The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-01-08
FOR a SINGLE STATE.
Resolutions Adopted q the 0kIa.
homa CITY Non-PartIsan Com
N ventIon.

Alter ro-amrmlpg tn0 reeoluIcn
adopted ~ the CIaremore conven
tion, tho single statehood conyen
ton A Oklahoma City passed th'
following:
1--WE urge upon the attention d
Congress the fact that 1t is not 1
question as to whether these two
territories shall be united, bul
whether they shall be divided.
Thousands upon thousands Of our
}citizens have moved into both ter
Iritories, relying upon past legisla-
tion and the future wisdom.of Con {.
gress as 0insufing no division Of
khese two territories upon the ar.
rival ot ultimate statehood.
"6eotion / Of the act Of May /,
1880 (26 Statutes at Large, 81).
known as the organic act, creating
Oklahoms territory, contains the
following provision: Any other
lands within tho Indian Territory
not embraced within those bounds
shall hereafter become part Of
tho territory Of Oklahoma, when.
aver the Indian nation or tribe
owning such lands shall signify 10
tho President Of tho United States
~ legal manner it's accent that
buch lands shall become part OF
said territory Of Oklahoma, and
the President thereupon make
proclamation to that effect.
"Oklahoma 80 il exists today IL
ths aggregate Of various purchases
from the several Indian tribes,
which have been opened to settle.
inent At iLtesvals, running from
fhe 22nd day Of April, 1889. to the
st day Of August, 1901. and in
i6w Of the legislation quoted and
history Of the organisation Of
klahoma II has been our well
ounded belief that the Congress
tould never divide the people Of
{hese two territories or undertake .
b create two states within their
iorders We now feel that the
nsssge Of the Nelson bill is but .
l6Ilment OF the original promise
Using opt Of the history OF Okla |;
pma and the Indian Territory, Z
pd that II is but a simple act Of /;
ostice 10 the one million Ameri.
n cit.sens now living within our :
orders.
9rhe creation Of two states out OF O
pr territory, and the passage OF .,
omnibus bill with the subsu. =,
Tent aitachmsnt to Oklahoma Ut b
> Indian Territory are two Ca Il
mities viewed with equal abhor- d,
noe by the fair minded. non par ],
can business interests of both II
fritoriss. 70 pass the omnibus er
thus giving 10 one-half Of our v
fritory the right 10 frame the Or II
pic law and organize the state tb
Fernment and locate all public eu
ttitutions. and then to attach an
B other half OF our common ter tn
lQry, with equal population. v,
:usi taxable wealth aud equal or
Eources, is an act OF such gross 70,
paIpabIe injustice to that half d..
he people 80 20 be attach ed, tb,
4 we cannot believe th- states il
nsbip Of the United States Sen- ore
will, ever consent .o.its per- Sc,
rauons ,tf
declare TO the Congress that wa
91ptstion OF statehood lie one gre
eng our iu,ure deeiiny as Q jnn
.he greas American Union, gee
appeal 70 the members Of
Ddy, and 10 the President of T
>lted States, to consider the COW
Pon its merits and disengage mad
al en- angling alliances 90 ~ -
btice may bs adm,p stered for .
llion people whose iu'ure rem,
and standing ss sn Ameri- couf
nmonwealth is Of in6ni'ely to p
nortanc- than emoo,.rv won
dvan,.oa =, .; pner
insts
e '''''n ="
sed number Of United States ever,
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