, 1906-08-23
THE VIEWS.

In spite OF the very optimistic Brooks
news coming from all over the state,
the Cheyenne Leader affects TO believe
that Mr.. CosgriT has a good chance to
secure the nomination. In its issue of
Wednesday morning the following edi.
| torial reference to the ~gubernatorial
situation appeared:
Despite the rosy-colored articles
and editorials which have recently APP
peared in some of the newspapers ia,
vorable to the denomination of Cover,
nor Brooks, the g~ubernatorial fight is
far from being decided, and Hon.
James Il. Cosgriff, instead OF losing, is
steadily gaining ground. The friends
of the governor base their estimates OF
his probable strength not on the dele
cations which nave been instructed
for him, which are not half enough, so
far, to give a majority in the state CON
v%ention, but on the uninstructed dele
cations, all of which they claim in the
most reckless and lavish manner. The
punt ina lllIlt6oNn llt uuDItJuulCtu
observer is this: If the counties which
did not instruct were all for Governor
] Brooks to the extent of sending moth
ing but Brooks delegates, why did not
they instruct thtir delegations? They
must have recognized the advantage of
instructed delegates.
From what are deemed reliable
sources 1t is known that Governor
Brooks will have instructed delegates
from Natrona, Converse, Crook and
Weston counties. Mr.. Cosgriff will
have instructed delegations from Car
o N Fremont counties. Big Horn
and Uinta counties will send unin-
structed delegates. What will be lone
in the other counties will be determin-
ed in the primaries.
MIR. Cosgriff will probably carry
Sweetwater and Sheridan counties,
while Laramie county will undoubtedly
instruct for Mr.. Schnitger and Albany
county will doubtless have a favorite
son for a place on the state ticket, 1t
will be readily seen that as yet it is
| anybody's fight for the nomination for
governor, II the friends of Mr.. Cos
grin have lost none of their confidence
in the ultimate success of their candi-
date"
There remains the possibility, of
course. that all signs will fail and that
Mr. Bonds predictions may prove true.
All the papers of Big Horn county,
which he places in the doubtful col
umn, say that there is no question but
that the delegation is for Mr.. Brooks.
Again, republican leaders from Uinta
county and the republican papers of
that county say it is also solidly for
| what source the Leader obtains its
information; 1t does not give its au-
thority. In its summing up, too, the pa
per alleges that Laramie county will
send a delegation instructed for Mr..
~Schnitger, leaving the inference that
the contest for the governorship will
be ignored In that bailiwick. This con
clusion is not believed to be accurate.
The primaries will be held in Laramie
county tomorrow and unless those
closely in touch are very much mis-
taken, the Cosgrin and Brooks forces
will divide and there will be an in
structed delegation from that county
upon the goyernorship, as well as for
Colonel Schnitger for treasurer.
1t must be admitted that If Mr.. Cos
griff can carry Laramie county, he will
have q much better chance of securing
the nomination The same thing
Converse, N%atrona, Weston, Crook, Big
Horn or Uinta, only in lesser degree.