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Show Oklahoma's l'lea. Wasi.ixiiton, Feb. 11. The house committee com-mittee on territories today accorded hearing to a delegation of citizens of Oklahoma and and Indian territory on Harvey's bill en- abling the people of Oklahoma and Indian territary to form a constitution and government govern-ment and lie admitted to the union as one state. Clarke, chairman of the Oklahoma statehood executivo committee, made the first address. He devoted himself principally prin-cipally to an argument in favor of including in tie proposed new state all Indian territory. terri-tory. Clarke earnestly argued that it was the duty of congress not to delay the passage pass-age of an enabling act for Oklahoma beyond be-yond this season. "If you deny us the relief we ask at this session," he 6aid, "you will be forced to pass the bill at the next, for there will be 400,000 people in the two territories before the close of this congress." lie tugen in conclusion that sound public policy demanded prompt action on tlie pending pend-ing bill. W. P. Hackney made on earnest argument in support of the bill. |