, 1889-11-07
BENJAMIN HARRISON.

BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Great excitement prevailed upon the
receipt of this information. 1t was plain
Mat something would have to be done
,peedily or Washington's admission
would be delayed some time.
The discrepancy which delayed the
promulgation consists in the omission of
Governor Moore's name from the official
copy of the constitution sent to Wash
ington. 1t was certified to by the terri
torial secretary, d. Z. White, and the
governors name was not sent as the law
requires.
Chief Justice Hanford, who was one
of the canvassing board overlooked the
document before Messenger Robinson
started with 1t for the capital, but did
n9:T y. .eiTqt the G0yTsrnor'' name was nee nee
President Harrison is technically right,
and Governor-elect Ferry and the legis-
lators do not complain. They regret ex-
ceedingly that the admission of the state
has been delayed, especially when 1t is
considered that when the con-
ytitution was forwarded Gov
krnOr N1oOTC NIONc lchtVi "
Ihe president, stating that he had sent
len copies of the constitution and certi-
Hed to the election.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
As soon as the news became noised
about, Legislators quartered in the Carl
ton house gathered in knots and dis
cussed the situation. Opinions differed
widely. Good lawyers thought the
legislature could meet, proclamation or
no proclamation, and elect senators,
while others held contrary view.
Governor-elect Ferry sat in the center
of an interested group in the Carlton
house, and said that while the enabling
act authorized the legislature to meet
before the constitution was in force, he
advised q cautious course, saying he
would not like to see the first step Of the
legislature of the new state go on record
rs unconstitutional.
Then he went to Governor Moore's
Office and had a long talk with him.
They soon saw that the principal thing
TO be done was to send President Harri-
son another copy of the constitution,
and orden we're given for its prepara-
tlOf, anu IL was scllJ tIlis uittiiOOh.
Meanwhile something had to be done
to avoid delay in the admission of the
state. With this in view, the following
telegram was sent:
OLYMPIA, WASH, Nov. d.
President Harrison: / have this day
mailed you copy of the constitution
Identical with that you have, with the
following certificate attached:
United States of America, territory OF
Westinghouse.
!, Miles c. Moore, governor of said
territory, do hereby certify that the
foregoing constitution, articles and ordin-
ances, adopted by the voters of said ter
ritory on the first Tuesday of October,
eighteen hundred and eighty nine, have
been compared with the original depos-
tied and now on file In the office Of the
secretary Of said territory, and that the
same arc correct transcripts therefrorn,
and ofthe whole of said original consti-
tuition, articles, propositions and ordin-
ances. In testimony thereof l have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
great seal of said territory TO be affixed
at OLYMPIA this fourth day of Novem-
Der, A. .. 1889. MILES G. MOORE,
(sEAL. Governor
Attest: O.C. WHITE, Secretary.
1t is earnestly hoped that you can is
sue the proclamation on this certificate.
The governor-elect sent the appended
telegram:
OLYMPIA, Nov. 4.
10 President Harrison: A constltu-
ton, With proper certificate, was mailed
to you this morning by Governor Moore,
and certificate by telegraph. Can you
not isue tho proclamation upon that
certificate? l.. p. EERRY.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Nov. 5.-Everything
was in q Confused, chaotic state when
the members of the legislature began to
stir about this morning. The delay in
the issuance Of the presidents proclama-
tion has turned everything topsy-turvy.
When people went TO bed last night,
statehood was still in obeyance, and
the omission of the governors name
from the certificate to the constitution
had been discussed until II was thread
bare When they got up this morning
the discussion was resumed, for 1t was
the only topic TO talk about, and the
moro that was said about II the moro
muddled II became.
Governor Moore and Governor-elect
Ferry were UP early and on edge for
news from Washington. Every where
they went they were button-holed for
Information.
shortly after II o'clock Governor