, 1888-10-03
Not A. D. Kelley, but W. c. Lykins
Set Up for Sheriff.
The Busy B. Easily Defeats Mr..
WhippIe for Treasurer.
DonzeIman for Attorney and FIRE.
dendaII for Clerk.
A Lively Day and Some Pretty
Bitter Fights.

would an ordinary horse race, was inter,
contested ball game and lively as a prize
fighting party trying to elude the officers.
The faithful repaired to the scene of
the struggle early and there was many a
contab in the halls and rooms which have
tenanted a variety of audiences since their
existence. 1t has been evident for svDle
time that the meeting would not be with
out incidents and like crafty warriors on
the eve OF battle the shrewd politicians
laid their plans carefully. The Busy B.
was always the center of an interested
group. Joe Fisher had his following, and
the handsome secretary OF the board of
trade was ''rustling' in earnest. Then,
DR.. Hunt, Geo. w. Sewers and other
leaders of local factions were not idle.
The r%uralists enjoyed the thing hugely and
were not indifferent to the attention they
received. l.. S. Bartlett of Hartville was
loaded to the guards, having six proxies
in his inside pocket. One of these
how came into possession of the Busy B.
and Col. Rabbit was gwen another. Mrs.
Foss, the lady delegate, doomed up like a
$1,000 Christmas present and was queen
of all she surveyed. She was one of the
most able representatives in the conven-.
ton. The two end men, D. d. Moore
and Chas. ~CushenberrY, we're perhaps the
lions of the hour. They were most affec-
tionately greeted and persistently button
holed by alleged old friends whom they
met for the first tine yesterday.
The confusion of tongues terminated
abruptly when Chairman Hoyt of the
central committee raped for order at IL
O'Clock. Secretary Clark read the call for
the convention, and after an informal
discussion ION the float members of
the legislature Jno. A. Riner nominated
E. w. Mann for temporary chairman of
the convention. Isaac Bergman suggest
ed Judge j. W. Lacey for the place.
Mr.. Lacey withdrew, and on the BIS mo-
ton Mr.. Mann was unanimously chosen
presiding officer, In Mr.. Mann's brief
speech of acceptance he rather broadly
limited that a harmonious feeling would
be "a pretty good thing to introduce into
the convention. He did not state where
one could be found on short notice.
E. T. Duffey was made secretary and
S. B. Tuttle his assistant without opposi-
ton.
On motion of N. j. O'Brien, that gen
tleman, l. S. Bartlett, f. H. Clark. J.
w. Lacey and H. f. Tcschemacher we're
named as a committee on credentials.
w. N. Hunt thought that a committee
of five on permanent organization would
be a useful auxiliary. j. A. Riner, j.
w. Hammond, G.. II. Edwards, Jos.
Hill and S. Bon were authorized to pre-
sent a scheme for permanent organiza-
ton.
That the general public was thirsting
for a set of resolutions was assumed, and
F. S. Hebard, I. N. Shanks, L, G.
jerks, V. S. Grout and [. n. Bard we're
instructed to rig up a platterm.
Mr.. TeSchemacher's barometer indicat-
ed about lunch time, and on mis- motion
the convention adjourned to 100 o'clock.
The afternoon session was a great treat
to those not directly interested. On this
memorable occasion the Republicans of
Laramie county made a holy show of
themselves. Deals were made almost
openly on the floor of the convention hall.
The bosses were hither and tbither like
the commander of a company of raw re-
cruits and not a ~henchman rebelled.
ORGANIZED.
Jno. A. Riner presented the report of
the organization committee recommend
ing that the temporary officers be retained.
Adopted.
A HITCH.
The credential committee suggested
that T. Joe Fishers proxy for A. H.
Gardner, of Moran precinct, be tabled.
The chairman of the primary, they said,
was VIGOROUSLY Democratic, l. S. Bart
lett was of the opinion that Moran should
be represented and said that the creden-
tials were regular. Mr.. Teschemacher
wanted to know if any one had ever heard
of the chairman of that primary voting a
Republican ticket. The Busy B dipped
in his oar and said that the man referred
to could easily be convicted Of having
voted for Republicans. Fisher offered to
surrender the proxy if he could name a
precinct officer for Moran, but the meet
ing concluded that the document was,
like President Cleveland, all right.
THE VOTERS.
The James of the men VINO named the
Republican ticket Yesterday follow, to-
Gether with the precincts represented:
FRS. ward-L. G. jerks, Z. T. Duffy,