Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1888-11-30

fezrua a. Wichita secrsiarys -vioe-presl-
dsuts Judge Cochran. Nebraska g. n
Pea Iopeka; Juseph Harris. wichita. G.
u keeler. WellinEtons nr A. Glance.
fanhaud 81 John Dale. No-Man's- Lsud:
A d johnson. Arkansas CitytA Corning.
EmporA
TIE rspart was adopted and the resoiu-
uaus Reported a. foilowss
WuNHNkE mis convention helirrrs ihai ~
the afeutag % mr uEiahoma Tsrutou ne
urab q So iudian tribes - ms Territory al
in ~ utse D. impaired ahile ne uunditiau q
surh funes um - greatly improved and
WHEuEAs W. believe 10 an mtauAhis rule
that such Taraui TERRITORY a. that b. question
adj b. settled wlthuui iaufui authonB Il nut
ieFsHf ORGANIZED and.
WHEuUks We believe that NJ welfare q
~ uuautv iu ruucral ard ~ M surrounding
States 81 particular ueguircs the speedy trans
formation Of thr unsettled AREA Of thr Indian
reutuu iuto q settled and civilized common.
wealth and
WmuaEts The proposed legislation Is de-
manaea because Of thr alarming prrVairuce o.
crime b. the Indian TERRITORY In the absence o.
cith government thcrCf0rr uC O.
Eaaissf TIA we urge most impcrauvely on
Congress thc dutv OF passing az once substan
AHAaaN wv NHtHANHH HHN VT NfHANHN' NH AfNNHNHAH
81 Oklahoma nos sell advanced 90 the House
81 Repre- s~ntauvcs.
Hssaiff That We call on thc President % tho
HuiteH .tntrs e. exercise 81 She authority in
him vested o. render cmcaci1us ths Laws now
tttstiHr or o. De- enacted, looking 90 tho estab-
lsbmeat % The proposed new Territory.
General Weaver was loudly called for
and received with wild enthusiasm. He
said e gave him great pleasure TO be pres
eut ri the meeting he had long since
decided that white men had right. a. well
rs black or red men. II had been his ex-
p]erience that converts come 10 the move-
ment from becoming acquainted with the
facts involved In the Springer hin, which
is the result OF careful work la the in
terost a doing justice 10 all and
injury to noue. The decision OF
Attorney General Garland that In
dams have no power 10 lease
lands T. cattlemsu had greatly weakened
the stronghold OF opposition. This should
impart new courage 20 the friends and
supporters Of the movement. lie gave a
vivid description Of the possibilities n
Oklahoma and insisted that the interests
Of Indians aud whites demand the passage
II the oil. The movement could be sue
cessful bv creating a public opinion which
comes with agitation and discussion.
IL was not a political position. THANK
God, q place we can meet on a
level aud part on the SQUARE"
Cheers for many minutes To n ques.
ton asked II Indians would dispose u
their lands according TO provisions Of the
bill he said that when cattle men wero
allowed 20 lease the Cherokee Strip they
paid the Indians 500. 900 aud the interest
ON the money paid them for that land
acc riding to the bill would be- $4,000. II
they were allowed to lease il would lie
business for them 10 accept the provisions
Of the bin, but as they are not Of late It
was reasonable that they would. aud he
had authentic word from them that they
would accept. This was true OF the other
tribes concerned. The General was often
interrupted with enthusiastic cheers.
IL was followed by Colonel Mansur, who
gave statistics concerning Oklahoma and
the Territory concerned In the Springer
hill. lie referred 10 IA sort Of sentimental
tty in some places In the East and South
which was attended with opposition to
the bill, but that was fast oyaporating in
the light Of facts. Concerning Oklahoma
being a home for criminals he said over
jGj murder, had been committed in that
country during the last year. lie said
there could be no doubt OF the passage u
the bill In question by the coming Con-
gress.
The following gentlemen were appointed
a committee TO go to Washington and use
all fair means for the passage OF the
Springer bill: Hon. Sidney CLARK, Law
renee; Captain w. l.. Couch, Douglas;
Colonel NJ. NJ. Murdoch. Wichita; Colonel
W. =. Croker, Caldwell. Auxiliary com-
mittee: c. H. McLane, Newton; c. l.. Sea-
very. Arkansas City George Lagrange. Mo-
Man's-Land; j. f. H~allowelI, Wellington;
Charles Robinson. Chicknsnw Nation; c. T..
Walker, Colony; Judge Il. j. Cochrane,
Nebraska; a. ID. Holstean, Arkansas; j.
w. Springer, Chicago; X. Evans, Des
Moiues; Dr. Morrison Munford, Kansas
City; 7. u. Bullene, Kansas City; Judge
Crook, Wichita; W. X. Carlisle, Wichita;
A. Il. Barnes, Greensburg; q. G.. Chase,
No-Man's Land. The report was adopted
with cheers, and after u short speech by
Sidney Clark the convention adjourned
until eight O'Clock.
At the evening session Colonel Roberts,
Of the Chickasaw Nation, j. w. Springer,
clerk of the Committee ON Territories
Colonel Croker, Of Caldwell, Tom McNeal,
Of Medicine Lodge, spoke to a crowded
house. A resolution OF thanks to the Board
Of Trade was passed. The convention adj
man and seer tnry.
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.
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