WYOMING TERRITORY. 



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stop the robbery of both inventors and the people by 

 heartless and greedy capital: 



The Republican Convention for the nomina- 

 tion of State officers met at Milwaukee on Aug. 

 22, and on the first formal ballot chose William 

 D. Hoard as candidate for Governor. All the 

 other State officers were renominated. A very 

 short platform was adopted, including the fol- 

 lowing: 



With regard to the affairs of the State, they [the Re- 

 publicans of Wisconsin] offer as UK- tx-.-t guarantee of 

 the future and the strongest claim to the continued 

 confidence of the people, the record of the present Re- 

 publican Administration and its pn It is a 

 record of the honest, economical, impartial and judi- 

 cious application of sound business methods to the 

 conduct of the various departments of the State Gov- 

 ernment. 



The Democratic State Convention met at 

 Milwaukee Sept. 5. and nominated James Mor- 

 gan for Governor. Andrew Kull for Lieutenant- 

 Governor, August C. Larson for Secretary of 

 State, Theodore Kersten for Treasurer, Timo- 

 thy E. Ryan for Attorney - General, Amos 

 Squire for Superintendent of Schools, Herman 

 Xaber for Railroad Commissioner, and Evan 

 W. Evans for Insurance Commissioner. 



At the November election, Hoard received 

 for Governor 175,690 votes: Morgan, 155.423 

 votes; Durant, 14,373; Powell, 9,196. The 

 other candidates on the Republican ticket were 

 also elected. The Legislature chosen at the 

 game time will be composed as follows : Seu- 

 nte Republicans 24, Democrats 6, Union La- 

 bor men 2. Independent 1; House Re- 

 publicans 70, Democrats 18, Independent 1. 

 Democratic Congressmen were chosen in the 

 Second and Fifth Districts, and Republicans in 

 the remaining seven districts. 



A proposed amendment to the Constitution, 

 giving the Legislature power to prescribe the 

 powers, duties, and compensation of the State 

 Superintendent of Schools, was defeated, 12.- 

 967 votes in favor of it and 18.342 against it. 



WYOJIIXG TERRITORY. Territorial Goyern- 

 ment. The following were the Territorial offi- 

 cers during the year : Governor, Thomas Moon- 

 light; Secretary of Territory, Samuel D. Shan- 

 non : Auditor, Mortimer X. Grant : Treasurer, 

 William P. Gannett, succeeded by Luke Yoor- 

 hees ; Attorney - General, Hugo Douzelman ; 

 Superintendent of Education, John Slaughter ; 

 Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court. William 

 L. Magim:is: Associates, Samuel T. Corn and 

 Jacob P. Blair, succeeded by M. C. Saufley. 



Legislative Session. The tenth Territorial Leg- 

 islature was in session from Jan. 10 to March 

 9. Its most important legislation relative to 

 public institutions and the Territorial finances 

 is discussed below. The so-called " maverick'' 

 stock-law was repealed at this session, and in 

 its stead an act was passed creating a board of 

 live-stock commissioners, consisting of one 

 member from each county, appointed by the 

 Governor for two years. This board has the 

 appointment of local stock-inspectors, who are 

 to take up and sell estrays, mavericks, and oth- 



to carry out the provisions of the law, 

 and has control of the funds derived iron. 

 A law providing for a more stri* 

 servance of the Sabbath Three 



new counties werecreatid C<>n \crsc t'n.i 

 tions of Laramie and Albany Conn 

 dan from a portion of Johnson County 

 Xatrona out of a portion of Carbon County. 

 The two former were organized during the 

 year. A law for the promotion of inn 

 tion makes the Secretary of the Terrr 

 commissioner of immigration, and provides a 

 small appropriation for his use in making known 

 the advantages of the Territory. A rearrange- 

 ment of legislative districts and a reapportion- 

 ment of members of the Legislature was made 

 necessary by the creation of new counties. 

 Congress was memorialized to provide for the 

 early admission of the Territory as a State. 

 The bounty laws were repealed. Other acts of 

 the session were as follow : 



Authorizing the Governor to designate Arbor Day, 

 and to encourage tree- planting. 



Regulating the business of foreign mutual life-in- 

 surance companies in the Territory. 



Requiring all banks (except national banks) to pub- 

 lish sworn statements once each quarter, regarding 

 their financial condition, and providing penal: 

 receiving deposits when the bank is in an insolvent 

 condition. 



Describing lawful fences in the Territory, and pro- 

 viding for penalties when the provisions of the act 

 are violated. 



Making it a felony to sign any false certificate of 

 acknowledgment or jurat. 



Authorizing the semi-annual payment of interest 

 on bonds. 



Prohibiting the unauthorized wearing of the Grand 

 Army badge and using the letters " G. A. R." for 

 business pur; 



Requiring owners and operators of oil-lands to plug 

 their wells so as to shut off all water from the oil- 

 bearing rock, and to exclude the oil and gas from the 

 water before abandonment. 



Providing for the exercise of the right of eminent 

 domain by railroad companies. 



Providing for reports of Territorial officers and 

 boards of public institutions. 



Providing for the organization, management, and 

 control of banks, banking institutions, savings-banks, 

 and trust and loan companies. 



To protect grazing lands of Wyoming from live- 

 stock brought temporarily into the Territory from 

 other States and Territories. 



Creating the office of Territorial Engineer, and con- 

 cerning appropriation of water. 



Regulating the practice of pharmacy. 



Providing for the release of dower by married 

 women. 



To make the mechanics' lien laws of Laramie 

 County applicable to all parts of the Territory. 



Providing a method for the taxation of live-stock 

 on the open range. 



Providing for the bonding of school districts. 



Finances. The Territorial debt at the begin- 

 ning of the year was $230, in the form of 6- 

 per-cent bonds, issued to raise funds for the 

 construction of necessary public buildings. It 

 was increased to $320.000 by the Legislature 

 of this year, which authorized' the issue of 

 $90,000 in 6-per-cent bonds payable in forty 

 years. These bonds were sold at an average 

 premium of 12 per cent. 



