The morning call., 1890-09-12
WYOMING ELECTION.
The GOVefnorShip Claimed by Beth Demo
Gratis AID Republicans.

CHEYENNE, Sept. 1.-THE first State
election III Wyoming came off to-day. The
utmost enthusiasm was shown, but il is
doubtful if the vote was very large. The
Aus ira ian ballot system was introduced for
the first time and with the registration sys-
TEN. Until within few days it was
understood that the law contained
clause TO .he effect that, wnen
through absence or illness, anybody failed
to regise er they would be permitted to swear
in their votes on election day. Although
clause 10 this effect passed both houses at
the last Legislature and appears in both
journals, for some unaccOuntabIe reason it
fails to appear in the enrolled copy of the
law or in the printed copy. This omission
disfranchisei very large number
of voters. In 1888 the total vote
cast was $1,000; Carey R) for delegate in
Congress receiving majority OF 29i2. Some
of the precincts are over $50 miles from
county seats, and comparatively little can
be heard from them. The Republicans
claim the State by 1900, while the Democrats
claim it by from 800 to 1900 This is on the
the GoVerDorship.
DENVER Sept. ia special comes from
Cheyenne tnat returns from five precincts
in Laramie County have been received.
These precincts give Baxter Denl.) a ma
joriy of 19. In 1888 they gave Carey ma
jority Of s.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS.
COLUMBUS Is. C.),Sept 1.-THE following
ticket was nominated by the Democratic
Convention early this morning: Governor,
B. Il. Tillman; Lieutenant Governor, Z. b.
Gary; Secretary of State, Il. Z. Tindall;
Treasurer, w. Il. c. Bates; Attorney-Gen-
eral, Y. j. Pope. w. I. Z. Bates was nomi-
mated for Superintendent of Education,
W. ID. Mayfeld for Comptroller-Genera
and II. L. Farley for Adlutant and Inspec-
tor-General. The platform particularly
favors the free, unlimited coinage Of silver,
the repeal of the Internal Revenue system,
denounces the Mckinley Tariff Bill and the
Ledge Election Bill, condemns the action of
81 eaker Reed, demands the abolition Of
national tanks, the passage of laws to rre-
vent dealing in futures and to place tax on
incomes.
TO RESTRICT NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
JACKSON (MisS.), Sept. 11.-Judge Cal
honn, President of the Constitutional Con-
yentioD, spoke at great length to-day in sup
port of the Campbell plan mentioned in
these dispatches, the scheme of which is to
divide tie State into thirteen gerrymandert d
election districts to be controlled by whites.
He said even the Presidency of the United
States was matter of nsignificance
compared with local self-government.
matters, but if asked by anybody
if it was the purpose of the convention to
restrict negro suffrage he would frankly
answer: "Yes, that's what we are here
| for" The fat had gone forth that fraud,
force ard intimidation must cease, and if
the convention failed to insure white su-
prenacy by peaceful methods he would, in
case negro was hereafter killed in a politi-
cal riot, regard himself and every member
Of the convention accessory to the murder.
MONTANA REPUBLICANS.
HELENA, Sept. 1.-THE Republican State
Convention met at Butte to-day. The only
business before the convention was the nomi-
nation of a candidate for Congress and nam
ing the State Committee. L. n. Carter, the
present Representative in Congress, was
unanimously nominated The platform in
dorses President Harrison's administration :;
urges upon Congress the necessity of passing
Federal f ection Bill; recommends the re-
vision of the naturalizati n laws, and COM
mends Speaker Reeds course.