The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-15

CHATTER
GOSSIP RELATING TO
LEGISLATION NOW
PENDING
LEADERS WILL GIVE AID
Prohibition and -Four State
Idea" Only Obstacles.
sneeIal % rhe naIlg Lraaer.

special to The Daily Leader.
Washington. Dec. 15.--Every day
since the joint statehood delegation ar
rrived in Washington there has been
something doing to keep the subjeo,
alive in thu minds OF representatives
and senators. and in the columns Of the
newspapers. The main splurge was
made Monday when the delegation took
possession OF the capital and capt-
waited the legislative powers that be
with their enthusiasm, good bard sense
and refinement.
The visit to Senator Beveridge, Rep
resentative Hamilton and Speaker Cam
non were one round OF ovations for
the cause OF oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory The words Of those men, who
speak for the majority In both houses
was given that there will ue statehood.
In the house. possibly It will take the
form OF Christmas gift, but at any
rate, and without promising in what
form 1t viii come. tho assurance was
given that statehood for Oklahoma anA
Indian Territory jolntly win be one OF
the accomplishments OF this congress.
Minorit.. Leader Williams promised to
work for this end only 50 far as In
dian Territory and Oklahoma are con-
cerned. but not coupled with New Mex
leo and Arizona. That however. is
an Independent expression. and is on
set by the pledges Of many other DEM
ocrats TO stand by Oklahoma TO the last.
The delegates have found many ardent
friends IN the ranks of the democrats,
among them Congressman Frank Clark
Of Lake City Fla, but formerly Of
SHAWNEE, Okla. and stnl good OKLA
honan He has worked heartily with
the delegation in reaching members
whom it was necessary % see.
Delegate Mcclure has been giving the
principal part Of his time to facilitate
the work OF the committee, and arranged
with the president for that memorable
greeting at the white house Thursday
noon. He IS looking after his state
hood bin. seeking to get through just
the kind OF measure that the people OF
the two territories want, or, as an al
tenruative, the best possible kind Of a
bin that his conferees VIII let &c
through.
with the appointment Of the various
standing committees by Speaker Can
non Monday, the statehood bill should
soon be ready for presentation to th'
house. There are sixteen congressme'
and four territorial delegates, beini
thirteen republicans and seven demo
/, Gratis. on the committee on territories
as follows Edward l.. Hamilton. Mich
lgtn; Abraham l.. Brick Indiana; Adj
b. Capron Rhode Island; George \
southwick New York; James Mckin
|, ney, Illinois, Ralph d. Cole Ohio; Edwii
, W. Higgins, Connecticut; John N
Reynolds. Pennsylvania; Charles G. Reid
Arkansas. James n. Lloyd, Missouri
Jack Beam Texas; Edwin y Webt
North Carolina; Augustus o. STANLEY
Kentucky; Bird s. MCGUIRE Oklahoma
: Marcus A. Smith. Arizona; William i
Andrews. New Mexico: Jonah Kala
: nianaole, Hawaii.
There have been a great many con
gressmen, including number who az
. on the territory committee, seen .
!, the delegation. They have heard tn
eloquence Of the spellbinderB IN whic
the delegation abounds they have bee
: sung 70 during the formal call at u
= capitol on Monday. by the sweet sings
OF Oklahoma. Miss Helen Rsnstron
they have been given hard sense bus
mess talks by the business men in th
crowd and they have been 5uttonhOls
/, and given the practical political view
I, the situation by the politicians on n
4 delegation. OF whom there are some fe'
=. The net that tho delegation is castir
O. Of very fine meshes. and Charma
Jones says that he can not see that
s possible for any man TO break In
!, congress and be small enough 20 g
away from the delegation
While an this hustlirg is going o
there IS another element in tha del
cation whose work docs not soInd lou
but reaches far, II is the editorial m
ternity OF Oklahoma ana indian re
ritory. organized with Charles f. ia
rett editor of the Shawnee Herald
o- its leader Washington "a fun of new
ny paper correspondents and local rcpoi
". ors and it Is due TO the members
this Statehood Press association th
the newspaper men in Washington ha
n. been steorcd against proper people
!. tho delegation for interviews, and al
I, that there has been very little goi
OF haii-cocked OF saying Of injuaicio
things In print II Is also largely q
to the newspaper men with the dc
eS CATION that the many stories have he
20 written about thel statehood asiiau
and the territories anc5ted hy q n0
m boen uniformly based Oh nc0u.a'e