The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-17
PRESIDENT OF CONVENTION EN-
ROUTE HOME FROM oUTHRIs.
PLEASED WITH CONSTITUTION
Says Delegates Parted With Best Of
Good Feelins-Touehins Scenes
At Adjournment-He Praises
the Delegates.


convention. and better known through.
out the state as Alfalfa Bill" was in
the city Saturday enroute home from
Guthrie. President Murray has been
a much talked OF man throughout tho
state within the past five months. and
needs no introduction 20 the readers
Of the Afdmoreite. MIR. Murray was
asked for an expression OF what ne
thought Of tho result OF the work Of
the convention. and to give the read
ors Of the paper the strongest features
Of the instrument that will be the
organic law OF the new state.
Mr. Murray said We'll. We are all
glad that we are through and that
our labors are over. We feel like we
have done our duty as best we could
and done II well The delegates al
worked for common end. that s to
give the citizenship Of the new state
the best constitution OF any state in
the union, and the best protection for
the common people.
The parting yesterday was a sad
one and many strong man wept
duding the closing scenes. For the
first time In my life. { broke down
in making a speech and could not fin
ish what / started. There has been
some quarreling among the delegates
but when the close came YESTERDAY
all OF MS were better blends tina
when the convention opened its ses
slons and have better feeling towar
each other.
"The Chickasaw nation had the
strongest delegation OF any like size
Of territory or the same number Of
adjacent districts Sam Hayes OF
Chlckasha. Roy J. Allen Of Duncan,
Cham Jones Of Ryan. Charlie Mclean
Of Purcell, Lasater, Lcdbetter and
Geo. IIenshaw. Lasater was perhaps
the best scholar In the convention and
as chairman of the style and arrange.
rSnts committee did valuable work
| IN making the document literary
one. Hayes and Ledbetter were per.
haps the most seryiceable lawyev
| In the convention and did yeoman
work in their various departments.
Il want to speak good word for
our mutual friend. Ham +. Bee of Ard
more Ham was. perhaps, the most
| popular clerk in the convention and
/ by resolution was given two clerical
| positions. both of which he filled with
credit to himself and the convention,
Ml, Bee did much to relieve the mo.
nOtony In the recess. T.. c. Patton OF
/ Tishomingo was also popular among
the boys and like Mr. Bee was given
two clerical positions by resolution.
Nov as TO the best provision OF
the instrument The provision regulat.
ing railroads and other public SER
vice corporations will probably prove
uf the most vital benefit to the people.
The requirement that all corporations
make headquarters in the state Will
prove to be OF inesiimabie value to
the state and its people. The provi
sion or taxation and limited the pow.
er to levy taxes and issue bonds will
meet with the hearty approval uf ey.
eryhody, while on this subject It mey
not be amiss to say something about
the provision on municipal corpora
tions Under the constitution each
city is granted the power ~ manage
its own affairs, ana by vote OF its
citizens may change its form of gov
ernment to the commission form or
any other form 1t sees fit. one strong
feature in the provision on munlci-
tiles is that no franchise can be yIant.
ed by any municipality without the
assent of her people. The right =
city owning its own utilities has also
been provided for. The provision
against the alien ownership OF land
is going to prove exceedingly benefi-
cial to our state. The provision or
teaching agriculture in the common
''N''AN VIZ N'N'lNll liNlA llAf hNlN
intelligent and successful lines.
THE initiative and referendum
which ramit'es and runs through
every article and clause of the consti
tuition is the best for of the initiative
and referendum of any state N tho
union. The other states having adopt.
ed It after the constitutions was famed
and referendum of any state In the
IN our state the whole constitution
was made with reference 10 H.
oklahoma by reason of this pro
vision and other provisions In har
mony Herewith will make this state
the Switzerland OF America.
The convention has adopted all OF
the provisions OF the constitution and