Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-10-04
THE CHIoKAsAw TROUBLE.
Governor Guy Seizes the Capitol
With an Armed Force.

Governor Guy Seizes the Capitol
With an Armed Force.
The Atoka Independent Of last
week gives the following account
Of the seizure of the Chickasaw
government by Gov. Guy who
claims TO have been legally elected:
On Wednesday night large
body Of Chickasaw cavalry hailing
from every conceivable point in
the nation and composed Of the
most prominent men, led by Gov
ernor Guy aud Senator Sam Paul
might have been seen unsaddling
horses in the rear Of the Chicka-
saw capitol. About day-break a
detachment of the party entered
the building and pursuaded the
guard not to attempt resistance
but TO abide by the inevitable.
Meanwhile Governor Guy and the
majority of his men repaired TO
DR.. Poyner's hotel for breakfast.
Everything was managed go skill
fully that the Byrd party knew
nothing of the impending danger
and answered the council bell by
punctually taking their seats in
both houses in the usual manner.
Guy awaited their departure and
then called upon his men to FOL,
low. With Winches;ors in hand,
the young bloods and the middle
aged Of sounder judgment, follow
ed their leader to the capitol and
marched into the legislative hall
to the wonder and CONSERVATION
OF the members. The hall Of that
part Of the house, set aside for the
audience, were stacked with Win
chesters and looked like picket
fence.
Governor Guy arose in their
midst, defiant and bold in tho jus
tice Of his cause. Forte minutes
in his life Cat least) Guy was an
orator. His denunciations, espe-
cially addressed TO the speaker.
were wonderfully poignant and
pityless. The members listened
with bent heads, while the govern
or branded them with perjury
against the constitution Of the
Chickasaw nation, and finished
by challenging the speaker to rise
and declare the result Of thos cleo
ton. After some besitation the
stolid gentleman arose to his feet
and declared ten majority for Guy.
Senator Sam Paul then took the
floor; he said Gentlemen, learn
your constitution, and abide by it.
Guy is your governor and you
know it, and no man dare look at
me in the face and say the contra
ry. If you endeavor to deny our
constitution, we have 200 armed
men to yindicate the laws-within
twenty minutes ride Of Tishomin-
go. You have purged the poll
books Of legitimate votes, and
thrown out precincts, and your
leader, Lem Reynolds, laughed at
me; now l laugh him to scon.
Your speaker, God help such pup
pets) has no more mind than
knot on a log l shall finish by
proclaiming Guy or gunpowder," #"
that is to say if Guy be not recog-
nized as chief executive of this ma
ton, blood will be spilled on the
capitol hill at Tishomingo." After
this speech the house adjourned +,
sine die.
At 300 in the afternoon Govern
or Guy was sworn in by Justice
Duncan, of Beef creek, after which
arrangements were made to fortify
and furnish the capitol with such
provisions as would be needed
for a protracted seige, Unnecessary.
Beeyes were slaughtered, and fry.
ing pans and Dutch ovens supplied
for the occasion.
Col. Lem Reynolds, tho helm,
keel and rudder Of the Byrd party,
with bis cohorts, left Tishomingo
on Thursday afternoon, and re-
ports we're freely spread, "that
the old waf-horse' was about to
collect together a Byrd faction
large enough to defeat Gay-but