The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-11-15
Immediate and UncOnditiOn.
al Admission for Both
Territories


at 2 O'clock with w r. Hntchlngs "
aiusiogee as temporary chairman. and
Harry Calstrap Of Chandler temporary
secretary The following committees
were appointed
Credenaal. Bion s. Hutchlns VIM.
Neme. r. W. Howe G II Filyson,
w 81. Cross. d. A. Jacobs
Order Of business: J. Z. Woolsey,
d. y. Leach. r. s. Nagle. s. b. Bred
ford q n Foster Phillip samuels.
Resolutions.
Canadian. r b Forest
CLEVELAND ~. y. sharp
Garfield ) y. Ferguson.
Greer r.. G. Ectles.
kmgnsher =. S. Maggie
Kay Jere johnson.
lincoln II. B. Giistrap.
Logan. f. II. Greer
Noble. r. il Doyle
Oklahoma, g. j Amcs
Pawnee W. II. Redwine.
Comanche, r. j. Ray
Payne. +. r. Miller
PottaWatomie, c. r. Barrett
Washita, l.. NJ Williams
Indian Territory, Choctaw nation, r.
II. Kellogg. =. e. Daniels. A. T.
West J., J McAlester
4erokee Nation b Turner. VIM.
Johnson. A. T.. Tvey. -. $. Haywood
Greek Nation, J. II. Eade~ D. NJ.
Wisdom. A. +. Parkinson. A. G.. w.
sanm
chlolxasaw Nation. d. d sayers, J
L. p. West OF Muskogee made
an address Of welcome. Roy Hon-
man OF Chandler,0 responded in
is happiest mood and best eloquepce
and added laurels to his reputation as
among Oltlahoma's best orators
T.. NJ Ratcliff. Of Vinita, l. r.. was
made permanent chairman and II. p.
Gilstrap Of Chandler permanent secre-
tary, Roy Williams OF Lawton assis-
tant secretary
This Is the biggest convention ever
held In either the two territories. il
repfesented the business interests.
a strong memorial was drafted tC
congress for immediate single state
hood The delegates were divided be
tween the two territories. Great en-
tEuslasm was displayed The Oklaho
ma delegates arrived at noon on spec
ial train and were much in evidence.
Before the convention met the dele
kHita fstNN III AAhiuN ana ulNiNt0 IN
chicsrs, apportionlng the chairmen. tenn
porary and permanent. to Indian Ter
ritory. and the aecretaryshir to Okla
homa W r Hutchins was decide,
upon for temporary chairman and T. n
Ratcliffc Of Vinita for permanent chair
man
The convention met in the Unite
States court room and was called &
I..fs e 30
welcomed the delegates in an eloquen
adsdfeis. to which Col Roy Hoffma
of Chandler responded Col Hoffma
deiieverd strong argument In favor O
single statehood. He referred TO IN
assertion by the opponents OF singl
statehood that the movement in tha
direction was a political move made b
the democrats. This he denied siren
uously. declaring that the leading r,
publican paper IN Oklahoma had favor
ed the movement in forcible editorials
The following are the resolutions ad
opted:
Whereas. The people OF Oklahoma Ter
ritoFy and the Indian Territory nave az
sembeId at the city OF Muskogee, thl
isth day OF November. l9ei, without rel
-erence to political afflliaTldhs and
Whereas, We believe that the two ter
ritories ale ripe for Immediate state
hood aud emitted to all the rights an
privileges afforded 10 o sovereign peopi
under the principles which control 7,
publican forms Of government. Now
therefore. we present the following me
mortal TO congress,
Il has become evident tnst the union q
oklahoma and Indian Ien.itory into on
state Is inevitable They have th
wealth the energy and civilization 81
titling them TO statehood al once IN
territories have "A population ot MOI
than eight hundred thousand and an as
sessed value of real and personal pror
.erty OF more than Si00O00,0o with q
actual value OF more than $500 00Oo.0 90
Greater wealth and population than wei
possessed by a larger malo-ity Of ~
states, when omitted IN the United states
More wealth and population tnan ar az
There are IN thc two territories El,e
school children.
In tho Indian Territory. excepting
few Incorporated town, the people an
without public schoa fNr the edueauo
OF their children. "a Is TIE duty OF COZ
grcss 20 give these people such goNeri
mcnl as win enable them 10 piotect thr
children from ignorance and vice.
The people Of the Indian Territory al
without adequate roads and the schoe
are inadequate; they have no asy lun
for the unfortunate. for the deaf dum
blind and insane They cannot nave thr'
because of no law of aelf-sovernms sn
They are without authority 20 make ltv
from the ravages Of fire and culnmun
ties from pcstilence and disease. The rn
al districts Of the Indian ierrtory Al
without protection 90 life aud propcft
Great bodies ~ mineral NE d0mnnt ar
.unproductive and an industries lansui'
for want OF laws under which they ga
be properly developed. ia agtlculinie ~
ln mineral in timber and an the naiur
tributes OF wealth. They would form
state equal Ia point ot resources 20 au
in the fede,al union The people OF oi
iIahoma are anxious f0f self -goyernmen
They have every requisite Tor "a, ii
people OF the Indian Territory exist pl
der lntolerable conditions. They cry Y
relief They feel that coneress shou
heed their voice. n was but a Just titn,
10 the intelligence and Patriotism Of u
Indians, that congrcss IN 1901, by speci
enactment declared an fndrtns ~ y
statcs Win nl the aRhts. prlvles
and blessings OF such thus acknoWieol
Ing them capable of self-Eovernment 2
he citiacna Of oklahoma and the ndi,
territory are th0fouBhy clpHnie ot eti
government United into one state. u
two ierritor 60 would make masuilie.
evidence 81 ~