The Making of the Constitution of Oklahoma  The U.S. Congress passed the Enabling Act on November 6, 1906, which provided for creating the State of Oklahoma and writing the state constitution. On November 20, 1906, 112 delegates met in City Hall at Guthrie to draft the constitution.  The constitutional convention, instead of completing its work in sixty days, as outlined in the enabling act, remained in session until March 5, 1907, and then took a recess until April 16th, at which time the members assembled and signed the document. July 24, 1907, Governor Frantz issued his proclamation calling an election on September 17 for the people of Oklahoma and Indian Territory to vote on the adoption of the constitution, on the adoption of July 24, 1907, Governor Frantz issued his proclamation calling an election on September 17 for the people of Oklahoma and Indian Territory to vote on the adoption of the constitution, on the adoption of A year later on November 16, 1907, statehood ceremonies were held on the steps of Guthrie's Carnegie Library. The results of the election of September 17th were certified to the president in October, and in the same month it was decided that the new state should be received into the union on November 16th following.  The vote as finally canvassed and certified to the president of the United States by the canvassing board on October 8.  The ceremonies of statehood day began in Washington, in the cabinet room of the president. Little formality attended the act. A number of Oklahoma citizens, several senators from other states, and newspaper correspondents were in the room when, at 10:16 o'clock, Secretary Loeb threw open the double doors leading from the president's private office. The secretary had the proclamation in his hand and laid it on the large square blotter at the head of the table. The president entered, greeted those assembled, and took his seat at once. He was handed a long eagle quill pen and himself lifting the lid from the inkstand, dipped the pen and wrote his name in large letters, the pen making an audible scratch with each movement. When he had finished his signature the president picked up a small blotter, with which he blotted his name, and then, looking up, exclaimed, "Oklahoma is a state." The act of signing took just one minute, and the president then retired from the room, while the others hastened to communicate the news to the waiting crowds at the Oklahoma capital. 1 T. O. James, 27 W.T.S. Hunte, D., Oklahoma City 2 F. C. Tracy, D., Beaver 28 W. C. Hughes, D., Oklahoma City 3 Edward R. Williams 29 J. L. Mitch, D., Oklahoma City 4 H. P. Covey, R., Fargo 30 S. M. Ramsey, D., Tecumseh 5 O. E. McCance, D., Mutual 31 J. H. Maxey, D., Shawnee 6 Dr. G. N. Bilby, D., Alva 32 Isaac Benjamin Littleton, D., Earlsboro 7 J. C. Majors, D., Granton 33 T. C. Wyatt, D., Annette 8 George Wood, D., Cherokee 34 J. S. Buchanan, D., Norman 9 D. G. Harned, D., Ringwood 35 J. K. Norton, D., Piedmont 10 W. F. Hendricks, D, Wakita 36 J. J. Carney, D., El Reno 11 C. H. Pitman, D., Enid 37 M. T. Kane, D., Kingfisher 12 J. A. Anderson, D., Pond Creek 38 T. D. Rice, D., HItchcock 13 Charles L. Moore, D., Enid 39 C. C. Fisher, D., Hinton 14 A. H. Ellis, D., Orlando 40 H. Kelly, D., Minco 15 D. S. Rose, D., Blackwell 41 C. H. Bowers, D., Cement 16 J. F. King, D. Newkirk 42 H. O. Tenor, D., Taloga 17 H. S. Johnson, D., Perry 43 David Hogg, D., Grand 18 G. M. Berry, D., Pawnee 44 W. S. Deering, D., Clinton 19 E. J. Newell, D., Yale 45 J. B. Harrison, D., Sayre 20 J. E. Sater, R., Stillwater 46 F. E. Herring, D., Elk City 21 R. E. Houston R., Ogra 47 B. E. Bryant, D., Granite 22 J. M. Sandlin, D., Prague 48 J. J. Savage, D., McKnight 23 H. L. Cloud, R., Wellston 49 Luke Roberts, D., Olustee 24 W. L. Helton, D., Marahall 50 W. J. Caudill, D., Granite 25 H. E. Asp, R., Guthrie 51 W. E. Banks, D., Hess 26 W. D. Jenkins, R., Guthrie 52 J. B. Task, D., Hobart 53 W. H. Edley, D. Fletcher 83 Wm. Cl. Leidkter, D., Eufaula 54 John M. Carr D., Frederick 84 D. M. Faulkner, D., Gans 55 G. M. Tucker, D., Comanche 85 S. O. Hays, D., Chickasha 56 T. J. Leahy, D., Pawhuska 86 Charles McClain, D., Purcell 57 J. J. Curl, D., Bartlesville 87 Carlton Weaver, D., Ada 58 W. D. Humphrey, D., Nowata 88 B. F. Harriosn, D., Newburg 59 W. H. Kornegay, D., Vinita 89 J. I. Wood, D., Scipio 60 D. P. Willis, D., Chelsea 90 Pete Hanraty, D., South McAlester 61 J. W. Swarts, D., Chelsea 91 N. P. Gardener, D., Styler 62 Riley Copeland, D., Fairland 92 E. T. Sorrells, D., Helton 63 J. K. Hill, D., Catoosa 93 R. J. Allen, D., Chickasha 64 C. V. Rogers, D., Claremore 94 Miles Lancaster, D., Pauls Valley 65 J. H. Langley, D., Pryor Creek 95 F. J. Stowe, Ind., Wynnewood 66 J. T. Edmondson, D., Mayesville 96 C. S. Leeper, D., Sapulpa 67 J.H.N. Cobb, R., Sapulpa 97 Boone Willialms, D., Lehigh 68 Nelson, Flowers, D., Tulsa 98 A. G. Cochran, D., Harshorne 69 W. T. Dalton, D., Broken Arrow 99 J. L. Lattimer, D., Wilburton 70 A. L. Husan, D., Coweta 100 C. C. Mathis, D., Monroe 71 J. A. Harris, R., Wagoner 101 Charn. Jones, D., Ryan 72 A. S. Wiley, D., Tahlequah 102 L. J. Akers, D., Woodford 73 C. W. Board, Okmulgee 103 W. A. Ledbetter, D., Ardmore 74 W. A. Cain, R., Oktaha 104 W. H. Murray, D., Tishomingo 75 P. B. Hopkins, R., Muskogee 105 J. H. Chambers, D., Atoka 76 C. N. Haskell, D., Muskogee 106 J. C. Graham, D., Marietta 77 O.H.P. Brewer, D., Webber FAlls 107 G. A. Henshaw, D., Madill 78 W. N. Littlejohn, D., Bushy 108 R. L. Williams, D., Durant 79 W. B. Hudson, R., Henryetta 109 G. E. Parker, D., Bokoshe 80 N. G. Turk, R., Checotah 110 B. F. Lee, D., Hugo 81 M. H. Tate, R., Wewoka 111 S. J. Herndon, D., Idabel 82 Elf Nessenger, D., Holdenville     Source of above names:  Daily Oklahoman- printed November 8, 1906 on Page 1  [submitted by Linda Craig] BACK Copyright 2009 © Genealogy Trails All rights reserved for original submitter