New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-26
Cowboys and Cowgirls
Assure Him State Will
Vote for Him.
SENATOR CLARK'S
SEAT IN DANGER
Democrats Make Hard
Fight and Are Claiming
Victory Already.
BY RAY ii. LEX.


Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 25.-Delega-
tions of cowboys and cowgirls from
every section Of Wyoming's short grass
country descended on this city to-day
to assure Charles Z. Hughes that the
state would be found in the Republican
column next November.
Although Cheyenne is not the rough
and-ready frontier city OF Buffalo
Bills time, II furnished as picturesque
a reception TO the candidate as any
accorded him IN the West Costumes
seen in his audiences ranged from
evening dress to cowpunchers' chaps"
The city was decorated in holiday
fashion. and business was suspended.
Not the least interesting of the many
delegations that waited on Mr.. Hughes
was one Of women who have been voters
for forty years. In this, the pioneer
equal suffrage state, nobody thinks it
necessary to discuss the votes-for-
women question as political issue.
But the women who called upon Mr..
Hughes told him that there was no
doubt that the support he would be
given by the feminine voters here
would be sufficient to give him de-
cided majority in the state.
Senator Clark in Danger.
That is practically all the encourage
ment the Republicans Of Wyoming have
been given, however, as determined
fight is being waged on Senator Clar-
ence D. Clark by the Democrats, who
are predicting that he will be retired
from the seat he has occupied for so
many wears. Governor j. B. Hendrick,
a Democrat, already has shown what
can be accomplished in this supposedly
Republican state, and even Republicans
assert that Senator Clark's seat is en-
dangered. =
The real issue here Is not one of
notifies. but prohibition. Leaders OF I
both parties predict that Wyoming Will
nut the last semblance Of wild Western |
DAYS behind it and become prohibition
territory at the November election.
Washington. Oregon and Idaho already
are dry, practically every leader IN
Utah has pledged himself to aid in !
making that state dry, and Montana (
is in the throes of a prohibition wave |
that probably will make it dry state
California Alone Stands Firm.
California alone appears likely to
weather the anti-booze storm. Wine
growers and the states big business
interests are campaigning the state to
prevent a successful conclusion OF the
prohibition fight now on there. In
every vineyard are to be seen great
signs bearing this statement:
prohibition will put this vineyard
out of business. Vote against prohibi-
ton at the coming election"
Prohibition is not being made po-
litical issue in any of the states in
which it is being voted upon. 1t has
been placed in Ia class with equal suf-
frage here as ore of the reforms that
are inevitable.
At meetings both here and in Lara
mic, where the special train stopped
this morning, Mr.. Hughes dwelt upon
the necessity for a compensation act
that will really protect an injured
workman.
Wants Real Compensation.
az am convinced that we should have
a compensation act, wisely and fairly
administered in such a manner that
! the workman will not be compelled to
submit TO the present wasteful and IN
efficient system Of court hearings"
| said Mr. Hughes owe should have rec
IGNITION of the fact that accident is
a risk of hazardous occupations and
should be treated as a risk incident
l to that occupation by the employer. 1t
/ should be so administered that those
who work will be assured protection
1 and reasonable indemnity"
Previous to the Laramie meeting Mr..
/ Hughes sought some of the historic
! spots that always are associated to the
/ Wyoming Of half generation ago. He
/ found that Bill Nye's Boomerang" is
/ still being published as a semi-weekly
paper, but the old Office over livery
stable, in which the picturesque editor
! t1rned out his copy, long since has
1 been reduced to ashes. This afternoon
tie party was taken to Fort ID. A. Rus
! sell. now deserted and grassgrown, then
TO Frontier Park, where he delivered
to-night's address. Later he conferred
with local political leaders Mt the
| Plains Hotel.
The most conservative Of estimates
made by those who discussed the situa-
/ ton with Mr. Hughes is that he will
carry Wyoming by majority of 1000
votes. Wilson carried the state four
years ago with 1870 votes TO 1880
! for Taft and 1882 for Roosevelt. There
are many who believe that the Hughes
majority will be nearer 10000 than