, 1890-08-21
THE WYOMING ELECTION

From the Denver News.l
Hon. Geo. w. Baxter and the present
executive, Governor Francis L. Warren,
are the opposing candidates for governor,
nominated by their respective parties.
The serious illness Of the latter prevent
ing him from entering into an active can
vass, it has been arranged that the late
territorial delegate, Judge j. M. Carey,
who is a candidate for the United States
senate, will meet MI. Baxter in a Joint
canvass OF the state. The Wyoming
Derrick says the campaign is being waged
on the Republican side more in the inter
est of Carey for senator than of Warren
for governor. 1t says the real issue in
the campaign is Carey and anti Carey, a
personal rather than a political contest,
1t then proceeds to say that no settler.
Democrat or Republican, will be justified
in voting for any Republican for the leg
~islature who will osst ais vote for
Carey for senator. This. because the ex-
delegate has always been an enemy to the
settler and laborer. 1t then proceeds to
give particulars to sustain the statement.
The Derrick says Judge Carey has secured
and now owns thousands Of acres of fine
agricultural lands, taken up under the
desert land law, the title to which he
obtained through unprincipled hireliugs.
In the matter Of the opening of the
abandoned military reservations he played
the settlers false. At the time Fort Fet-
terman was occupied by troops. a number
of years ago, the land along Deer creek
vas reserved to supply hay for the
fort, and was designated the Deer
creek reservation. After the Fort was
abandoned. settlers located on n por-
ton of this vacant land. They requested
DELEGATE Carey to have it opened to set
Element, and he repeatedly promised to
do so. especially two years ago, when he
was q candidate for reelection. But he
failed to keep his promise, while in the
meantime a close friend Of his, represent
ing a cattle company. had fenced in and
was ISM the reservation. Pressed to the
wall, Carey at last introduced q bill to
have this. along with other reservations,
thrown open 10 settlement, and the bill
passed the house. In the meantime Judge
Carey. through personal appeals to sena-
tors, succeeded in having the senate strike
out of the bill the clause restoring to the
public domain the Deer creek reservation.
And thus it remains 4 reservation still,
the cattle company using it tor its pur-
poses, while the settlers who have taken
up claims are without titles and are i'm
posed upon by the company.
The Derrick gives these as only a few
of the many acts OF a similar character
which 20 to prove that Judge Carey Is a
tool of the monopolists and no friend of
the common citizen. In fact Governor
Warren and Mr.. Carey can both be
classed in the same lot. Governor War
rem is the president Of a live stock CON-
pany. the Warren Mercantile company, 6
the Electric Light company. the Chey-
enne Gas company and the Cheyenne
Carriage company, while he is a large
stakeholder in the Cheyenne Street Rail
way company and n director Of the Chey-
enne & Northern railway. Like Carey he
has no sympathy with the common peo-
pie. On the other hand Georr. w.
Baxter, the Democratic nominee for gov.
ernor, is young, talented, honest, public
spirited, OF spotless character and a pol
ished orator. He has the interests of
the people of Wyoming at heart.