, 1906-11-05
WARREN SPEAKS ON
ISSUES OF THE DAY

he has been mayor Of Cheyenne, a
member of the city council of that city
a member of the school board, city
marshal, and held other offices. He
merely introduced himself, making no
adverse criticism of his opponent, and
declaring he expected a complete re.
publican victory at the polls on Tues
day.
Warren Cheered to Echo.
After a stirring number by the glee
club, during which the girls sang
Shout for Wyoming" Mr.. McMurray,
in a very happy little address, intro
duced Senator Warren, who, he said,
would deliver the principal speech of
the evening. Mr.. Warren was receiv-
ed with loud and long applause. In tG.s
the women members of the audience
Joined heartily together with the mem,
bers OF h faculty and students of the
university, and the hundreds of citi,
zens present.
Text from a Song.
Senator Warren said he would take
his text from the song just rendered
by the young ladies of the glee club,
Shout for Wyoming" and he did in
deed shout for Wyoming for more than
an hour. He could have spoken for an
other hour without firing his hearers,
SO interested were they in his exposi-
ton of national and state conditions
Mr.. Warren declared he disliked to
make a political speech, and proposed
to let the voters speak to him and
their other public servants ON Tuesday.
He expected them to tell him they en-
dorsed the action taken by him and
other members OF the Wyoming dele
CATION in congress for their benefit and
also the action of state officials, who
had conducted the affairs of the state
for he past four years. You can en-
dorse the policies we represent on
Tuesday" he said, cor you can tell us
to go away back, that our services
have not been in your interests, but l
do not believe you will.
Arch Enemy Scored.
Senator Warren devoted some time
to a discussion of the University of
Wyoming, telling of the part he had
taken as the governor of the state in
getting the university on its feet and
the part taken by other officials and
citizens of the state in making that in
sts.ution the pride of the state. He
also took a turn al Keister. the.enenly
of the county-the worst enemy the
county and university have-and of
the despicable fight made by that in
dividual on the university and the peo-
pie of the county. The senator held
up a copy of "Keister Makes Reply
and pointed out the dishonest position
assumed by hat state official. Keis-
ter, he said. referred to the record for
a vindication of his position.
Said We Were Hogs.
The senator showed that the record
Keister would have the people of the
state refer to is the formal journal of
the state senate, which gave only the
votes on certain measures, and did not
record the address of Senator Keister
when he referred to the people of AL
bany county as "hogging everything
and denominating the people of the
county as 'all hogs"
Threat to Ruin Warren.
Senator Warren told of the attempt
that Keister had made to get him to
take stand against the university, even
going to the extent of threatening to
ruin Warren in politics and business
if he did not turn to and help the Ere
mont county democratic senator steal
the university.
D%emasogue Defied.
Senator Warren told of the charges
Keister had made against him in the
legislature two years ago, and which
have been reiterated in an anonymous
circular printed in Cheyenne and wide
ly circulated in this city by Hasen-
kamp and his co-knockers against the
university. The senator said the
charges had been taken up then, and
he now, in language as forcible as he
could make it, and with a full knowl-
edge of the weight of the assertion,
declared them, n n all, utterly |
false, Keister knowing them false
when he made them and the coward
who had them printed on the yellow
slip and the towards who so indus
triously circulated them knowing them
false and utterly without foundation.
why, do you suppose asked the
senator, with warmth visible in his
face and in his trembling hands, that
If those charges were true, would | be
standing before you asking YOU sup
port?"
Enemy of University.
Senator Warren declared he could
hardly comprehend how any sane citi-
zen of Albany county could vote for
Keister. Keister is the enemy of the
university and Albany county, and his
members of the legislature would have
to support him in the event of his and
their election, in any attempt he might
make to yet cripple and divide the
state institution.
Coffeen's Cold Feet.
Senator Warren. referring to ma
tional legislation, mentioned the great
handicap a democratic member of the
Wyoming delegation would have to
labor under at this time. He told of
the actions of Congressman Coffeen,
who was a member of that body when
the democrats had a majority in both
the house and senate and a democratic
president besides. The question of a
protective tariff on hides was under
discussion in the house. Coffeen made
a speech in that hall against the re-