The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-30
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powers of the President were restric.
ted 70 three questions:
First, are any of the provisions of
the proposed constitution rcpugnant
TO the constitution OF the United
States?
second is the government of the
proposed state Republican in form;
and third, is the proposed cOnstitu-
tion in keeping with the principles of
the Declaration of Independence?
Aside from these questios, he
STATED that he did not think it was
within the duty or power of the Pres
ident to determine whether the con
stitution as framed was a good or bad
one.
The committee filed with the attor
ney general a letter, addressed to the
President, fully setting forth the posi-
tion Of the committee and the constl-
trtioDal convention relative to the at
titrde of the convention unon its de-
sire u have the constitution conform
TO the provisions of the enabling act,
which letter in substance is as fol-
lows:
THE undersigned members of the
constitutional convention of okla
homa. have the honor to state that
they have, been appointed a commits
sion by the president of the said con
stltutional convention to pray a con
fereee with your excellency relative to
the proposed constitution as now
framed for submission TO the people OF
Oklahoma Many of the people of
Oklahoma have been led to believe
by vigorous propaganda carried on
Throughout the proposed state that the
President would disapproye the consti-
tuition as now framed, after II had
been ratified by our people, on the
theory that some of its provisions
might be construed to be obnoxiors TO
the terms of the enabling act or re-
pugnant to the Constitution OF the
United States.
Our people sincerely desire state.
hood without unnecessary expense or
further delay and now through us.
seek your kindly assistance to that
end
We earnestly wish that the consti-
tuition of the state should conform In
letter and spirit to the terms of the
enabling act, and be in perfect har-
mony with the Constitution OF the
united States.
I'VE ask an opportunity TO defend
any objection which may be OF which
may heretofore have been brought
against the constitution for the pur-
pose OF influencing your a,tion. We
earnestly request that we may be per-
mittod a future conference at yoar
eariiest convenience in which, after
critical analysts of the constitution
shall have been made. we may be for
maliy or informally advised as may
seem proper of any section believed to
be unauthorized by the enabling act,
or contrary TO the letter or spirit of
the Constitution OF the United States.
Mr. President, the people OF okla
homa conide in your friendship and
Implicitly trust In your perfect fair
ness and We. therefore. pray you TO
caese us 10 be Informed by such means
as yor may lind expedient and proper
whether there is anything in the pro-
posed constitution which would re-
qNire your excellency 90 withhold your
prpoi enauon admittlng the state
/ etser The constitution shall have been
ratified BY our people.
we feel authorized. Mr.. PRECEDENT.
20 state That the constitutional con
acntion win reassemble and eliminate
or modify any provisions found obiec.
tion Die upon such grounds.
Nca viii recall, Mr. President, that
otr constitutional convention did
strike ont an important provision d.
sired by our psople because they
4 lloancd informally, that il was not
lagreeahle 10 your excellency
We, therefore. pray you now 70