The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-09-07

26th day Of October. 1903. for the pur.
pose OF electing an accredited dele
gate for Indian Territory 10 the con.
gress OF the United States OF America.
The delegates composing said con
yention shall be elected by mass con
ventions Of the people to be held at
recording towns in the several re-
cording districts on or about Saturday
October ~. 1903, after due notice
thereof has been published in the DIS
trlct.
The delegates 10 the said convention
shall be appOrtioned among the sew
eral recording districts as hereinafter
stated. provided that said convention
may re adjust such apportionment If
the same appears to be discriminatlve
against any district by reason OF late
rapid immigration or otherwise
Following named recording districts
shall elect 20 said delegate convention
and be entitled to have recognized
and seated therein, eight delegates.
Districts 1, 3, 3, 6. IL 10, 16, % and
a. and the following shall be entitled
TO ten delegates: Districts 4, s, Q, 70,
IS. 20 and %. and the following shall
be entitled TO twelve delegates. dis.
tricts ?, Z. 10. IA, IS. II. 19. 2i and %.
We recommend the election Of a full
quota Of alternate delegateI In each
district to supply any possible va
cancy in It's delegation. and that a
written certificate OF election OF such
delegates and alternate delegates be
made by the chairman and secretary
OF said mass conventions, respective
ly, as an evidence OF such election 20
said delegate convention.
Impelled by purest motives OF pa.
triolsm and asserting our unselfsh
devotion TO the common good in this
cause of popular rights and represent
ative government, we append and re-
spectfully submit the following politi-
cal postulates as applicable to our
anomalous predicament
The people OF Indian Te ilory all
being United States citizens. have the
unallenable right and interest author
ity to take initlatory steps towards
establishing for themselves repub-
lican form OF government
The right OF the people peaceably to
assemble and to petition the govern
ment for redress Of grievances Is
guaranteed by the constitution. and
the election Of "A delegate for Indian
Territory to congress is palpably the
most intelligent, emphatic and pursua-
siyc form OF petition we can now em-
ploy.
Concerted action and iudicious Sc
lection by the people and by their
delegate representatives, win not only
be evidenced to congress that we de-
sire delegate but proof positive that
we deserve him.
The congress OF the United States
may by joint or concurrent resolu-
tions admit our delegate to the prlyl-
lege OF the floor OF the house of rep
resentatives. and with executive ap-
proval invest him with all the author
ity exercised by other such delegates
and place him on full pay as the duly
elected, legally qualified and acting
delegate for the Indian Territory
The absence OF the precedent is no
argument against favorable action by
congress. II is as much the prerogative
OF congress TO make precedent as to
follow them
American citizens in the Indian Ter
ritory are Of right entitled to the
same consideration and the same
privileges accorded TO American citi.
zens in Arizona or Hawaii and we
quote comparison with any territory
organized or unorganized belonging
70 the United States.