The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-21
Speaker Cannon Explains.

member Of the minority on the COM
mittee on territories, had made a
statement In relation to the position
Of the democrats on the compromise
agreed upon in conference. He was
frequently interrupted with applause
and was then followed by Marcus A.
Smith. the delegate from Arizona, who
took occasion In a guarded way to in
sinuate that there had been undue in
| f1uence used in postponing an agree
ment.
Smarting under what he believed to
be direct insinuation against him,
Speaker Cannon impetuously left the
chair, calling Mr.. Dalzell to the desk
and taking position unconsciously in
the isle opposite the seat which he
occupied for many years until chosen
speaker, he asked the speaker pro TEN
for five minutes to explain his position.
''Mr Speaker, as a member Of the
house of representatives, during this
session as at all other sessions, I have
ipPiN GSitVh MY uliu dSe'Ti
for the whole people according to my
best judgment. The coming into the
union of Oklahoma and Indian terri
tory meets my approval. If | had my
choice and were supreme, | would in
fnitaly prefer to see Oklahoma and the
Indian territory come In separately
with an aggregate population of two
and one-half millions, with four SEN
ators, rather than to see New Mexico
and Arizona come together, and God
knows rather than to sec them come
singly with about 100000 population
and four senator's.
When Speaker Cannon finished the
house was in an uprOar 1t could not
We controlled, nor did the presiding
officer make any effort TIC do so. Mem.
bers who had sat in silence during the
delivery of the speech, democrats and
republicans alike, crowded around the
speaker to shake him by the hand and
tell him how glad they were that the
long-drawn out fight for statehood had
been happily ended In a compromise
and that his speech voiced the senti.
ment of the members
The Steps to Statehood.
The first state election in the new
state Of Oklahoma probably will be
about February |. At this election
will be chosen the state officers from
governor down, members of the legis
lature and five members in the nstion-
al house of representatives.
The first step towards the formation
Of the state constitution will be taken
by the president, who will designate
two judges in the Indian territory,
who with the commissioner of the
five civilized tribes will constitute the |
election hoard that will apportion the |
Indian territory into districts which |
will send delegates to the convention. |
Oklahoma will be so anportioned by
board consisting OF the governor, the |
chief Justice and the secretary of that |
territory. These two boards will di-
vide the territories into 112 districts, |
So in Oklahoma, two in the Usage ma
ton and IS in the Indian territory.
II Is estimated that the work of |
these boards will not be completed be-
fore August and that the election will |
not be before October 1. The conven-
ton will then form a constitution I'M
Ger which the state election will be
held. Delegate Mcclure mas estimated
that the work Of the convention proba-
bly, will be prolonged and that tho ele,-
ton will not take place before Febru-
airy I. The constitutional convention
will be in Guthrie. When the cleo
ton returns have been compiled they
will be sent to Washington with
copy of the constitution for the APP
proval of the president. If the pres
ident decides that the constitution is
republican in form and that none Of
it's provisions are repugnant to the /
constitution of the United States and
the declaration of independence, he
will issue a proclamation declaring
Oklahoma and the Indian territory
state.