The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-27
OMNIBUS BILL
TAKING THE COUNT
Only Chance Left Is a Fill
buster Against Panama
Treaty

Washington. D. c.. Feb 25.-One
chance remains for statehood legisla-
zion at this session Of congress II
ehe Democrats get together aud agree
TO Kin time until the Republicans
must choose between a vote on the
'omaibus statehood bill and an extra
session of congress there woula be in
an probability statehood vote. Half
the Democratic ore in favor Of such a
policy and about one.half are baking
rhr Republicans have scrambled fron
unoer an extra session unless the
Democrats have enough energy 20
gorce IT,
Quay has yindicated his position
within his own party and is in po-
sitoR TO force action in later con
Eress. lie cares not one whit whetn-
er oae state OF two be made of New
Ne exIoo and Arizona. He can afford
20 wait for another session of congress
50 long as his own party in the SEN
ate has solidly indorsed immediate
statehood for the territories under
xiven boundary lines. BY the reiec-
tion OF The Spooner compromise whicn
provided for the admission OF two
states. the Democrats have irrevocably
cummitted their party to the creation
of not less than three states in the
wost From this position they cannot
NOW receGe They must either force
The Republicans to act or present
nost pitiable spectacle before the
country
Democrats are Waking Up.
a. has suddenly dawned on some OF
tho Democrats that they have prac-
efc Any permitted the session to pass
without uttering any protest against
tho Republican antitrust programme.
TheY offered no amendments in the
SENATE to the antitrust bills which
werc enacted and by their silence ii /
siicated that they we're satisfied wi
what the Republicans had done They
have accomplished nothing to da,e
Hor statehood. The Democrats are in
an uaenviable frame Of mind They
will confer in their cloak room today
ard npon their understanding with
each other must rest che hope of the
statehood promoters
Dennis Flynn has abandoned hope. !
Rxom his viewpoint there is little to
@no0urage the Republican party in his
. rriiory The Republicans are com
tElis3d TO the'creation OF one state out
0f the twin territories. II the omnl-
@us bill is defeated and the statehood
ok comes before another congress
pf aaiically all the assertive business
Riryest OF the two territories will be
IN favor of one state The Indian
territorg will have approached one
sscp nearer It's preparation for immed-
s2te admission as an integral part of
tlie new state of Oklahoma Both
7amnibus bill and the spooner com
p7osaise are so framed that the enac.
eion of either would make Mr.. Flynn
Guifed States senator.
Flynn's Chances Are Gone.
~ 4he session passes without any
ecsSgn Flynn's chances of ever rep
Wesesflng the new state In the senate
win be small. Another congress
have new state bill and the terrltor-
aeS combined as one state will have
a Democratic majority of somethpe
.tlke $0,e00. Strangely enough, the on
" shance for Flynn's election as
senator from Oklahoma rests with the
senate Democrats Flynn has little
ronfdenee in the Democrats doing
amy thing for him Mark Smith, the
Demncrai delegate from Arizona. was
an me senate cloak room at noon plead-
mg with Carmack, Rawiins. blackburn
and Dubois 10 filibuster If necessary
and force an extra session rather than
give up the statehood fight Cockren.
Jones of Arkansas. Daniels and other
old Democratic senators want TO get
4hrugh and go home
The omnibus statehood rider to both
The postoffice and agricultural appro-
prncinn bills has been withdrawn
The democrats assert that Mr. Quay
Republican followers were unwilling
10 go 10 this extreme, while the Re
publican advocates OF statehood de
clare that some OF the Democrats
would not stand hitched Senator Du-
Dois. speaking for the Democrats this
morning said an effort would be made
40 bring the statehood bin TO vote
as soon as method OF procedure
could be agreed upon Senator Nor.
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