The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-03
MANY SENATORS Do OBJECT
Many Senators object 80. .........
Declaring the Separate Coach ordi.
nance Would Endanger State
hood-This Advice Is Given
BY Many Democrats.

the following:
called on President Roosevelt a few |
weeks ago to ascertain what the pres !
ident's attitude would be towards the |
constitution, and was told by the |
president himself, in the presence OF
ex-senator JAMES X. Jones of Arkan- |
sas, that he could not approve the
constitution IL It contained a separate
coach provision.
Again, Senator Tillman of South
Carolina, writes that: "A separate
coach provision would most likely de-
feat statehood"
Senator Culberson of Texas, says:
"A separate coach provision will
certainly defeat statehood"
Senator McHenry of Louisiana
says: "a separate coach provision
will in all probability defeat state
hood"
Senator McLaurin Of Missouri,
says: III you want statehood you
should not think of risking separate
coach provision in the constitution
Senator Money of Missouri, says:
III YOU incorporate n separate coach
provision you will, in my opiuion,
defeat statehod."
Senator Carmack of Tennessee.
says: you will seriously endanger
statehood if you incorporate a sepa-
rate coach provision"
Senator McCreary of Kentucky,
says: "A Jim Grow car provision In
the constitution will seriously endan-
ger statehood"
Senator Stone of Missouri. says:
do not think Of risking jim Crow
car provision in your constitution
Senator Clay OF Georgia, says: "A
separate coach provision in your con-
stitution will, no doubt, defeat state
hood"
Senator Oldham . of North Carroll
ma, says "a separate coach provision
in your constitution will doom state
hood"
Senator Bacon of Georgia, says: IF
you want statehood, do not under any
consideration, risR putting separate
coach provision in your constitution.
Senator Morgan of Alabama, says:
Your only sure route to statehood
is to leave your separate coach law
Tor the Legislature to take care or
for placed in your constitution ite
would endanger It."
Senator Pettus of Alabama, says:
Don't risk it, for 1t Is dangerous II
you want statehood
Congressman John Sharp VII
liams of Missouri, says: Keep the
separate coach provision out of your
constitution. You will lose statehood
ii you put it In, and besides, your
legislature is the proper body to pro-
vide for separate coaches"
CONGRESSMAN Lloyd of Missouri, n
member OF the committee on terrific
res, which helped us get the state
hood bill passed last winter. says;
"The president is sure to reject your
constitution II 1t provides a separate
coach provision
Congressman Stephens Of Texas,
says: You will defGS statehood be-
yond question If you put a separate
coach provision in your constitu-
tion."
Ex-senator James X. Jones of Ar
kansas, whom you will all remember
as chairman of the democratic nat
ional campaign for w. ]. Bryan in
both campaigns, 1896 and 1900, and
one of the best posted democrats in
the United States, after calling on
Roosevelt with Col. owens, couple
of weeks later, wrote owen letter
saying:
"The danger OF the Jim Crow car
question is becoming more apparent
every day. Your people will defeat
statehood II they put It in the consti
tuition. If you want statehood in Okla
homa leave the jim Crow car ques
tion out of the constitution and lei
your first legislature handle the sub
ject."
Now, reader, in view OF the aboy'
democratic advice. which did no
come to one or two members of th'
convention, but came to dozen o
more members who wrote these pee
pie for advice, and in asking them 70
advice they stated fully the condI
tions existing here. they told then
that the campaign pledges were t
provide for separate coaches an
= waiting rooms, that all the delegate
and all OF our people wanted thes