e was, and who had so much more
influence in town than he had.

Another candidate on that ticket was a saloon-keeper who had
grown rich in the traffic, but whose private character was much
above the morals of his business. He had recently married a very
nice young lady in the East, and she was much excited when she
learned how matters were progressing. She told her husband she
was ashamed of him and would vote against him, and would enlist
all the members of her church against him if she could; and she
went to work in earnest and was a most efficient cause of the
defeat of the ticket. Her husband also was proud of her, and said
it served him right and he was glad of it. I have never heard
that the domestic harmony of either of these families was in
anyway disturbed by these events, but I know that they have
prospered and are still successful and happy.

Still the legislature was strongly Democratic. There were four
Republicans and five Democrats in the Council, and four
Republicans and nine Democrats in the House. When they met in
November, 1871, many Democrats were found to be bitterly opposed
to woman suffrage and determined to repeal the act; they said it
was evident they were losing ground and the Republicans gaining
by reason of the women voting, and that it must be stopped. The
Republicans were all inclined to sustain the law. Several
caucuses were held by the Democrats to determine on their course
of action and overcome the opposition in their own ranks. These
caucuses were held in one of the largest drinking saloons in
Cheyenne and all the power of whiskey was brought to bear on the
members to secure a repeal of the woman suffrage act. It required
considerable time and a large amount of whiskey, but at last the
opposition was stifled and the Democratic party was brought up
solid for repeal. A bill was introduced in the House for the
purpose, but was warmly resisted by the Republicans and a long
discussion followed. It was finally carried by a strict party
vote and sent to the Council, where it met with the same
opposition and the same result followed. It then went to the
governor for his approval. There was no doubt in his mind as to
the course he ought to take. He had seen the effects produced by
the act of enfranchisement, and