In 1890 a number of congressmen were elected, and by 1892 the movement had spread like a prairie fire over the state. That year Congressman O. M. Kem was elected for his second term, as member from this, then, the third district. John Powers was the candidate for governor, and many still maintain he was honestly elected, but that through a partisan act of the supreme court and the manipulation of politicians, James E. Boyd was seated.

The movement was a little slow in reaching Scotts Bluff county and the Panhandle. In the election of 1890, Post for supreme judge was sixty ahead of Edgerton. For district judge, Church was ninety-three ahead of Neville.

Some of the county offices had a three cornered fight and in others it was straight out between the democratic and republican candidates. F. J. Irvine was elected judge over E. S. DeLaMatter; Ed. Sayre was elected over C. C. Franklin for treasurer. A division of the opposition between Maycock, independent, and Raymond, republican, gave Harry Walker an easy victory for sheriff. In the contest for clerk, J. H. Vickrey nosed out ahead of T. D. Deutsch by two votes while Snyder, independent, received eighty-eight or about one-half as many as the high man.

Mrs. Aggie Moomaw was elected superintendent as an independent; and A. B. Mc Coskey, for surveyor; and L. O. Tisdel, for coroner. It was not a good year for republicans in Scotts Bluff county. Lot L. Feltham who was county attorney resigned in 1893, and M. J. Huffman was appointed. He was