The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
is TANGLED PROPOSITION.
Horace Speed Tells of the Difficulties
of Statehood.

Guthrie, o. T., Dee. limited States At
torney Horace Speed returned yesterday
from Washington, where he has been for
some tine on business pertaining to Ok
lahoma affairs. 1t was but a short time
after he arrived in the city that the wait
ing room in his offices was crowded with
people anxious to converse with the man
man who was in Washington. Outside OF
seeing people Mr.. Speed had little time
for anything else in business way. To
the correspondent for the Eagle Mr.. Speed
gave cut the following interview on the
situation at Washington in regard tc
statehood:
IN regard 10 statehood. Mr. Flynn has
presented a bill in Congress, and expects
n good statehood oil 10 be passed before
Congress adjourns next summer. The bill
is substantially like other bills introduced
several times in former years. These bills
are based upon what the leading men n
Congress have told our people for the
past L years must be in the bill in order
10 have it passed. There is no possibility
Of getting a bin passed for statehood foI
Oklahoma alone. without reference TO IN
dian Territory. and there is no possibility
Of getting through a bin for statehood for
Oklahoma and Indian Territory over the
protest or the people in the Indian Terri
tory And at the present time a consid-
cradle part viii unQuestionably object
and an attempt to force the passage OF a
bin against their objection would result
in their never being contented CT satisfied
in statehood. and such a bill can not 80
through. II a bill is passed this spring. as
now seems possible. statehood VIII not be
an accomplished fact for about two years
A bin. to succeed. must provide that thu
state lines shall include such parts OF In
dian Territory as the people express IN
some proper way their assent TO be made
some part Of the state.
Mr. Flynn IS too experienced q man "a
attempt the impossible. and his bin has
been carefully drafted along lines which
his experience and that OF older men ia
Congress have indicated Is practicaole
lie is a very shrewd judge Of what win 60
through either house. and his judgment Is
frequently consulted as 10 what Congress
VIII be willing 20 do IN needed legislation
Mr. FINN VIII have - assist him the
sympathy and cooperation Of these reo-
nIc most accustomed TO AMI hest acquaint-
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both in the House ard senate
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and saw. tAat The real danger 20 the PAS
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men who want II give statehood - Okla
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