Deseret Evening News | 1900-12-19 | Page 4 | Applicants for Statehood

TS Volt on Oklahoma Is II asking for tor admIssion alon to the Union ot of States This Territory l has hasa a population ot of nearly lag Ing about Indians Indian It If tie num number ber of InhabItants counts for anything bin ot of inhabitants Inhabitant counts for Cor any anything anythIng thing the numerical qualIfication Is not lacking as regards the ap applicant But Dut Senator l Fairbanks ot of Indiana In his bill for tor admission proposes the con of Oklahoma with the Indian Territory and the come com population or of the two exclusive ot of IndIans would be It Is said about That Is than by byan an any ot of the States ot of Colorado Florida Idaho MaIne Nevada New Hampshire North Dakota Oregon Rhode Island South Dakota Utah Vermont Wash and WyomIng The proposed new State would be entitled to five representatives In Congress under the theold theold old apportionment or tour four If the lie basis ot of representation Is Increased I There Thore seems to be an ever eer reluctance to admit set tIed Territories to the Union StIll the tact fact Is not lost sight ot of that governments never neer wore Intended to be anything hut but temporary arrangements ot of whereby to nt lIt the for for the tho duties ot of s It 11 ItIs Is II believed that both Oklahoma Arl Ar Arona ona JOna and Ne New have a fair fairchance chance coonce ot of being admitted to the Union long notwithstanding tho ho objections ob that ma may be raised on behalf of at the financial Interests of at the East Enst