The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-07-17

for it. Following that course we found
that the Choctaw and Chickaaaw ma
tions have a present population Of
four hundred and forty-nine thousand.
eight hundred and twenty people. We
found that the portion of Oklahoma
Territory which Secretary Filson and
other Republicans designated as the
Democratic part of the Territory
would add to that two hundred and
%ninety-three thousand and seventeen
people. making a total population in
the south part of the state of seven
hundred and forty-two thousand. eight
hundred and thirty seven. We found
that by the same rule Of calculation
the north part of Indian Territory
and that lying north Of the Canadian
river would have a population OF two
hundred and ninety-one thousand, six
hundred and eighty. and ! want to say
right here that you can not find any
other dividing line across Indian Ter
ritory that divides IL with north and
south parts without being compelled
to resort to the field of guess work
to arrive at population. because the
Federal census gave us the population
by nations only.
Then taking the northern portion Of
Oklahoma Territory which Secretary
Filson and other Republicans choose
to declare the Republican part. you
find a total population on the north
side of the state, Dosage nation inolud-
ed of six hundred and sixty-nine
thousand, two hundred and seventy
four people, Having arrived at that
division OF population YOU VIII find
that there has been by this new report
assigned TO the north part of the state.
twenty-five Senators, which means an
average population of thirty thousand
four hundred and twenty-one to the
senatorial district which Secretary
Filson claims 10 be the Republican
part of the state.
We ind that in the south part of the
state there has been assigned twenty.
two Senators, which means an aver.
age OF thirty-three thousand, seven
hundred and sixty-hve population TO
the senatorial district in what Sec
rotary Ellison claims to be the Demo-
cratic part of the state. In other
words it takes three thousand, three
hundreds and forty-four people more
to make "A senatorial district in the
south half Of the state than Il does in
the north half.
We find also that in the north half
or Republican part of the state there
Is assigned tifty-siX representatives.
which means am average OF eleven
thousand, nine hundred and f~fty-one
people TO a representative district.
whereas. In the south half. or Demo
cratic part OF the state, there is as
signed tifty-three representatives,
which mean an average of fourteen
thousand two hundred and eight PEG
pie TO each representative district. or
an average I'm the Democratic district
OF two thousand. two hundred and
htty-nine people more than In the
average representative district in the
north part of the state.
o then | believe that II there was
any degree of unfairness in this pro
posed new superintendent that Il was
against the majority side OF this con
N""tion and la favor OF the minority
lade.
believe that ! am entitled to claim
thta | was born with a degree of, liber.
atty In my make up. and therefore /
ielt justified In voting ave" here be.
cause II is always proper for the
strong TO be generous with the weak.
lCheers.)
This being the best official informa.
ton at hand. and having heard II rum
ored In the controversy between Gov
ernor Frantz and Sir Jacob Hamon
that a census was likely 20 be taken
We immediately looked about 10 see II
that census would be Intended or
available for the purposes OF this con
ventlon. We found nothing 10 justify
rs IN believing that the Federal cen.
sus was being taken for our benefit
Why Because the President OF this
convention had written the President
OF the United States praying for any