, 1896-09-08
THE PLOT TH|CKENGD.
ALBANY DEMOCRATS COMPLETE
THEIR COUNTY
TICKET.
1t is One Which Will Commend Itself
to Nobody-Root for Justice
Jahren for County Attorney
Cokefair for Clerk-A Legislative
Ticket Without Strength.

~ciently to insure its prompt acceptance
by tn" convention.
At this time the report of the COM
mittcc on resolutions was called for.
and the clerk read the following COM
ment OF democratic c%upidity:
Resolved, That the democratic par
~ Of Albany county. in regular con-
vention assembled, as well as those
who have heretofore affiliated with
other parties who have now Joined
hands with he democratic party to in
augurate needed reforms in our federal
government. and especially to advocate
and promote the free coinage of silver
at the ration of l6 to /;
do adopt the Chicago platform and
the principles involved therein. rs well
as the state platform adopted by the
democratic state convention held at
Rock Springs, Wyoming.
we recommend in the
management of the state. county and
city affairs in keeping with the times.
We regard public offices as agencies
for conducting the public business, not
as positions for political workers or
party favorites. We believe that no
unnecessary officials should be en-
work for which he is elected. We es-
pecially protest against the employ
ment of useless deputies and assistants
which has become a fixed and vicious
practice in many offices.
We urge the propriety of rotation
in office rs a necessary reform to Sc
cure honesty. fidelity and the energetic
discharge of public duty. We insist
that expenditures must be reduced and
economical whenever and wherever
possible and that the taxpayers inter-
est instead of the tax sun inter-
est be kept in view of the public serv-
ants"
But one person in the room applaud
ed the adoption of this resolution. We
failed to ascertain who it was.
The convention then proceeded ac-
'Ording to the order of business sug-
yested by the committee, and nomi-
1ltad the persons whom they had
'hoseu imp rivate caucus as standard
carers in the battle this fall.
We will not follow out the proceed
Jngs in detail-there will be no interest
IN such a report to the voter of Albany
county urhothnr hn no lop,onrnt nv M
publican. The men who took the lead
ing part in the nominations. and in
carrying through the scheme gen.
orally We're NJ. C. Jahren. Mike Carroll.
]. NJ. Ingersoll and Larry Fee; the
spokesman-quartet of the gang had
things their w way. They carried
out in detail the spirit of the resolu-
ton and rotated" 1t was only too
evident to those sitting outside the
sanctuary in which the unholy alli-
ances were made hat the thing had
been adjusted" in every particular.
and the will of the common voter was
given no consideration whatever.
This is their ticket:
State senate-W. Fl. Holiday.
Representatives,. E. Stark, pop;
Nicholas Lundquist, pop: Kirk Dyer.
DEM; d. N. Stickney. DEM: Raymond
Henke, dem
SHERIFF.. C. Frazer.
Clerk. A. Cokefair.
Treasurer-W E. Howard.
Attorney-M. C. Jahren.
Commissioners James Stirling,
John Webb. William McClary.
Surveyor-James NJ. Hoge.
When Mrs. f. P. Congdon presented
the name of Mrs. S. W. Pease for the
office of county superintendent of
schools the first hearty applause of the
convention was INDUCED in.
Road Supervisor-Fred Bath.
Several persons were placed in nomi-
nation for the Office Of O Mrs.
Congdon presented the name Of w. H.
Root, whereupon the convention went
wild. The inimitable William rose to
decline. but at every move of the lips
he was cheered vociferously. 1t was
time before the convention could
proceed. Finally o. S. Jackson was
nominated for the office.
A recess was taken in order to decide
upon nominations for justiceships.
The names of NJ. A. Hance and ". H.
Root were under consideration for
Laramie precinct, and on ballot Mr..
Root won the nomination. J. A. Kin
near was nominated for constable.
The following outside nominations
were made:
Sybille precinct-Arthur Dover, JUS
tice: John Waechter. constable.
Big Laramie precinct-M. T. Pryor,
justice; John Sigman, constable.
Tie Siding precinct-E. E. Woodland.
justice; Charles Woodland, constable.
Little Laramie precinct-Mrs. D. N.
Stickney, justice; Mrs. Nelson. consta-
BILE. (This by way of a little taffy to
the ladies.)
Little Medicine precinct-Chas. Site
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