, 1890-07-15

PURLLC

Some time ago a prominent Republican
who was rendered loquacious by his con-
vivial contact with red liquor made this
remark: The Republicans are deter
mined to win the first state election. If
they can't buy it they will stealth" The
first move on the Republican ohessboard
was made Yesterday when Mr.. John Nor
rison, a resident oil Omaha for the past
FIVE months, took his seat as one Of the
board Of Laramie county commissioners.
About the first OF the year it was an
nounced that j, S. Collins & Co., who
had been doing business here for many
years. had decided TO sell out SO as to
concentrate all their stock at the estab-
lishment which they owned in Omaha-
The manager of the concern-and an old
time resident OF oming-was John
Morrison, who at the previous election
had been elected county commissioner.
Mr.. Morrison is = Republican in poll
tics, and with Geo. ". Hoyt, also a Re-
publican. constituted a majority on the
board. The latter end Of February Mr..
Morrison sold out all his household fur
niture and on the It'll OF that month
went with his family to Omaha to live.
The firm of which he had previously
been a member was then ~reorganized at
Omaha, being now known as Collins *
Morrison, John Morrison assuming its
management.
From February I until July 4 john
Morrison never spent a minutes time in
Cheyenne. On the last named day be re
turned here nominally to attend to some
private business matters. The board of
county commissioners, consisting Of Geo.
W. Hoyt and Tim Dyer, were then sitting
as a board of equalization. Morrison
never attehded one of the meetings and
never participated In any of the business
appertaining to the equalization. Yester
day, however. when the board was about
ready to begin laying u the registry dis
tricts of the county and appointing one
registry agent Of each political party for
each district, as the law requires, Mr..
Morrison put in an appearance and
claimed his seat in the board. Mr.. Dyer
objected and finally filed a written
protest, but Mr.. Hoyt insisted uDon ad-
hitting hun. Under these circumstances
Mr.. Dyer withdrew, feeling that he could
no longer act with an illegally constituted
board.
The two Republican members Of the
board, one a resident of Larami. county,
Wyoming, and the other a resident Of
Douglas county. Neb., transacted routine
business for several hours during the af-
ternoon. Now there isn't a man. woman
or child in Cheyenne who knows Mr..
Morrison, who doesn't know that for the
past FIVE months he has beer q resident
&c O->L- Ma--;so, hi-e--h loso not
claim ofba--s -a5 made no attempt to
sit in the equalization board because such
equalization would not have been legal.
When it comes to the consideration OF
public business that has a political bear
ing he is not afflicted with the same
~scruples. People are naturally surprised
at this action Of Morrison. He had al
ways borne a good character while here
aud the inquiry now is as to whether he
comes high or gives himself away. That
he should have allowed himself to become
a stool pigeon for the ringsters and mid
night machinators is surprising, but then
the flesh is weak when the spirit is not
very proud.
In speaking with County Commissioner
Dyer last evening Mr.. Morrison. Of
Omaha, said alphabetically: You
mustn't blame me Tim for this isn't a
personal matter. 1T is entirely a party
matter. The party here forced me into
it. They said | owed that much to them
and | couldn't go back of them. You
must not think 1 am influenced for per
sonal reasons"
All Of which proves two things: First
that Mr.. Morrison's back bone needs
some glue to %stiffen it and second that the
Republican party is determined to earl
the state election whether the people are
willing or not.