The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-26
The committee on resolutions reported
the following memorial.
she wuning Memorial.

TO the NTH legislative assembly. ter
ritory OF oklahoma In delegate convention
assembled az Guthrie. January 25th. 1899
for the purpose Of considering the aues-
tlon Of the admission OF Oklahoma as .
state into the federal Union. do respect
fully represent that the following pre-
amble and resolutions were adopted at
said convention;
Whereas. The present territorial condi
tion Is proving burdensome to tho peo-
pie OF Oklahoma and Sc lnlmical to their
hlFnest welfare and best interests, fnan-
oial and otherwise. therefor se u
Resolved. First. that the people of Oh
lahoma are In favor ot Immediate state
hood.
Second; That the dfth legislative assem-
bly be, and sald ASSEMBLY is hereby ear.
nestly requested to provide, BY proper
legislative enactu ants. at lts present
sessions for a constitutional convention
TO be composed OF delegates to be elected
by the people az such time as sald lea
lsatve assent iy may, IN lts wisdom, pro
vide, and TO enact such other provisions
law as may be necessary to the com
nlete organization OF state govern
mont
q. j. Leahy. delegate from tho Usage
reservation introduced an amendment 10
the memorial which precipltated lengthy
discussion by Messrs Leahy. Bddison.
Forest Hunter, Clarke. wlsby, Clarke
and others -Ae amendment was defeat
ed
The memorial above was adopted.
Dick 7. Morgan moved that a state
hood executive committee be selected one
ot which should be from the Usage reser-
walton ana one from each county OF the
territory.
W. T. Little OF Noble county submitt-
cl the following. also reading favorable
speeches IN congress 1924 from tho con
sionoi Recordetaoinshrdlucmt
gresslonal Record as follows;
Whereas. Mr. Scranton, from the COM
mltiee on Territories. in the HoRse OF
| Representatives, reported fayorably on
! H. b. 320g. the same being a measure
providing statehood for Oklahoma. the
Jith Congress attaching and printing an
sppcndix here marked, "Exiblt A." as
reasons for saying "In tho opinion OF the
committee no Territory has ever been bet
ter ntted to enter the Union as a State"
therefore. Be Il resolved that the ready
print houses furnishing patents to news
papers in Oklnnoma and the Oklahoma
! Press be asked 10 reproduce such appen-
/ dix.
The roll can on Mr.. Morgan's motion
resulted IN selections as follows:
STATEHOOD COMMITTEE.
/ Beaver. G.. williamson; CoElor.
/ Balne-I: a. Luckabaugh. watonFa
/ Cleveland-A W. Fisher. Norman.
/ Canadlan-F. r. Gillette El Reno
/ Custer-1. l.. shahan. Arapahoe
/ Dcwey-C. ". Douglas. raloEa-
/ Garheld-C. r. Hunter. Enid
! Grant-W. s. Robertson. Medford
| Greor-C " Thacker. ManEum.
I kay-B. S. Barnes. Ponca City.
LInooln--J. J. Merrlck. Mckinley.
Logan-Joseph wisby. Guthrie
Noble-Ethan ALen, Perry.
OkahomR-sldney Clarke. Oklahoma
city
rawnee-R. W. Dunlap. Cleveland.
Payne-F. A. Hutto. Saltwater.
Pottawatomle-W. r. Asher. Tecumseh
Washita-B. Putnam, Cloud Chief.
Woods-A. J. Ross. Alva.
Woodward-Harry Smith. Woodward.
Osage-s. }. soldanl, Ponca city
kiowa and Comanche-W. T. Walker.
Auadaiko.
ENECUTICE COMMITTEE.
Tho following i've delegates we're So
lected aH the committee to memorillazs
congress; II. Speed. J. l.. Brown, w. II.
Little, j. II. Warren. 8. Douglass.
After q statistical paper was read by
j. L. Brown. Of oklahoma City. the con
VeUtlon adjourned