In 1895 Utahns Wondered When Statehood Would Come

Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer, December 1995 On Sunday evening, December 8, 1895, Jerrold R. Letcher of the Utah Commission left Salt Lake City for the nation’s capital. He was carrying the official canvass of the November 5 vote on the proposed Constitution and a certificate issued by the commission attesting to the accuracy of the canvass. Both items had …