Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-02-08
LAUNCHING OF NEW STATE NOW
UNDER HEADWAY.
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impossible to bridge them. | am there !
fore firmly of the belief separation of
the north from the south into new
state is the only solution.
Representative Miles-The lack of
communication and divergence of bust
ness interests has tended to prevent
proper understanding of the problems
that present themselves from either see
ton. A friendly division of the state
mas long been in my mind as the only
solution of the question. Many years
OF legislative experience has confirmed
that opinion and | have labored to that
end.
Senator Randall-If all legislative
sessions are like the two | have at
tended, and / judge that they are from
what older members have told me, the
only peaceful solution of the problem is
state division. In general talk about
the state, the south ordinarily ignores
the north and in legislative matters it
votes for northern appropriations with
reluctance, while this session has been
brought to it's senses and to a due re-
gard for the state as a whole, still new
men from the south in another session
will make the same old attacks all over
again. 1t the way to resume is to re-
sumo, the way to separate is to separate
In all that has been done so far my
part has been inconspicuous but the pro-
gress SO far has my sympathy and ap-
prevail. -
Boise, Feb. 4.-Plans for the crea-
ton of a new state out of the ten
counties in northern Idaho were vir
tually crystallized here today when
caucus was held by northern Idaho
members with those from the south who
favor the secession
1t was decided at this caucus to con
| fine the boundaries to the panhandle
| and not take in territory from either
| Washington or Montana The southern
boundary of the proposed new state, the
| name of which has not as yet been
selected, is to be the present southern
boundary of Idaho county. The north
ern boundary is to be Canada.
The proposed new state claims a
valuation of $3.50, 100000, the necessary
population and the required area.
The measure to be introduced will
call for constitutional convention
to be held in some city in northern
Idaho in June of the present year to
draft a constitution for the proposed
state. The signature of the governor is
mot necessary, it is claimed, to pass the
resolution and only the approval of con
gress is required, the secession bill GO
ing before that body very similar to
| county division bill before the house
Northern Idaho members seen to-
night refused to be quoted, saying they
will have something to say after the
measure is introduced. Without excep-
ton they are for the measure their
signatures having been attached to a
pledge to support it.
In an attempt to block the secession
measure, members of the legislature
from western and southern Idaho coun-
ties are becoming very active. The
fact that southern Idaho will be left as
the old state and thereby more solidly
connected up politically with the
southeast does not appeal to them.
Agreement is Signed
Those members who have signed to
support the state division measure are
to be held to their pledge to see the bill
or resolution through, by promises of
support for measures they are vitality in
terested in.
Representatives MCGOWAN and
Daughters in the house and Senators
Lewis and briggs in the senate are
very active leaders in directing the
division plans.
A majority in the senate and 33 Of
the SO in the house necessary for a
majority have signed to support the
measure, while five others have pledged
to back it although refusing to sign,
giving a safe majority in both houses.
Those Who Signed
The following senators have signed
to support the secession measure:
Anterior, rep, Twin Falls.
Baker, rep, Custer.
Bradbury DEM, Bonneville.
briggs, DEM, Teton.
Games, DEM, Franklin.
Evans, DEM, Power.
Grant, rep, Clearwater.
Hill, DEM, Jefferson.
Jackson, dem., Bonner
Kinsolving, dem., Benewah.
Lewis, rep, Cassia.
Logue, rep, Boise.
Mitchell, DEM, Lewis.
Nelson, rep, Kootenai.
Pincock, DEM, Madison.
Pettibone, dem., Idaho.
Randall, rep, Nez Perez.
Stevenson, DEM, Shoshone.
Walker, rep, Boundary.
The following are among those
pledged in the house and signed to back
the measure, these not being all the
members of the house who have signed
the pledge, but the majority are given:
Anderson, rep, Bonneville.
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