, 1926-05-12
W Y O NJ | N G
CAPITAL COLUMN
THE PEOPLES BUSINESS
Reviewed Briefly For Those
Who should be Interested
By George R. Hand

both the Republican and Democratic
parties to hold pre-primary assem-
bHes for the purpose of recommend
ing candidates for state offices to
the voters at the coming Primary
election has served to clarity the
political atmosphere in at least one
respect for it will do away in a
perfectly legitimate manner with
many of the vexing problems pre-
sented by u primary law as it
now stands on the statute books.
Approved by Rank and File
AS far as the Republican party is
concerned the decision to hold an
assembly has the undoubted endors-
ment of the rank and file of the
party within the state, this being
indicated by the enthusiasm already
aroused and the practically uniform
approval which has been voiced
from every quarter. 1t will be re-
called that the Republicans made
their decision at a meeting of the
state central committee held in
Cheyenne at which every county in
the state vas represented.
NIauO
The Republican state convention
will be held some ii me late in the
current month or early in June,
and as suggested above, the most
gratifying interest is already being
shown among prospective candidates
and their friends and this will I'M
doubtedly continue to become more
keen as the day of the assembly
approaches. Accordingly, from now
on it is reasonable to assume that
aspirants for state offices will come
out with definite announcement
and seek to enlist the support of
their friends for the endorsement
of the p~re-primary advisory meeting.
For Governor
For Governor there are three
prospective entrants who are re-
ceiving the most attention up to
this writing: Frank E.. Lucas, sec
rotary of state; Perry w. Jenkins,
state senator from Sublette county,
and Frank E. Emerson, state engin-
eer. Mr.. Lucas, in the discharge of
his duties as secretary of state, has
served as acting governor on many
different occasions of verying length
He Is a newspaper man whose home
town is Buffalo, Johnson county,
where he owns the Buffalo Bulletin.
a staunch Republican journal. He
enjoys a wide acquaintance through
out the emit re state.
A Son of Sublette
Perry w. Jenkins, whose home is
at Cora Cnh1etta oOnnfy ic n catt1a
man and rancher, who is known as
a deep student of public affairs. He
is at present representing his dis
trict in the state senate and has had
previous Legislative experience. He
is known in the western part of
the state as the father of Sublette
county" by reason of his efforts in
the formation of the new state unit.
The State Engineer
Frank c. Emerson holds the i'm
portant position of state engineer
and is a resident of Worland. Wash
axle county. He has taken a very
prominent part in the negotiations
concerning the appropriation of the
waters of the Colorado river and
has effectively protected the inter-
ests of this state at the several
conferences so far held. His active
connection with all matters, affect
ing the disposition of the states
irrigation waters and his work on
the several Wyoming reclamation
projects has given him valuable in
sight into the needs of the state
in this respect and brought him
l;raat1tr ;rtn fo,,oh ,rifh fba nnan1a
in every county.
Mr.. Winter Suggested
There has been some talk heard
about the desirability of drafting
Congressman Charles E. Winter as
a gubernatorial candidate but in
the absence of any comment on this
suggestion from the gentleman him
self, it may be simply stated as q
fact and dismissed for the present
with the comment that in all pro
liability Mr.. Winter would much
prefer to continue to represent Wyo'
ming in the national House of Rep.
resentatives.
Ozark Horses"
Then. of course, in all affair:
political the possibility of a dark
horse must be taken into consider
alton. There may be n or more
such among the many capable mel
in the Republican ranks and it IL
yet too early to attempt to name
them. 1t is quite generally accepted
as a ~foregone conclusion that Mrs
Ross will be the nominee of tn
Democrats.
Secretary of State
For secretary of state two prom
nent men have indicated a purpos