The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-03-08
DEFEAT OF
STATEHOOD
SENATOR LONG MAKES Z DETAIL
ed EXPLANATION.
Ea.icss trs, Letter be Written ard In.
fusrce Egs~ts1 Or Next Congress.
That NO Attempt be Made to
Charge the Issue.


'le defeat Df ra- statehood bin al taa
session OF .orgre-- which ended Sat
.r.aE Senator Long said
The failure 100 secure statehood fJg
q. .aH0ma aud Indian Territory q, the
session just eu.c. wa. not uI. TOO amy
objection t0 their admission a. tI,
stare of oklahoma Tn. business OF
fheil claim was admitted Uy all am.
. if % -.larafc vote could have been
secured Goa thi- proposition probably
not more than ton votes in the enaJe
or twenty-five iu the house would
hag. been cast agiust them. The con.
frus.r-y was over the provision 100 ,h,
'iI i'"hliluZ Ne" M'Nl'' ana Arizona
Ih' contest VIII Dc I'h'"eI h'A' ssa
sion
The question VIII De asked: What
should Oklahoma ana Indian Territory
DO ~ the meantime; Shoui they con
llhue their enorts 10 be admitted as
one state or should they ask separate
statehood Tor zach My advise to the
people OF Oklahoma and Indian Teri
tory Is 10 not attempt to change the
issue. \ demand Tor Two states for Oh
lahoma ana Indian Territory viii fur.
lh'f 'ompll'aIt the situation az the
next session n render Legislation
then doubtful II The people Of Okla.
homa and indian Territory VIII taxi
Joint action In such manner as may
commend Itself Ia their best Jude
ment. to impress upon senators and
representatives their Illness and desire
Tor statehood, believe there WIZ be
n" doubt OF the result AT the mex
session.
Senator Longs SUGGESTIONS are ar.
ceptcd by all those who have made tn
fight for Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory or are especially concerned IN
The success OF those territories. Arr
iona and New Mexico have taIniliuri/
ed themselves with statehood conJr1
v%crsicS. If either Oklahoma or Indian
Territory had put forth The effort o.
the other territories they would LONG
since have been admitted bcau-o oI
40" greater influence they could lhci
bring to bear
TWO plans are recommended 10y the
senators ana representatives who
nave borne the brunt OF the statehoo'
hshilns. In Oklahoma and Indian Ter
rliorI there are thousands OF people
"h" nav" lately come from all adJoin
ing STATES h census shows thor" are
IN the Nv" territories l'.oo" or 10000
people each from Iowa Illinois. In
'l'na, ONO ana other influential rem
uhIl'an states. The residents who have
lately come from these states VIII b'
requested u" write u" lh'ir friends 1acl
nome urging lhcm to write letter, Il
the ''pr's' n~iallvcS.cl'ci and the oldo'
representatives explaining the noc".
Sl'N ct statehood Tor these territories
Ia Indian territory where the south
'r" states are more strongly represent
'o the situation should be set forth t'
democratic senators u representa-
'l''S.
There are, according to the last cen
-us. about 10000 persons who former
N lived In Georgia in Indian Terri
tory. Wherever II of these Gcor
gians has "a friend who is ]acquanre,
with "a member of the Georgia dclega
tiou or can reach an influence Of mi
kind he will De- requested to explain
lh" situation from I.Nas there al
loo,ooo 100 Indian Territory and from
Arkansas ou.uou similarly the hlsI