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since resided. The large hard a estab.
lshment originally started by Henry
Houseman had prior to this been bought
out by Messrs. G. a. Draper and J. w.
Hammond under the frm name of Draper
u Hammond, and Mr.. Organ bought the
interest of the latter in the stock and
business, but later on the firm as consti
tuted after the above mentioned purchase
sold ont the entire establishment to Dare
a. Collins. Subsequently Mr.. Organ and
MIR, Draper and with them II. B. Kelly
repurchased the business. Later Mr..
helly retired, SO that the firm name under
which the Cheyenne establishment is now
conducted Is that Of Draper, Organ &
Co., and 1t IS one of the heaviest hard
ware establishments in the West.
At present the firm has a branch store
at Douglas. Converse county, the business
being conducted under the firm name of
CO. Organ 4 Co., while at Buffalo,
johnson county, a branch store is now
being run IN the name of thu g. p. Organ
Hardware company.
His Public Life.
We come now to consider Mr.. Organ in
the light Of a public man. Y. P. Organ
has never been a man who had much
taste or desire to hold office. While there
are but few men who are better posted on
the practical issues of the day than he,
yet he has ever been averse to entering
the political arena. Many a time in the
political history of Laramie county and
the city of Cheyenne has Mr.. Organ been
solicited by his friends of both political
parties to become a candidate for some
important office, but he has steadfastly
declined to do so. In 1884, however. he
was induced to accept a nomination on
the Democratic territorial council ticket,
but when the votes were canvassed it was
found that he was thirteen votes behind
Ex-Governor Warren, who was then a
candidate on the Republican ticket.
In 1886 he was again put forward on
the Democratic ticket for the territorial
council and triumphantly elected-polling
a larger vote in Laramie county than any
other candidate on either the Democratic
or Republican tickets. He received a
larger vote in Cheyenne and in the county
at large than did Judge Carey, who was
then a candidate for delegate without op-
position.
A Legislator.
Mr.. Organs legislative record was ono
of which any man might we'll be proud.
There are two kinds of LEGISLATORS found
in every legislative body in the land. One
class is composed of men who whatever
the occasion or pretext are always on
their feet ready to make a speech. Not
infrequentIy we find many of this class do
a great deal of talking and yet say but
little, and it often happens with legisla-
tors that they are led to support unjust
measures as TO oppose meritorious propo-
%sitions, because the opportunity is afford
ed them Of making a speech" when it
would be better if they had kept their
seats and considered the measure before
they cast their votes. Legislators of this
class are not of the thinking class. On
the other hand there is a class of legisla-
tors who are not much inclined to spout
but who consider well before they give
their assent to any measure. That assent
once given and with the measure well
considered they are equal to the emer-
gency OF saying all that ought to be said
even though they make no pr~etentions to
oratory.
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