The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-17
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
FORMALLY FINISHES DUTIES.
RECESS UNTIL APRIL 18TH
At Which Time, or Sooner at viii Of
the President, the Delegates viii
Re-Assemble to Sign the Fun.
damental Law.

NNn lS Npullltltu.
The great document which for tiic
next twenty-five years will be tho
fundamental law of the new state re.
ccived its finishing touches this morn.
ing.
At 2:26 o'clock this afternoon the
convention took a recess until Tues
day, April 16, at 10 o'clock a. m.
President Murray was empowered
to call the delegates together at an
earlier date II deemed best.
The day in convention hall was
filled with tender sentiments.
The election ordinance and the
schedule were unanimously adopte5.
There was fight on women voting
In school elections to the last and ON
final passage it carried by only one
vote.
The vote was So for 20 against, SO
not voting.
The Guthrie Daily Leader was by
ordinance declared the Official state
paper.
Ringing resolutions yommcndiug
Hon. William n. Murray, the prcsi.
dent, and William Murray. the man,
were adopted.
Resolutions commending Delegate
Sam Hayes were adopted.
Delegate Haskell. on behalf OF the
Indian Territory. and Delegate J1nhs-
ton, on behalf Of Oklahoma, joined
hands and declared that union fo..
ever existed between the twin terri
tories.
Lcd by Chaplain Nayior the convep.
tion rose and sang In the Sweet by
and Bye" and the convention to ush-
er the i6th star into the federal union
passed into history.
c. l.. Long of Wewoka, Ed l.. Johns
of Chickasha and +. NJ. Gault of Gea-
ry, were appointed special commit.
tee this morning by the convention to
solicit funds for carrying ON the first
state election.
At the morning session of the con
stitutiOnal convention when the re-
port on the Great Seal of the State
of Oklahoma was adopted the pen was
presented TO c. n. Haskell with warm
words Of commentator for his leader
ship in the constitutional convention.
Haskell rose in response TO the ova-
tion, but before he concluded his re-
marks he was 50 overcome that he
broke completely down. The conven-
ton on motion of Delegate Hughes
adopted the following resolution:
Nothing has happened in this con-
vention to better mark the greatness
of c. N. Haskell than the broken aud
trembling voice In which he spoke
few minutes ago. When a strong
general who has fought the battles of
the people without fear or tremor as
he has In this convention, finds his
heart too full for easy speech in ac-
cepting a token of our esteem we
know that heart as well as brain
resides within the man.
The executive departments report
was passed on third reading and the
pen was presented TO Delagte Gabo
Parker.
The preamble was adopted and the
pen presented to Chaplain Naylor,
who accepted 1t In som ewell appoint
ed remarks.
Resolutions of commendation and
thanks were adopted for the follow.
ing: Mayor John W. Duke and citi
zens of Guthrie; John Gates. chief OF
police; Secretary Charles Filson
Robt. l.. owen. j. W. Foose. territorial
librarian; Fred l.. Wenner Henry +.
Asp.
President Murray announced the
appointment Of the followlnw commit
tee to remain and edit the constitu-
tion: Henshaw, Johnston, Helton.
Hays, Williams OF 1ls, Carney and the
president.
The following committee was ap-
pointed 10 prepare an address TO the
people Of the state On behalf OF the
constitutional convention: Kane, Har-
rimap, Mitch, Ledbetter and Murray.
Tho homcsteads and exemption re
port and the definition OF the raccs
were both adopted.
b. ]. Waugh OF shawnee, lecturer
Of the Farmers Upion. addressed the
convention and assured them that the
labor people of the state were with
the convention. He stated that 81
out OF every % white people wou'u
vote for its adoption.
At the session last night Delegate
! Henry Johnston presanted the ,Dn.