The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-16
HAVE INTERESTING SESSION.
Single State Press Essoe ste- &c
tors Organize Permanently.

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vas convened al II O'Clock and iuue-
tiate adjourn meut taken until i.30 ?.
n a. which time permanent orEaniEz-
fion vas Effected by eiectinE fOr the
ensuing year ". r. wa-Eer. Purcell.
president, Robt Nee. Blackwell vice
president. Roy Stafford. Oklahoma
City. secretary and Mrs French.
Chandler. treasurer. The president sp-
pointed A. c. Clawson. Holdenvi.le: l.
G. Siblacs. Guthrie ard Mrs. French
as an executive committee.
W X Walker of the Purcell Regis
ter read a strong paper on the advan-
tages Of Single Statehood 20 the In
dian Territory
The Mission of the Single State
Press Association was outlined In a
Ibr1ef talk by l. G. Niblack Of the Guth-
I re Leader Who suggested the idea %
sending about i50 men 20 Washington
when the question d single statehood
comes up for final action
A paper on the ADVANTAGES Of Sin
gle Statehood from . Public stand
point. vas read by n 3. cllzfrsp %
the Chandler News
Tne Indian Territory vas vel repre-
sented and dou5dess much good 70 the
cause Of single statehood. viii result
from the meeting Of the press.
The following memorial t. cong -ess
Was read and unanimously adopted
The Single Statehood Press Asso-
ciation. in session at Oklahoma City.
o. T., Oh this the 18th day OF January.
1902. do most respectfully memor-
iallze congress 10 speedily give Us such
legislation as viii immedfstel' alrit
into the sisterhood Of states in the
/ Union. Oklahoma Territory and Indian
| Territory as one state.
Oklahoma Territory vi-E a p0pula-
ton Of fully 100000 with an assessed
valuation estimated az Si-n000 600
with the smallest per cent Of nliteracy
OF any like area in the union. with
a people cacable OF 10 every respect
governing themselves. fully realize
the fact that she has reached that
magnitude In population and resources
where it is impossible TO have a gov
eminent Of the people for the people
and by the people" un.ess the prero.
gatiye bo given the people Of eIer-
cising the electoral franchise in the SCI
lection OF their public officials and
judiciary.
Your attention is called 10 the de-
plorable condition Of $1,000 white
residents OF the Indian Territory who
are denied every guarantee OF the con
stitutIon OF the United States who
have fixed interests therein and who
have been allowed by the government
Of the United States and with the
sanction OF her Federal courts 10
make these investments and should
long since have received some con-
sideration at your hands. Their chill
dren are being allowed TO grow to
manhood and womanhood in ignorance
and consequent crime for want Of
school facilities. These people have
courts. which. owing to theiI rL~e.'
cal insufiiciency and lack OF jurisd.
ton, are in effect an absolute denial
Of justice. These people come Of the
best Anglo-Sazon blood OF the states
and have been looking to congress for
relief for many years
we do not lose sight OF the en-
barrasment caused by existing treat
les with the Indians. but we do claim
that the sufferings OF those who have
enjoyed, and who are able to appre.
clate better conditions, is so much
greater. when considered In connec.
tion with a comparison OF the num-
bers OF the whites and Indian resi-.
dents as 70 justly radical measures
for their relief
we regard the proposition pow be-
fore congress 10 now admit Oklahoma
and add Indian Territory by piece
meal as unfayorable 10 the best
Interests Of the two Territories.
Wherefore, we the. Single stat H.ood
Press Association, representing the
sentiment OF over four hundred news.
papers published in Oklahoma and
indian Territory endorsing the mo
mortal odapted by the Muskoges Sin.
gle statehood convention, do most re.
fpectfully petition careful considera-
tion Of this memorial. which is here.
by most respectfully submitted"
f. +. LAMB.
Capital News. Okmulgee. Chairman.
ROBERT A. NEFF.
Blackwell Daily News.