Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-12-14
The following will be printed in circular
with omissions added.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENT OF
FACTS IN FAVOR OF NORTH
IDAHO BECOMING A PART
OF THE oTAfE OF WASHING
TON.

IDAHO BECOMING a FAh1
OF THE orArE OF wAsHING
TON.
The Corresponding Committee o.
the people of North Idaho, who pre-
pared circular letter last spring ad
dressed to the Senate and House Of
Representatives in Congress on the
question of annexation to Washington
would respectfully represent to Con
gress the following additional facts up
ON this question:
lst-Both the Democratic and r.
publican conventions Of Washington
Territory for 1882 passed resolutions
favoring said annexation, and both can
didases for Delegate in Congress went
before the people upon that issue, both
favoring the same. The Republican
candidate Thos. H. Brents who was
the author Of the bill for the admission
Of Washington A. State. with North
Idaho in its boundaries, and was the
advocats Of the measure during the last
session Of Congress, was reelected by
the people Of Washington, by an ill.,
creased majority Of upwards of 1000
votes. Chiefly because hs was the adj
vocate Of the bill for the admission
with North Idaho. Showing that the
people Of Washington desire said ad-
mission with the boundaries as prepar-
ed,in said bill.
2nd-Ths people Of North Idaho
refused to send a representative to eth
or Of the two conventions at Boise City
with the exception Of one county, as
heretofore the managers Of these con-
vsntions had ignored the wishes of the
people Of the North in making their
nominations. and they called a conven.
ton Of delegates from the four North
ern counties for the purpose Of uom-
mating and supporting man who would
advocate annexation. Before the meet
ing Of tn, Northern convention, the
Democratic Territorial convention met
At Boise City and 70 nominated Geo.
Ainslie, the present incumbent, the
Delegate who had fought against an
nexation before The committees in Con
gress. and in his speech accepting q
denomination, he denounced annexa-
ton in very strong forms. When tho
Republican Territorial convention at
Boise met, they nominated T. +. Sing,
User, who was then uncommitted upon
the question, but who, Ave days after
wards, wrote = letter addressed to the
people Of the North, Of which the fol
lowing is true copy:
Published Oct. 26, 1882.
When the Norther Delegate conven,
tien assembled on the llth Of October,
Mr.. Singiser presented himself before
that convention and read to them the
following declaration Of his principles
upon the question to wit:
Published Oct. 10, 1882
Whereupon the following preamble
and resolution, after due consideration
among the delegates, Vas introduced,
discussed and paced BY vote Of "a
to 4:
Published Oct. IL. 1891
All the Democrats in the convention
voting aye, and the fosr noes were Re-
publicans. Tho resolution was then
made unanimous and the convention
adjourned. Nit. Singissr then returned
to South Idaho and entered the canvass
upon the issue Of annexation and fought
tho matter with Ainslie through all
the Southern counties, and the people
Of the North made the campaign with
out the further aid Of either Of the can.
didates. The result Of the canvass is
expressed BY the Idaho Democrat,
Ainslie's organ at Boise City, in the
following language just after the cleo
ton:
"With tear bedimmed eyes and heart
bowed down with sorrow We bow to
tbs inevitable. We, in common with
five Or six other old toughs, have been
laboring under most fearful night
mare Of deiusion Ia 4 word. the free
and enlightened people Of this Territory
have decided BY majority of a thous.
and or twelve hundred that they wish
North Idaho annexed to Washing ION
Territory. Mr.. Singiser made the
campaign on that issue and won. The
question has been fairly placed before
tbs people and earnestly and ably dis
cussed. Tho FINAL result Is o,erwhelm.
ingly in favor Of annexation"
The result further shows that Sing,