The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-11-22
Indian Territory People are
Against one State
A CONVENTION IS CALLED
1t Will Meet at MuskOgee on
December 10th
oklahoma People Will Probably Meet
With Some Obstacle now on Sin
gle Statehood


for non-partisan convention to be
held at Muskogee is being signed by
citizens all over the Indian territory.
The date set for t.e convention is
Tuesday. December 10. Following
are the important sections of the CALI:
For the purpose of obtaining the
views of the people of the Indian terri
tory with regard TO statehood, whether
independent or in coniunction with the
territory of Oklahoma. and for the
purpose of taking such action as will
protect the business interests and the
welfare generally of the people of the
Indian territory, the undersigned bus
mess men and residents having the
welfare OF the people of the Indian
territory at heart, and particularly de-
string to protect their business inter
ests, and to further the cause of good
government and in view of the fact
that "a second convention has been
called by persons favoring single
statehood so-called; that is TO say,
statehood in conjunction with Okla
homa, presumably by annexation to
Oklahoma after Oklahoma shall have
adopted an organic law that will con-
troll the future of Indian territory: and,
whereas, such advocacy of statehood
nR1er the method proposed by the so.
called Flynn bill, as above described,
may lead to serious complications and
possibly to harm, in the interests of
the people OF the Indian territory, we
have issued this call for the purpose
Of determining What steps, il any. the
people OF the Indian territory may
think expedient To take for the protec-
ton of their rights.
1.-THE attention of the people OF the
Indian territory is called to the fact
that it is the purpose of the Oklahoma
parties favoring single statehood to
rush through measure in relation TO
this matter during the next session Of
Congress and that the action Of the
Indian territory in the premises is inn
perative, one for the other.
1.-THE attention of Indian citizens Of
Indian territory is specially called to
this matter. a they are deeply inter-
ested in the result, and they are re-
quested To participate as other citizens
oil the United States are expected to
do"
The call is signed by all the princi-
pal merchants OF the country, corpor-
ations, bankers and citizens. Nearly
every town is represented in the list.
OWEN WANTS TWO.
Kansas City, Nov. 10 Because In
dams will then be able TO buy bad
whisky, says II. L. Owen. of Musko-
gee, himself an Indian, and because
the West will need two extra votes in
the senate to push its interests, there
will be two states made south Of Kan
sas and north of Texas, despite the
hue and cry which the Oklahoma sin.
gle-staters are now raising. Hereto
fore it has all been one way; the
single-staters have been doing all the
Tesoluting, but on December II the in
habitants OF the Indian Territory are
to meet at Muskogee for the purpose
of discussing the statehood PROPOSE
tion, and, according to the prediction
of MIR. Owen, the result will be a
strong denunciation Of any plan to
throw the Indian Territory open in its
present condition. That the Creek
lands are being opened this month, OF
next month at the latest, to white set
element, has nothing to do with the
deal. The whites who go on those land:
will be governed by the United States
treaties and the Indian laws.
"Down our way" said MIR. Owen
"there is agitation over statehood
Oklahoma is ready for admission tt
the Union. We people in the IndiaI
Territory are not ready. A crowd o
politicians in Oklahoma City is trying
TO have the Indian Territory embrace,
by the Oklahoma boundaries for NJ
other purpose than to make NOR
offices and places for them TO seiz
when statehood shall have been con
ferred. There is no public good Il
accrue from single statehood. Havin
said that have said it all on tina
side.
"On the other,hand thereismuch goo
to come from double statehood.
the first place the Indian Territor
would be kept as "a closed area 10
some Time and Indians, 100 per Ger
of whose crimes are always born /
bad whiskey, would be kept frol
temptation. In the next place Okl,
hOma, fitted already for admission
would be able to go direct to Wasl
ington with It's petition instead
waiting for number of years until v
could be got ready to go with it.
the next place single state wou
mean but two senator's. Double stat
hood monld tnaan foup and ithaca 10,