Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-03
BROKE INTO OFFICE
Wyoming's Governor-Elect, APP
pretending Fraud,
TAKEl HIS SEAT VIA TIE WINDOW,

And Calls on the People by Proclamation
to Indorse Him-Both Parties Afraid of
Sinuosity and Ready for Anything
Cleveland Alleged to Favor Extra
Session-Prospect for Two Legislatures
in Kansas-NebraslSa Fusion.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 3.-Yesterday
Governor Elect Osborn went to the stale
house and on being refused admission to
the executive rooms broke in through
window and is holding the fort. Tie state
vote is not yet canvassed, and Acting Gov
ernor Barber told Osborn that he would
not surrender the Office until the official
canvass was made Governor Warren has
been elected senator and that is why Bar
Der is acting governor, according to law,
but there was doubt a. to when and how
the governor-elect should take his Office.
GovernOr-elect Osborn charges that the
Republicans are holding back the official
count to rob him of his office and has taken
this way Of asserting his rights.
Ready to Resort to Arms.
Republicans on the other hand assert that
Osborn is party to a scheme to seat enough
Democrats in the Legislature to make sure
the election of a Democratic United States
senator. Excitement is running high and
trouble may rnsue. A great many people
are disposed to make light of the affair, but
there are thousands in the state who are
willing to resort to arms to circumvent the
Republicans. With the latter Warrens
place is not the only thing at stake The
cattlemcn who raided into johnson county
and killed a couple of alleged thieves last
April are to be tried the first week in JAN
uary. 1t is charged that Acting Governor
Barber was to be kept in place to pardon
them if they were convicted
Osborn Issues a Proclamation.
Osborn has issued the following procla-
nation: In obedience to the constitution
and laws of the state of Wyoming. |, John
f.. Osborn, do hereby make proclamation,
that having been duly elected by "A, quail
fled voters Of the state of Wyoming to the
office of governor Of the state to fill the
vacancy in the Office occasoned by the re-
signation % Francis E. Warren, heretofore
elected and qualified as governor, and there
being no board OF state carvassers
authorized to canvass the returns and ,e-
| clare the result of said election for Cover
mol, and the returns from the several boards
of county canvassers now on file in tie
Office of the secretary of state showing that
nave Dttu uIquCSiiOnaDiy erected TO the
! office of governor, have duly and legally
qualified as governor of the state, and am
now said governor, and l do call upon all
true and loyal citizens of the state to re-
spect my au; hority in such Office and aid
me III enforcing the laws and seeing that
! justice in al things is done"
Pretty Prospect for Biood>hcd.
| In an interview Osborn says that he ex
plains himself fully in his proclamatio~
He rests his case ON the fact that there is
no law for the canvassing of the vote for
| governor and that there was clearly dis
position on the part of Republicans to keep
him out of Office. Barber says that be will
continue to act IS governor, and in due
time the vote will Be eanvsssed What
will be done today or when the excitement
cools down is matter Of speculation. The
Democrats will fight TO ths last ditch for
their alleged rights, and the Republicans
will desperately oppose them. The Repu'.-
licans have all the judiciary and will likely
appeal to the courts.