Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-02-09
HOW THINGS ARE DONE II
BOISE CITY
In the Name Of the People.

In the Name OF the People.
Governor Stevenson has been at
Washington some time, Boise City hay
ing raised $4,000 and furnished it to
him to pay his expenses to 60 there, to
prevent, if possible, the Northern coun.
ties from becoming attached to Wash
ingtos. After being there awhile he
ascertainsd that the chances for the
Northern counties to succeed 10 their at
tempts to be attached to Washington
are very great, and that, as he expressed
it, he i having "a hell Of time.in max
ing his opposition heard and felt with
the members of congress-" and that he
needs help from the territory, and sends
back word to that effect. The chairmen
Of the committees Of the two political
parties in the territory, being personally
opposed to arpsxation, with no authority
from the conventions, which had made
them committees and chairmcn, took it
upon Themselves to publish calls for the
meeting Of the two committees at Boise
City the 25th Of Jan. to adopt means
to prevent tho annexation of the North
to Washington. They knew when they
made this call, that said committees
could not, when met, have any business
to attempt to speak for their respective
parties against annexation, but if they
spoke At al it would have to echo the
sentiment Of their last conventions which
had adopted resolutions upon the ques.
ton. But their own strong desire to
oppose tho North, and to distinguish
themselves ~ the champions of opposi-
ton, and, if possible, to commit the
balance Of their committees to the same
arrogant measure, thinking thereby to
bind their respective parties in the terri
tory, to tho same course, aud thus induce
congress to believe, that al good demo
Gratis and republicans in the territory
were opposed to the annexation Of the
Northern counties to Washington. But
congress knows the usual powers Of such
conmittees, and the limit Of their auth
ority to bind the action Of the members
Of their respective parties, and We do
not believe, their resolve will have any
more weight with congress than the
resolves Of any other eight Or ten mem.
bers Of their respective parties, and their
very assumption to claim more for them.
selves, viii be likely to prejudice their
case Even if they do SO at the instance
Of the governor Of the territory, whose
appeal. pitiful though it may be, is also
without the shadow Of right or authority.
Congressmen know this, or if they do
mot, they had better resign and go home
to their constituents and take lessons
from those among them who do know.
But it seems from the composition of the
democratic committe, which met at
Boise City, il answer to this call Of the
chairman, out Of fifteen members of that
only about four were repre-
sented in person, but when met their
places were filed BY proxies appointed,
presumably, after the committee met, to
make showing Of strength, showing that
a large majority of the committee chosen
BY the democratic convention, knew they
'ould have no authority, as committee
o oppose annexation, and hence did not
convene at the call. As will be seen by
he following report 10 the Democrat, it
'as . proxy meeting made up by the
Boise City democrats, who drew up the
esolutions aud did oil the business.
)niy nine out of fifteen counties were !
and all but two of them were
y proxy, and while the proxies had as
auch authority to act upc'. the question II
annexation as did the regular chosen g
Demben Of that committee, it was evi /
estly . packed meeting for the purpose, g
nd fraud upon the democratic party of tt
be Territory. Tho following is the list = =
J publ;shed in the Idaho Democrat. ia
q . single Northern county had
.zscnal representative there, and one or