Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-03-20
FALsiFYING THE JOURNAL.
A Dark Glimpse into the Filthy cesspooi
of Partisan Politics.


William Wing, being first duly sworn,
says. under oath, that he is forty three
years Of age, and Senator from the
Fourth Senatorial District of Idaho,
comprising Latah and Nez Perez coun-
ties. in the present session of the Legis-
lature. That so far as relates to the
election of United States Senators, |
came to Boise City unpledged, except
by resolution of the county conven-
ton OF Latah county, favoring William
j. Mcconnell for first choice; that l
was not at any time asked to define my
position with regard to second choice,
except on one night or evening previ-
Gus to leaving Lewiston for Boise City.
when one person asked me how / stood
in relation to Mr.. Dubois candidacy,
and said to him that II Mr.. Dubois did
not oppose the election of one Senator
from the northern portion of the State,
as provided in the platform of the Re-
publican party, that could consistently
support him, but if he did oppose that
part of our platform l would, under no
conditions, support him, That upon
arriving at Boise City found the senti-
ment of the press, 80 far as represented
In the Boise Statesman, which was advo.
eating Mr.. Dubois interests, to be that
North Idaho did not claim or ask the
carrying out of that part Of the platform,
and found him in every way, and at
all times, opposing the interests of the
party in his opposition to that part of
platform, and from that | considered
myself entirely at liberty. SO far as my
second choice for Senator was concerned.
That when the concurrent resolution
to elect two Senators passed the Senate,
had no idea or expectation that in
that joint convention provided for by
that resolution third senator would be
elected, and went into that joint con.
vention expecting to elect two senators,
and no more. That by the introduction
OF a resolution in that joint convention
to elect third Senator, found that it
was the intention to bring on an cleo
ton of the third Senator Immediately
after the election of the Senators to fill
the two vacancies then existing, and be
fore the second Tuesday after the organ.
ization of the Legislature. Senator Gray
q n he ittbta 70
the effect of which was to limit the eIec-
ton to the two Senators to elect whom
the original concurrent resolution had
been passed. l voted in favor of that
substitute, my vote is recorded in the
journal as voting against it; when the
substitute was voted down the question
required on the original resolution,
which l voted against, but am recorded
in the journal as voting in favor of it.
ALTER the election of Gov. Shoup voted
against the motion to adjourn, and am
correctly recorded in the journal. l
voted against the first motion to adjourn
because we were there to elect two Sem
ators, and the assembly having chosen
10 proceed with the election, / did not
consider l was doing anything else ex-
cept proceeding under the concurrent
resolution. After the second Senator
was elected / voted in favor of the mo
ton to adjourn, and am so recorded in
the journal. That I did not know un-
til yesterday that was recorded in the
journal of the House as having voted
against the substitute and in favor of
the resolution, and l say, without quail
fication or possibility of mistake, that
these two entries of my vote in the
journal of the House recording the pro.
ceed'ngs of the joint assembly are abso-
lutely false. | intended to vote, and
did vote, against every proposition that
looked or tended in any way to the
election of the third Senator prior to The
time fixed by law. That my attention
was called to the matter yesterday for
the first time. The senate journal of
December 10 contained no entries
showing what had transpired in the
Joint assembly the day before, and the
entire record was made up and kept in
The journal of the House only. Had
The Senate journal contained entries of
proceedings of the joint assembly, as
appear to have been entered on the
Journal of the House, l would, on the
18th of December, have discovered the
error, II 1t was an error, instead of a
willful Justification of the fact, as | be-
|ieve 1t to be, and had the same correct
I'd; and / belive that this entry in the
House journal of my vote-~no tally. so
lar as know. having been kent except
~ Clerk Reed in the joint assembly
vas purposely made to show that a ma
ority of the Senate in the JOINT assembly
'oted in favor of the resolution to elect
he third Senator Immediately after the
'thers, Charles II. Reed, the clerk of
he House, being bitter uncompromis-
ng. and inscriptions partisan of MIR.
Dubois. After the election of the two |
senator's TO elect which the Joint as
emily was convened, voted to adj
ourn, as did not believe that
lnder the law of the United States
egulating elections of Senators, the
lme had arrived for such election and
ecause it was impossible for me to tell
tho would draw the short term whether
should be the Senator from the north.
m part OF the State or from The s1nth