, 1896-08-05
RICHARDS OPINION.
OUR GOVERNOR TELLS WHY WYO-
MING REPUBLICANS WILL
SUPPORT M'KINLEY.
Democrats and Populists in This State
VIII Not Pull Together This Year
The Republican Convention viii
Nominate Straight Out-and-Out
Mckinley Electors.

Governor William A. Richards OF
Wyoming and Major Thomas Wilhelm,
Eighth United States infantry, who is
on his staff as instructor of the Wyo-
ming National Guard, registered at the
Brown Palace hotel yesterday. says the
Denver Republican. This morning the
remainder of Governor Richards staff,
Ad1utant General Sitter. Major d. H..
holiday. assistant adjutant general:
Col. j. c. Baird. judge advocate gem
erai. n Captain w. r. Schnitger. are
expected to reach the city. The dis
tinguished party of visitors will then
proceed to Colorado Springs. where
they will share in the Flower Day exer-
cises. When asked about politics in
his state Governor Richards said: we
are going to hold the republican state
convention in Cheyenne on the 18th Of
August, and after that we can tell more
about the situation in Wyoming than
at present. The convention will name
a set OF electors. a congressman and a
candidate for the office now held by
Chief Justice Groesbeck of the supreme
u These two are the only state
offices we have to fill this fall. The
convention, | have 10 oubt. will nomi-
nate a set of straight Mckinley cleo
tors. | canno tel how the feeling on
the national issues runs among repub-
llcans in some of the counties. Uinba
county, from the republican standpoint
Is reported to be in a bad state. There
are some republicans there who are
Bryan men. | have heard. but the state
at large has not many republicans of
thai stripe. | don't recall the names OF
meeting in Cheyenne. To be sure he
was entertained by Senator Warren
and ex-senator Carey, but that had no
political significance. as the three gen.
tlemen are personal and social friends.
The democrats pretty generally will
support Bryan. but | know a few who
will not" continued Governor Rich,
ards. THE populists have held their
state convention, bur did not nomin-
ate electors. In the St. Louis nve
tion they acted with the middle-of-the.
road crowd. and will likely support
Bryan and Watson. Last year the pop
ulists Of Wyoming had about a third
hess votes than the dem ocrats, while
the republicans beat both parties by
about 1000 majority. Wyoming popu.
lists and democrats 10 not fuse with
very great success. Four years ago they
controlled the Legislature. but balloted
steadily for 80 days without electing a
senator. That left Wyoming with but
on senator for the ensuing two years.
What the two parties are going to do in
the state election | do not know: the
populists have already nominated Will
pie are likely to nominate Chief Jus
tice V. S. Groesbeck and Congressman
F. w. Mondell. AS to silver, the posi-
l OF Wyoming republicans may look
Illogical to some people. Two years
ago the republican party in my state
pronounced in favor OF the free coinage
Of silver. and so did the democrats and
populists. But we republicans don't
propose to put silver above everything
else. We are not ready to follow Sena-
tor Teller into the democratic camp.
We don't like Tillman: we don't like
Altgeld: We don't like free trade. and
we don't like a good many other things
in the Chicago platform. To me the
only Objectionable feature of the plat
form adopted by the republican con
vention is the money plank. That is
why Wyoming republicans are remain
ing in the nartNn