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Show WYOMING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS STARTED ROCK BPRINGS, Wyo., August 18. In'enslc campaigns have been Started throughout the state prcp:ira-tOrj prcp:ira-tOrj to the priniar elections b' friends of John W llnv and Governor Robi n I . Carey; the outstanding can-dldates can-dldates for nomlniitlon on the Ropub-TiCah Ropub-TiCah ticket for governor. 'The primary pri-mary elections aro to be held August o Mi Hay banker and stockman is entering the political flei.I foi tht first time and BOlel at the solicitation of his friends, who Urged him to become be-come a candidate. i While Mr. liny s friends are makinfr claims of support in the convention from exery part of the state they are free i" admit that Governor Carey I ' not without a following. Mr Carey Is Conducting hi campaign for nomination nom-ination to succeed himself on tho strength of his record as incumbent and Is said to have enough delegates pledged to make him equal choice at leas Iri the convention Mr. Care Is appealing for support on what he has done to 'Increase the permanent funds of the state, to raise the royalty on oil lnnds and to build 2000 miles of hlghwaj at a minimum cost.' The ru M few das ulll probably detei mine the relative strength of the re-spectlvc re-spectlvc candidates. Mr. Hoy, long n resident of Wyoming Wyo-ming was once a telegraph operator for the 1 nlon Pacific and later bc-eariii- division sup. riitt. nde nt . H" retired re-tired horn railroading in 1900. Nol r ry long aft.r coming to Wyoming, Mr lluy i-ngagerl In slock raising on u small scale and gradually built up his business until he became on. of the leading figures in the Industry In ,Wyoming He later went Into banking in connection with his livestock business busi-ness and established three banks In th." state, one it Rock Springs, one of Laramie and one at Cheyenne. He Is president of the Wyoming State Bankers' association. |