The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-15
IDAHO'S STATEHOOD.
The November Election Being
Considered.
DUBOIS MEN NOT SATISFIED.
The Democrats Submitting Complaisantly
to a Wrong - Boise News
Notes.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, August 12.-[Specia
Correspondence of THE HERALD. During
the last hours of the late convention {
question arose as to whether the disfran
chised class in the southeastern convention
of the territory would offer their votes IL
November next, when an informal election
will be held upon the ratification or rejec
ton of the constitution. In all their delib
erations it had not seemed to enter the
minds of any until then but that the elec
ton would be as legal as any, or if so, il
had not been developed. One member
thought it best to select judges who would
not receive such votes; another from Bing
ham thought such course might end in
trouble. but a third said he thought the
Mormons would vote for statehood and
there the discussion ceased. No one seemed
satisfied upon this point and its discussion
did not seem to be apleasing subject TO any
of the members.
TIE DUBOIS
men are not at all satisfied with the result
Of their proposition that state election be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. They feel that the
chances for their favorite are on the de-
cline, and do not discern in the misty fu-
ture from whence a more favorable state
of affairs is to proceed. Governor Shoup,
Clagett HEPBURN and Mcconnell have al
ready developed into candidates. Of all
these the governor seems to be the most
popular with the people, and North Dakota
would make Rome howl if they were de-
MED a Senator. There is noimprobability
of other candidates in the south. 1t may
be that eX -Chief-Justice Morgan would be
satisfied with the same position could he
occupy it under the state government,
while Alturas was never without man
for vacant place. The vast number of
offices III the prospective has given rise to
the most startling phases of Vaulting ambi-
ton in many Idahoans who were never be-
fore suspected of possessing the attribute
that caused the fall of so many angels.
Even should we be admitted as a state, it
is long time before an election for United
States Senators can be held. But
THE sTUsIPING FOR STATEHOOD
will soon commence, and after that is over,
all eyes will be turned upon Congress, and
should matters take the turn the politicians
desire, this territory will be in an uproar
with political excitement until the senators
are elected. Among the Democrats named
in the north are Mayhem, of Shoshone, and
Poe, of Nez Perces, while Reed is named
for the House of Representatives Ainslie is
the only name we have heard mentioned for
Senator in the south. We regret to see so
many Democrats in the statehood move
ment. We could be much more reconciled
TO it if the Republicans had given US any
thing like fair appOrtionment. AS it is,
"A majority of from six hundred to one
thousand will be required to give US the
legislature. We cannot account for our
friends
SUBMITTING COMPARATIVELY
to such a wrong. 1t is impossible to tell
wha- may turn up between this time and
TIE vuuing in November, but we are forced to
the conclusion that even if there We're an
hClest and local election majority of
votes would be deposited for the cOnstitu-
tion. Many have never voted for Presi-
dent and are very DESTROYS of doing so.
They have had it impressed upon their
minds that they live in a state of vassalage
and that some great benefit, it would be
impossible to explain, will come to them
when statehood is obtained. Many votes
will be cast against it sure, but nothing
like a majority. Possibly AlturaS viii
give majority against it and so may three
or four of the eastern counties. Elsewhere
the votes against it will be scattering. The
have been pretty well enlisted on the state
hood side.
THOSE WHO FAVOR THE MEASURE,
among politicians, have something in view
and may feeIinclined to combine and con-
tribute to its success by giving money
while their opponents are not anticipating
honors or emOluments, and will not pick up
cent III support of an opposition move
Of no Nv
no combined effort seems likely to be
effected. The press are far from being I'M
animous for statehood, and others give it a
lukewarm support. In an address Just is
sued TO the people by committee of ten,
economy has been urged as a reason for
the measure. In the face of this the new
constitution provides for eight judges in
stead of the three now provided by Law.
Three are of the supreme court and five
hold trial terms Each has $1,000 per year
and the usual accompaniment of clerks,
stenOgraphers, district attorneys, etc. The
people are told in this address that the
office of county attorney is abolished which
will
PROVE A SAVING
of $4,000 per year. But the boards of
county commissioners must have legal ad-
vice at nearly every session, and there is
call for legal business of various kinds
which 1t is no part OF the district aJtOr-
ney's business to attend to. When the at
torney is hired by the year it is for his
interest to have as little litigation as posi- !
BILE but if employed only as occasion de- |
mands he will be likely to make as much as
possible. The district attorney will be !
obliged to follow the circuit, and who will |
attend to the cases arising before examin- |
ing magistrates! The course proposed will |
be found very expensive and the first leg |
islature will find itself called upon to es-
tablish the Office of csunty attorney.
THIS PLEA OF ECONOMY
will, perhaps, be ''good enough, Morgan,
until after election as was once said by !
Thurlow Weed, but the people will find. I
time to repent in sorrow when the tax
gatherer makes his accustomed calls. We |
are also told that the new constitution has
established fee system for county officers
instead of salaries, and a great saving will
DC thereby effected. When the sheriff pre-
,ents his bill Tor making arrests and serv
ne other papers we shall see where the
saving comes in. If clerks and sheriffs and