The New York herald., 1922-08-20
FIGHTS IN WYOMING
FOR MONDELL SEAT
Two Republicans and Three
Democrats Aspire to Succeed
Him i'm Washington.
PRIMARIES ON TUESDAY
House Majority Leader and
Kendrick Unopposed for Rival
Senatorial Nominations.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
CHEYENNE. Wyo. Aug. 1s.-With
United States Senator John b. Kendricx
and House Majority Leader Frank w.
Mondell unopposed for the Senatorial
nominations in their parties and the fight
for this office deferred until the election
campaign, interest In the Wyoming pri-
maries Tuesday centers in the five men
contests for the Governorship and for
the States lone seat in the national
House. now held by Mr.. Mondell.
In each OF these contests there are two
Republican candidates and three Demo-
Gratis. In both the outcome on the
Republican side probably will be very
close. There Is much less uncertainty
in the Democratic races.
The race for the Republican nomina-
tion for Governor is between Gov. Robert
d. Carey, stockman and farmer, and
John w. Hay. stockman, banker and
coal operator. Gov. Carey is a native
son. a graduate Of Yale and the eldest
son Of Joseph M. Carey. former United
States Senator as a Republican and
more recently Governor as the choice of
q fusion of Democrats and Independent
were close political and personal friends
Of the late Col. Roosevelt, and both
followed him into the Bull Moose move
ment Of 1912. Afterward, like most
other Western Progressives. they re-
turned to the Republican party.
Contests for Governorship.
Mr.. Hay on the other hand. always
has been regular" He is q self-made
man. having risen from the ranks and
served successfully as telegraph opera
tor, railroad man and railway division
superintendent.
In the Democratic Gubernatorial con.
test the result appears to be matter
OF little doubt. In order to diagnose the
situation-if a reliable diagnosis be
possible in this year OF complicated
symptoms and upsets of the political
dope sheets--it is necessary to review
little history.
twenty-five members Of the Nom
Partisan League of Wyoming met at
Douglas the middle of July elected
Frank c. Mcdowell. a pioneer in the
Grange movement I'm this State, as their
chairman and indorsed him for Gov
ernor.
The following day an organization
calling itself the Conference for Pro-
gressive Political Action and purposing
to unite the various farmer and labor
movements, including the Non-Partisan
League. under one banner. met in the
same place. with the twenty-five leaguers
forming about one-third Of the total rep
rcsentation. McDowells name was placed
before the conference for Endorsement,
but, after bitter fight, his supporters
were outvoted three to one by the back
ers Of George E. Kinder, university
graduate and. like his opponent a dirt
farmer.
The chairman, the secretary and sew
eral other leaders In the State Demo-
cratic party had conferred with COM
mttee from the conference and had
insisted that the nominee be not a men,
ber of the Townley organization. Kinder
Is not affiliated with the league. The
Farmer-Labor leaders, seeing possible
victory ahead IL they would effect a
coalition with the Democrats, listened
to the pleadngs of the managers Of that
party and forced through the approval
OF Kinder
Two weeks later the more conserva-
tive Democrats. viewing with evident
alarm the possibility OF their being
booked UP with the Non-Partisan Lea que.
induced w. B. Ross. Cheyenne attorney
and the unsuccessful candidate four
years ago for the same position, to enter
the race once more. Then whatever
chances Kinder may have had of de-
feating Ross probably were spoiled by
the last minute entrance of Mcdowell
the man whose candidacy was spurned
by the conference at the behest Of the
Democrats. but who still had back Of
him the Non Partisan League.
AS the situation stands to-day Ross
is the strong favorite. The so-called
ru % dod hntv H.
Mcdowell, and the effort Of the leaguers
to capture and swallow up the minority
party apparently is failure.
In the Republican race for the nomi-
nation for Wyoming's seat in the lower
house Of Congress Marshall S. Reynolds,
internal revenue collector for this dis
trict, and Charles Z. Winter. former dis
trict judge and one time nominee of the
Progressive party for the House, are
running neck and neck. with the opinion
about equally divided as to who will nose
out ahead. Reynolds has the support OF
a large part of the Organization" while
Winter is making his appeal largely to
those men and women who count them
selves among the more forward looking
members Of the party.
Issues in tumble.
Among the three Democratic entrants
Robert r. Rose, editor and attorney, in
dorsed by the Conference for Progressive
Political Action, seems to have walk
away The two others. James II. Camp
and Charles o. Richardson, are not
taken seriously.
The Non-Partisan League Is not cutting
nearly so much Of figure as its hackers
claimed 1t would. and most OF the other
radicals have been aligned with the
Democratic party for years. so that any
thing they do this year will not be un-
usual. Unlike two years ago, when the
labor people put forward separate
ticket, there will be no third party
SALES BY AUCTION.