The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-06-09

(a) mat government ana Omci0iS
are the creatures and servants Of the
people.
(b) That government cannot be
Justly administered, except with q
view to securing the liberty, happi.
ness and prosperity Of its people.
(c) That the tendency of all Just
governments should be for the great
est good to the greatest number, with
Injustice to none.
(d) That oil just governments Sc.
cure equal rights and equal liberties
TO all, wherever jurisdiction extends
and the flag floats.
(e) That no just government rec
Ognizes or grants special privileges
to any individual, locality or class.
Resolved, That, measured by the
foregoing tests, we hold that tho
Democratic platform of 1896 did, with
fidelity and devotion, interpret and
reflect true Democratic principles,
and did faithfully apply such prin-
ciples to questions then I'm issue be-
fore the people of the United States.
Resolved, That we favor the admis-
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tories to the sisterhoOd Of the United
States as one state at the next ses-
sion of congress, upon exact and i'm
partial equality, with the most favored
states in the federal union.
Resolved, That we indorse the
stephens bill favoring free homes for
the people Of the Kiowa, COmanche
and Caddo country, and the opening
OF the pastures to immediate settle
ment.
Resolved, That we favor county
organization of all Indian reservations
We favor an amendment to the in
terstate commerce law authorizing
/ the interstate commerce commission
to fix freight and express rates on
railroads between the states and ter
ritOries.
After discussion Of the resOlu-
tions the committee on credentials re.
ported.
Judge A. M. Mackay of Pond Creek
read the report. which found two
principal questions at issue and
passed upon them. The Doyle delega-
ton from Noble was seated. as was
the regular Maxey delegation from
POttawatOmie county as against the
Jacobs delegates. However, proxy
In the possession Of Mr. jacobs. was
allowed to SO remain. This last in
cident precipitated the first stormy
time of the convention. Upon a pro-
test being made by the chairman OF
the Pottawatomie county delegation
showing that the proxy had been re-
scinded. the temporary chairman OF
the convention ruled that Mr.. Jacobs
could not hold the proxy. although
this was recommended in the COM
mittee report. PandemOnium broke
loose upon an appeal from the char.
led by Oklahoma county delegates,
and the appeal was put to- the convan-
ton. The vote resulted in the chair
man being overruled. The report
of the credential committee was then
adopted without debate.
John Simpson, a delegate from Cad
do county. offered an amendment to
the second resolution, as follows:
THAT the-delegates chosen to rep
resent the Oklahoma Democracy ar
st. Louis convention aid and work
with those Democrats who supported
and worked for Democratic platforms
and candidates OF 1896 and 1900. and
aid them in the adoption of a platform
and the nomination OF n cand' - IN
harmony with Democratic doctr.nes'
and said platforms
This promised to cause considerable
discussion. but groundswell swept
the convention in favor Of the amend
ment almost as soon as 1t was read.
The vote showed: Ayes, 494: noes,
~ ouucement Of tho r,aSult was