, 1900-06-07
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
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not have the support of his own dele
cation, was nominated by John A.
Martin, who by some mysterious meth
Horn county. The Sheridan delegation
favored DR.. NJ. a. Newell. but it was
apparent that a job had been fixed up
and the regular organization from that
county was doomed to defeat. MI.
Hamm, the chairman, was apparently
in sympathy with the jobbers, and for
a time blocked all efforts of the Sheri-
dan people to make an explanation of
the case. Unanimous consent was fin.
ally secured and Mr.. Blake of Sheridan
county was granted 10 minutes time
for a statement. He roasted Alger to
a rich brown, accused him of stabbing
the regular organization in the back
and asked the delegates to support the
candidate of the Sheridan representa-
tives If that county was to be accorded
a place in the national delegation. Mr..
Martin, who nominated Mr.. Alger, at
tempted to reply to Mr.. Blake, but he
was stopped by an objection from G.. Z.
the dirty linen of Sheridan county had
received enough airing.
The vote was then taken and it re-
suited as follows:
A. E. Miller, Albany.
Fl. C. Alger, Sheridan .............5 3
G. E. Blydenburg, Carbon ..........9
walter l.. Larsh, laramie. ,....97
R. A. Keenan,, Sweetwater . IS,
VIM. Hinton, Uinta .9S
Peter Kinney. Weston ........... "a
G. f. A. Moeller. Johnson IN
IS. A. D. Keister, Fremont e.. 81
Fred B. Hammond, N~atrona . IA
DR.. NJ. A. Newell, Sheridan . 81
The chair thereupon declared the
first six named candidates ele ?tod, and
Mr.. Newell will stay at home. The
Sheridan county people felt thei: de.
feat keenly and were quite surly dur,
ing the balance of the evening.
The contest for places on the nationa,
sion, unless the scramble to keep of
the ticket could be termed a contest.
1t took nearly as long to select the
six alternates as it did to elect the dele
l rn ~ hut - ,,o, 80 Na,,- " .,..
plus of candidates. The roll was call
ed time and again, but as each coun
tvs name was called the response cam
We have no name to present." Final
ly six names were scratched up some
how, and the following were elected
by acclamation: E. B. Woodruff o
Big Horn county; Peter Kinney of Yves
ton county; George H.. Voorhees, o
Converse county; F. E. Godfrey o
Fremont county; F. A. Dunn Of Crool
county; G. E. A. Moeller of johnson
county.
When nominations for candidates fol-
presidential electors were called for
more trouble followed. No one coult
be induced to accept, and finally three
men who were hundreds OF miles ava,
and had no friends present to defend
them were placed upon the ticket
Luke Voorhees, of Laramie county was
nominated, but declined to serve; the
same may be said Of C. P. Arnold Of
Albany county, E. S. Johnston Of Lar.
annie county, William Murphy of Lara.
mic county, and NJ. A. Newell of Sheri.
dan county, who was quite emphatic
in his refusal. Fred B. Hammond o.
Natrona county was declared ineligi-
Bile on account Of age. At last three
men were nominated, and not being
present to decline they were elected
by reclamation. They are William H
Hunt of Big Horn county, Mike Muir
ply of Fremont county and w. w,
Burton of Uinta county.
During the progress of this wild hunt
for victims for the sacrifice, G. E. A.
Moeller of johnson county made an
appeal to the delegates to allow their
names and those of their friends to be
used. He said the democrats should
be ashamed to look a republican in the
face, and twitted the delegates from
the southern part Of the state with
their scramble for places on the ma
tional delegation. He said the office
Of presidential elector was a higher
and more honorable one than that nj
national delegate and expressed sur
prise that the former places should go
begging. Mr.. Moeller seemed to for,
get that the national delegates do not
have to go before the people to secure
their election and that most democrats
realize that the people Of Wyoming
l d. not laal- I.iti sIs~ 49, 49,.