[Francis M. Lyman] [In Evanston, Wyoming:] I received a telegram from Senator Gary as follows: ["]Cheyenne, Wyoming Hon[orable]. F[rancis]. M. Lyman Evanston. Please call on G. H. Rycuman Cyrus Beard and Frank M. Foote. Joseph M. Carr.["] I at once called on Mr. Beard and Foote who seem very confident that the Republican party till win the day. They feel well toward our people and feel there is no political deal in putting B[isho]p Downs in as [Superintendent] of the mines at Alma. After a nice talk with them I met Bro[ther] Richards, Mr. A. C. Beckwith and Dr. Hocker. Had a good visit with them. Dr. Hacker chairman of the Co[unty]. Committee said to me if we would not help the Democrats nor the Republicans but stand by we would see one of the grandest fights in the world.
W[illiam]. W. Cluff Jr. drove us over to Alma and left us at B[isho]p James Downs.
Had some talk with the Bishop upon politics. Find our people nearly all democrats and its dangerous to try to shape their votes to assist the Republicans even in state and national affaires. ...
After meeting three of the brethren came down to the Bishops with us and we drew their attention to the vote of our people two years ago and asked that they be consistent and not to go back on their former friends the Republicans in the state and national election. They seem generally to be so thoroughly democratic that we can hardly hope to turn them. Those three and the Bishop seemed willing to do their best in a quiet way. There is such jealousy about the movements of Apostles that we thought it unwise to speak politically before all the brethren. It may be a sorry day when our people get in their democratic work and turn Wyoming over to the Democratic column.
[Source: Francis M. Lyman, Diary]
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