Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-14
STATEHOOD WAR ENDS

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Oklahoma and Indian Territory to be
Admitted as Single State Under the
Name of Oklahoma, and Arizona and
New Mexico to Vote Separately on
Question Of Entering Union as One
State.
Washington, June 14.--When the
senate last evening adopted the con-
ference report on the statehood bill,
it put an end to a bitter fight which
had been going on for four years.
Summarized, the result is this: Okla
united to form the forty-sixth state in
the union. When a constitution is
adopted in state convention it must be
ratified by the people. and thereafter
the president will proclaim the admis-
sion to the union of the state of Okla
bona The new state will come in
With representation in congress of five
representatives and two senator's. The
capital will be at Guthrie until 1913,
and thereafter at such place as shall
be fixed by the legislature
Arizona and New Mexico will elect
delegates TO constitutional conven-
ton November s. AT the same time
they will vote separately on the ques-
ton of whether they desire to unite as
the single state of Arizona If there
Is majority in each territory for Il
united statehood, the delegates elected
TO the constitutional convention will
assemble. otherwise statehood will go
over until another enabling act is
passed.
Four years ago combination was
formed in congress by Matt Quay the
sole object of which was to cut up
these vast territories remaining in the
west into four or more sovereign states
1t was intended then that Arizona
New Mexico. Oklahoma and Indian
Territory should each become a state.
with a possibility that Oklahoma might
be divided The result would have been
an addition to the senate of eight mem
bers. with almost as many representa-
tives in the house. and corresponding
additiona4 strength in the electoral
college.
Matt Quay had organized majority
in both houses, and at first it looked
as If the four state idea would be car
ried beyond all doubt. Senators from
the older and stronger republican
states, however. organized a successful
q
and today it was finally defeated after
four years of as hard fighting on a
single subject as has ever been seen in
the congress of the United States
Quay is dead, and SO is his state
hood idea, because there is now no
possibility of more than three states,
and there is a chance that at the cleo
ton next November two states may
be created and two stars added to the
blue infield of the flag.
Oklahoma Great State.
There is practical unanimty In re-
gard to the admission of the new state
of Oklahoma. Its people are ready for
statehood now and they are fully en-
titled to the privilege of sovereignty.
The new state is large, well populated.
with diversity of resources including
both agriculture and mining. and with
all the elements which go to make up
rapidly growing state.
Oklahoma will be larger in area ana
in population than many of the states
when first admitted to the union. it
will come in with enough population to
entitle 1t to five representatives ana
two senators in the next congress. 1t
will have. therefore, several electoral
votes to dispose of, and will be to that
extent much more of political factor
than number of the oldest states in
the union. Tho the youngest of the
sisierhood, Oklahoma will have mocc
direct influence, so far as votes go in
the house of representatives and in the
electoral college, than Colorado, Della
ware, Florida, Idaho, Maine. Montana,
Nevada, New Hampshire, North Da-
ttota. Oregon, Rhode Island. South Da-
kota, Utah, Vermont, Washington. or
Wyoming. It's senators will have as
much of voice, of course, in the de-
termination of public policy as those
from New York or Illinois. 1t may
easily happen that the selection of
president to succeed Theodore Roose-
Welt may depend upon the point Of
view of the people in the still unborn
state.
Bigger Than Illinois.
The new state starts in with extra
ordinary presage of good fortune. 1t
will be large. but not too large, con-
tanning an area of approximately TO-
900 square miles, considerably more
than Illinois, but not SO large as to be
unwieldy, in view of the vast distances
in the great western country.
According to the census of 1900 In
dian Territory and Oklahoma each ha
a population of approximately 100000.
This makes a census population six
years ago of 100000 for the new state
and it is on this basis that the appor-
tionment of five members to the house
of representatives is made.
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