The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-01
ADVOCATE OF
SINGLE STATE
FILE PETITION
Chairman Castle Asked to Call
Committee Meeting.
CONVENTION SUGGESTED
PrecedentS in Cases OF Other
States are Cited.

Oklahoma City, April S0.-The friends
of the single statehood movement in the
two territories, spurred on by the recent
statements Of ex-Delegate Dennis Flynn,
have circulated a petition which was pre-
sented to Chairman Castle of the single
statehood executive committee today,
asking him to call his committee together
for the purpose of discussing the advisa-
bility of calling a constitutional conven-
Ion.
The petition, which was forwarded to
Chairman Castle tooay is as follows:
ITO Hon. c. z. Castle, Chairman Single
Statehood Executive Committee, Wag-
oner, l. T.:
The undersigned respectfully request
that you call meeting of your commit
tee for .ne purpose of considering the ad-
visibility of formulating plan for hold
ing a constitutional convention. Nearly
every unbiased person now comedies that
the Indian Territory and Oklahoma are
destined to become a single state, and
the only questions now remaining are
whether the whole of the Indian Terri
tory shall be incorporated in the first in
stance. We think those who favor i'm
mediate single statehood upon fair and
equal terms should counsel together and
cooperate with each other in an effort to
devise the best methods and insure per-
feet harmony in our efforts.
The fact that at lease seven territories
have secured statehood by holding con-
stitutional conventions without previous
congressional authority suggests the ad-
visa biIity of our considering this course.
The fact that no territory pursuing this
course las ever failed to procure state
hood esta blishes a precedent which there
is no reason to believe would be departed
ON In our case.
I'VE therefore hope you will call the
committee together at an early day and
al some convenient place to consider the
question, and that in your call you will
invite other friends to meet with you"
The petition was signed by the follow
ing persons: c. B. Ames, Anton H. Clas-
sen, H. II. Howard. NJ. L. Turner, Lee
Van Winkle. J. W. Johnson, f. E. Staf-
ford, Oklahoma City; ]. II. MaXey, c. j.
Benson, c. j. Bocher. W. s. Pendleton,
Shawnee; ]. c. Columbia, ]. H. Strain,
j. H. Coleman, j. II. Williams. f. p.
lees. C. A. Eastman. L. c. Martin, New
kirk; a. A. Slosser, T. d. Tyler, r. l..
Howsiey, A. F. Moss R. NJ. Burch. c. o.
Reece, John Schoonover, W. S. Cline, H.
G. Lambert, ]. H. Miller. H S. Branch.
c. w. Wooden. c. d. McCaffery, C. c.
Jones, o. L. Phillips, D. C. Pauilin. H.
Spencer, ]. M. Nichols, c. L. Pinkham.
A. H. Meyer, ]. Pocket D. NJ Hamlin, P.
S. Mason, j. S. Thomas, c. Z. Hazen.
Kay county; w. d. Cardwell. Geo. F.
Webster n. ". A c. Burrows c. a.
Galloway weatherford: D. J. Martz, A.
w. Sunderland, A. l.. merrill. Victor
Payne, Watonga; c. w. Brewer. w. j.
Hess, A. w. Fisher. c. L. Botsford II.
w. Stubman, S. P. Render. w P. Poller.
Z. l. Cralle. Norman: Frank Wynne,
Alva; S. L. Brown, Okmulgee; Gideon
Morgan, Ridge Pachal D. n. Allen, c.
d. Markham, B. F. Pullam, Tahlequah;
j.. T. Blanton, James T. Jones. Norman
Pruitt. Albert Rennie, ]. B. Thompson,
II. NJ. Carr Pauls Valley: A. S. Sever
ance. ]. ]. LovetI, r. l.. Williams. ]. c.
Haden. Chas. c. Parker, W. f. Utter
back, Durant; W. II. Whitmore, A D.
Brown, II. Lancaster F. Louis Micham.
4. z. Bloomer, Boone Williams, Lehigh;
Fred Parkinson. a. r. Parkinson, G.. d.
Sleeper, VIM. Jackson, Wagner: q. l..
Miller. NJ. NJ. Indy. c. P. Robbins, ].
]. McAlester, VIM. Noble. VIM. Costigan.
T. y. Foster, F. II. Kellogg w. H. Ar
mold, South McAlester; E. Hamilton,
Chas. NJ Fechheimer, VIM. l.. Knots.
Jno. A. Mcclure, H B. Johnson. II. F.
Granlee, r. n. Murphy. Chickasha; W.
H P. Trudgeon. A D. Hawk. w. II.
Walker. w. NJ. Tomlin. Purcell; r Nc
MILAN. lam j. Kendall, j. F. Hargin
Wynnewood; Stillwell II. Russell, A. c.
Cruce. W. F. Wilmington. Ardmore; II.
F. Johnson. NJ. Jones. T. P. Eden ano
w. J. Mcintosh. Bristow. I. T.