The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-11-22
Republican Editors
Had Mighty GabfeSt


The Ropubiodn Editors associa-
ton Yesterday terminated in a rough
house and. after all. there was
nothing done which viii figure iruch ia
the future state. nor viii IL amount to
but VERY little in ,iyfag. assistance -to|
secure statehood On The other hand
the resolrh1ns which were presented
may thwatt certain ilans that nigh;
have been fixed heretofore
Every Republican in attendance az
the session WIS In favor 81 adding In.
dian terrItory to Oklahoma. restore
se boundary lines aud make the two
0,S zig territory Every Republican
was in favor cf letting Goverao; Fergu
son appoirt the county officials of the
tN onty-six new counties which would
oe formed nut of what is now known as
the recording districts
The resolution that was introduced
, by F. II Ccoer insisting on the organ
ization Of the twenty.six ootniies in
! the mdian tasiit5ry nnaef ,he ckla
homa Laws vas tabled It did not ger
this blow until prolonged discus
sion Of ,he Indian territory situation
was had Hol bins Young newspaper
man OF South McAlester protested
ag..inst the resolution on tie grounds
that it night lose the Republicans
what li,ile power they had with the
people OF Indian territory lie also
coDtended that it might have a tendon.
cy t. build up a machine
The resolution further stipulated
hat the officers se appointed from the
oornties in which they will held posi-.
tons. This was stricken out. which
plainly demonstrates that they intend
10 practice carpetbaggism iu The dis.
tributiou Cf pie they also talked
about the ability az the educated In.
dian to hold office. rhe InGian wil'
not have as much show TO get rolitica;
recognition at 'ae hands of the Re
publican party as an Oklahoma pump
kin roller would get IT a Mcclure re-
ception
, The fact of the matter is hat the
Repui -ans arc going to do their level
hes tc Al tho Iauilton statehood
bill ) S said that Mcclure left a
perso. >, note with ope Of the readers
T in the gathering Yesterday aud IN
slipped out Of the city He did not
4, wish to stay and discuss any part OF
+ the program. He, however, advised
/, the associliiou to he Very careful His
admoniti2n would he taken to near
, that he did not want them TO let the
+. cat ont Of ihe hag at this STAGE Of the
p game
i A few Deductions were made by an
iHdepenGcn, voter on the proposition
Of what wouI probably he done n
regard - stGtehooi He considers
that there Nigh; be a chance for the
Hamilton statehood bill to pass jus'
as 1t is Immediately uDor its pas
sage there will he legislation enact
ed for the making of the two terri
tories into one territory. The Re
publican governor viii make his ap
pointmems and there is the who'll
story with carpetbas fringe to Il.
Another theory is that the Hamilton
bill viii be amended and slashed am
dishgured until i; viii aot be worthy
of recognition ,r this case it woul'
have 10 be refe red back TO The prop
er committees and there be killed "a
dead as a wheat straw.
Colonel Clarence Douglas conducte,
his actions on all of these question:
E diplometically When Editor Robbin
was hayrauguine over the passage o
resolution favoring the Organization
1 of the recording districts into countie
+ with the fnll complement of officers &
r be arooiatei By. the governor Colonc
! Douglas politely stated that he di
r. rnor Naat TO do anything 70 ieopal
i die the Hamilton bill
The truth sticks out where deceI
y ticn WOULD keep il in darkness. Ac