The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-11-30
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THE STATEHOOD CONVENTION
Hore Concerning the Proceedings of
Tuesday Eesolutions

Ia sHER, Ok, Nov. 2o.-Storm,
scenes were the feature of the state
hoou COM ention which opened her,
yesterday. There were MANI foo,
uons One favored single statehood
another double statehood-that ;s
separate Statehood for Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory: another favored
immediate statehood and another me-
statehood at all.
sidney Clark of Oklahoma CITY
called the delegates to order He
opened the convention with n sneecb
devoted to the resources of the terri
tories and the necessity of statehood
Oharies i. Redick of the same citv
was made temporary chairman and
george King of Kingfisher secretarv
The appointment of the committee
ON resolutions precipitated an acri.
monious debate that lasted for more
than an hour Then the committee
on credentials permitted one man each
from each of the three nations-Sem.
mole, Choctaw and Chickasayv -- 70
nave place in the convention with
1orty- nine proxies each These man
practically controlled the convention
They were, however, for doubIe st,to.
mood and upon every question before
the body which might be construed as
bearing toward statehood their prox.
les were skillfully punched.
III was alleged on the floor nv n
western delegate that there was
Joooery IN the. makeup of the creden.
tlals committee in allowing the two
ueiegates from the Choctaw and
'hlckasaw nation to cast 100 vot 8.
ana before quiet was restored the
a row. - "
After recess J. W. McAdams of the
Chlckasaw nation was elected per-
manent president; j. r. Corrigan of
Perry vice president. and f. A. Simp-
son ana george Rainey, secretaries.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
The committee on resolutions. deeming 4,
impraciicable TO draft bill to be introdnced
IN congress. In lieu thereof submitted the for
IoS!h resolutions and memorial, which we're
TO the con ress Df the United States
AZ deleSate convention composed OF dele
gate from Oklahoml and Indian territory
convened at ktngisher OK IL was resolved
that we indorse the resolutions adopted M The
ri hchO statehood convention August 4 IsgI
anu AZ ihe lnter-terrtt Orial statehood con ven.
uon held al Purcell in Indian territory Sen.
lemDer ~ 1888 and again requesting congress
70 provide Tor the admission OF Oklahoma and
me indian territory as one state ana cspect-
Iu,Iy ASK con 'rcss to provide by an enabling
act for the same
We favor the abolition OF all tribal povern.
mcnts among the five civilized nations t1e
complete division of the common domais
among the citizens OF each nation and the In.
al IN territory be made "A state with Oklahoma
we, al the earliest period ask that such dI.
vision Of the commOn domain OF the citizens OF
the several Indian tribes shall be made to them
equally ana sha be alenablc at their option
save the homestead 100 acres to each indiyid.
ual and provided further that sections rs and
so so OF pre- each congressional township shall be re
served for common school purposes as per
treaty stipulations and provided further
That any lands within the five civilized
tribes OF the Indian territory now occupied
or townsites and upon which towns or VII.
lagos are now located shall not be divided
or set apart 10 any individual Indian
but the same shall be patented 10 the occu.
pants thereof for their several use and
oeneht under the provision OF the reneral
townsite laws Of the United States
and the proceeds OF the sale be-
is located and we respectfully request thai
the committee on territories to appear and ia.
troduee IN congress proper bill embodying
these ideas
Resolved, That this convention favors the
aoro alton OF al existing cattle leases in the
Indian reservations in Oklahoma and that ali
remainin unsettled reservations be thrown
open TO settlement TO citizens OF the United
States without delay