Evening star., 1907-11-16
NEW STAR ADDED
TO THE OLD FLAG
Oklahoma Proclaimed a State
by the President.
ALL REQUIREMENTS MET
Certiies That Conditions Have Been
Fulfilled.
SLIGHT DELAY IN HIS ACTION
Inaugural Ceremonies Held at Guth.
rie on Receiving the News-of-
fcers Sworn In.
ALL REQUIREMENTS MET
Certifies That Conditions Have Been
Fulfilled.
SLIGHT DELAY IN HIS ACTION

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making a state out
of Oklahoma at sixteen minutes
after 10 O'Clock this morning. The
number of persons, including sew
eral Oklahomans living in Wash
ington, Senator Warner of Mis-
souri, and Senators Carter and
Dixon of Montana, who had called
on the President on other busi-
ness, witnessed the brief cere-
mony. The minute the signature
of the President had been attached
the White House telegraph force
flashed the fact.to the telegraph
companies, which rushed it to
Guthrie, to which through lines
were waiting to carry it. Upon the
arrival of the news the state off,
cials were inaugurated.
A new star was added to the American
flag today by the admi sion formally
into the Union of the state Of Oklahoma
President Roosevelt, at 10 o'clock this
morning, signed the proclamation admit
ting the territories OF Oklahoma and In
dian territory jointly as of the American
states. In appending his signature to the
proclamation, the President used a pen
formed from a quill plucked from the
wing of an American eagle. The pen
will be deposited with the Oklahoma His
torical Society.
There was absolutely no ceremony con-
nected with the signing of the proclama-
ton. The act was done in the cabinet
room. to which had been admitted Sena-
tors Carter and Dixon Of Montana and
Warner OF Missouri, besides q number of
residents of Oklahoma, most of whom are
connected with government departments
in Washington, and newspaper represen-
It was exactly 1915 O'Clock when Secre.
tary Loeb threw open the double doors
leading from the Presidents private Of
flee. He had the proclamation In his
hand which he laid on the large square
blotter at the Presidents position at the
head of the cabinet table. The President
entered and took his seat at once was
handed the long eagle quill pen by the
secretary and lifting the lid from the ink
stand he dipped the pen and wrote his
shed his signature the President picked
up small blotter with which he bletted
his name and then looking up, exclaimed:
oklahoma Is a state"
At this instant Albert Hammer Of Enid.
Okla. clerk in the general land Office,
stepped forward and asked: Mr.. Presi-
de mt. may / have that blotter?'
The President picked up the small blot
ter and handed 1t to Mr.. Hammer with
the remark: There. were more requests
for me to use particular pens than there
are letters in nv name"
The blotter contained distinct impress
sion of the Presidents signature re-
versed. The signing and all the incidents
connected herewith occupied but one
minute. and at their close the President
bowed himself back into his private office
with the remark: Good morning, gentle
men,"
The slight delay from the original plan
of having the proclamation signed at ex-
actly 10 o'clock is explained by the state
ment that the President was occupied
with his mail up to the time he actually
signed the document. No significance is
attached to the sixteen minute delay.
The Presidents Proclamation.
The proclamation of the President fol-
lows:
by the President of the United States Of
America.
"A Proclamation.
Whereas, the Congress of the United
States did by an act approved on the six
teenth day of June, one thousand nine
hundred and SIX provide that the inhabi-
tants of the territory of Oklahoma and of
the Indian Territory might, under and
upon the conditions prescribed in said act
adopt a constitution and become the state
of Oklahoma
"And whereas by the said act provision
was duly made for the election of a con-
stitutional convention to form a consti-
tuition and state government for the said
proposed state; and whereas it appears
from the information laid before me that
such convention was duly elected and
such constitution and state government
were thereby duly formed.
"And whereas by the said act the said
was further authorized and
to provide by ordinance for
submitting the said constitution to the
people of the said state for ratification or
rejection, and likewise for the ratfica-
ton or rejection of any provisions thereof
to be by the said convention separately
submitted:
And whereas it has been certified to
me, as required by the said act. by the
governor of the territory of oklahoma
and by the judge senior in service Of the
United States court OF apreals for the
Indian Territory that a majority of the
legal votes cast at an election duly pro-
vided for by ordinance, as required by
said act, have been cast for the adoption
of said constitution; and whereas copy
of the said constitution has been GER
tilted to me, as required by said act, to-
gether with the articles, propositions and
separate proposition for statewide pro-
hibition, which has been certified to m as
having been adopted by a majority of the
electors at the election aforesaid;
And whereas it appears from the in
formation laid before me that the con-
vention aforesaid after its organization
and before the formation of the said con-
stitution duly declared on behalf of the
people of the said proposed state that
they adopted the Constitution OF the
United States;
And whereas it appears that the said
and government of the pro-
posed state of Oklahoma are republican
in form, and that the said constitution
makes no distinction in civil or political
rights on account of race or color, and Is
not repugnant to the Constitution of the
United States or to the principles of the
of Independence, and that II
all of the six provisions expressly
required by Section 3 of the said act to BE-
therein contained:
And whereas it further appears from
the information laid before me that the
above mentioned did by or
dinance irrevocable accept the terms and