Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-10-28


issue with Mr.. HALEY upon:.this question
10 this canvass, in the North, and we
presume he will not attempt it unless he
falsely represents Mr.. HALEY, which
we think he will not be inclined to do.
for, if he does his misrepresentation will
recni' on him suddenly where the facts
are known. Now what is Mr.. iIailey's
record on annexation since he espoused
the cause Of the majority of the people
of the whole territory upon the question
1t is well known that without the ton
Of any convention Of delegates upon the
question in 1882, Mr.. Singiser boldly
took up annexation, in his canvass
against Mr.. Geo Ainslip, who had openly
told his convention that he should OPP
pose annexation, and they made the
fight upon that as the main issue, and
Mr. HALEY helped Mr.. Ain,lie in that
fight, and yet Mr. Singiser won by about
1900 maj ,rity in the North and about
the same number in the South, carrying
a ma jority Of about 5000 votes, both
| North and South, 10 favor OF anne Ration.
This verdict of the people changed Mr..
HaIey's views OF the wishes of the pco
pie upon that question: and did change
the Republicans and democrats so that
both conventions thought, that as the
people wanted and had 50 siguiAed their
views upon the measure, both conventions
decided it proper that a plank in their
platform should be inserted, and they did
so insert it, and Mr. HALEY was nomiaa,.
ed on the democratic platform and Mr.
Singiser re-nominated by the republicans
on similar platform on the question OF
annexation, without any issue betwe@"
them upon that question. NJ y. nal'cy
won bv .. ceo i,4dri,.o,t ,Utes in the whole
territory
House OF Representative, Us
Washington, d. c., March %, SO.
Hon. Alon-o Leland, Leuiston, Idaho:
i DEAR SIR: Yours of the | It'll inst.
received and contents noted. The pack
age OF newspapers you state you sent
has not yet come to me, got one copy
of your paper with your editorial aud the
statements of citizens on the division and
annexation, which | will present to the
Senate Committee that has charge of the
bill. Should the package you refer to
come, | will distribute them as per your
request. Mr.. VOORHEES, tells me that he
received package Of your papers with
the articles in, which we will use as you
request. The bill for admission Of W.
T., with the northern portion of Idaho,
having been reported favorably by the
Senate committee and placed on the Sen.
ate calendar, the chairman of the com-
mlttee tells me that the committee do
not wish to take action on the bill passed
by the House until after the Senate has
acted on the bill for admission of W. r.
As for my position on this question l
stand just the same as I stated publicly
in Lewiston in 1884. shall do all l
can in an honorable way to have both
the annexation and admission bills passed.
The only thing that will stop mo from
working for the passage of these bills,
would De protest against them, signed
by majority of the resident citizens
who reside in that portion of idaho that
is proposed to be annexed to w. r.. and
such protest must ask to be left in Idaho.
| have no sympathy with the move to 90
to Montana, and will oppose it. Neither
have any sympathy with the protest
that comes from the South. Both poi,i
cal parties agreed for the North to 90 to
". T., and | shall keep my promise by
trying to get them annexed to W. T., |
unless majority Of those Tin the North) |
say in writing over their own signatures
that they have changed their minds and
prefer to remain in Idaho, which | pre-
sumo they are not at all likely to do, as
the opostion sent here from the North
against annexation to W. T. upto this
time, Is very light, except the Montana
movement in Murray; don't think that
VIII amount to much, or at least | have
no sympathy with their move.
Yours Truly,
JOHN HALEY.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1886.
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