Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-09-09
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OF
NEE PERCH COUNTY.


it was useless to send delegates to an
other republican convention in the Soutl
to make nomination for delegate il
congress, for the following reasons
First. Before his Office would commence
we expect to be part of Washington
and therefore we would have no interest
in nominating delegate for South Idaho
nor in voting for him. Second, We had
learned that the republicans Of South
Idaho, who are largely in the majority
had determined that no North Idaho
man should have nomination, and that
no resolution of that convention should
pass favoring annexation, and that the
voters of the North would only send
delegates to 60 there to be insulted by be.
ing told, at the onset that We practically
could have no voice, but would be over
slaughed by the vote of the delegates of
the South, and all the trouble and ex.
pense Of electing and sending delegates
there to be thus treated, could be avoid
ed by staying at home and attending to
your own business. The republican
voters Of Nez Perez county had practical
~ settled down under that expectation.
But the Republican Central committee
fearing they might be censured for not
calling county convention for that pur.
pose, did issue call about a week before
the day set and apportioned the dele
gates to the different precincts This ap.
portionmeut gave forty-fve delegates
to thirteen precincts as follows: Lew
iston ten, Moscow seven, Waha two,
Genesee four, Little Potlatch two, Big
Potlatch three, Bear creek two, American
Ridge two, Thorn creek two, Four Mile
two, Palouse three, Gold creek three
and Pine creek two-forty.6ve. But
three out Of the thirteen precincts bad
any rcpresention in the convention,
Lewiston, Moscow and American Ridge.
The first had six delegates in person and
four proxies in the convention. The
second had one delegate in person and
six proxies in the convention, and the
third had two proxies in the convention
which were quickly withdrawn when the
following resolutions, introduced by Mr..
J. H. Evans and adoption moved and
seconded, who held the proxies uader in
structions, were voted down.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAs, The annexation Of North
Idaho to Washington Territory continues
to be question Of vital interest to the
people Of North Idaho, transcending all
other political issues before the people Of
this section Of tho territory. There.
fore be it
RESOLVED, LIST, That the delegates re-
presenting Nex Perce county in the
Republican Territorial Convention to
meet in HALEY on the Sth inst, are here.
BY instructed to insist on the insertion
OF plank in the platform to be adopted
BY said convention favoring the annex.
ton Of North Idaho to Washington
Territory the same or similar to the
platform Of 1884
RESOLVED, End, That should such a
measure be rejected by the convention
then the delegates representing this
county are instructed to give due notice
to the convention that the republican
voters Of Ncs Perez county reserve tn,
right to support such candidate for
delegate to congress as will best subserve
their interests in the cause Of annexation.
The vote stood ayes Evans and Glass
two, nays, Sweet, Squier, Barnett, Penny,
Boise and Benson, six.
This left but seven delegates repre-
senting seventeen votes out of forty-five
IL the convention and these all from two
precincts, Lewiston and Moscow. After
this they proceeded to elect Willis Sweet,
b. Squier Mr.. Inquest and L. Levi as
delegates to the Territorial convention at |
HALEY, without instructions A motion
Wa made BY Boise to express prefer
ence for Col. Shoup and seconded by
Glass. But it was opposed and after
wards Withdrawn and then this great
adjourned, without the &C
thanks to the chairman and
for the prompt and faithful
manner in which they had discharged
heir dutiss, and without requesting or
'rdering their proceedings to be pub.
iahed in the newspapers of the county.
W don't say that they were ashamed
have them published, but it is out OF
be usual custom 10 withhold from pub.
cation the proceedings Of a county
'nvention, and not having the official
cord signed BY the president aud Sec {
taTy. We have given the substance of
e proceedings from memory Of the facts
We were present in the hall and heard
OF that was said, and one of the dele
To- has heard read, the above and o
Res With the ma,,er therein stated M !,