Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-10-08
Lewiston Democratic Primary.

On Saturday evening last the demo-
Gratis of Lewiston precinct assembled
at the court house tes select delegates
to the county convention which meets
on the 18th to nominate candidates
for members of the Legislature and
county officers. H. w. Stanton was
chosen chairman and /. N. Maxwell
secretary. The following preamble
and resolutions were introduced and
unanimously adopted:
PREAMBLE:
WHEREAS, The question of annex
ing the four porthern counties Of Ida |
no to the territory .of Washington is a
question of deep and growing import
ance to us, the people residing in
those counties, and
WHEREAS, This question has been
agitated for years without any results
tending to carry out this, the great
will, wish and desire of this people,
and
WHEREAS, A change in our system
Of raising both county and territorial
revenue, and a reduction in our pres
ent rates Of taxation for both county
and territorial purposes, has become
an imperative necessity. Be it there
fore
Reso'ued, BY the democrats of the
city of Lewiston, in convention as
semblcd
lst. That the delegates to be elect
ed this evening to represent the city
of Lewiston, in the democratic county
convention, be- and the same are here
by instructed to put forth their best
efforts to secure the nomination of our
, best and ablest men in the county, to
represent us in beth branches of the
territorial legislative assembly, and
further, hat bur said delegates support
no man in the coming county conven-
tion for either branch of the legislative
} assembly who will not clearly define
, his position on the question Of an
nexation, and who will not give it
his warmest co operation and support.
ID That the members chosen to
represent us in both branches OF the
territorial legislative assembly he in
, structed 10 act and cooperate with the
members of the assembly from the
southeastern counties to memorable
congress, and to use all means in their
2 power to secure our speedy annexation
to the territory of Washington.
! Sd. That such members so elect
shall be instructed to urge upon th'
: territorial assembly the Importance
$ and necessity of curtailing the rate o.
: territorial tax from seventy-fve tt
e forty cents on each one hundred dol
h lars of taxable property, and that th'
rate of county taxes shall be limited
} not to exceed eighty cents on eacl
e ono hundred dollars, thereby making
s a reduction in favor of the tax paye
t of one dollar on the hundred of taxa
bic property.
4th. That all revenue arising fron
= the sale of liquor license, or at leas
L the county portion thereof, be thrown
Y into and become a part of the publ
, school fund. That all poll taxes b
> reduced from the rate Of four to tw'
= dollars, per capita and that the count
'f portion thereof be thrown into schoe
,e fund.
t; 9TH. That said members SO elec
q shall urgs upon the territorial assen
bly,, the urgent necessity of lmitin
\ the regular terms of the district coul
n to a period of time not exceeding tw
a !; weeks for any one term, thereby sa'
. ing thousands of dollars useless G!
=. penditure annually.
Resolutions unanimously adopted
= H. W. STANTON, l. N. maxwell
SIS Chairman. Searetar,
'u The meeting then proceeded to ba
o. lot for delegates to the county CONVEX
II ton and the following l6 persons wei
to chos en- from list Of AZ persons WI
tic were placed in nomination, each der
a. ocrat present being allowed to place
.y nomination to be voted for only or
name. The delegates elected were:
>. ID. Wardwell, ). Phinney
70 J. NJ. Curry, John Silcot
ar J. Hughes. j. N. Lindsl'
ew A. Binnard, III. Critics,
tb P. Davis, M. Lydon,
70 c. F. Leland, l.. Delsol,
II. w. Stanton, j. w. Poe,
III J. Mccormick, }. Welsgerbt
'ur The meeting then adjourned.
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