhaps!. the poorest paid and
most thankless position to which an ambl-
tious man may aspire in this territory.
So.called moral questions are continually
coming up before that body and no matter
which side a member may favor only the
side which he opposed will remem-
Der anything about the transaction
and when he subsequently comes
up for Office his position on some
particular bill is sure to work him harm,
and will certainly do him nc good. Two
very good illustrations of this point are
afforded in the cases of w. S. Weaver
and E. T. Duffey. On the gambling bill
and such like measures they took and
consistently maintained opposite views
Neither of them made any effort to shirk
the responsibility of openly advocating or
denouncinp a bill which had aroused a
good deal of popular feeling. Scarcely a
year passed when both men came up for
Office again, and their legislative course
was forgotten by all except the side which
each failed to favor. The way to popu'
larity is not found in the legislative halls,
however it may be regarding fame.
The Laramie county vote on sheriff In
1856 (there was then no contest on the
delegateship) was 3,763. 1t was thought
that owing to part of this county having
been cut off in the formation Of Converse
county, the vote this year would be much
smaller. Notwithstanding, however, that
severe storms prevailed in the country
districts, and much of the vote could not
be got out, the ballots cast for the two
candidates for delegate footed up 1866.
This is very encouraging evidence OF the
fact that the population of the county,
within its contracted limits, is rapidly
increasing.
The highest vote received by any a n
didate on either ticket at the last election
was cast for Frank II. Jones Jones of
Egbert), the Democratic capdidate for
county surveyor. He received 2,l6O
votes. During the first three weeks OF
the campaign everybody In town wanted
to know who in the deuce Jones Of Egbert
was. One fine day in the last week of the
campaign Jones of Egbert came in on a
freight and in three days afterward every
body knew Jones and Jones knew pretty
nearly everybody. When election day
came Jones name was put upon tickets
regardless of party. Jones of Egbert is a
young man who is in every way well quail
fled to FL the office to which he has been
elected. The next highest man is g.. q.
Charlton, Democratic candidate tor road
supervisor, who received 2,l50 votes.
Following came Mr.. Martin for sheriff,
2.l47 votes, and Mr.. Stoll, 2.l04. The
only Republican candidate who received
over 1000 votes was Marshal Schnitger
who ran on the house ticket and has 2,OOt
votes to his credit.
A noticeable feature is the remarkabl!
close runs made by several opposing can
didates. Frank Roedel is elected to tn
legislature by a majority of three votes
while the official count gives Fisher, 70
assessor, a majority Of four. Tim Dye
heads the commissioner ticket with l,9S'
votes. Geo. w. Hoyt, the second Of thu
two Republicans on the next board, wa
elected by a majority of thirty. A. ii
Reel leads the council ticket with LOT
votes.
The vote TOR constahes in this precinc
was remarkable for Its eloseness. 1t run
1926 fo= Smith, l,242 for Burns, l,27.
for McCallum and l,274 for Douglas.
The Democrats capture a majority o
the offices, which isn't q bad showing
considering everything.