, 1898-08-11
CHEYENNE LETTER
mn LARAMIE COUNTY REPUBLI-
CAN TICKET is A KICK
ERS' TICKET.
hood Has Taken Hold Of the
Organization and the Party at the
Capital Has Been Strengthened
0iD Reel Talks Entertainingly Of
Her New Field Of Labor.

Cheyenne, Aug. 1O.-(Special Core
apondence .)-The republicans had a
larger crowd going north this morning
than the democrats had a week ago,
and of course they were handsomer
men. There is one thing that a be
truthfully said, however. and that is
that the entire crowd were at sea,
There was not a slate in the party.
Never In the history OF Wyoming poll
tics has there been such a state of ar
1aiD as that which exists at present,
II Laramie county republicans had any
Idea Of pr]econcerted action, the result
OF the county convention knocked the
idea sky-high, for the old party war
horses were not in it. New blood has
.tAken hold OF the organization and has
placed q ticket in the field which is
considered one OF the best that has been
nominated here for many years. 1t is
not . Carey ticket. nor a Warren tick
ct, but can properly be classed as n
kickers' ticket. The kickers will there
fore all lend it their hearty endorse
ment, which inslres its election, be-
cause the other wings of the republican
party will support it loyalty.
Ex-State Superintendent Miss Estelle
Reel. now superintendent of Indian
schools. Is in the city on a brief visit
before starting upon her arduous task
OF visiting all the Indian schools in
America She is the picture of robust
health and as handsome and vivacious
as ever. In speaking of her new field
ing manner The institute just closed
at Colorado Springs was a very success
full affair Between three and four hun
dred people were in attendance. and
many matters OF great importance to
the red man were discussed 1t is the
object of this branch of the government
service to teach the ab~origines how to
sew and cook and develop his physical
being as well as to learn him how to
handle the three Rs. 1t is thought
probable that the next session of the
institute will be held in connection
with h National Educational associa-
ton. in order that 1t may have the
benefit Of the advanced thought
brought before that body OF educators.
Miss Reel was delighted 10 note that
Wyoming had a couple of the very
brightest of the representatives at
Colorado Springs. They were from the
Shoshone school, near Lander. This
school has been making rapid progress
Of late.
. In the Indian school service there
are about $500 employees. nearly all OF
whom are instructors. The Indian
cook and sew. and there are schools Of
manual training for the boys. Miss
Reel has with her some specimens Of
lace work and embroidery performed
by the girls which are really elegant.
The Indian children take great interest
and pride in their work. and excel far
beyond what could really be expected OF
them They have quite an ear for music
ard a band is now being organized to
be taken to the Paris exposition in
1900. Many of the youcg ladies have
very sweet voices and sing beautifully.
There is no doubt but what Miss Reel
will exert in her new position that
same are and t~horoughness that has
characterized her official conduct in
this state.
Since the nomination Of the demo-
cratic ticket, there has been a decided
lack of interest shown in its welfare
by the democrats Of the capital. Uni
vereally they prononce it weak and
very few express any hope of its being
elected. A democrat from principle
despisesA Judas-a man who will trade
around into any party for the purpose
Of getting his name before the people
and for this reason they have little use
for 1t least two Of the nominees, and
one other is a little shady in this re-
spect.
Haa. Frank W. Mondell was called