The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-07
TWO TERRITORIES ~ coSvES-
TtoN FAVOR NELSON BILL
l4s-ry ~. Fsrusr e srcrnors Aaoe
Rinsi-s spseen-incisn Tern
tsry Wzss Magnificent sns~-
ine -sth 100 Oeiesstss

rIEht atoyted a series q resolutions |
incorDorz.iuE those adopted A. Clare
-ore in Decsmber. and going even fur
her n asking for TIE passage q the
Nelson single Statehood bIil
They accepted The alternative ten
dered b TIE advocates q the Omnibus
bm o. nothing TIE resolutoas con
tain the statement that the people o.
the tro territories prefer that there
should D. 10 statehood leEisiation nzfh-
er thsn that the omnibus bin should
pass This statement vzs greeted
vith great applause. the sentiment OF
! the Convention vas unanimous In this
respect The only matter over which
I theie vas any controversy vas As To-
the pTUpriety q the statement that.
I neither one has eaough ara for q
state The number o. delegates op-
Y posing this statement vas small The
l conventioa vas composed of a fre
body % men Both of the great %
itcal parties -Eere represented. and
there Eere Indians alongside the pale
faces. Indians took a prominent part
in the organization o. the convention.
II vas The largest single statehood
. .conyen,l0l yet held.
Al O'Clock this Afternoon the del
I esates % the convention paraded the
/ streets ~ Oklahoma There were more
than 1.5el men in line They had
. Eve brass bands. from Chickasha. Nus
I Eogee. Okmulgee. Duncan and Okla
I homa City. respectively Many unique
badges ve-e worn PARTICIPANTS iu
the procession were quite enthusiastic
and they we're greeted with cheers
along the line o. march. Al the con
clusion o. the parade the Territorial
I caucuses were held separately. Indian
D. Territory had about 500 delegates
present and Oklahoma CO.. J. A. Tay-
Tor Of WynneEood. chairman Of the
single statehood executive committee.
was made chairman % the Indian Ter
, ritory caucus and Prank ". Bailey
% Chickasha secretary.
The convention assembled Al 3
O'Clock in the opera house. hlling IL 10
It's capacity. Photographs were taken
, 20 BE- sent as an exhibit % washing
! ton Tor the enlightenment Of Senator
I Quay. Reports from the caucuses
showed the following nominated:
} For temporary chairman. John 3.
! Farmer Of Pawhuska. Ok. who Is a
b Sioux Indian. noW a member Of the
Usage nation: for temporary secretary.
! Il 3. Johnson Of Chickasha. / T a
p full blood ChickSsaw: for permanent
J Chairman. Gideon Morgan Of Table
Quah. / T.. half Cherokee: for per.
manent secretary. Jesse G Dunn OF
J Alva. Woods county. Ok. for assist.
ant permanent secretary. J. II. Kama
gay Of Chandler Or
The convention opened With an In.
vocation by Rev Grant A Evans. pres.
itent OF Henry Kendall college OF
Muskogee- Hon. c G. Jones. mayor
Of Oklahoma City. delivered an ad.
dress Of welcome on the part OF the
city Il was he who suggested send.
ing the photographs 20 Senator Quay.
G. Heyman. president Of the Okla.
homa chamber Of commerce. welcom.
"a the delegates In the name OF the
business interests OF Oklahoma. de.
claring that IS per cent OF the go
enterprises and the $50 individuals
representec By that organization are
Tor single statehood. and that even
the smokestscks % the city protest
against reparation from the Indian
Territory. which has the coal fields
Hon. Henry n. Furman OF Ardmore
respo1tet on behalf Of Indian Terri.
tory. making an address which vas
ireQrendy interrupted By enthus.as.
tie applause In effect be asked the
Oklahomans 10 put themselves IN the
place o. he Indian Territory and say
~nether they Eould submit 10 dis.
meuoerment o. their territory. He de-
ci2red that the people Of the Indian
Ierrliory regarded the omnibus bin
as political he'll and would rather
, no legislation on statehood vas passed
ihan submit 70 that bill. Hon. william
n jenkins. ex-governor Of Oklahoma
responded in behalf Of that terri,ory
he declared that 1t had been contem.
plated from the time the people o. the
Indian Territory first asked for ths
, opening Of the lands nov embrseed
IN Oklahoma that all Of the original
I indian Territory would Be embraced
IN one state. He believed Il had
been the Intention Of congress an
along 70 give the two territories sin.
gle statehood The present congress
a