Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-10-07

REPUBLICAN, COUNTY coNvErs-
TIoN OF NEE PERcn COUNTY.

Convention called to order by j. H.
Evans, chairman Republican Central
Committee. j. H. Evans elected tenn.
porary chairman, H. Squier elected
temporary secretary. On motion chair
man appointed H. Squ,er, H. McGegor
aud G. L. Kinman committee on creden.
tials. On motion convention adjourned
for half an hour, to await the report Of
the committee on credentials. Couven.
ton called to order persuant to adjorn.
ment; committee on credentials reported,
aud on motion the report was adopted rs
read. On motion the chairman appoint
ed the following committees: Com
mittee on permanent organization, N. H.
Roberts, Henry Mcgregor and w. N.
Fee. Committee on order Of business,
A. Hiuman, G. G. Carpenter and H.
Squier.
Committee on resolutions, C. w. SHAFT
w. M. Rice aud j. w Brigham.
Adjourned till Z o'clock P. M.
Convention re-assemblcd 1t Z p. M.
Report Of committee On permanent organ.
ization reported that temporary organiza-
tion be made the permanent organization.
Report adopted. Report of committee
on resolutions was as follows.
The Republicans Of Nez Perce county
10 convention assembled, do resolve d,
follows
Resolved LIST, That we declare oul
warm and unfaltering allegiance to the
National Republican party Of the United
States OF America; that has ever been
since it's organization the party ol
liberty, progress aud reform ; and We feel
thar its success as party is essential to
the perpetuation Of those institutions
which form the great fabric Of oui
govern ment.
Resolued End, That as all just power.
derive their support by consent Of ths
governed, SO do we maintain that thu
territorial and national convention,
should derive their strength from th.
primaries.
Resolved 3rd, That we are opposed
to the importation Of Chinese or coolie
labor, but believe they should be pro
tected while on our soil; that we are
opposed to mob violence and anarchy and
that We approve Of the stringent measures
that have been recently enforced ia
various parts of our country to suppress
such insurrection; that we are in favo,
OF the enactment Of law Of arbitration
providing for the adjustment Of Difficult
ties between capital and labor.
| Resolred 4th, That we are in sym
pathy with the republican party in Idaho
Territory in its opposition to polygamy
and that We point with pride to th'
record Of the republican party twent,
years ago, when polygamy with slavery
were denounced as twin relics of bar
barism, and as the republican party
broke the sback!es from a million slave
SO we look for the republican party al
the political force that will, at last, sup
press polygamy.
| ResolUed 9th, That we regard th,
ludian problem, one Of great importanc'
to the far west, and one Of especial i'm
portance to our county; that We dcmaut
| Of congress the abolition Of the reserva
tion system; that the tribal relation Of tn,
Indians should be broken up and tn
Indians allowed to take land in sevcralt,
and that we favor the opening Of tn
Nez Perce reservation to actual settlers
Resoiued 9th, That the republican
party has an unbroken record in favor O
free land for free men, and under thi
policy our territory has become rapid
. settled up, and grown in wealth an
number. The democratic party, uude
the present administration, has inaugurs
ted system hostile to the settler, tn
order suspending the issuing Of patents
forbidding the Communication Of homestead
to cash, and the order forbidding tn
mortgaging by the settler, either to in
. prove his land or pay for it, which oil
ieinated in this land district; the orde
requiring settlers to go long distances
sometimes as much as seventy.five mile
to the local land Office to prove up; an
the order suspending pre.emption, timb.
: culture and desert land entries; the car
: collation. of entries on the ex.parte r
). ports Of travelling spies, are the legit
!. mate points Of system, which bega
~ thirty years ago, in the attempt to d
If prive free men Of their land, and gi,
ID them to slave holders.
!. Resolred, 7th, That the question
ts annexation Of North Idaho to Washin
re ton Territory continues as in the past OF
n n Of supreme Importance to the people
I North Idaho, regardless Of party. Bel,
OF geographically one with Washiugtt
Territory, we should be one POLITICAL
n n and that the statements made by Il
In opponents of annexation in Southe
n. Idaho, that the sentiments of the peor
in this section Of the territory ha
e. changed in Iegrad to the question
El annexation, is false, and that We pied
81 the nominees Of this convention, the CO
=" stituency we represent and our indiyidu
influence to labor untiringly for I
:, cause Of annexation; aud that copy
>" these resolutions be furnished the pre-
/ OF the county, forwarded to our dele2s
ut in congress and the committee on ter
tories in the Senate Of the United State
= c. w. SHAFT,
:, :, J. w. BRIGHAM,
c- w. NJ. RICE,
Ds Committee
40 Report adopted without q dissentiI