, 1890-11-27

Tbs state constitution bAs become. AtoEin
thor hands which 1hS 5Hahb6iAe &c
oo8issssso .ttsitsuvn sweet viii forcing
thk t6SqfsddSGdas6 10 ct every case
as d .DaP sRitptheir purposes. Probate
Judge, BerSfnah Is adiudVed guilty OF
couSeRptIsSpot turning over his office to
vhuIffzrrfrr court, and it is then necessary
to construe the constitution With rigid
strictness. Governor Warren wants to
go to the Unire1 States senate and the
constitutional provision is treated with
c~onIemptuous indifference. Now the
necessities Of the Republican machine
seem to require that a new governor
should be secured By some hocus poous.
and the extraordinary recourse OF an cleo
ton by the legislature is gravely suggest
ed. To save delay and unnecessary
trouble in casting about for a suitable
candidate the name Of Mr.. Edward Twin
son is suggested, with the information
that the legislature couldn't possibly do
any better.
The alleged reason for the strange pro
ceeding is TO save expense. The poor
over burthened taxpayers are already
Rrvaning under their loads. the immediate
future is not bright with promise for
relief OF their sufferinRs. SO why should
they be subjected to thus additional bur.
then? The Sun might have followed out
its line Of reasoning TO a lar greater
1.-..L An .1..saa,a - wn.,,va-0k
why have any election at alp This would
be a saving VI money In the long run and
the Sun might conjescend to name suit
able persons to govern US perDetually.
But in the mann OF common sense who
wonld be responsible for Whatever expense
might be caused by holding a special cleo
ton to FL the Vacancy caused by the
resignation of Governor Warren Would
the people2 Warren resigned as governor
after he bad been elected United States
senator by the legislature. IL was a
matter with which the people had nothing
to do. So far as they were informed by
the governors friends aud the Republi al
press, the governor was running for gov
ernor and could not be induced to accept
anything else,
But even under such circumstances as
confront them now the machine Republi-
cans would not shrink from mourning the
expense OF a special election were that the
easiest way out of tho difficulty. 1t is
not, however. The Republican managers
realize that this is no time to face the
people with criticisms of their conduct by
their party papers still ringing in their
ears. The easiest and safest way would
be by legislative election-2rovided, OF
course, that the legislature would prove
subseryient. which does not seem very
likely. IiJudge Merrell can serve on the su-
preme bench for two years by the appoint
ment of the governor latter the r~esigna-
ton of Judge VanDevanter who was regu-
larry elected by the people, there is no
good reason why the secretary of state
shoulc not serve as acting governor for
the same length of time when the consti-
tuition ~designates him as the proper off.
cal to act IN such an emergency. 10 any
event it will be necessary for the legisla.
ture to call a special election for two years
hence for then the people of Wyoming
want to cast their first vote for president.
The SHn's proposition is certainly an
interesting sign of the times which the
people may feel inclined to treasure up in
their memories with the other queer
things of which the Republican party of
Wyoming has been guilty.