| Show constitutional convention will you permit me to give you an idea as to what is being done in the wyoming constitutional convention without an answer to the inquiry I 1 reply that ex governor baxter backed by ex delegate 8 W downey of albany 0 D dark clark i of uinta major N baldwin of F fremont re and mark ho hopkins kins of sweet no wate rare the men who shall ball declare the rights of the future state of W wyoming oming re the legislative committee is A if headed by hou E S N morgan who has been virtually governor of wyoming for the past six years the death of governor hale rendered him governor pro tern tem and at times he was compelled to occupy governor warrens place jesse knight of uintah county heads the executive committee commit tee department part ment and is backed by J A riner A L sutherland J C davis T B R reid charles vaguer vagner and T H moore hon A B conway of sweetwater county has been placed at the head of the judiciary i ciary committee A no more fitting selection could have been made J K jeffrey is at the head of the committee which shall say aye or no as to whether or not the women of wyoming shall be granted the right of suffrage mr jeffrey fought for the stars and stripes and he says he will fight for the women ex governor hoyt has been placed at the head of the committee on education public building 9 public health and public morals to sing his praises would be to paint the lily he was our governor in heart and in fact he is our instructor in sincerity and truth a true man and beloved by all mr J A johnson has been placed at the head of the committee on agriculture irrigation and water rights he is a very practical man and the assignment gives universal satisfaction it is acknowledged by all that the most fitting appointment by the president was that of hon john L russell of uinta county to be chairman of the committee on mines and mining mr russell is a practical coal miner and yet he h is a diplomat a thinker philosopher and statesman a scotchman born and bred a mormon and a true american he is a man of broad liberal views and will be heard from before the convention closes george ferris fenis fen is of carbon county is the chairman hair manon on the committee on manufacturers commerce live stock interests and labor auditor grant heads the committee on taxation revenue and public debts while C H burritt wilt will look after city town and county organization of the other members I 1 shall speak fully in my next letter C C |
