Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-07-27
rERRIroRIAh COMMITTEES.

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for the two parties, the republican and
democratic, have met at Boise City
and apportianed the representation
to be allowed in the territorial con-
ventions, which are to place candidates
in nomination for delegate in congress.
The member of the democratic COM
mittee from the north had no notice
Of the meeting OF the committee, and
hence could have no voice in the mat
tor. Whistler or not tho republican
member from the north had notice, we
know not, at any rate he WIS not
prescntand had no part in the farce Of
the apportionment They pretend
to apper'ion according 10 the vote cast
for delegate in 1880. The total vote
Of the northern Counties for delegate
in c,nyress that year was 1925 of
which BraYman, republican, received
9O4, or nearly three fourths of all the
votes pollcd for delegate. The appor-
tionment Of these territorial commit
tees Il both parties, entirely ignores
these 904 votes, and base their entire
representation upon the remaining 33l
votes polled for delegate. These 9O4
votes are therefore read out Of these
two great parties, and con have no
voice in placing in nomination q can.
didate for delegate for either of
these parties. This action Of these
committees has been done 10 view Of
all the circumstances surrounding the
local question which induced the poo
Die Of the north to withhold their
votes from the two candidates they
had before placed in nomination, who
were both pledged to oppose the wishes
Of the people Of the north in regard to
annexation, question Of vital i'm
portauce to each aud all OF them. As
matters now stand the number Of
delegates from the north in 9th con
ventions, ID only IL. The republicans
having s, and the democrats s, al
though : new county. is organized in
the north since the election of 1880.
The republicans give one delegate to
this new county, while the democrats
give none. We suppose the commit
tees who. made the apportionments
think they offered the olive branch to
people Of the north in such a manner,
that they will accept without dissent
ing murmur, and seek to be represen-
ted in the conventions, and will
rally to the support Of the respsc-
tive nominees with becoming zeal as
dsmoesAts and republicans. They
either expect this Or else their action is
one 81 defiance, and tantalisiug to the
people d the north. II il were the
former, they must have taken our peo-
pie =, b : rot Of consumate fools and
ignoramuses. II the latter, then we
will take up the glove Of defiance and
fight them to the bitter end en- that
line. Tho republican committee claim
70 give one delegate to each organized
county, one for every 200 votes polled
Tor Alanson Smith, and one for each
frActioa Of 200 yotes and to show how
iai,hfaily they adhere to this. look
= Ada county, she gave to Smith 4ss
votes, and her apportionment is 4 dele
eatss. Again look At Lemhi, in 1886
ME pslled for Smith 543 votes, and
~ the committee only gave to her
delegates. The reason could only have
been Tor this, that Ada il . central
county and always stands in with th.
ring. while Lemhi is remote county
and cannot always be counted will
the ring in all matters. Again look a,
the democratic superintendent, tn.
committee claim to have given to eacl
and every organized county, and on.
for every two hundred votes cast fo1
-Ainslie, and ons for every fractian ov
er 100 votes. But when they declar,
thsscounties entitled to representation
they leave Kootnai county out Of the
list entirely, although she has from
500 to 1000 voters within her boun
diaries. They make up list Of SO dele
gates, the number allowed in thei
convention, without including Kootna
This action Of the committees onl,
adds mother link to the long chain o
abuses and injustice, which the dom
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