The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-31

41tll Will III The NlSOT OF IIelI SOUS
the Democrats in the committee voted
with the Republicans for the Flynn bill
and against Mr.. Cross kind Of statehood.
(Applause).
But that didn't stop the fight. The
matter was carried into the house of rep
resentatives. Just about that time tele-
gram flashed from the city of Washington
to Oklahoma that the Democratic Terri
torial committee must be called together:
that resolutions must be passed which
were to be placed in the hands of each
Democrat of the lower house, and every
senator, and l hold these resolutions in
my hand just as they were passed by the
committee. l want to say to you now
that there are Democrats and Populists.
many hundreds in Oklahoma. who never
knew that there were such resolutions put
in the hands Of the Democratic congress-
men Of the United States. There are per-
sons in this audience of the rank and file
of the Democratic, Populist and Republi-
can parties, who never heard of these res
olutions until this campaign opened. Here
is what they say:Now understand We had
ali been resolving for immediate state
hood. and now we have an opportunity to
| ascertain MItlHtT lfltTC was ally IhPAA~A-
ty on the part of any person during all Of
those years. Here is what was done. The
committee was called together by Mr.. An
derson, as chairman of Mr.. Cross com
mite in this campaign. Democratic Ter
ritoriai Central Committee of Oklahoma
Territory. Office of the secretary, Ana
darko, Oklahoma, March l, 1902
To the Committee on Territories and
Members of the National Congress,
Washington. D. c.
Gentlemen: At meeting of the DEM
ocratic central committee of Oklahoma
Territory. held February 2s, 19o2-thar
was while the bill was pending in the
house. as late as last February--in Whlch
twenty-four Of the twenty-six counties
were represented, it being the most rep
resentative body of it's kind ever as
sembIed in the territory. a resolution was
adopted on the subject of statehood
with A view that the Democratic mem
bers of congress should be ADVISED oh
the desires of the Democracy or the
territory upon that subject and to olspel
the erroneous impression that we are di-
yided on the question, 1 was instructed
TO inform the committee on territories
and Democratic members of the unanl-
NOUS action taken and therefore advise
you that the following is the fun text
of the resolution adopted unanimously
wl.nout dissenting voice or vote, to-"lt'
Hon. Sidney Clark and other Democrats
have been assisting Mr.. Flynn IN the
passage of that bill-these gentlemen OF
the committee were anxious TO show TO
the Democrats in congress that the party
in Oklahoma was not divided on the ques-
ton. and then they sent them these reso-
buttons and then the secretary of the
committee was instructed to inform the
committee on territories and the Demo-
cratic members of congress of their unan-
imous action. Here are the resolutions.
and | want to invite the attention OF
every person and every tax payer in
Oklahoma TO them:
BE it resolved, by the Democratic
Territorial committee Of Oklahoma Ter
ritory. in convention assembled, That
we favor immediate single statehood
including Oklahoma and Indian Terrific
~: that the sentiment of the Democratic
party Of the territory of Oklahoma is
overwhelming and practically without
dissent III this declaration. and is op-
posed to statehood in any other FORM
That any representations to the con-
trary. whether made in Washington or
| elsewhere. are entirely without authority
and are incorrect-in total disregard of
the truth.
.aThat a copy Of these resolutions be
given to the OkIahoman. with the re
quest that all Democratic newspapers in
the territory copy. and signed and certi-
fed copies of the same be forwarded
to the committee on territories in each
house of congress. and to each Demo-
cratic member of the senate and the
house of representatives. Respectfully,
wv. NJ. ANDERSON. Chairman
committee:
"R. B. FORREST
THOMAS H DOYLE
ROY HOFFMAN
II. II. HAGAN.
sI hereby certify the above to be true
| and correct copy.
VERDE V. HARDCASTLE, Sec.
These resolutions, my friends were
placed in the hands of every Democrat
and every Republican on the committee
on territories. and they did not stop
there; they placed these resolutions in
the hands of every Democratic congress
man in the lower house and every Dem
ocratic senator in the senate Of the tni-
ted States, before the lower house had
voted upon this bill. This was the action
Of the gentleman who was favoring Mr..
| Cross election in this campaign. After
-, had been done, after the Democrats
of congress who knew the conditions in
! the Indian Territory had received these
| resolutions and read them. almost every
| democrat in the lower house voted with
..ie Republicans for the Flynn bill
! against Mr. Cross kind OF statehood.