, 1889-03-22
The Honorable Delegates Views
About the Offices.
Wyoming Will Become a State if
the People Agree.
The Territorial Forts Are to be
Greatly Improved.
Citizen Kelley---Mail---A Bridge
Indemnity---Shops.
HOME AGAIN.

delegate in congress and the man whom
@. D. Clark, Eco, OF Evanston described
as ''the territorial giant with mind broad
as shoulders, heart big as body and quail
~fication to stand four-sqnare before all
people," returned from Washington yes
terday. There was no public reception,
but a number extended a welcome at the
train, and there was a stream of visitors
to his office until late in the evening.
Mr.. Carey is in his usual excellent health,
and as usual is happy over the prospect
of even a brief stay among his constitu
euts. He has been absent for some time,
and has not been idle by any means, hav-
ing been one Of the foremost in urging
the passage OF the statehood bill, while
many other matters received his atten-
ton. The delegate accorded a LEADER
representative an interview, and spoke
freely.
THE LoAvES SIZE
How about the Offices: is it to be home
ruler was the first query of the caller.
Undoubtedly residents of the terri
tories will be recognized in the distribu-
ton of the offices, and unless there are
serious local strifes the federal appointees
will be the men whom the people endorse.
You will see hat outside influences will
practically cut no figure in the end 1t is
the purpose of the administration to
please the residents in the matter of ter
%ritorial officials and there will be moi cause
for complaint if the people themselves
cant agree.
at is impossible to say when Wyoming
will be reached. | may be able to say
next week. Other territories will first
claim attention. Arizona made an i'm
perative demand for a new governor.
His selection at once was necessitated by
a deadlock between the executive and the
legislature, tie latter adiourning ten
days and absolutely refusing to contine in
session with the old governor. Then a num
Der of Montana officials resigned and death
caused a vacancy on the Washington Ter
ritory bench. 1t is the belief, however,
that governors, secretaries and chief JUS
tees will be named for the territories about
to become states before April Is. That
this should be done is OF the utmost po-
litical importance. These officials will
district their territories and each district
will send delegates to the state constitu-
tional convention, which is to go into ses-
sion July 4. These districts will assume
diversified shape, the commission using
its judgment. The convention decides
whether the official and constitutional
elections shall occur together.
Few appointments have been made.
The departments are not vet thoroughly
organized and their machinery may not
be in working order for several weeks yet.
| venture to say that President Harrison
has not yet made forty nomiI atoms. The
people expect too much in this direction.
No; there is not much pressure being
brought to bear to replace Wyoming's
Democratic officials with Republicans.
The tempest seems to be right here in the
territory. As [ have remarked before, it
is impossible to say when Wyoming will
be reached, but more NAV be known the
latter part of next week.
1T Is true that | have received some
petitions aud communications about the
offices, but / have been much gratifcd by
the assurance of every applicant that he
would abandon his candidacy if it was at
all embarrassing to me.
1T may not be a proper thing to pub
lish at this time, but it is a fact that there
are more candidates for federal offices in
Laramie county in than all the rest of the
territory.
STATEHOOD.
IF our people become a unit in the
desire, Wyoming's prospects for state
hood are very good. / have had many
obstacles in my path in pushing our
claims. l had Just returned to Washlng-
ton and was receiving considerable en-
enlargement when the governors sup
Elemental report came along. The cor
respondents wired it all over the country.
adding most unjust comments Of course
they had no knowledge in, the premises,
but the effect of their messages was very
depressing. l had secured a unanimous
report from the committee favoring
Wyoming's admission, and Mr.. Butler of
North Carolina vas to call up the bill in
the %serate; but of course the adjourn
ment of congress disposed Of this meas
ure forever.
ST put my shoulder to the wheel when