, 1890-08-12
STATE CONVENTIONS.


falo. Mr.. Potter did the graceful this
time. Joe DeBarthe seconded it and
Doc. Finfrock did the ~magnanimous act
and met with a rebuff in the shape Of one
nay vote.
Three judges for the supreme court
were next nominated. A. B. Conway,
now associate, Willis Van evanter, now
chief justice, and II. V. S. Groesbeck
were named. They were entered by a
man from Sweetwater. who said commit
tee with the accent on the tee, by d. G.
Craig of Carbon and Johh A. RIner OF
Laramie.
G. u. Clark. of Uinta, was placed on
the ticket for congressman. Def. Rich
ards, the chicken-hearted bolter. pre-
sentcd the name and would have emptied
the hall in two minutes more. His effort
this time was sickly. silly, wishwashv;
simply trightful. One statement was to
the effect that Wyoming, the new sister,
was the sweetest sister of all the lovely
sisters in the darling sisterhood of states.
Richards Is atrocious as an orator.
Groesbeck said that Clark had the mag
netism Of a Blaine, the strength of a Sher-
man, and that the band would play
"MarchingIThro' Georgia every time be
appeared.
John A. Riner injected a few good
words for Mr.. Clark and the choice was
made unanimous
These judges were nominated during
evening recess by district conventions:
First-R. HI Scott. Sundance.
Second-J. W. Blake. Laramie.
Third-Jesse knight, Evanston.
Scott had a majority of two over E. W.
Mann. of this city. N. j. O'Brien is
blamed for Mr.. Mann's defeat and was
the subject of much harsh criticism from
his colleagues.
The Republican platform states that
the Republicans 10 1888 adopted a resolu-
ton ~favoring statehood; that the resolu-.
ton was derided by the Demo cratic
party, and that statehood was secured
by the approval Of a Republican presi
dent July 10, 1890; while CONCENTRATING
the people on the donation of public
lands. it demands that the proceeds of
their sale be applied only to the uses for
which they were donated; demands econ
omy in the administration of public af.
fairs; il favors the American system of
protection; congratulates the people on
the passage of the silver bill by a Repub-
lican congress; opposes contract labor
and the importation of Chinese;
approves the action of congress
in the passage Of bill
against trusts and combinations of capital
to override the rights OF the people; it
favors the government lifting ''the
shadow of want" which now hovers over
the poor Indian; condemns the land
policy of the Cleveland administration
and the failure to carry out the home
rule plank; endoIses..and commends the
record and splendid services Of Francis K.
Warren, as governor Of Wyoming; it
endorses and commends "the record and
splendid services of Hon. Joseph M.
Carey, our recent delegate; it points
with PRIDE to the adoption by a Re-
publican legislature" of the new voting
system and claims that The Republican
party enfranched women.
A resolution of thanks to Senator
Plat and Representative Baker for their
services on the Wyoming bill was
adopted.
After a discussion as to the number.
during which that amusing commit tee
man had his say, this state central com-
mittee was appointed:
j. NJ. Carey, l.. S. Barnes, John
Storrie, B. F. Fowler. Z. A. Gustin, Fl.
r. Mann, G. N. Potter. J. Z. Evans, j.
D. Loucks, Ed L. Evans, F. NJ. Foote,
Fl. c. Hensel, j. G. Dyer.
Citizen" Carey had drifted in during
the melee. A kick Is better than a hint
to a blind horse, and there were calls for
Carey as the awkward JOINT ambled to
the stage.
The Republican party does not want to
fight for words. but for results. This con-
v%ention. he said. have nominated men.
Emphasis on men" Who's f. Il.
Warren? will not be an inquiry all over
the United States. Mr.. Carey did not
say odd bodklns or gadzooks, but he rung
in methinks aud ROLLED it under his
tongue like a sweet morsel. He started
with the war. saw rebel hordes invade
sacred SOIL" He didn't really see them,
you know, for MIR. @. was too busy to go
ito war. Before Fort Pillow. a ca ptain
called tor volunteers on q forloru hope.
The third man to step from the ranks was
a country lad OF 10 who wore cotton sus-
penders and had not much education.
Only a few came back and
one was the green boy OF 10. who
was f. +. Warren. This sorlded 6shy.
1t was told a good deal as Il. + t.lls a
choking patron that he's losing a h ap IF
money Of electric light aud ga. For
three weeks young Mr.. Warren lay in the
slime of the trenches. He was sent
home. tried to enlist again, but was re-
iected. He farmed in Massachusetts,,
helped build a railroad in Illinois, and
clerked for 800 a mouth in this town.
Tonight be is surely about the foremost
man in the whole state. lie has. it is re
markable to relate. some enemies. He
had been attacked by newspapers. Judge
Carey felt impelled at this j%uncture to re-