The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-13
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WASHINGTON, D. g., Aug. 30
Politicians here do not lose sight of the |
! fact that one new and important State, |
possibly four NAV figure prominently |
in the campaign of 1904, For this very |
reason, the recent opening of the |
Wichita and the kiowa, Comancne and !
Apache reservations to settlement has
been watched with no little interest.
Oklahoma, the territory which will
profit by this new citize nship, has for
some time been a candidate for state
hood honors. Bills providing for her
admission were introduced in the Fiji
ty-sixth Congress, but like many other
measures of Importance, failed of con-
sideration for lack of time. There is
every prospect that the F'ifty-seventh
Congress will provide for her admission
with reasonable promptness. The only
really doubtful question involved Is
whether Oklahoma shall be admitted
with her present territorial area, or in
clude the Indian Territory. Her impor-
: lance as a State will be largely de-
termined by the settlement of this ques-
ton.
The bill introduced by Senator Fair
banks in the last Congress provided that
Congress might in it's discretion attach
the Indian Territory to Oklahoma. The
people of the two territories are consid-
erably divided over the proposition. AS
a rule, the people of the Indian Terri
, tory want to come in as separate
state. In Oklahoma there are many
who want separate Statehood, and
likewise many who desire one state
) formed Of both territories. The Fair
banks bill provided for immediate
Statehood for Oklahoma, leaving 1t to
, Congress to determine what shall be
done with the Indian Territory when
- the work of the Dawes Commission is
= finished and admission is applied for.
Naturally, politics figures largely in
the case. At present Oklahoma Is Re-
publican, but by very narrow mar
gin, unless the new population has ma
terially increased the Republican
strength. This Is the feature OF the re-
n cent opening which most attracts the
attention OF the politicians. 1t Is es-
timated that the new territory brings
y in 100000 additional population. HAN
= Of this number halls from the older
IF Sc tiled sections of Oklahoma and Indian
q Territory. The remaining $4,000 may
Il be divided as follows: From Kansas,
a 20 900, 900 from Texas, and the re-
u naming $1,000 from the rest or the
- country. Missouri Arkansas, Iowa and
, Nebraska leading in supplying this lat
lie ter number,
m on the hypothesis that $4,000 of the
" settlers We're from Oklahoma and the
IL Indian Territory, it might appear Il
:, some that there are only $4,000 new
20 people in Oklahoma, as a result of the
rs opening of the new country; but as II Is
IN clear that new population must take
N the places OF the homesteaders ii Is
j. safe to assume that Oklahoma is abou
~ 100 900 more populous that when tn,
- census was taken last June, making he
,b approximate population at this TIM
e. about 100000. As to the division of III
new population politically, that is diff
ticult to determine, but investigation
suggests that 1t is closely divided be
tween the two great parties, with
NV goodly bunch of Kansas Populist
- thrown in to make matters interesting
e." Probably the Republicans have tn
10 best of the deal by possibly as man
o' as 1000 votes. The claim of Delegat
!" Flynn that Oklahoma will be Re
- publican state If admitted as separat
Nv state is reasonable, and this fact is
i potent argument with a Republica
- Congress to admit her separately sine
W. the Indian Territory is strongly Demo
49, cratic and would possibly overwheli
Nv the Republican margin of Oklahon
,"' should the one State idea be adoptt
~ by Congress.
'I' At any rate. if the Fairbanks bill
enacted, the election of 1902 will sho
Just how strongly Oklahoma is Repu'
ilican on account of the new populatio
and If the figures look encouraging, Il
60 Indian Territory can be attached
w. time for the election of 1904 If Il
III campaign OF 1904 should find the w
TX Territories in as one state, it wou
'od be a State of million people, wi
Ter seven votes in the Electoral College,
-. is easy to see it might cut an importaI
,lv figure in the Presidential campaign
&C. the contest should be close
emit Arizona and New Mexico, too, a
ad still clamorlng for Statehood. Arizon
In according to the new census has
population Of less than 10000, viii
New Mexico is still under 100000 Ne
Mexico is now represented by a r
NJ publican Delegate, but the Democra
ing are numerous enough TO carry the TIE
ties rtory most of the time. Arizona is ST
do Democratic and would probably rema
but so, even If Statehood should be grant
Oh at the hands of Republican Admi
hey 49,, ,,, -, ,,,;,,,,
,ful IL oN'a "o,'a '"o',' y ~
he a separate State, and Arizona and NJ
the Mexico should also be admitted, I
rite chances are, in the absence Of an a
one verse tidal wave, that Oklahoma a
New Mexico would add eight electol
votes to the Republican column. VIII
an Arizona would give three to the Dem
Gratis.