The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-09

not the mention Of congress by the
above lsngbage to provide an election
system for the election and Qualiica.
tions Of state, county and district Of
fcer,
Section provides that the secre-
tary of the Territory of oklahoma and
the chief justice thereof. and the
senior judge of the United States
court OF appeals for the Indian Terri
tory, sh>ll canvass the returns of the
election at which the constitution is
sgbmi,,ed to the people for ratifiaa-
tion. but otherwise provides that the
machinery for submitting the consti
tuition to the people for ratification
shall be provided for by the conven
ton By ordinance.
Section G provides that the new
state shall be entitled to FIVE repre-
s9ntatives in the House of Represen-
tativss and after defining their dis
tricts further provides:
And the said representatives, to
gcther with the governor and othci
officers provided for in said constlt
ton shall be elected on the same day
Of the election for the ratification OF
rejection of the constitution; and an
til said officers are elected and quail.
fed under the provisions CT said con-
stitution and the said state is admit
ted into the Union, the territorial of
iicers of Oklahoma territory shall
continue to discharge the duties oi
their respective Offices in said ter
ritorSn
This language clearly shows to Our
mind that il was mt the intention OF
congress 70 provide an election sys
tenn for the election OF said officers
for it clearly states that until said of
fcers are elected and qualified under
the provisions of such constitution and
1 the said state is admitted into the
Union. territorial officers of Oklaho-
ma territory shall continue to dis
charge the duties of their respective
offices in said territory.
This langpage is broadened and ey-
tended by the language used in sec
tion y, whi-h reads as follows:
THAT the constitutional oonven
ton may by ordipance provide for the
election Of officers for full state
government including members ol
the legislature and five representa-
tives to congress. Such
state government shall remain in
abeysnce until the said state shall bg
admitted into the Union and the elec
tion for state officers held as provid
ed for In the act The state leeisla
ture when organized, shall elect two
senators of the United States in III,
! manner now prescribed by the law
of the United states and the governor
and secretary of said state shall Ger
tify the election of the senators ant
: Representatives in the manner re
Quised by law; and said senators an,
representative shall be entitled Il
! be admitted TO seats in congress an'
to all the rights and privileges of sen
T ators and representative of othe
states in the congress Of the Unitel
1 States. And the officers of the stat
! government formed in pursuance 0
said constitution as provided for b.
said constitutional convention, shaI
, proceed 10 exercise all the function
/, Of such state officers. and all laws Il
force in the Territory Of Oklahoma 3
I the time of the admission of sal
p state into the Union shall be enfOree
throughout said state except as mod
) fed on damaged bythis act or by tn
4 constitution OF the stae and the law
e Of the United States not locally inaI
5 piicable shall have the same force an
l. effe-t within said state as elsewher
e within the United States
+ COnstrling the foregoing quotation
. from the enabling act together. an
4 giving effect to each part in conne'
+ tiOn with eevry other part of the ac
5 we are constrained to hold that th
, constitutional convention has ampl
power to provide for a full corps q
state, county and district officers an
provide the manner of their nomini
tlon and election.
Very respectfully submitted,
h a. j. KANE.
S | concur in the conslusions reache
by Mr.. Kane in all respects. exceI
! as 10 the power to order a mandator
primary for congressman. The office
i Of congressman and United State
|. senators are not created by this COZ
d stituuon aud for that reason ! reae
) the conclgsiOn considered IN come
ton with the portions OF the enabhn
d act referred 10 BY Mr.. Kane in IN
y foregoing op.nion-that this CONVEX
c tion has power 10 order mandator
primary for all oni,es created BY "a
a constitution and also by ordinance
l. create the entire election machineg
i. for the holding of the first election.
(, Respectfully.
WILLIAMS