Show GOVERNOR ROSS ROSSor or OF WYOMING DEAD AFTER HARD FIGHT FOLLOWING OPERATION DEATH RE RE- LEAVES SUFFERING Was Third Democrat to Hold Executive tive Chair of State of Wyoming Wyoming Wyom Wyom- ing State Mourns His Passing Cheyenne Wyo Governor Governor William B. B Ross of Wyoming died in Memorial Memorial Me Me- morial ial hospital here early Thursday morning October second Governor Ross underwent an operation operation oper oper- for at the hospital here last Wednesday The operation was pronounced successful but within with with- in in the last few days his condition beame became became be be- came ame serious with the development of complications The executive was stricken soon after he had addressed i meeting at Laramie Lm-amie V Wyo o Tuesday night September 23 Physicians who attended Governor Ross said that phlebitis an in lam lam- of the veins had set in three days ago Governor Ross was was- 51 years old Governor Ross was the third Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat to be elected to the governorship if f Wyoming during the thirty-four thirty years since the territory was admitted admitted admitted admit admit- ted to statehood He was elected in 1922 1022 to a year four-year term which began began be be- gan January 1 1923 He was was' born In Tennessee one fifty-one years ago He came to Wyoming in 1901 a young oung attorney just out of law school and opened an office in Cheyenne So successful was he in practice that within a few years he was elected prosecuting attorney of Laramie Bounty In 1910 1010 he was the Democratic candidate for representative in con con- gress ress In 1917 he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor but was defeated in the primary election by a small majority His election to the governorship in 1922 1022 followed one of the bitterest political campaigns ever eyer waged in Wyoming Among his most notable official acts were the recommendation tion of submission of a constitutional constitution constitution- al amendment providing for a severance severance severance sever sever- ance tax and the calling of a special session of the legislature in July 1922 to provide farm loans Joans and other needed emergency legislation The severance sever tax amendment which he lie recommended will be submitted to the electorate at the November election It was while pursuing a speaking campaign in advocacy cy of the proposed amendment that he developed his fatal illness The death of Governor Ross makes necessary the election of a governor at the general election November 4 next Under Wyoming law the secretary sec see rotary of state becomes acting governor governor governor gov gov- in the event of the latter's death If the governor dies within twenty days of a next general el dee elec election c- c tion the secretary of state serves as acting governor during the remainder remainder remain remain- der of the term to which a deceased governor govern was elected |