Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-12-24
Boise City Correspondence.


Boise Cry, l. IT,, Dec. 10, 1880.
EDITOR TELLER:-We arrived here
at 3 o'clock a. M, 9Th inst. Staging
over that route at this season is dis
agreeble in the extreme. If those two
contrary citizens who voted against
anne: alton can't be convinced of their
error by any other means send them
over the road we travelled, by stage.
Our cause has more friends here than
was generally supposed. Many prom
inent citizens of this place are in favor
of letting US 60 quietly. They seem
to fear a compromise with the east,
for the removal of the capital. The
eastern members are not all here but
from the present there is prospect Of
getting a memorial through the as
sembly. The council is going to be
more obstinate.
Boise CRY, Dec. 13, 1880.
Ed. TELLER Both houses met and
affected temporary organization to-
day. Judge Anderson of Alturas
county was chosen president pro tenn
of the council. l. w. Garrett of AL
:uras county was chosen temporary
speaker of the house. The democrats
acceded this organization to the repub-
licans. The democrats have good
majority but they do not seem to be
all together happy. The Mormons
hold the balance of power and it seems
probable that they shall use their ad.
vantage. We have some hopes of q
compromise with one or the other of
the factious. The northern delegates
met this morning and pledged them,
selves to support neither man OF
measures opposed to our annexation
Boise CRY, Dec. IA, 1880.
Ed. TELLER:-Council organized
yesterday. Elected Hon. John Hal.
lev, Joint councilman from Ada AL
turas president. Hon. John HALEY
has been a member of Congress ano
is highly respected here. He is gener
ally given credit of being the wheel
horse of retrenchmen', being IA yer,
careful and successful business man
his opinions have weigh; in public al
e fairs. His qualification for presid
:. ing officer are not the best, e. hi
general popularity secured his pre-
). ment. The democratic caucus on tn
l. part of the assembly hung fire yestel
II day owing to the influence of the al
' nexstion element, the northern deli
- gates refusing to support Boise Git
man. In the caucus to-day, howev,
ID compromise was affected and +. !
Id True of Warrens was chosen as cand
e. date for speaker He was elected t.
~ ~ day at noon by party vote. Mess
* Lansdon, Hedrick and your humb
&C. servant, supported passivly by M
lit Nichols favored an other mode of pr
cedure for the advancement of OF
ry cause, but Messrs True and Girtt
.sr regarding parties more strongly cou
not consent to vote altogether, ir'
-, spective of politics of course, it is
int evidence of the strength our par
py possess to be able to elect a Nor
ms Idaho man to the speakership, but
led is very doubtful whether our cause
~, ,o' benefited by the seeming succe
ae. Alliances could have been made a
for pledges secured which would p'
xa- for us a memorial. In order to ha
airy made their alliances it was necesss
"ef in the language of some Of our
y; legues to ''loose all party cast"
hi. are shore now. Whether we will
,ho able to float again is doubtful qu
do ton as we view it. We are ready
take advantage of the first oppol
nifty and work as after the organ
will ton as we did before.
foie Yours DC,
,lse- Nonm