The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia new
star was added to the American flag
today by the admission formally into
the Union of the State of Oklahoma.
President Roosevelt. at 1915 o'clock
this morning signed the proclamation
admitting the territories of Oklahoma
n indian Territory Jointly as one of
the American States.
Little Formally attended the cere-
mony which means so much to the peo-
pie Of. the. two territories. In append
ing his signature to the proclamation
the President used a pen formed from
"a gull plucksd from the wing of an
AMERICAN eagle. The pen win be de-
posted with the Oklahoma Historical
SSoeiety.
The act was done in the cabinet
room, to which had been admitted Sem
ators Carter and Dixon Of Montana
and Warner of Missouri, besides a
number of residents of Oklohoma, most
of whom are Connected with govern
ment departments in Washington, and
newspaper representatives. 1t was ex-
actly 1916 O'Clock when Secretary Loeb
threw open the double doors leading
from the Presidents private office. He
had the proclamation in his hand,
which he laid on the large square blot
ter at the Presidents position at the
head of the cabinet table. The Presi-
dent entered and took his seat at once,
was handed the long eagle quill pen by
the secretary, and himself lifting the
lid from the inkstand, dipped the pen
and wrote his name in large letters,
the pen making IN audible scratch with
each movement. When he had finished
his signature the President picked up
a small blotter with w4lich he blotted
his name and then. looking up, ex-
claimed, oklahoma is a State"
Following is the text of the proclama-
by the President of the United States
A PROCLAMATION.
whereas. The Congress Of the United
States did by an act approved on the six
hundred ana six. provide that the inhahi-
ttnts' Of the Territory of Oklahoma and
Of the Indhnn Territory might, under anu
lupQn the conditions prescribed in said
act, adopt n constitution and become the
State of Oklahoma; and
Whereas, BY the said act provision was
duly made for the election Of a constitu-
tional convention to form a constitution
and State government for the said pro-
posed State; and
.Whereas. 1t appears from the informa-
Ton la1d before me that such convention
was duly elected land such constitution
and State government were thereby duly
formed: and
f'Whereas, BY the said act the said con-
vention was further authorized and en-
powered to provide by ordinance for sub
hitting the said constitution to the peo-
nle of the said State for ratification or re-
lection. and likewise for the ratification
or rejection of any provisions thereof to
be by the said convention separately sub
mitted: and
whereas, it has been certified to me
as required by the said act by the
Governor of the Territory Of Okyahoma
and by tho judge senior in service of the
United States Court of Appeals 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 a 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 fer Statewide pro-
hibition which has been certified to me as
having been adopted by q majority of the
electors at the election aforesaid; and
ssWhercas. it appears from Information
laid before me that the convention afore-i
said. after its organization and before the
Formation Of the said constitution duly
declared on behalf of the people of the
said proruscd State that they adopt the
c8nstitntion of the United States; and
Whereas. it appears that the said con-
s%titntion and government of the proposed
State Of OIdahoma are republican in form.
aud that the said constitution makes no
distinction IN civil or political rights on
account Of race or color, and is not re-