Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-11-18

xan oHJEcr IN NOMINATING
FRED + DUBOIS
was q Divide ths North and Defeat
Annexation.
The TELLER before the election de
clarcd that Dubois nomination, 81
Haley, was not aimed 50 much at Nor
ponism % it was ut annexation, but the
annexation republicans could not be
made to see the game, when they claim
ed that Dubois, though he avowcd his
friendly opposition to annexation, yet
claimed that be would work for it il
elected. The democrats, most Of them,
stood square mp for HALEY and some
shrswd republicans; they could not be
whcsdled into the belief that to vote for
: pronounced opponent OF annexation,
while they at the sanle time voted for an
nexation, was consistent, nor that il would
be held 20 by the public ct large. or BY |
the members Of congress, or senators,
and they stuck to the man who had kept
his pledges 70 the people while in con-
gren, and though the majority for
Haley in the North was not 50 great, As
wss the vote on annexation direct, by
about 1900 in this county alone, yet
enough gave their adhesion to Mr..
HALEY, - an annex ationist, to save the
North BY over 500 majority, and the
deception did not tell very sadly against
~. What viii our Northern republicans
who are annexationists, have now to say
Of Mr.. Dubois position before the com.
mittee in congress even before he takes
his seat. Read the following programme
marked out for him by the &atcsman
the leading Dubois organ At Boise City.
We copy the following from the
Sydtesmda Of tho 18th inst.
Hon. Fred T. Dubois will not take his
scat 10 congress until December, 1887.
aalsss . special session should DO called
altee March 4th next; but be can go to
Washington this winter and 70 before
The committee having the bill 10 charge
and urge that biz election is largely duo
10 the opposition Of the people Of Idaho
70 the segregation Of the territory.
There are two bills now before congress,
ons haviog passed the Senate and the
Other the House, cutting of the four
northern ccupties and annexing them
10 Washington Territory. The Senate
-till annexes the four northern counties
and provides for the admission Of Wash
lugton - I state; the House merely an.
nexes the four northern counties to
Washington. Now that Washington has
returned Voorhees, a. delegate, the House
may consider the Senate bill favorably
and pas il. OF course, We If the west
know that Washington is not demo
cratic territory. and that Voorhees, owes
his election entirely to local questions;
but tho temptation Of ACQUIRING two nd
ditional democratic senator's, and posi-
bly, three democratic electoral votes in
1883, may BE- great enough to induce
the House to pass the Senate bill. Of
course, smarting under the sting Of d.
feat, Mr.. HALEY would not exert himself
70 defeat the Senate bill, IL indeed, b.
did not work to secure its passage. tn,
sitnation Is most critical, aud il will re
.quire the influence Of every friend O
Idaho to save It from segregation.
W. do not believe that Mr.. Halle,
viii d. anything It the next sessio,
Of congress different from what b,
would have done had he not been de
Ssatsd IN bis reelection. He had sai,
that he would urge annexation and I'D
'missios unless : majority Of the voter
Of the North said over their own sigma
lures, that they did not want to go t
Washisgton, which they have ueve
done, although they cast many votes 70
Mr.. Dabois, because they were told b.
Mr.. Hailey's political enemies thu
HALEY had gone back on annexatio
publicly in the South, but at the sam
time they still voted for annexation I
Washington. Il now seems somewhs
probable that the House will pass til
admission bill during the next session
and the opponents Of annexation 10 th
South, are in tear and trepidation that
It passes, that it will pass with the anne,
stion clause remaining in the bill, uhic
ought to remain there; and to DO co.
sistent with his statements to both Mort
and South. Mr.. HALEY will not oppos
the annexation clause in il, aud hi
friends neithcx North nor South, ca
fault him with being inconsistent wit
hi former action and pledges with tn
people Of the whole territory. Th
charge Of mormonism against NJ. Halle,
which was untrue, was what delicate
Haley in the South and not his anne,
ation pledges, which we're made MOI
thsi tvo yean ego, aud have been no,
estly kept By him ever since, vhilc b
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