Deseret Evening News | 1905-11-09 | Page 9 | President for Separate Statehood for Oklahoma

PRESIDENT FOR SEPARATE FOR OKLAHOMA Washington No Now Nov S Roosevelt today Inform Informed I a Ii delegation of ot re residents of ot Oklahoma that Ihal he recommend In iii hi his hla forthcoming message to Congress single statehood for Cor Okla OkIa Oklahoma Oklahoma homa and Indian Territory The dele thou gallon con consisted of ot Delegate chairman Charles 11 H WIlon of the lill territorial committee C C M MCade 1 Cade Cads Republican National tuRn and Vernon ernon W Y Whiting They told toll the president they hoped Congress would paw a tingle statehood meas mens measure ore ure In accordance with his lila recommendation recommendation dation He lie discussed briefly the question of ot Incorporating In the statehood meas mene measure ure ore a 11 stipulation for tor prohibition of ot tho liquor traffic ur urging that the thc question be loft left to lo the Iho determination of ot tho peo people pl pie as a with their personal knowledge of the needs neils of ot the Indians Indiana In the ter territory the they thay would settle bottle the tile question property properly The Tho members member of or the delegation dl cussed CUlled with th the tho president the appoint appointment mont ment of at a governor of ot the territory rec roe recommending C Cs Capt pt Frank l whose appointment subsequently wa was 11 allI an all announced announced I