Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-07-20
THE INDEPENDENTS MEET.
Resolutions Adopted Nationals
and DowninRs Together.

Resolutions Adopted Nationals
and Downings Together.
The meeting Of the independent [
voters OF Cooweescoowee district, ad .
vertised for Monday and Tuesday Of
this week at Chelsea is a thing OF the
PAST and no one win hazard the asser-
tion that II was without results OF a
character satisfactory to those who
brought it about. The large number Of
votes present at the opening OF the
convention, and the attentive interest
taken In i.s organization gave evidence
OF the apl recitation of its object.
A committee Of nine was appointed
to draft resolutions expressive Of the
sense of the meeting. The report OF
the committee was received and read
and free discussion Of the resol, :
tions, 10 which all the candidates were
invited to participate, was continued
until in the evening, whereupon a mo.
tion to adopt them was carried with
only two votes in the negative. Next
day the old party fellows got scared
and under the leadership ofa couple
of Vinita's citizens who went down for
the avowed purpose Of "squelching"
the movement, a superhuman effort
was made to reconsider. This failed.
though by very "close shave" All
the nominees Of both parties. save Joe
Land downing, for counciD voted to-
gether 10 reconsider and National and
Downing men ofyears' standing. "dyed
In th WOOL" we're in the same line; in
addition their ranks were augmented
by goodly sprinkling of colored breth.
eren, who had been drummed up dur.
ing the night. The latter we're little
awkward and slow about Catching
on" to the idea OF voting with the Ma
tionals and Downings at the same
time, but were finally lined up and got
counted. Que Of the primary efforts
was to secure from the candidates OF
the Downing and National parties
some inlim1tion as to the course they
would pursue il elected. In this only
partial success was attained; one can.
didaie insisted that they had plat
form and he was running upon it and
It was unfair to say they had none.
The presumption is that the objec.
tionable portion of the resolutions
(,hey are printed below was that sec
tlOn which expressed utter dissatisfac-
tion with both the old parties.
4 very hard shower, lasting several
hours, put an end to the meeting
about 2 O'Clock and an adjournment
was taken. erbject to a call of the ex.
ecutive committee, which is composed
of w. l.. Trott, Lem Paris and A. II.
Norwood.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
whereas, The people of Cooweescoo-
wee district without regard to former
affiliations have manifested great dis
satisfaction with both of the Old par.
ties in that they have placed in nomi-
nation candidates without pledge or
platform aud
Whereas, We, the people in general
convention under call OF the people,
believe that the time mas come for nc.
zion and believe further that the love
OF country and the love OF home should
raise above the love OF party aud de-
sire for Office, aud
Whereas, vast tracts OF the public
domain have been taken and fenced,
contrary to law, and no steps taken to
prevent IT, there has also been fenced
thousands Of acres that under our laws
cannot be prevented but which works
a very great hardship upon the pooi er
classes of our countIy,and for all these
evils we oner the people a remedy:
Therefore, be it
Resolved, lst, That 1t is the sense of
TINS convention that the constitution
is the fundamental law OF the Chero-
kee nation and that any departure
from II is dangerous to the people, aud
that all citizens have equal rights IN
der II without regard to race, color or
condition.
2nd, That we favor survey and
equal division of lands of the Uhero.
kee nation in accordance with the pro.
visions OF the constitution OF the Cher |
okee nation and the 2Oth article Of the |
treaty OF 1866.
Srd, We favor the present form of
our government.
4th, That we will support such can
didates for the national council as
favor these principles, fully believing
that th9 vindication OF these princi. |
pies will perpeluate the Cherokee gov. |
eTnment anu the security of the peo-
pies rights aud homes.