Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-11-05
Letter from BraymaD.
hartford, Wis. Oct, 18th, 49,

is to-day received. Your former dis
patch overlook me At Chicago while
was OH my way to Wisconsin on bust
ness. To that replied by telegraph
and letter. have yet fixed upon no
day for my return to Idaho. The demo
cratic convention, l notice, nominated
Mr.. AinSlie with Aattering unanimity,
the southeastern counties joining in as
heartily As any. 1 did not know un-
til my reurn here, three days since,
who was nominated by the republicans.
As Mr.. Smith had broken away from
the bad men in Boise city, who yet
control the republican party, and had
become the object of their hostility, it
may be inferred that they named him
for other purposes than to elect him, or
even to give him honest support, in
other words that he was put up to be
beaten, as was Jonas G. Brown, two
years ago Those men do not desire
the election OF 4 republican at this
time, nor the success of the repu blican
party. They prefer to bargain with
democrats for local advantages and
take good care to keep themselves in an
attitude of leadership in their own
party, SO as to he recognized by re-
publican administration at Washing
ton as pl comment and trusted leaders,
proper to be consulted and rewarded
in making appointments for the ter
ritory. | have great respect for Mr..
Smith, and do not question his SINGER
ity, but so far as this old Boise ring Of
Curtis, Carten l. Co. are concerned
his candidacy is mere make belief.
Mr.. Ainslie, considering that he was
in his first term, and that y territorial
delegate has no vote and is assigned a
shack seat" did well and accomplished
much. He was recognized in an
unanimous denomination as the prop
err representative of his party. Beth
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Ainslie reside
within the circle of that influenc.
which holds control of affairs, and i.
naturally opposed to the transfer O.
the northern counties to Washington
territory, and the seat of government
to the southeast. That is to say
Boise city is to remain the center orb
and you Of the outlaying counties sati
lites. Had it been understood at al
earlier day, that the war on me wa
made to perpetuate the power of tina
corrupt and plundering combination
and hold control Of territorial alta r.
and federal patronage at Boise city
l might not have been left to endur
so much for three years, unser
ported, and the effort you are no,
making would have succeeded. TIL
sympathy and compliments have re
ceived, have come after the close of m
official term, somthing like eulogie
\ which are hold in pious reserve to b
pronounced over dead mems grave.
Q with me it is we'll enough. 1 max
, no complaint.
: The honor Of being governor G
Idaho was not so CONSPICUOUS, nor tn
. profit so great (for / ended poore
| than | began) as to awaken anxiet,
but l do regret that l was prcvente
from doing much more than l did &c
the people, of all this, the people n
, not on hundredth part. 1t has nc
been told that when, during on
Indian war, |, at the request of Gel
Mcdowell and Gen. Howard under
: took to raise forty volunteers to g
out and guard the farms and protet
the stages and wagon trains, as we
as our exposed families along tn
$ overland road, Huston, Kelly, Curt
e and others went up and down tn
streets denouncing my effort, bull
i dosing and influencing men again.
volunteering, and actually induciu
g men who had come in to withdra
e thus defeating the effort, and leavin
us dcfenceless at exposed points, an
I. all this, because they would rather e.
pose their fellow citizens to India
massacre than that the governor shoul
succeed in anything. You doubles
read in the Statesman the next NOR
! ing that Gov Brayman was so odio,
that none would respond to his cal
This is only one of a thousand acts il
= tended to thwart my efforts, prevel