The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-15
ASK FOR ENABLING ACT.
WORDY RESOLUTION BY
The CONVENTION.
ACTION MEANS LITTLE.
Inter Partisan Statehood Convention
Meets and Adlourns without a Row
Resolution Adopted Asking
statehood, Leaving Con
gress 10 Eix the
boundaries.
ACTION MEANS LITTLE.

KrNeFIsHER, Jan 14.-The delegates
TO the statehood convention returned
to their respective homes this morning,
there to abide until another statehood
convention is held. The convention
jdst closed was harmoniously harmo.
nious The three parties were repre-
senteo, and nice social function WAS
held. Resolutions were passed asking
for statehood for Oklahoma. The res
olutions can be twisted into single or
double contortions at the will OF the
contortionist They urge, and con-
gress is asked to do the rest-which
congress will likely do when Reed is
not speaker.
Governor Barnes and the Logan
county delegation refused 30 partici-
pate in the fusion convention, yet they
favored statehood, according to Gen.
Cunningham.
The predicted trouble failed to ma
terialize and shortly after the state
hood resolution was presented the
meeting adjourned. aurS
The convention was cs TO order
by Virgil II. Hobbs, ch9kfnan Of the
free silver committee Mayor Winkler,
OF KingfisAer. expressed the welcome
OF the city aUa 5 dney Clarke, chair
man Of the statehood executive com
mittee, responded with convincing
argument for statehood. Frank +
Gillette, of El Reno, was elected chair
man and G. q. Hudson, OF Guthrie, and
J. l.. Isenberg, OF Enid, secretaries.
Committees on credentials aud resolu-
tions we're appoinle !, and while they
were preparing their reports Franz
McMRsters was called upon and re-
sponded with an entertaining talk
about the necessities for a state gov.
ernment, winding up and spelling a
good speech with highly colored
bagnio story.
Colonel Bradley, Of Kingfsher, made
s, Earnest plea for the substitution Of
' Tps1rrotism for partisanship IN the con-
sideration Of matters pertaining to
statehood. He also got gay at the
close and told a vulgar story, which
was immensely enjoyed by the ladies
In the audience. The committee en-
credentials reported that there we're
no contests. Republican delegations
were present from all counties but
Logan. The committee on resolutions
submitted the following report, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the people OF okla
homa territory, assembled in delegate
convention at Kingfsher, o. T., for
the purpose OF considering the state
hood question:, earneatly urge upon the
congress Of the United States to pass
an enabling act at the present session.
providing for the admission of Okla
homa as a state, with such boundaries
"a. in the wisdom of congress, will
oest ~ abseIve the cause OF good gov
ernment. provided, that il Oklahoma
in the enabling act that the residents
in each of the ave civilized tribes and
in Oklahoma shall vote separately
upon the acceptance or rejection Of a
state constitution, which snail be op-
erAtive for such Of said sections rs &C
cent il.
"Resolved, That this convention
earnestly favors the passage OF the
free homes bill, which has passed the
United States senate and is now pend
ing in the house OF representatives"
The report was signed by John Il
Pitzer, Sidney Clarke, Roy Il. Stafford,
J. Y. Admire, Joseph Wisby, commit
tee.
A permanent statehood ex xacutive
committee consisting Of Joseph Wisby
Q. G. Hudson, Sidney Clarke, Colonel
Bradley and +. B Ferguson, was APP
pointed. At 10 o'clock the convention
adjourned. the gloomy predictions Of
disorder and strife not having been
realized.
The Inward sentiment OF the conven-
tion was unequivocslly for single
statehood, and seven delegations car.
rled instructions to work to that end,
but the Republicans who seemed TO
manage the convention, together with
John Pitzer, Of HI Reno, refused TO
permit a roll call OF counties. The re-
suit was by no means a conclusive ex-
preston Of territorial sentiment, but
II will be the means of interesting
hundreds OF taxpayers who hitherto
have been lukewarm on the statehood
subjects.