, 1898-08-16

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gress, c. p. Arnold OF Albany county,
is a successful attorney who has made
his own way in the world from humble
circumstances, and is now well equip
ped for any position of trust. He has
never held public office. His opponent,
Hon. F. w. Mondell Of Weston county,
is at present assistant commissioner of
the general land office. He is a young
man who started life in a very humble
position in the construction depart
ment of a railroad. He has lived in
Wyoming about twelve years, in which
time he has served in the legislature
several terms. been mayor Of the city
Of Newcastle and a member of congress
two years.
On the democratic state ticket the
other candidates are David Miller, a
business man of Sweetwater county,
who is II of the old-timers of the
state, having come to the territory
thirty years ago; Charles H. Priest of
uinta county. n silver republican, who
has served as one of the state water
commissioners for the past four years,
is a candidate for auditor: Luke Voor-
bees of Cheyenne, the candidate for
treasurer. is n Of the early pioneers
of the state; Jerome F. Brown, can
didate for superintendent Of public in
struction, is a silver republican. For
associate justice of the supreme court
the democrats have named Charles E.
Blydenburg of Carbon county. Mr..
Rlydenburg is a successful lawyer, who
has lived in the state for nearly twenty
years. He conducted the last cam
paign in the state successfully for his
party as chairman Of the state central
committee.
On the republican ticket the nomi-
nees are Fenimore Chatterton, Car
bon county. for secretary of state. Mr..
Chatterton is a lawyer who has served
in the state legislature and held several
important county offices. For state
treasurer. G. E. Abbott of Cheyenne.
Mr.. Abbott has been connected with
The First National bank of Cheyenne
for the past fifteen years and is well
known in the financial affairs of the
city and state. He was president of
the last session Of the state senate.
The candidate for auditor. Leroy
Grant. is a resident Of Albany county.
He has been receiver Of the United
States land Office here, a member of
several state legislatures, and at pres
ent is deputy evenu collector of Wyo-
ming. T. T. lyman OF Sheridan county,
is the candidate for superintendent of
public instruction. He is a successful
business man of Sheridan and has held
the office of clerk CT the court for the
fourth judicial district with credit.
For associate justice Of the supreme
court the republicans have named
Judge Jesse Knight, the present in
cumbent. Judge Knight has lived in
Wyoming since his youth. He was for
many years clerk of the court of Uinta
county, was prosecuting attorney and
judge of the district court for one term
and was reelected as an Independent
candidate to a second term, resigning
to take a place on the supreme bench.
While there is some similarity be-
tween the parties as to makeup and
personnel Of their tickets the resem-
blance ends with this. In their plat
forms and declarations of principles
they are Numerically opposed. On
the financial platform the democrats
declare uneqivocally for free silver;
the republicans declare against it. The
democratic financial plank is as fol-
lows:
I'VE emphasize the necessity of an
immediate return to the money of the
constitution, recognizing that the
money question is paramount to all
other national issues at this time. We
denounce the crime Of 1873 in demone-
tizing silver, and we demand the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver at the present ratio of 16 to 1,
without waiting for the consent of any
other nation on earth, and that the
money so coined shall be full legal ten
der for all debts, public and private"
The republican financial plank on
this question states:
The financial policy Of the republic
can party having brought prosperity
to the entire country and given us a
place among the nations Of the earth,
and enabled us to conduct successfully
a foreign war, we therefore unhesitat-
ingly reaffirm the financial plank OF the
PLATFORM as expressed by the national
convention at St. Louis"
On the state question OF leasing pub
lie lands the two parties are also d.
rectly opposed. The republicans ap-
prove the present system Of land leas-
ing as productive OF income for the use
Of the state; the democrats oppose it as
"squandering the public lands and
favor laws for the requirement Of
homes by the people. Both parties ap-
prove the administration of the presi-
dent in the conduct of the war, the
democrats pointing with pride to the