Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-24
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Msssrs. n. A. Kellev, ]. NJ. Hove, L
N. Maxwell. C. E. Gont.i 18th. II. W.
d ward. A. Leland and J. Rand, promi-
nent citizens of North Idaho and com.
pr'sing a committee appointed for {. g
purpose, have recently issued circular
intended for effect in the annexation of
North Idaho TO Washington, the salient
points Of which viii b found stated b.
low:
The Corresponding Committee Of the
people of North Idaho, who prepared a
circular last spring addressed TO the
senate and House Of Representatives in
Congress on the question of annexasion
TO Washington, would respectfully rep
resent 70 Congress the following addi-
tsonal facts upon this question:
lst-Both the Democratic and Repub-
lican conventions of Washington Terri
tory for 1882 passed resolutions favorina
annexation, and both candidates for
DeleRato 70 ConareD vent before the
people upon that issue, both favorinQ
the same. The Republican candidate.
Thos. h. Brents, Who was the author Of
the bill fOr the admission Of Washing
ton as a State, with North Idaho in its
boundaries, and WIS the advocate Of the
measure during the Last session Of Con-
Rresa, vas reelected by the people OF
Washington, by an increased majority
OF upwards of 1000 votes, chiefly be
cause he Was the advocate Of the bill for
the admission with North Idaho, SHOW
ing that the people of Washington de-
sire said admission With the boundaries
~ prepared in the bill.
2nd-The people of North Idaho re-
fused TO send . representative to either
Of the tVO conventions at Boise City
with the exception of one county, a.
heretofore the managers of these con-
ventiOns had ignored the wishes of the
people Of the North in making their
nominations and they called q c0nven-
ton of delegates from the four north
efn counties f0g the purpose Of nomi-
mating and supporting man who would
advocate annexation. Before the meeting
Of the Northern convention, the Dem0-
cratic Territorial convention met at
Boise City and re-nominated Geo. Aims
lie, the present incumbent, the Delegate
who had fought against annexation be-
fore the committee in Congress, and in
his speech accepting = denomination,
he denounced annexation in very strong
terms. when the Republican Cerritor-
ial convention at Boise met, they nOmi-
mated L. +. Singiser, who was then I'M
committed up0n the question. Mr.. Sun
giser returned to South Idaho aud en-
tered the canvass upon the issue Of an
nexation and fought the matter with
AinslIe through all the SOltnern cOun-
ties, and tho people Of the North made
the campaign without the further aid OF
either OF the candidates. The result Ut
the canvass u expressed BY the Idaho
Densofr0t. Ainslie's organ at Boise City,
IN the folio wing language just after the
election:
with tear bedimmed eyes and heart
bowed down With sorrow We bow to the
inevitable. We, in common with i've or
six other old touRhs, have been laboring
snder most fearful nightmare Of do
fusion. In word, the freS and enliRht-
ened people Of this Territory havS de-
oided by a majority Of u thousand or
twelve hundred that they wish North
Idaho annexed to Washington Terri
tory. Mr.. SinQissr made the campaign
ON shat issue and Won. The question has
been fairly plsCod before the people anu
earnestly aud ably discussed. Tue final
result il Overwhelmingly in favor Of the
annexation"
The result further shows that Singh
cor carried all the Northern counties bv
. clear majority oof J. 48 votes out Of l.
S53 that we're polled, and he furt her car
ried nix out of the ten COMMITTEES Of South
srn Idaho, by an aggregate majority of
upwards Of 1900, giving q clear majority
Of about 8 1000 or upwards.
The committee claim that the record
Of this canvass and the vote given to
Mr.. Singiser, nullifes all that Mr.. Aims
lie has said before tho committees in
Congress and elsewhere, to the effect
that a majority Of the whole people in
Idaho were opposed to the segregation
of Idaho, and allowing the Northern
COUNTIES 10 be included IN the State of
WashinRton, and the almost unanimous
vote Of the people Of North Idaho shows
their urgent and renewed desire for Al.
nexation. The COMMITTEES further claim
that from all the facts which they nave
heretofore shown, and thOse which they
nov set forth in the foregoing summary,
both tho people Of Washington and
those Of Idaho are justly entitled to the
favorable consideration of this question
Of annexation OF these Northorn
counties TO Washington whom that Ter
ritory 10 admitted ~ . State. and the5
further claim that justice demands that
the bill for the admission of Washing
ton should become q Law on or before
she 9TH Of March, 1883, and TO that end
they respectfully pray.