Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-01
At THE WHITE HOUSE
More Trouble About Okla
homa's Constitution.
."JIM CROW" CAR PROVISION
Resolution Now in Hands Of the
President.
A NEW DEAL IN WYOMING
Federal Offices in That State All to
Go to New Men Ex-
cept One.
NEW DEAL IN WYOMING

President Roosevelt now has an opportu-
nifty to express his Views as to "jim crow
laws-separate cars for white and colored
people. The question has been put to him
in such a way that he will not be able
to ignore 1t, II so disposed.
The constitutional convention Of Oklaho-
ma has passed a resolution asking the
President whether he would approve the
constitution Of that state If 1t should con-
tain "jim crow" provisions. The resolu-
ton Is now in the hands of the President.
The President recently issued an ultima
tum to the makers of the constitution for
the new state of Oklahoma that he would
not approve their work If they inserted a
clause preventing railroads, coal mines and
other large industries from employing men
to defend their property in the event of
strikes or other causes. Such provision
had been proposed by the committee worx-
Ing on those features, although it had not
been acted upon by the convention itself.
A story was printed that the President
had sent a similar message as to Jim
crow law provisions, and much excite
ment was caused among the delegates to
the convention, which is democratic. They
appealed to democratic leaders in WASH
ington for advice. So far as known the
President did not express any opinion on
the Jim crow proposition, his threat re-
lating entirely to the proposed scheme to
make railroads helpless in the matter Of
defense.
Delegate Mcguire of Oklahoma SAYS that
the President did not talk to him at any
time about the separate car provision, con-
filming himself to the railroad and property
subject.
The Oklahoma democrats have been ad-
vised by many of the national party lead
ers here to make their constitution as
short as possible, and not to cucumber it
ture legislatures. If this advice is fol-
lowed the constitution will not contain
anything about separate cars, and will
leave the question to be disposed of in the
future. The negro question Is a consid-
cradle issue in the new state, the demo-
Gratis, as elsewhere, seeking to disqualify
the negro vote as much as possible. 1t is
practically certain that one of the prin-
cipal clauses of the constitution will re-
strict the negro vote. The President would
have opportunity to express an opinion on
will exercise the authority delegated to him
in such way as to approve or disapprove
Of the main parts Of the new constitution
in detail.
A New Deal in Wyoming.
Senators Warren and Clark and Repre-
sentative Mondell of Wyoming have agreed
upon a new deal for federal Offices in that
state, taking the position that eight years
Is long enough for a man to hold on to
the governments pocket book. OF the six
good federal positions in the state FIVE will
60 to new men. The only man who will
succeed himself, IL the recommendations
made to the President are carried out. as
they no doubt will be- is William e. Chaplin
as register Of the land Office at Laramie.
The recommendations to the President for
the other Offices in the state are as follows:
United States marshal-Capt. Lewis @.
Davis, Saratoga, succeeding Frank A Had
sill, who had held the ONCE eight years.
Capt. Davis was IN officer In Torrey,s cav
airy regiment In the Spanish American war
United States MISUNDERSTANDING C.
Ausherman of Evanston, In place of Tim
othy 8. Burke, eight years.
Register of the land office at Laramie
William E. Chaplin.
For receiver of the land office at La
ramie-William C. Deming OF Cheyenne.