The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-07-05

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AxIMona, .. T., July 8. 1es4
Editor Ardnipreite:

FiShsg giving the existing situation
~ affairs im the Indian Territory and
alse speaking OF my being . candidate
for Governor Of tho Chickasaw Ma
sion on the allotment ticket, etc; and
thaa I Sm the APst aud only man that
Asa eudnre"d the propositions Of the
~ Yves Commission, and that my
endOTsement was damaging to the
Commission 40 I wDS deemed q crank
By my own people, and that herctO-
fore have announced my name &S q
= candidate for Governor but before
tie election ] would drop IL from
the role and that I say the DAVE
Commission told mo that the inter>
married citizens would vote AMI
world put me iI by about four
hnadred votes and further that he
bad been informed that the Cover
Ger Of the (:hOctaw Nation had
called no meeting ct AtOks on the %
Of June, aud that he was not In favor
Of any change iu our tribal govern
Iaspt until the government paid up
Its debts that he does not feel will
ing to extend auy further credit 10
Uncle Sam, etc.
In replying to hiS letter wish to
state. 80 Tor as my being = candidate
for governor an the allotment ticket
ID concerned. thAt l. true, and that
Mr. W>her and W. L. BYRD ofF-rr 4
me eN: ry iHduetmPhI that could be
held out to any msn to withdraw
froun the race and accept the Office Of
attorney g neral on the Byrd ticket,
aud that th'y were in favor of ailot-
meat and many other thinge, too
,sNrumerous to mention. but I tcld
t!IeM nc, as Mr.. Fisher, Martin v.
Gjhs 0dle and William Rennio had got
Rae to withdraw from the race for
RevsrnUr III 1882; th4t he (Fisherl
had been Clipped from the Byrd
wIug rni wanted 20 beat Byrd's can
didaiR, II. N. Harris and elect Jonas
Wolf Ii w"uld not run they would
elect m- attorney general and appOini
f..t to represent the ChickasaW Ma
ton before the United States court
which appointment carried with il an
approprInticn f,F $500. withdrew
my name from the race and was
elected " ithOut any trouble, rendered
such aer>ice as I Was able, and when
pag day c2rne u. v. CheAdle steps in
with . commission frOT GOveInOL
W. L Byrd aud gets s 1900 aud never
saw tie cORrt ia aeseiou Aad as I did
no; proV0sc 10 be dictated to by men
that has done nothing but rob the
Government for eight or teu years
/ arm called & LPXnk.
MIR. ri her well knows that should
lib, slcc,ed the IntsrInarried citizeut
will vote that their little scheminl
will stOp i'm rAilT0AAling or anything
else.
The people Of the ChickssAw Major
well know Mr.. Fishers motive tol
writing such and If hs was not or
the crAnE list he would not try tc
live in the United States ana hole
ma Office in tue Chickasaw Nation.
30 far As his opposing the Dawes
Commission 10 concerned, be tolC
those geOtlenen that he would rAthe
have 160 acres OF land with N title Il
II than to have au oftbe Nation .
it Was for bis use. He should thinl
before be makes everything 90 publ
for there are but few th&: can chang,
politics rs fast As he can. He vii
probably change again on the returI
sfH. a. Burris d, v. Cheadls an'
r. G. Wsikers Who ara now N Kan
saS city getting thinsO ready 20 bn.
the railroad bin through the LeYislA
Gure on she . iDSt- but they ar
pataiDg themselves 20 unAaeeAsar,
trouble and expense.
/ met Governor Jones at A4aks o.
the % OF 3uAe with the mon hD mp
pointed 90 yOu sSS Mr. Fisher va
wrong there again. II you will follow
him all the way through you vii
And that be hes very bad advisers.
1wsaid write more but my arm !
ABOUT given out from the eOnstsn
shaking Of the hands Of tho men VIII
are 9AvOrisg Isnd IL severalty.
Respectfully,