Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-02
MORE NEW STATES.
Wyoming and Idaho Candidates for Ad-
mission to the Union.

Perry 8. Heath, Washington newspaper
man, who is q member of Representative Dor.
sey's Congressional party, now on the Pacific
slope making pleasure tour of the far west
and northwest has visited all the territories oi
those sections and writes from Olympia, Wash.
ington territory, as follows:
1T is the opinion of Congressman Dorsey
(Neb.), Stewart Vt), Burrows (Mich.) and
others OF our party and number OF Senators
and Representatives who have visited the terri
tories this summer and whom have met in the
northwest, and believe, after careful investi-
cation of the subject, that Wyoming and Idaho
will be admitted to statehood at the approach
ing session OF Congress. Wyoming has elected
her delegates and will call constitutional con-
ventlon In September. She will present con-
stltution to Congress, with full complement
OF state officers, as did South Dakota, and ask
for admission to the Union. Idaho has almost
completed constitution. Her convention met
at Boise City, the capital, on the 4th of July, on
the day the convention convened in the Da-
kotas, Montana and Washington, and it will
finish its work in few days. She will then
hold her election of state officers on the first
day OF October-proceedingi in every step as
did the territories which are to come in the
union OF states by presidential proclamation in
October.
cat Cheyenne our party stopped day and
night and were entertained by Delegate Carey
and Gov. Warren. OF the outlook for state
hood both of them said: I'VE have 125, 900 popu-
lation and are unanimous in our demand for
statehood. There is not a single obstacle in
the way and Congress cannot deny US admis-
sion. There was at first doubt as to the popu-
lation of the Dakotas, and latterly a reputed
split as to tho wish of the people for state
hood. Then the question of admission as
whole or division and admission as two states
arose. Nothing of this sort confronts us.
There is one great drawback to the develop
ment OF Wyoming, and that is lack of water
Our agricultural interests depend wholly upon
irrigation and for irrigation we await state
hood
PUBLIC SENTIMENT IN IDAHO.
cat Boise City We talked to the constitutional
convention delegates, to Gov. Shoupe and Con-
gressional Delegate Fred Dubois. What the
latter said was the reflected sentiment of all.
1t was this: We are proceeding for statehood
exactly as Congress has directed for the admis-
sion OF four territories this winter. We will
present a constitution and state officers, US.
Senators and Congressman when Congress con-
yenes in October or December and ask imme-
diate admission. By the treaty of 1872 it is
not necessary for territory to have more than
$4,000 citizens desirous of state rights to enable
other territories elect state officers, in October,
will show that we have 125,O00 population.
Our constitution will be faultess and will have
complied with every requirement necessary for
statehood. There can be but one thing for
Congress to do and that is admit u.s. We can
not help our country with irrigation, internal
Improvement or anything we really need with
out statehood, and we will present the strongest
arguments in favor of her admission that have
been presented by any territory
NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA AND UTAH.
cat the same time New Mexico, Arizona and
Utah will ask for statehood, but the first and
last named will not, it is believed, stand the
least prospect Of success owing to the character
OF the population in New Mexico and Mormon
ism in Utah 1t is possible. though not proba-
Bile, that Arizona will come in as a compromise
with Wyoming and Idaho. Statehood for the
territories left out in the cold, after the four
new states are made, will form an important
part OF the proceedings from the very first day
OF the session of Congress, and great interest is
manifested in the subject throughout the
west"