, 1892-02-24
THE NORTH INDEPENDENZ.

The Cheyenne Sun rises to remark
that Cattleman x-Banker Ivinson o.
Laramie, is being talked of for governor
of Wyoming on the Republican ticket,
and ventures the prediction that the Al
bany county inancIer will be successful if
he gets the nomination, or words to that
effect.
Perhaps; perhaps J
But we hardly think so. The northern
portion of this state will have something
to say about the naming of the next '
ernor of Wyoming. and we imagine MIR.
l~vihson will be entirely lou of sight,
when the nomination is made. People
up this way have become surieited with
Cheyenne's political dictation and a change
is earnestly desired and UNANIMOUSLY de-
manded.
The nrxt state election is fraught with
great danger to the Republican party and
it will not be found the part of wisdom to
force or foist dead sure candidates upon
the people so far in advance of election
day. We do not entertain the least
doubt OF Cheyeune's ability to dictate
nominees, if Cheyenne has made up her
mind to fix the slate. but then such dicta-
ton will o carry with it the insurance of
a successful outcome.
IL may still be remembered that during
the struggle in the last legislature for the
election of United States senator, two
northern counties with the exception of
one delegate) voted from first to last
against Francis L. Warren. This was
not done in any spirit Of uniriendliness to
Mr.. Warren. but on the principle that
the time had come when the north should
assert itself, and this spirit has lost moth
ing of its strength from the hour of its
birth. and will be found a great factor in
the coming gubernatorial struggle.
During the past year northern Wyo-
ming has received much abuse aud vlllii
cation at the hands of Cheyenne journals.
and our people, while quick to respond to
the call of party duty, are as ready to re-
sent the sights and slurs that have been
cast upon them. 1t has not been party
influence that has prompted the ISLANDERS
that have been uttered, but a spirit of
antagonism has been aroused by the
basest Of iosinuations that have well nigh
killed all feeling of partisanship. and
gwen rise to a feeling of independence
that brooks no good to the party now in
power,
As can readily be imagined, the hoist
ing OF the Iviuson banner at this early
day while yet the smart of insult is still
fresh in the northern Wyoming heart,
will not go a great WAYS towards healing
northern wounds, and political wisdom
should dictate a policy far different.
So far as Mr.. Ivinson is concerned, we
do not believe he will cut a very wide
swath in the coming conflict. If we re-
member Alright he was In the stew that
burned several fingers in Cheyenne some
SIX or eight months ago-a very quiet
transaction, but one, nevertheless, that
sent two or more deeply moved and
nightly interested individuals over the
hill to Laramie to confirm certain reports
that Dame Rumor had whispered 80
quietly aud confdentially into the ears Of
certain Republican wire pullers. We do
not imagine it will be necessary to call
names and be precisely specific over this
event to make ourselves understood by the
initiate regarding this matter. If so, the
information is at hand, and we can dole
it out in homeopathic or heroic doses
The Republican party Of johnson, Sheri
dan and Converse counties at the mex
election would come pretty close to plac
ing a Democratic governor in the stat,
capitol. and that would ieopardire a gooC
many present Interests"
Taken altogether, We do not believ,
Mr.. Ivinson has any particular hankerlnl
Tor the honors that come with guberna
toIial duties. He may be a good either
and much thought OF on the rail
road, but he will never be governor Of
Wyoming and don't YOU forget 1t. We
do not make this prediction from oul
prophetic soul, but rather our knowledge
Of the temper OF the good people of the
north. 1t the Republican party Is in
search of a sacrifice, why Nh. Ivinson will
do, but he is not due in any other sense.