, 1890-09-12
FIRST STATE ELECTION.
People Choosing Their Own Off,
GERS by the New System.
A Novel and Exciting Contest in
the Capital City.
Big Fight on The ShrieValty and
Iohn Martin Wins.
The State Ticket Receives Good
Treatment in Cheyenne.
Mr.. Baxter is Holding His Own
Here in Town.

Locally the first state election was novel
in the extreme and one of the most excit
ing political battles ever fought in the
capital. The combatants we're astIr early
in the morning and we're vigorous and I'M
tagging in effort till the polls closed at
6:l7. Owing to the new system there
was considerable difficulty in getting the
voting machinery in motion. There were
Bine instead of three precincts and three
times the usual number of judges, clerks
and ~challengers were required, as well as
more carriages and an increased number
of workers.
When the machinery did get under way
it was almost frictionless in action, though
many mistakes, ranging from serious to
ludicrous, occurred. Alone with his
ticket, conscience and lead pencil the
man unskilled with the pencil and unac.
customed to perusing a directory of
prominent people, was fully as
much at sea as the woman frustrated
by her surroundings. At the court
house precinct a lady coming from the
big galvanized iron box, proudly an
nounced that she had voted for two
sheriffs anyway" ct West Sixteenth
an old timer received the official ballot,
retired to a stall. carefully and calmly as
sured himself that the names of his
friends appeared on the blanket sheet.
Then he folded up the ticket, saw it de-
posted aud left, content that he had per
formed his entire duty by refraining from
marking the nice, large ballot. It was
at this precinct, however, that the quick
est voting was done, 100 tickets being
marked and left in half as many minutes.
The Judges and clerks rather liked the
system. the general public found it salts
factory and its original admirers were en-
thusiastic in their endorsement of the
Australian method.
The vote was short of the registration.
Some of the people were out of town,
some refrained from voting for reasons
best known to themselves and a number
found that their names had somehow
been lost in the shuttle.
Republicans had more carriages and
drummers than the Democrats, as well as
fine classified lists.
Quite a city vote was polled at Ariosa,
the Royal Horse Association ranch.
Many who had failed to register had a
pleasant drive out there. The Repub-
licans had the best of this.
Here is data about the Cheyenne pre-
cincts:
District ward l: First precinct. j.
Granger, Andy WEIGH, j. NJ. Emhery,
judges; L. f. Renal. II. p. Button, clerks;
eleven booths. Second precinct-C. w.
Warlamount, Fred Smith. Ed Hoffman,
judges; John r. Kelley, r. C. Thomp-
son, clerks; twelve booths. Third pre-
cinct-J. B. Pollard, VIM. Guitermau,
NJ. P. MoroneY, judge; E. j. Purney,
Fl. A. Clarke, clerks; seven booths.
District (ward) .: FIRST precinct-J.
6. Cropsey, d. S. Swan, T. B. Adams,
judges; II. S. Bush, j. K. Wade, clerks;
five booths. Second precinct - A. j.
Parshall, D. McUlvan, Henry Conway,
judges; G. f. Putnam, p. Zehner, Jr.,
clerks; five booths. Third precinct-W
d. Pease, o. X. S~harpless, Peter Beck
judges; D. A. Hastings, Chas Wilseck,
clerks; five booths,
District (ward) 3: First precinct-W
f. Garvin, III. Lynch, j. H. Thomas,
judges; L. f. Wells, II. P. Knudson,
clerks; even booths. Second prccinct-W
A. Richards, Ed Nash, J. d. Mott,
Judges; Laura A Leaning, Henry Schltz,
clerks; seven booths. Third precinct
Maj. Talbot, Otto Reinhardt, SAM
Finch, judges; James Welsh, VIM. Har.
vey, clerks five booths
About 1850 of the 2,7I4 votes regis,
tered were cast. Below is the city count
at | O'Clock, when about $40 ballots had
been tailed in the nine precincts. They
finished at the hospital at 1890 and about
3 a. IN. at the Whippls barn. 1t was a
cold time for tue Judges and clerks at Six
teeuth and Themes, Sixteenth and Evans
and opposite the Cathedral. These are
the figures:
Congressman:
Beck, George T., Democrat........... 4OG
Clark, Clarence D., Republican,. 543
Governor:
Baxter, George w, Democrat, 39S
Warren, Francis f., Republican,. $50
Secretary:
Barber, Amos W., Republican,. 544
Harper, John s., Democrat ......... 3Sl
Auditor:
BurdIck, Chas. W, Republican ....... 53l
Campbell, George A., Democrat. ... 1916
Treasurer:
Gramm, Otto, Republican ............ $50
Miller, Isaac, Democrat................. 345
Superintendent OF instruction:
Farwell, Stephen T., Republican,. 535
Quinn, Anthony ", Democrat........ 3Sl
Judges supreme bench.
Bryan, p. Cad, Democrat. ..... 3g7
Conway, Asbury B., Republican,. 500
Corn, Samnel T., Democrat........... 4Ol
Elliott. Henry s., Democrat ........... $50
Groesbeck, Herman V. s., Rep. SIS
Van Devanter, Willis, Republican. 4OS
Judge First district:
Harvey, f. H.. Democrat ............ 800
Scott, Richard H., Republicans. 500
State senators:
Bresnahen, L. R., Democrat. 300
Hunter, Colin, Democrat ..........,.. 800
Riner, John A, Republican 49,. ..... 5l4
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