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697 stories matching constitut
- The Path to Statehood: Washington Territory Prepares for Union
Congressional mandate sets the stage for a constitutional convention, marking the end of territorial status and the beginning of Washington as a state.
- Seattle’s Labor Roots: Organizing for the State Constitution
In April 1889, as Washington prepared to become a state, Seattle trade unionists organized a convention to ensure the voice of the worker was enshrined in the new constitution.
- Washington’s Constitution Takes Shape Amid Chaos
As Spokane Falls burns, the state’s constitutional delegates pivot from catastrophe to the fiery debate over regulating railroads and monopolies.
- The City Could Still Take the Land
Judge Humes ruled that Seattle’s constitutional debt limit does not interfere with eminent domain, clearing the way for the Howell Street extension through the Ivey property.
- Drafting Washington's Founding Charter
Delegates at the constitutional convention debate the future of the state, including voting rights, tide lands, and the location of the capital.
- Drafting Washington's Future
As the 1889 Constitutional Convention drags on, legislators, lobbyists, and educators collide over taxes, schools, and the path to statehood.
- The Constitutional Debate on God and State
As Congress faces calls to insert a recognition of God into the Constitution, the Post-Intelligencer argues that the nation’s strength lies in its strict separation of church and state.
- The Constitutional Battle Over Free Trade
A lifelong Democrat breaks with his party's tariff stance, citing the nation's founding documents.
- Seattle’s Fire Chief Fights a Naturalization-Fraud Indictment
Chief Hunt’s lawyers argued that false statements on his citizenship papers did not matter—because Washington’s constitution had already made him a citizen.
- A Constitutional Deadlock in Benton County
A dispute over an appointed county commissioner’s term creates a legal stalemate between state law and the constitution.
- The Birth of Washington's Constitutional Rights
A historic publication of the 1889 Washington State Constitution, establishing the foundational rights and governance that define the state's civic character.
- A South Seattle Murder Case Becomes a Constitutional Test
Henry Craemer’s court-appointed lawyer argued that Washington could not try a capital case on a prosecutor’s information. Judge Humes said it could; Craemer pleaded not guilty and began hunting for an alibi witness lost in the Cascades.
- The Secret Scheme to Seize the Tide Flats
Prominent Seattle businessmen form an organization to lobby the constitutional convention for control of the waterfront.
- Seattle’s Fight Against Municipal Debt Limits
City leaders protest a state constitutional provision they claim will cripple local growth and infrastructure expansion.
- The Forgotten Ballot for Women’s Suffrage in Washington
In 1878, Washington Territory’s proposed constitution contained specific articles to enfranchise women and restrict the sale of liquor, marking a radical early push for civic equality.
- Constitutional Convention's Tide Land Committee Draws Lobbyists
As Seattle prepares for the constitutional convention, a fierce political tug-of-war erupts over the control of valuable tide lands.
- Seattle Makes Its Case for Statehood
As the constitutional convention convenes in Olympia, Seattle’s delegates argue for the city’s readiness, its infrastructure, and its claim to statehood.
- Labor Leaders Defy Court Power
A fiery speech by John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers at the A. F. of L. convention sparks a debate on the constitutionality of the federal judiciary's power to silence activists.
- Drafting Washington’s State Constitution
As the Constitutional Convention approaches its one-month mark, delegates race to finalize the blueprint for the future state, balancing high-minded debate with emotional politicking.
- Lutheran Church Defies Vigilance Corps Over German Schooling
Citing constitutional religious liberty, the Bethlehem Lutheran congregation refuses to shutter their school during World War I nationalist fervor.
- The Birth of Washington State: 1889 Constitution Draft
A rare look at the foundational text that set the rules for labor, public education, and state governance upon Washington’s entry into the Union.
- Statewide Prohibition Faces High Court Showdown
A Thurston County judge ruled the statewide prohibition law constitutional, setting the stage for a tense legal battle before the state's highest court.
- The Tide-Land Grab
As Washington prepares to become a state, newspaper editors fight a shadowy campaign by land speculators to seize public tidelands before the new constitution can protect them.
- Preparing for the Territorial Vote
Governor Elisha P. Ferry issues a formal proclamation for the November 1876 general election, including a critical vote on whether to draft a new State Constitution.
- Seattle's Elite Organize to Curb Political Patronage
A group of forty-six prominent citizens forms a Municipal League with the aim of stripping party politics from city administration and centralizing executive power.