The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-07

Special Correspondents OF the oidIudIus I
Cheyenne, Wyo.. Aug. 5.-The election
In Wyoming this year will be one of the
most important held since the state was
admitted. The state offices to be filled
AZ this falls election are those of gov
ernor, secretary of state, treasurer,
auditor. superintendent of public in
struction and justice of the supreme
court. A Legislature is to be elected
which will elect a United States sena-
tor. County officers are to be elected
in all counties. A represent
alive TO the Fifty-sixth con-
sres is to be elected, and
Judges in the Third and Fourth districts
will also be voted for.
The vote of Wyoming since IL has been
a state has been close, and huctuating
between the two parties. In 1890 the
state was carried by the republicans by
i.726 plurality: in 1892 the democrats
carried II by l ,691; in 1894 the republi-
cans won with a plurality OF 3,lS4: In
1896 the democrats had a plurality or
5sS. For a number OF reasons the vote
this year promises to be exceedingly
close. and at the present time the re-
suit may be said to be uncertain. Dur
ing the present year over a thousand
voters have been taken from the state
to enter the service of the government
In the war with Spain. A large number
of these men, and probably all. Will not
return TO the state in time to partlcl-
pate in the election. 1t is impossible
at his time to estimate what proper
ton OF these men are republicans ana
what portion democrats, so that II can
not be known what effect their leaving
the state will have.
On the financial question the two par
ties will be directly antagonistic. Here
tofore the republicans have always In
coporated in their state platform a
financial plank favorable to silver, and
have always omitted or declined to en-
dorse the national financial views OF
their party. This yea they viii en-
dorse the St. Louis platform in Its en-
tirety and will stand u~nequivocally in
line with the national organization. The
democrats, on the contrary, have reaf-
6rmed all Of their previous declarations
for silver. besides arraigning the repub-
lean state administration for corrupt
methods of local government.
There is fusion of all of the opposi-
ton forces to republicanism. TIL silver
IfDhDltid u I'LL ~
at the same time and place as the demo-
Gratis, n were given a place on the
state ticket. The populists will maintain
no organization this year. Their leading
men were present at the democratic
convention and one OF their number was
nominated by that convention for q state
office. Both parties are fairly confident
OF CARRYING the state. but neither Is
making any e~xtravagant claims.
The greatest interest will perhaps be
taken in the Legislative contest. on &C
count OF the United States senatorship
which the legislature to be elected will
have TO bestow. The legislature will
consist of 10 senators and 80 representa-
tiye.. The senator's are elected for four
wears and the representatives for two.
In the next legislature there will be 10
hold-over senator's elected two years
ago. These are composed OF four demo
Gratis and six republicans. The coun-
ties which will elect senators. and the
number. are as follows: Laramie, l.;
Albany. /: Carbon, 1: Sweetwater. j;
Irinta. 1. Weston. /: Crook, !: John
son. /: Sheridan. /. The representa-
tiyes 10 be elected by are:
Laramie. Z; Albany. 3; Carbon, T.
Sweetwater. 3; Uinta, 5: Fremon'. ?
Big Horn. /; Johnson. 2; Sheridan. B.:
Crook. /. Weston, 2; Natrona, l; CON
verse, 3.
Should the republicans control IN"
legislature on joint ballot, the caEi-
dates for the United States senatorsh'p
IiT probably be Senator Clark, whose
term will expire next year, Governor
Richards, whose term as governor Will
end in December. and John {. Davis
chairman Of the state committe'.
should the democrats control. the ran
didates will be Congressman Osborne.
Judge Samuel T. Corn and John Charts
Thompson. who came within one vote
of being elected to the position in the
famous contest OF 1898.
Horace c. Alger. who is the fusion
candidate for governor. was the Only
avowed candidate for hat office. He
is a young man who has been promi-
nently Identified with the business II.
terests OF Northern Wyoming for a
number Of years. He served in t.e
lower house OF the Third state legis
lature and he made a good record. "
is conceded that he will run well. Luks