The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-25
IN WYOMING.
Still the Cause of Democracy Gains
in Strength.

Green River, Wy, Oct. 22-The cam
with more vigor in any locality than
in this, Sweetwater, county. A few
weeks ago Democrats were the laugh
ing stock of the community; but a
wonderful change has come over the
spirit of the people. The mines are
running full time and the work on the
railroad is better than for years, and
those who were attributing all the
hard times to the Democrats are Won
dering if these same Democrats are
making times good.
Then there is a strong local influence
at work in this county that is going
to have great weight in the result of
the present campaign. If ever a gang
ran a state through that was wholly
unsatisfactory to a large part of a
great party, that was done in the Re-
publican convention here four weeks
ago. The most popular officer on the
Republican ticket heretofore was un-
doubtedly Tom Whitmore. whom the
Republicans elected sheriff four and
two years ago. Tom is a genial. good
fellow, but the gang didn't want him.
so they turned him down. He has a
host of friends and he has a long
sharp knife, keenly whetted The
Democratic county ticket will be cleo
ted almost it its entirety.
Archie Blair is again a candidate on
the Democratic ticket for the state
senate against Clarence G. Hamlin,
who was brought into greatness and
fame by being born a nephew of ex-
Congressman Clarence D. Clark, of
Evanston. Take his family all
through and they are distinguished
for their extreme personal beauty, and
Thorough knowledge of their own great
ness. OF course, during his stay in the
last legislature Clarence. the younger,
found time and favorable opportunity
to cultivate the acquaintance of that
other equally great Wyoming states
man, Frank w. Mondell, A. P. A, and
Fitzpatrick Bros truck storekeeper.
candidate for Congress; and if either
of these great statesman should get a
commission to stay at home there is
no doubt the old world would pause an
instant to catch the wonted equili-
brum But Archie Blair is very much
in earnest, and the blooming young
statesman with a distinguished uncle
is altogether likely to stop at home.
Coffeens meetings here and at Rock
Springs were we'll attended, and his
exposition of the true relations of the
satisfactory. Mr. Coffeen is becoming
stronger every day as the campaign
advances, and has in many instances
strengthened the wayering and con-
WINGED the scoffer.
Principal among the bitterest oppo-
nents is the Cheyenne Leader. a Dem
ocratic daily. bought up by Carey on
his return from Washington, with the
campaign funds which he is the dis
penser of to send himself back to the
Senate. This is the one thought of re-
morse to a Wyoming man. that this
representative of Wall street is GER
tain again to go to Washington for a
term of six years. But there is no
hope for it if the Republicans will
blindly vote for Republican members
of the state legislature. Contrary to
their professions and their platforms
the Republicans Up here are beginning
to pave the way for Mr.. Carey's SEN
atorial race. and are now saying that
we might as we'll give UP for neither
party will ever give us free silver
How does that sound to the ears OF
the silverized Goodwin? We learn
that he has been in our state advocat-
| ing the Republican party as the only
true friend of silver BY so doing he
has strengthened the ties that bind
the gold bug milestone around the
necxs of Wyoming Republicans.
Up in Uinta county the Republicans
have placed on their official ballots
the name Free Silver Protection, Re.
publican Party" Wouldn't that make
a cat laugh? -