The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-11-15
THE cAl.- IS ISSUED.
For Joint Territorial single State-
hood Convention, Dec. no.

call now issued jointly IN OKLA
homa and the Indian Territory for
a single statehood convention, to be
composed of delegates from both
territories. The original copy of
this call is signed by large num-
bers of the leading citizens of both
territories, who authorized the use
of their names for that purpose.
The call should be read carefully
by everyone so that the purpose
may be fully understood.
To the people of Oklahoma and the
Indian Territories:
Il is the judgment of q large pro-
portion of the people of the two ter
ritories that the amalgamation OF
the two territories into one state or
territory is inevitable.
The people of Oklahoma feel that
they are enrltled to statehood now.
That they have the necessary popu-
lation and wealth and ought. to be
admitted without delay.
The people of the Indian Territory
feel that they have the necessary
population and wealth to entitie
them to an organization of some
kind, and a representative at Wash
irgton, that the interests of the nom
citizen element may be cared for.
and preparation made for self gov
ernment, in view of the fact that the
affairs of the Indian governments
are now undergoing preparation for
final settlement and dissolution.
The reasons for invoking organized
government for the Indian Territory
are to numerous to mention. Okla
homa has asked for statehood and
the Indian Territory for territorial
government; and both have been
told to wait; that although each has
the requisite population and wealth
that the area is too small.
The onward march of Oklahoma II
retarded by the disposition of sena
tors and congressman to wait for the
Indian Territory and then amalga
mate the two into one grand state.
The people of the Indian Territory
are now ready. The combined pop
ulation of the two territories is 100,
900; their taxable wealth sos, ,OOO, COO
which is more people and NOR,
wealth than was possessed by AM
state when admitted into the fedora
union, and is more wealth and NOR,
people than several states of thu
union now possess. The number o
children of school age in the two ter
ritories is greater than the popula
ton of one or two states now in thu
union. The soil is rich, the climat,
is good, the water is pure, the min
eral is inexbaustible, the people ar
industrious. The people of the In
dian Territory want schools; the.
want laws; they want roads ant
bridges; they want to open mine
and develop industries; the.
want that better civilization whicl
these things will bring. They wan
the treaties carried out in good faitl
and every Indian citizen of the fiy,
tribes made a citizen of the UniteC
States.
Let the settlement of the Indial
nation go on, but amalgamate tn,
two territories into a state of tn,
union, that the United States citizer
may have a government to look t.
for the redress of his wrongs.
We, the undersigned citizens o
the two territories, invite all ruaIs
persons of the two territories, with
out regard to race, political afilia
ton, or religious belief, who favor
single-statehood, to meet in mass
convention in accordance with the
suggestions hereinafter made, an6
elect delegates and alternates to at
tend a convention to be held al
South McAlester, Indian Territory
on the 10th day of December, 1900
at 2 p. M, for the purpose of dis.
cussing the subject of single state.
hood and to take such steps as NAV
in the wisdom of the convention be
deemed necessary to bring about the
desired end. Send wide-awake pub.
llc-spirited men as delegates and al.
ternates.
The apportionment for the Indian
Territory is as follows: One dele
gate and one alternate for each post
office, and one delegate and one al
ternate for each one thousand popu-
lation, or major part thereof, in
every town and city of the Indian
Territory.
The mass meeting for the purpose
of electing delegates and aIternates
to be held at 2 p. M, on the 1st day
of December, 1900. A list of the
delegates and alternates selected
should be mailed to s. B. Bradford
at Ardmore, 1. t., in time to reach
him on or before the 7th day of De.
cember, aud lists mailed to 8. b.
Bradford, South McAlester, 1. T., in
time to reach that point on Decem-
Der s, 80 that the roll of delegates
can be prepared for the convention
We, the undersigned, citizens OF
the Indian Territory, earnestly re.
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