The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1906-12-14

most important measure based upor
the initiative and referendum, was in
troduced in the constitutional conven
tion Saturday by Delegate w. G
Hughes of Oklahoma City.
The measure provides that ten pei
cent of the voters shall petition the
council or other body having power tC
consider such matters before a fran
chise Of any kind shall be granted
and after said franchise is granted
1t then shall be the duty of the prop
er officers to call an election that the
voters and tax payers may have ar
opportunity to express their approva
or disapproval of the action.
Delegate Hughes also introduced an
other proposition for the creation o.
the office of state commissioner o
charities and corrections, such Officer
to be elected by the people, to investi
gate all cases and to report the results
OF the investigation to the governor
this report to be published. Either
sex Is eligible to hold the office.
Mr.. Hughes stated as chairman
and member of the committee or
municipal corporations, that in the
handling of the matters coming before
the committee, he would favor the es
tablishment of laws giving TO the peo
pie Of cities of the first class, the
right to create boards to frame such
charters, and the right to submit the
charters to the voters for confirma
tion.
Mr.. Hughes also expressed a desire
for all persons who are interested In
good government, especially in the
larger cities, to confer with the mu
the benefit of multiplicity of ideas
The third week of the convention
came to a close Saturday, when ad
journment was taken to Monday morn
ing, to enable the various committees
to devote time to the multitudinous
affairs in their hands.
The morning session opened with an
address by George l.. Clothier, an ex
pert of the forestry division of the
department of agriculture. For his in
structive discussion a vote of thanks
upon motion of Delegate Tracy OF
Beaver, was unanimously extended to
Mr.. Clothier.
Delegate Wood Of Scipio offered, by
request, a petition with several hun
dred signatures, asking that the con
vention use the main channel Of the
Canadian river in the Choctaw nation
as the dividing line for counties, fol
the reason that the river Is unfordable
many seasons of the year, thus making
the cost of bridges a great expense
to the taxpayers. This petition was
referred to the committee on county
boundaries.
Delegate Parker of Bokchito, of the
committee to procure pictures of prom
nent Indians, reported that he had
secured, through the kindness of Gov
ernor McCurtain, picture of ]. F.
McCurtaia, former governor Of the
Choctaws, which now adorned the
east wall of the convention hall
Jack" McCurtain, as he was famil
iarly called by his people, was a man
in whom the Choctaws had great con.
fidence.
Delegate Williams of Stockholm
called up the resolution inviting
prominent officers of the Farmers
union to address the convention, and
by unanimous vote, the following were
invited to visit the convention and give
addresses on subjects pertaining to
agriculture.
J. A. Everett of Indianapolis, presi'
dent Of the National Society OF Equi'
ty; Charles Barrett of Atwater, Ca,