The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-06
Statehood Boost
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
URGES ACTION
Recommends Burying Sena-
tors With Memorials, Pc
titiOns and Letters

executive eomn iitee OF the Inter-Ter- 4
ritorial Single statehood committee
held a conference in the office OF
Chairman c. G Jones in Oklahoma
City last week.
Present at he meeting were Chair /
man c. G.. Jones Oklahoma city
Clifford L. Jackson. Muskogee; Judge
Williams Durant Major woolsey
Perry Judge Naxey, Shawnee; Sen
ator +. =. Gore Lawton; A. II Cla5-
sen. Oklahoma City.
The purpose Of the conference was
to consifer the situation relative TO
tho passage OF single statehood bin
at the coming session of corgrcss.
Resolutions prepared by Senator
Gore we've unanimously adopted as
follows
Whereas. The people Of Oklahoma
and the lndion territory are assuredly
entitled TO the inalienable right and
the inestinahle blessings Of local self
government. and
qualified to discharge the duties and
TO sustain the BURDENS and RESPONSE
bilities incident to self government
in point Of territorial extent natural
resources. taxahle values and in the
number, intellieence aud patriotism
os their citizenship he It. therefore
Resolved, By the Single Statehood
Executive committee of the Twin Ter
ritorles, in session at Oklahoma City.
December ?. 1904, that we respectful.
ly petition the congress OF the Unitec
states to pass an ac' at the coming
session of the Fifty eighth congress
authorizing Oklahoma aud Indian ter
rltory to take all legal steps necessary
TO secure admission to the federal un-
ion as one state on March T. 1906. up
on an equal footing with the original
states in every respect, and upon
terms of absolute justice and equality
as between the two 'erritoues with
ont partiality in favor of the one. or
discrimination AGAINST the other
Resolved That we respectfully pc
tltion the legislative assembly of the
territory OF Oklahoma at its session
in January next to adopt 4 memorial
addressed TO congress praying the
passage Of a measure looking TO the
admission of Oklahoma and Indian
territory in.o the Union as one united
and independent state On March .
1906.
Resolved, That we respectfully re
quest al county township and city Of
ficials in Oklahoma and all city OFT
eiais Of the Indian territory to adj
dress a petition to the United States
urging the passage Of an act enablinr
Oklahoma and tfe Indian territory IL
adopt a constitution and TO frame 2
state government as a single state.
'Resolved, That we respectfully re
quest all postmasters and other fed
erai officials in both territories to com
munlcate With Senator A. J. Beveridge
chairman o. the committee on terri
tories of the United States senate, urg
ing the enactment of single state
hood bill at the approaching session
of congress.
Resolved That we respe fully re
quest all members of the Republican
executive committee of the two terri
tories to address p letter 60 Senate
Beyeridge. and al members Of tn
Democratic executive committee to ad
dress a letter to Senator Arthur P
German. chairman Of the Democratic
caucus. urging the immediate enact
ment Of a single statehood measure
"Resolved, That we respectfully re
quest the faculties and students of al
higher institutions of learning. III
teachers and students of all city hial
schools. and of all county high school
and district schools TO adopt singl
statehood resolutions and forward th
same. signed by teachers and students
20 Senator Beveridge.
Resolved. That we respectfully as
all private individuals in sympath
with single statehood to address posta
cards 10 three or more members Of tn
United States senate petitioning tn
passage OF a statehood bill FOR Okls
homa and the Indian territory con
bined
Resolved. That we respectful
urge all newspapers devoted to N
cause Of single statehood TO prepar
and publish an editorial representa-
the fitness Of the two territories 70
admission as one state and urging Ia
passage Of such e measure at IN
short session. copies of such edito
falls 70 be forwarded 10 each and ever