Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-20
TIE OFFICIAL COUNT.

Boise Evening Mail.

i ~ the ConvaAefug Beard.
Boise Evening Mail.
The State Board Of Csnvassers met
on the 18th. The corrected returns
from Idaho county not having arriv-
ed the Board decided to accept those
heretofore sent as official. The only
fault with them was that they were
not properly certified to. The Board
then proceeded to announce the re-
turns and declare the successfol can
didafes elected.
Presidential Electors Heyburn,
Rep, s,799; Waters, Rep, S.422;
Richards, Rep, SAP; Strong, Pop,
l0,431; Wormcrsley, Pop, 1O,520;
Monroe, Pop, 1922; Holly. Pro-,
28s; Pierson, Pro, 277; Price Pro-,
200. Strong, Wormersley and Mon
roe were declared elected.
Member of Congress-Sweet, r.,
S,549; True. D., 6,029; Gum, Pop,
1857; Headley, Pro, 229. Sweet
elected.
/ Governor-Mcs,onnell, r., 8,178;
Burke, d., G,769; Crook, Pop. 4,86s;
Clark, Pro-, 264. Mcconnell elected
| Lieutenant Willis, R.,
SPAS; Bryan, D., 6.610; Wright
Pop, 4,311; Fowler, Pro-, 231. Will
liz elected.
! Justice of the Supreme Court
Sullivan, r.. 8,639; Ensign. D., 1893;
Stewart, Pro-, 3O3 Sullivan elected
j Secretary of State-Curtis. r.,
1882; Wlckersham, d., 7.245; Cha
ney, Pop, 1857; Hicks, Pro-, 24S
Curtis elected.
i Attorney General-Parsors, r..
s,OS6; Reeves, D., $500; Wester, P.
1904. Parsons elected.
Treasurer-Hlll, R., 8,151; Regan
D., 6.916; Sutton. Pop, 4,1l6; Ram
sew, Pro-, 241. Hill elected.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion-Lower, r., S.l29; Faris, D.
1895; Shearer, Pop, ALAG; Condit
Pro-, 227. Lower elected.
Auditor Ramsey, R., S,2S5; Nc
Clure, D., 1854; Anderson, Pop.
1873: Poison, Pro-, 1872. Ramse,
: t-iected.
Amendment to the Constitution
Yes. 1901; No, 2,4l4.
The Board then had some discus
sion as to what should be done next
=, 1t was decided to proceed to canvas
the returns for Senators. For Ad
county George H. Stewart, Repub
/, lican, and Frank G. Moss, Der ocrai
were declared elected; for Altura
+, county Norman NJ. Ruick, Populist
o for Bingham county, J. G. Brown
!. Democrat; for Boise county, jaime
+ G. Watts, Democrat; for Custe
:. county, Robert Campbell, P"pulis,
a for Gilmore county, Green White
q Democrat.
+. Upto this time nothing had brougf
i up the apportionment question
- When Kootenai comfy was reache
! J. w. Kennedy was found to hav
!, the highest number of votes and Al
:. torney General Roberts moved tha
he he elected. Governor Willie,
, amid some laughter, seconded tn
:, motion, although was chairman
This hrought.up the vexed question
=, Under the constitutional apportior
ment Kootenai and Latah have
= Senator jointly. Under the Leglsl'
n tive apportionment kootenai has
III Senator alone.
'h Attorney General Roberts mao
;" quite an extensive speech in favor I
q. following the Governors proclam
"a, tion and the Legislative apportiol
e. ment. He cited decisions on cas-
BY similar to this and read from author
!. ties. His remarks were as strong 4
NV ARGUMENT as could be made for h
,iu side of the question.
H. Auditor Moody then spoke. t
ee- said that while he believed the Go
:. ernor was perfectly honest in issuI
h.. his proclamation as he did, he d
as not agree with him. He thought Il
to Supreme Court decision declariI
ne the Alta-Lincoln law unconstitution
g and making void the part of the
,ce por,ionment act relating to them al
,a. ;nyalidated the whole act.
er- thought, too, that the Legislatu
se' alone had power to apport'on t
State. and the Governors proclaim
ire ton making the number of Senate
his and Representatives different nc
from the Legislative and const''