The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-06
EQUALITY
FOR TWINS
SAME NUMBER OF DELE
GATES IN CONSTITU-
TIONAL CONVENTION
INSURGENTS ARE ACTIVE
But One Provision May
Bring Quick Terms

Washington, Jan. 6.--In forming n
constitutional convention Oklahoma and
Indian T'e.lstory viii be given the same
number of delegates. Former statehood
bills have given Oklahoma an advantage
OF larger representation in the pro-
posed convention, but the senate COM
mittee on territories has decided that
the two territories were so nearly equal
IL population that fair treatment OF the
Indian territory REQUIRED IL should have
just the same voting strength when the
constitution was made rs Oklahoma.
In the Mcclure bill II Is provided that
the governor and chief justice OF Okla
homa and the judge senior in service
in Indian Territory and the commits
sioners OF the FIVE civilized tribes shall
apportion Oxlahoma and Indian Terri
tory into 11O districts. as nearly equal
in population as can be ascertalnee The
Hamilton bill. as 1t win be reported
provides that Oklahoma shall have NJ
ty-iive delegates Indian Territory fifty
five and the Usage nation TWO. The
senate committee on territories met
Thursday afternoon and began a care
ful review OF the Hamilton bill
The section OF the blu relating to the
representatives in the constitutional
convention was the only one in which
important changes were made. The
committee will sit from day TO day and
win have It's report ready for submits
sion to the senate BY the time the bill
has been passed by the house The
sixty-hve Insurgents who refused TO
support the Hamilton blll In the repub-
lican house conference have not aban-
doned their fight. Just how many will
vote with the democrats cannot be as
certained, as the iecalcitrants refuse to
commit themselves.
Several Have surrendered.
Some Of them have notified the or
ganization leaders they VIII make no
further objection. but majority OF the
sixty-ive are stin on the warpath II
would require fifiy-eight republicans
voting with the democrats to defeat the
committee on rules. According TO pres
ent plans the initial contest in the
house will be Monday. The organizn-
tion is confident OF winning. The or.
ganization contingent which has or
ganized the recalcitrant movement 1.
not at all sanguine Of success. II vii
endeavor to make as strong showing
as possible for the effect It will hav,
on the senate ana the country. rti
chances of success in the senate ar,
| better than In the house because tn,
West numerically Is propc rtionatel,
stronger in the senate.
THE statehood bill win be presented
to the house early next week" saiC
! Chairman Hamilton OF the house com
mittee on territories ss-rhe houea hil
has been practically completed and hi
report prepared. All OF the republican
members OF the committee will havl
returned TO Washington by next Mon
+, day and the bin and report viii ther
be submitted to them for adoption.
shall Introduce the new bill as a sub
stitute for the one 1 introduced at tn,
opening OF the session. The most i'm
portant provision that remains unset
tied is that relating to the number o
| congressional districts for Oklahoma an,
indian Territory. The bin / Introduce,
provides Tor five: Delegate McGulr,
wants seven. have an idea FIVE vii
be the number finally agreed upon. Al
agreement has been reached by whicl
the sale OF hcuor viii be prohibited Il
Indian Territory and the Usage nation
The people OF Oklahoma must decid
what they want 10 do about prohibition
In their part OF the new state. / d
not know Just when the statehood bill
will come before the house. That wi
be decided upon later"
For An Opposition Hearing.
c. w. Long. OF wewoxa, Indian Terri
tory. arrived today and win endeaYo