The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-26
SHAWNEE
ECHOES
AT HAND
All Sorts of Opinions Existed
Among Delegates
CREEK NATION is EAGER
What Some of the Delegates
Have to Say
CREEK NATION is EAGER

Have to Say
Shawnee. o. T. June 25.-The single
statehood convention has met adjourned
and added another chapter TO the state
hood record. There were many interest
tug personalities in attendance and echoes
Of Che meeting are heard on every hand
The delegates from the Indian nations
were mostly white men and very few
fun bloods were here. It is the white
4naa Of the indian territory who is agitat-
ing the single statehood question. The
Indian is not much in favor Of this kind
Of statehood, pr4ferrng 90 remain in con-
trol Of his own government regardless
OF what his white na!ghbor may say.
A huge tent, secured in St Louis. was
erected in Shawnee's park for the pur-
pose Of seating delegates and visitors 10
The convention. The seats were all placed
: fl position and everything arranged for
the convention. At night however,
Ehawnee and this portion of Oklahoma
were visited by d heavy wind and rain
storm, accompanied by hail The large
tent went down and It was necessary
early next morning to place a large force
OF workmen ia the park, putting up the
tent and rearrangins the seats. This
delayed The convention, but the time was
spent in talking politics and seeing
Shawnee.
The delegates from the Creek nation
were enthusiastic for statehood. These
men wanted 30 unite with oklahoma and
they stated that they are ready for such
q union now They want immediate
statehood and are caring very little
whether the Chickasaw and Choctaw
nations are taken care Of at this time.
A prominent banker located at Okmul-
gee said 1--WE are ready for a union
with Oklahoma now. When 1 refer to
we mean the Creek and Seminole
nations. We do not object TO Oklahoma
having statehood as soon as she can get
st. but VIC do not like the idea Of being
attached to the state Of Oklahoma later
on. We want in on the ground floor. snd
yet with this desire we realize that these
comes TO resources. We have more re-
sources than Oklahoma. and We are will
Eng t. so IN with that territory to form
one state"
'-,Vaat oEcut school land?'t
cit is true that Oklahoma has school
land and that we have none. I 60 not
know what congress viii do for us in
this respect. but even II We get no
school land. our resources viii more
than make Up for TINS difference. 7 must
confess that this statehood question is
more than ara ordinary one. We must
admit that Oklahoma is entitled TO state
hood and that certain portions Of the
Indian territory cannot De ready for
statehood fer several years. We are
ready Cor statehood and we want in right
away
Shawnee made elaborate arrangements
Tor the care Of delegates and the bus
iness r1eu Of the CRY gave the glad hand
to delegates and other visitors.
Eov Holman of Chandler. Tom Doyle
OF Ferry c. Porter Johnson Of Cl1ll-
homa City ana Em Cross were in at
tendance and mixed with the delegates.
Roy Stafford OF the Oklahoman. who
was INSTRUMENTAL in working tp interest
in Oklahoma county for the convention.
arrived here carly. Stafford shook hands
with the boys today and told them what
single statehood meant for Oklahoma.
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