Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-18

records and traditions of the Republic
can party, put it to practical use by
counting out Guy after he had been
squarely elected and counting himself
BYRD In.
Byrd also managed to have enough
Progressive legislators counted out and
enough of his own counted in to make
things easy. Guy and his friends con-
tested and referred the adjustment of
claims to Washington, when Byrd was
indorsed. After Byrd got everything
fixed his legislature and himself, at the
suggestion of Lobe Love, proceeded to
disfrauchise every man
FORMERLY RECOGNIZED AS A CITIZEN,
who did not have Indian blood in him,
so that his re- election would be secure,
and that things might be carried on to
suit Lobe Love, who is the Boss Quay
of the full bloods.
Your readers now will understand the
situation as presented on election day
there Oh the 18th of August just past.
The squRw men were determined to vote,
the full bloods were determined that
they should not, and they didn't, for
Uncle Samuel, with the swallow tailed
coat and star-spaugled breeches, stood
in with the full bloods. Would you OBJ
ject, Mr.. Editor, if 1 should remark
right here that believe that the grand
old party of God and morality i'll fame
learned the tactics they have pursued
last winter from Byrd and his legislation,
as at any rate that those proceedings
seem but a magnified copy of Byrd's
slick schemes.
Byrd IS force bill went through and
operated at the polls, backed up by the
power of the United States government,
represented by Indian Agent Bennett and
his police. Sam Paul was the candidate
of the Progressives this time, and they
made mistake in running him. Paul
did not carry
HIS FULL PARTY VOTE
and yet 1t is believed he would have been
elected if all votes were counted. AS it
is Byrd VIII be Installed as governor again
for the next two years. One of the full
blood party, a gentleman of fine educa-
ton assured me most positively that
Guy was elected two years ago, and the
gentleman knows what he is talking
about.
Everybody anticipated trouble at the
different polling places, but around that
of Oakland, the polling place of Pickens
county, hung the gravest fear. There
Piokens county alone, and among that
100 are many superior gentlemen who
would be safe creditabie citizens in any
country. l struck across Red river ut
Bound IS ferry and put myself under the
wing of Mr.. Jackson Lewis who is fine
Indian and the soul of hospitality, then
we started across Sandy creek, away
around by the mouth of the Wichita,
gathering up full bloods until we got
fine crowd of us together.
We camped on Tuesday night on Big
Classy about three miles from Oakland
with a military company which was sent
there to protect US and themselves, and
above all to be on hand early next day
TO VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
Byrd and to keep squsw men from vot-
ing. We had a fine time that night, for
BY I'd IS militia furnished us with an ex-
cellent supper, after which we held
grand council and fixed up things for
election day. The county judge informed
us that he had a letter from the authori-
ties at Washington telling him TO prevent
the squaw men from voting, and after
consultation It was agreed TO have this
read to each squaw mau as he presented
himself ct the ballot box. Orders were
given that each individual should behave
himself as we'll as possible, and give no
o1ense to tbs squaw men, after which