Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-06-17
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE II, 1906,
YEAR IN ERECTING STATE MACHINERY

WITH the passage of the statehood bill, chief interest
now centcs in the time that will be required in completing
the prcmuaric, So that Oklahoma may in reality take
her place among the states. No time will be wasted by
those in charge The wacbword will be Hurry yet
undoubtedly many expecting the completion Of the
work in shorter time than it will be possible to accom-
plish it.
The Governor, Chief Justice and Secretary Of Okla
homa and Commissioner of the Five Civilized Tribes, and
two Indian Territory Judges TO be named by Roosevelt
have six months under the enabling act in which to dis
tct the territory adm issue the call for constitutional
convention delegate election Should they take six months,
the call will not be issued until the middle of December
Howycr those who want Oklahoma to have representation
in the next congress- and who believe possible say that
the call can be- issued by August As there official
voting ar population records in the Indian Territory and
everything, in popular governmental way is uuorganizcd,
certainly much more than six weeks will be required to
district tIc territory 1t is probable, however that the
member Of the dsctmg board who said that lie expected
the constitutional delegate election would be held at the
time Con the regular fall election, November g. probably
right As the call must be issued at least sixty days before
the date for the election would be necessary for the
apporonmg board complete lis Iabors by September &,
or in less than three months not quite half the time oot-
ted it by the enabling act,
Should the delegate election be held November &,
til constitutional convention will meet in Guthrie Noycm-
ber % The members will receive pay for 60 days, and
would doubtless adjourn by January 20,
4, the people would already be familiar with the
terms Of the cor " . result of the publicity given
them while the ''. t.t.,a.i c",, ON was in session.
unless fight sh.l be made Tn the ratification of the
instrument because of some Objectionable feature, which
would be unlikely, fifteen thirty days would be ample
notice of the election for the ratification of the con
stitution,
But under the enabling act, the election of state oic-
and Of members of congress, may take place at the
same time, and certainly will, and much longer time
would be required for the nominations and campaign
counting it only a short one Four months time for the
campaigns for nomination and for elections would too
short rather than too long That would throw the election
for ratification of the constitution and selection of state
and congressional officers in May of next year. and it
would then be June by the time the result would he ccrt-
fled up the president and he could issue his proclamation
declaring Oklahoma state, Cur members of congress
would under this time schedule take their seats At the
couycniug cf the Goth National Congress,
The desire of the people and of those in charge will
be to hurry things up and make estimate, low as
seven and half to eight months Vet these persons will
surely he disappointed, For allowing year for erection
of the machinery for a state government, it will be the
busiest year the people of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
have ever Witnessed Guthrie Capital