, 1891-01-25
DELEGATION
They Are Given a ROusing ReCep-
ton at Douglas.
A Large Audience Gathers at the
Opera House.
Speeches, Feasting and Dancing on
the Programme.

hours. Inc occasion was a RECEIPT on and
ball rendered the Converse county legisla-
tive delegation by their Democratic
friends. The men who were hOnored
were Senator A. d Chamberlain and
Representatives Chas. + Clay, Nat
Baker and Frank Merrill. 1t was uutor-
tunate that they could not all be present.
Senator Chamberlain was detained in Car
bon county on business, Mr.. Merrill was
sick abed and Mr.. Clay is IN Washington.
Mr.. Baker was therefore compelled to
bear the brunt of the congratulations both
for himself and in behalf of his colleagues
but those who know him need not be told
that he bore himself with Characteristic
grace and modesty. The Cheyenne visit
ors consisted of exc overnor Baxter, A.
G. Campbell, A. II. Reel, w. S. Weaver,
John F. Carroll. Senator Kabis and Rep
resentative Brown of Sheridan. The two
latter, as members of the last legislature,
were naturally given a warm greeting and
were the recipients of many compliment
airy remarks.
1t is only natural that the Converse
county Democrats and many other people
besides should feel proud of the work
done by their representatives IN the legis-
lature. Converse county came out of the
fight with flying colors. Her members
individually bore themselves bravely and
tie county has more to show for itself
than any other county in the state.
At the head of the reception committee
was DR.. j. w. Wilson, chairman of the
Democratic central committee. To his
skill and address were largely due the
election Of a county ticket, with the single
exception OF assessor, in a county which
confessedly contains a Republican majorl-
tY. DR.. Wilson finds his recreation in
politics, He is enthusiastic in his Demo
cracy and by common consent stands as
the leader of his party in Converse county.
He was ably assisted by such men as f.
H. Harvey, N. f Burns, Sllas Guthrie.
Mr.. Maurer, Mr.. Madison, Sheriff Camp
bell, Under Sheriff Kimball, Frank
Galley aud other prominent Democrats,
Shortly alter 8 o'clock the opera house
was crowded with people, fully one half
of whom we're ladies and a number of
whom we're Republicans. The Cheyenne
delegation and the speakers were given a
place on the stage. The meeting was
called to order by DR.. Wilson who said
that in some respects the gathering was a
little out of the ordinary. Its object was
to do honor to those who had honored
them. They met on the common plane
of American citizenship to do honor to
the ablest delegation sent to the last
Wyoming legislature. DR.. Wilson had a
letter from Senator Chamberlain at
Miners Delight expressing his regret
that he was unable to be present and
rendering his appreciative thanks to the
committee and a telegram from Hon. w.
II. Holiday OF Laramie in which that
gentleman expressed his regard for
Messers Chamberlain. Baker, Brown,
Merrill and Clay. DR.. Wilson then intro
duced ex Governor Baxter who said it
was a pleasant duty to speak a word of
commentator of faithful public servants.
This pleasure was intensified when the
men in question were personal friends.
The success OF the delegation must be
ascrlbed to the character of the
men. the success of the ticket to the
skill and generalship of the chairman Of
tie committee, but it was zone the less
complimentary to the good sense of the
people OF the county. They we're met at
the outset by an overwhelming political
majority, aud while they may not have
accomplished everything they wished,
they had done very much for their con.
stituents and the people OF the state.
Judged by any fair standard, Judged by
the standard of Jefferson. the answer
must be the ~oft-quoted words of Holy
Writ: wei done, thou good aud faith
full servant" He briefly reviewed the
action of the delegation IN several impor.
tant public matters, including opposition
to the bill creating the office OF attorney
general, an Office which the constitution
makers intended to abolish; their sense OF
fair play and fair dealing in the case of
ex-Auditor Grant, Il political oppo.
nent; opposition to the water bill, which
leRislated away the right of the people to
private corporations, and their brilliant
and successful fight in opposition to the
chicanery by which it was attempted to
pass the apportionment bill. The entire
line OF action OF the delegation was in ac.
cordance with the spirit of the great
Democratic party, of which they formed a
part. They were found arrayed on the side
of right and Justice, on the si1e of the peo-
pie as opposed to the rapacious selfshness
of individuals or the organized effort of
political bosses, who were more concerned
in their " advancement than in the
welfare of the people.
A. c. Campbell followed in a brilliant
speech. He tore testimony to the eff
cheney Of the delegation in the late
lamented Legislature, and said that there
existed in each member from Converse
the characteristic of fighting, which was
such an important element in the Demo
cratic party itself. The martial music of
the Democratic delegation quickeped the
pulse Of every good citizen of Wyoming,
aud, no doubt, pierced the senatorial
chamber at Washington and showed the
Wyoming ~gold-bug senators that the
day of deliverance from political bossism