The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-16
POsTPON|NCOFELECT|
It 10 Thought That This Action
May Be Necessary.
CONFERENCE AT CAPITAL.
Il Was Decided to Place la Ticket In
the Field and Governor Frantz IL of
the Opinion That the Republicans
viii Garry Oklahoma.

Washington, May 1.-THE Oklaho.
ma situation was canvassed Tuesday
| at a conference In this city between
Representatives Sherman, chairman OF
the Republican congressional commit
tee; Representative Loudenslager sec.
| rotary of the committee; Governor
Frantz, former Delegate MrGdire, E
! T. Glenn anu a number of prominent
| Republicans of the proposed new state
At the conclusion of the long session
the following statement was issued:
"The gentlemen have been in con
| tinuous session for three hours discuss
| ing all political questions relating to
| the proposed new state of Oklahoma
No resolution was offered touching
| proposed future action, and no decision
attempted. A very full and genera
Interchange of opinion was given. The
gentlemen here are to see Secretary
Taft, and present formal invitation to
him to go to the territory and address
| the citizens. Before they leave the
city they will pay their respects to
the president, and If the president de
sires, they will present their views to
him."
Beyond this statement the members
Of the delegation were not willing to
go. 1t Is said some opposed sugges-
tions that the president be asked to
withhold his endorsement of the Okla
homa constitution, but confirmation OF
this could not be secured.
After the statement was given out
several members of the delegation ad.
mitted that the real purpose of the
gathering was to determine whether
the Republicans should put ticket
In the field for the first state election
The decision was unanimous in favor
of nominating a ticket in order to
preserve the identity of the party, II
for no other reason.
Governor Frantz, however, who Is
the leading candidate for the Repub.
lican nomination for governor. pro-
fesses to believe that the state ticket
will be elected. He is of the opinion
that decision will be reached in re
gard to the Woods county case, SO
that an election may be had prior tc
the presidential campaign 1t was
learned also that at conference held
to condemn decision of Dossibili-
ty of severance of Oklahoma and In.
dian Territory. Delegates from Indian
Territory believed that there was such
a movement on fot In Oklahoma, and
assurances were given them that such
an effort on the part OF any one would
not succeed.
Governor Frantz and the delegation
from Oklahoma. who are in Washing
ton to confer with Chairman Sherman
and members o. the Republican con
gressional comm ittee regarding the
constitution adopted for the new state,
received a telegram announcing that
a permanent injunction was granted
by Judge Pancoast at Aiva, Okla,
in the Woods county case restraining
the governor, constitutional onvention
and county officers from calling an
election prior to November, 1908. j.
l.. Hamon, the Republican state chair.
man OF Oklahoma, who announces an
appeal will be taken to the supreme
court. Tuesday night telegraphed mem.
0Sa0 Vi lhI atGtS GACIQllFC
calling meeting May 20 to decide
what action shall be taken regarding
the holding OF state convention.
The result OF Judge Pancoast's de.
cision, II is announced by the delega
ton. may be that the constitutional
convention will have to again Assem-.
BILE to make certain changes In the
state constitution. Chairman Hamon
has sent messages to the county chair.
men recommending that caucuses or
conventions be held after the meeting
OF the Republican state executive com.
mittee.
It will be impossible, Chairman Ha-
mon says. to get hearing In the state
supreme court until the middle OF June.
and the state convention has been call.
ed to meet June at Tulsa, i. T.
Secretary Taft has accepted an In
vitation to address that convention.
In view of Judge Pancoast''s decision
In the Woods county case, the Okla
homa delegates believe that 1t will be
necessary to postpone the state con-
vention until after the supreme court
passes on the Woods county appeal
case.
Accompanied by Representative
Sherman of New York. and Louden.
slayer of New Jersey and Senator Cur
It's of Kansas. the Oklahoma delegation
was received by the president Tuesday
night. Mr.. Roosevelt asked many ques.
tions about the new state. but ex.
pressed no opinion regarding the new
constitution.