The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-12-07

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| Special 10 the Daily Leader.
SHAWNEE, Dee The. last OF the
statehood delegates left the city to-
day, after givins many warm words of
praise for Shawnee's thrift, and baspi
tallty IL may be interesting 90 know
that Of four big statehood conventions
this was The FIRST to pass doub.e-state-
hood resolutions la tho vote or the
adoption OF the minority report 230
votes were cast 100 being against the
| amendment 10 for The committee
on resolutions was composed of sam
Crocker, Mort Bixler, II. r. Miller, k
| b. Forrest, VIM. Grimes, w. r Asher,
|. 4. McMaster l.. @. Nibiack, n. Fer-
guson, !. II. Bsushaw H. NJ. Bis. W
H. T.. Havens, ). D. Huston, D H..
johnson, W. G. Mcdonald, w. T Hem
drielts, j. If. Pitzer A 81. DawsJr l.
5. Laune The committee vraug,ed
for two hours, and resolutions favor
ing statehood for Oklahoma, with such
bon undaries as congress may deem
proper, were adopted. Two minority
reports were taken into the committee,
the one presented by Col Forrest, of
El Beuo, being subsequently with
drawn in favor OF the minority report
favoriug single statehood straigh. out.
Forests report advocated single state
hood, with his famous '1ines' prov.so.
The committee on credentials was
composed Of q. II. DeFord, John Nc
Cartney, John Framing, c. J. Nesbitt
5. f. Seeley, r. J Pttmau c. A. Nc
Bride T. J Mitts. W. }. Shawcross, }.
Ii. Wilson, c. w Bickel r. d. Love
j. II. Shive, A D. snow, 5. B Long,
c. j. Wrigbtsman This committee
reported ia favor of giving every
comfy in the territory twelve dele
gates, which was adopted.
The debate on resolutions consumed
four hours and was spirited and
lively, The leading arguments for
single statehood were made by Sam
Murphy, d. c. Lewis, c r. RediclS, p.
o. Cassidy, Judge Melton AMI others.
The ma prity report was championed
by Sidney Clarke, VIM. Grimes, +. Nc.
Master, n H. Horens and George Or
\ ner
Resolutions were also adop ted call
ing for The early opening of Of the
! Wichita, Kiowa and Comanche coun.
tries; thanking the citizens of Shawnee
for their hospitality; endorsing the
call for the statehood convention in
Oklahoma City on January :, and
IS thanking the officers Of the convention
for their services.
4 J. " Admire made a good chairman
Re- while f II Perry, Of Perry and X. @
4 Blakeney were model secretaries
Joe Quciu Of the live,y Shawnee Quill
= delivered the address OF welcome on
e the part Of the citizens OF Shawnee
}. and Judge C. h RediclI res ponded.
d The resolutions adopted read as fol
S lows;
c Resolved, That the people of okla
j. homa territory without distinction OF
{ party assembled in delegation AT
shawnee on De, 4, 1895, for the pur
pose OF considering the statehood ques
ton earnestly urge upon the congress
y OF the United states, at its present
j. session, to pass an enabling act pro
viding for the admission Of Oklahoma
as a state with such boundaries AZ il
y the wisdom of congress will best sub
serve the cause of good government.
Il The minority resolutions are as fol
I lows:
I, Resolved, That we, the people of ok
!. lahoma territory, in convention as
p sembled at Shawnee, oklahoma, De
J. cember a. 1898, for the purpose OF con
sidering the question OF statehood
earnestly urge the present congress o
d the United States TO pass an enabling
act for the purpose of erecting into 4
state the Oklahoma and Indian terri
T. tories.
Hon. Sidney Clarke was reelected
chairman OF the statehood eXecutiy,
tOiumllAttt duu ono hltlh bNi VI N'a
body was elected from eacL county
II They are;
d Oklahoma Sidney Clarke.
IS Canadian--John ! Ollie.
Logan Leslie g. Niblack.
Pott Col w. II Melton.
u Kay-Capt. ii ID Baker
e Washita II. vs.. Bailey
a Mills. h. Harrison.
Blaine-A. l.. Sweet.
Grant. II. Wilson.
r Woods-Percy r. smith.
p Gar6eld-W. O Cromwell.
o Cleveland-W. T. Walker
Nobie-R. W. Southard.
DIV. q. Mcdonald.
y G-F NJ Salyer
2, Wood wards b L1une.
n Beaver-T NJ States
Chickasaw-W a. Ledbette; aud II,
Daveson.
The secretary Of the executive com
mittee will be named by the president
a ROASTS OKLAHOMA'S COCE.