Show The yominc Affitir The new governor of Wyoming seems to be a man of backbone This is more than is commonly said of his acting predecessor who by the way seems to cling to his office and intends to do so to tho last gasp We explained some time ago tho complication complica-tion that has arisen in Wyoming over the failure of the legislature to provide in tho election laws for the canvassing of state officers There appears to bo no doubt of the election of Jonx E OSBOBNE the Democratic candidate for governor but there was a difficulty In the way of his obtaining ob-taining the office Delays were dangerous for the reason that the evident intent of the Republicans now in office was to so manage the canvass I of the returns for members of the legislature legisla-ture that a majority of the candidates of that party should be seated In order to return re-turn FitANCsa E WARREX again to the United States Senate The only way prevent that was to devise some means whereby the newly elected executive could take his place at tho head of tho onrd of canvassers OSBORSE cut the > dIan knot by taking the oath of office an entering upon his duties I i yill be remembered that WARREN was KOV rnor of the state but resigned to take j t position of United States senator The secretary of state A W BARD OUR became acting governor and showed his unfitness for the place during the recent troubles among the cattle men OSBORKBS election fills the vacancy Unless OSBOBNE can be c i o L1 E i ousted BAIIBOUR is now only secretary of I state The count in the different counties shows a majority of 1800 in favorof Os BOHNK but the alleged intention of the Republican Re-publican canvassers was to count only the returns for members of the legislature leaving the count for stato officers until some rsans could be devised to make it technically authoritative The Republicans pretend to make fun of I the Governors coup d1 cUd but he has placed himself in a position from which it 1 is not likely they will be able to remove him They have to admit that ho is elected elect-ed on the face of the returns and that his majority is too decided to admit of any doubt But they do not want to recognize him as the head of tho canvassing board nor permit him to act in his office until i their scheme to stock the legislature is accomplished ac-complished and WARRENS reelection as United States Senator secured |