The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-17
OUTLINES OF OKLAHOMA.

The latest story IS that Thurston. or
Nebraska, viii succeed Secretary Hitch
Geek.
The Anniversary Day club banquet at
Oklahoma City next week is going 20 be
an exceedingly good thing
The hackers Of Tom Doyle say that
the Democrats cannot safely select a can
didate for congress outside the strip
And. by the way. wouldn't Jim Houston
OF Guthrie make q tiptop candidate fer
congress and tip-toP congressman
Tom Ferguson may be depended upon
To stop any high-handed outrages against
cclored people in any part Of Oklahoma
Bob Forests friends are making the
claim for him that he can recite shake
speare better than Bob Men could act Il
A table Of the accidental shooting in
Oklahoma would prove a long one An
accident OF this kind occurs somewhere in
the territory every day.
The Enid Wave SAYS that Judge Nc
Atee will practice law, not in Oklahoma
City or Kingfsher. but in Enid, where he
has rented a suite OF rooms.
Ex-Secretary OF the Interior Noble. who
VIII be at the Oklahoma City banquet. it
was once said, had more friends ia Okla
homa than any other man who had ever
occupied that place.
All OF Washita county and part OF Roger
Mills county viii be attached TO the IL
Reno land ofice district, July 1. 1902. Al
present the sections are ia the Oklahoma
city land Office district.
After explaining chat Jake Roberts
doesn't belong to Kinghsher county, Jake
Admire wants il understood that King
fisher county is not making its way back.
and does not intend TO take sitting pos
ture.
The ministers OF Blackwell have de-
cided 10 get up a church census. 1t is
q good thing. tt proves that everybody
believes in something. and that a whole
lot Of supposed sinners are possible con-
verts.
Editor Hensley. in the EI Reno Demo
crat. goes after the territorial central
committee Of the Democratic party for
its fight against the statehood bill. II
SAYS: A few weeks ago the local Demo
cratic party Of oklahoma sent up a dele
cation of rOOters 20 Washington. the sec
rotary of the Jefferson club among the
number. TO knock against statehood Cor
Oklahoma unless the Indian territory
could be made part Of the new state and
be admitted at the same time. When
this delegation req ched Washington City
il found that the Democrats in the lower
house of congress had met IN caucus and
declared Tor two states. They found
Democratic congressman and senator's
taking exactly the opposite view 10 the
Oklahoma Democracy on the subject Of
statehood. They found the Republican
party in both house and senate in favor OF
the union Of the two territories I'm one
state but willing 10 admit Oklahoma
Immediately with a proviso that the In
dian territory should be made a part OF
the new state as soon as the tribal gov
ernments in the Indian territory were
abrogated. the lands allotted, and certain
treaty obstacles overcome. This plant
meets the approval of every citizen OF
Oklahoma except the office hunters and
politicians Of the Democratic party Tie
plan is fair. 1t is just as between the
of the two territories. II
meets the objections that are urged In
some quarters against making two states
OF these territories. II relieves the people
OF Oklahoma of the intolerable territorial
conditions they now endure and il
starts the Indian territory out on that
probationary term which every territory
must undergo before it Is equipped for
full and complete statehood. Tet the
Democratic politicians of Oklahoma are
opposed TO this plan. They are deter
mined to keep Oklahoma out OF statehood
until the Indian territory is ready TO so
in with her. This may be years. but
what care the politician and the office
hunter.