, 1923-02-01
COMMITTEE ICON.
| SIDERS SEVERANCE TAX
IL Men and COAL. OPERATORS PRESENT their
Side OF ASSESSMENT CONTROVERSY. CUES
ton Of LEGALITY TO BE DECIDED
that May 80 is Memorial day. He
subsidized In a gale Of laughter.

that May 80 is Memorial day. He
subsidized In a gale of laughter.
Leslie Miller of Cheyenne has an
unusual record.
In 1911 he served as a member of
the House from Albany county. Two
years later his mother filled the
same position. Now he is back once
more, this time from Laramie our
ty.
The legislators are, for the most
part. a happy-go-lucky lot, and the
casual observer would never guess
that they had much to worry about.
Yet many of the farmers and stock
men holding seats in the assembly
| are broke"
Report had 1t the other day that
a member OF the House had debts
totalling 100000. But he was a
mere piker when another story drift
ed in. One senator, 1t was said,
owes something like 100000.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Feb. Sub
ject to their right of appeal to the
the people candidates for state Of
fices will be nominated by state con-
ventions made up Of delegates select
ed by the county committees, IL the
Kabell bill now before the legis-
Azure gets through in its present
form.
The measure provides for a COM
tined primary-convention system.
Unlike the one that almost passed
two years ago. the decision Of the
convention Is far from final, mas
much as any one getting rs per cent
Of the votes Of the delegates has his
name placed on the ballot without
further ado. and provision is made
Tor getting on in case q man doesn't
receive this percentage and wishes
to 60 to the trouble OF securing the
required numkfs o. e:<natures. I'm
der the provisions OF the act pro
posed III 1921, the convention decree
would be Hear-final. inasmuch as the
defeated candidate would have to 20
to a large amount of trouble and
expense in carrying out his appeal.
These three sections tell how the
conventions ARE to he made up by
virtue of the Babel law-"aw' II II
musters a majority vote in both
houses and gains the sanction OF
Governor Ross:
I'm each county Of the state. the
county central committee of any
politici party holding and
county conventions under the laws
of this State shall consist Of one
member from zach precinct in the
county: provided each ward in a
city shall be entitled to at least two
such committeeman"
Not later than the second Tues
day In July and not earlier than
thu vtRat TspAa~w L. 49, -
year In which there occurs q general
tee OF each political party shall meet
at the county seat Of the proper
county. Such meeting shall be
known ~ the county convention,
Said county convention shall choose
delegates to the state convention Of
It's party. TO be held Al hereinafter
provided. in number AZ apportioned
by the state committee. and nomin-
ate such candidates a. II may de-
sire by complying with the provisions
OF the law therefor. and perform
such other functions inherent In
such political organizations moi in
consistent with this chapter"
mot later than tho second Tues.
day In July and not earlier than the
first Tuesday in June Of each year
election. there shall b held q state
convention OF each political party.
the members o. which shall ~ com.
posed Of the delegates chosen N
prescribed In tho preceding section.
or their proxies. Said state conysu.
ton shall have the power to make
nominations nof candidates Tor cleo
tors Of president and viee president
Of tho United States. to ADOPT any
party platform. and 70 chooss and
select. In accordance with thu ruies
and regulations gifts party. deegatss
and alternate delegates 70 nationA
nominating conventions. and pr
form such other functions Inherent
Ia such political examinations rot
Inconsistent with this chapter. Tho
nominations OF such electors 20 mRda
shall bc certified to the secretary
Of state by tho officers Of such con-
vcntion."
Doc Pierce Of Thermopols 10 one
OF the most pcaceabie and agreeable
members OF tho so-cailed lower
house. Therefore he will not take
\ o~fscnse At this writer n Il II pointed
out that. when ne gets . big cigar
attached 10 nj srather small frame
no n 4 perfect likeness Of Memo.
made famous by Windsor MeCay IN
the comic sections Of years gone
BY.