The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-11-05
fsARLow CONVENTION.
i.-.s Last Saturday to NemoriaIIre Goa
asess RessrdIng he gIowa and
Conanehe Reservations.

.ovem0er End. 1895, TO memorabilia
congress 10 open the Kiowa and Co
.rlanche country TO settlement, as
fembled at he First baptist church in
city OF NARROW at O'Clock d. m.
E eve date, with large delegations
e. . presenting a majority OF the towns
OF the Rock Island and Pacific rail-
~. Maj. A. NJ. Dawson, OF the
ckasha Express, was unanimously
e.ec.ed temporary chairman. and L.
.emous OF the NARROW Magnet
,1-aPorGry secretary.
1he chairman appointed ID. ID.
Cayer Of ChicEasha, D.. r. L. Mont
. emery Of NARROW, J. p. Sampson OF
I Ccncan, Fnd W. Childress OF
-sh Spr 1gs a committee on creden-
IS. After n short consultation the
CON ni,tee reported the following
7 de elates entitled TO seats in the
convention.
Ia. ow:-R. L. Montgomery, Judge
7 -. a. Proctor, L. n. Lemons, o. X.
= 5rs, Albert Gnkcy and J. ID.
-. seman.
Dsncan:-J. p. Sampson and II.
81. Wo'vcston.
Fush Sorings: W. Chndress
r. 5. Wa en-, \. W. Davis, a. L.
Eva - ld G.. ). Barnhast.
Clic,.asha:-A -. Dawson, r. +.
I GLnore, J. G.. Bohart, Lucian Bea-
YES, d. =. Sayer, a. d. Snow and
A. ID. .ll.ot.
lotion by ). p. Sampson that the
chairman appoint a committee on
permanent organization carried.
". 4. Proctor, Of NARROW, J. p.
Sampson, Of Duncan, J. W. Childress
OF susi Spi ngs, and d. d. Sayer Of
/ |ChIc-asha, wese appointed by the
e la.Tmau on this committee. With
IN five minutes the committee made
tie following report:
We, your committee on permanent
o -wgni-a lion, beg leave 10 report as
'o -ows; We recommend that the
T tel-lo -e-y organization be made per
a. &C rt and that the name Of the
body be designated by the conyen-
4. q ADOPTED.
, TIE chairman appointed the follow
Ing gentleman committee on reso-
. ~ 51s;-F. =. Gilmore J. W. Chill
s. Judge W. \. Proctor and J.
=. npson-
ic she co-nIlittce on resolutions
&C dC.ibcrating the convention
aF cnles-ailcl witt a ringing
ESD. Il Albert u. Elliot, Of Chick
-. son-ir-la~ OF Ca.tcd States
-.or James l.. Pugh Of Alabama.
.''iot's speech showed his PEI
.c. fal ..g is s..n the condition
lc &i0wa ahd Commanche Indi-
Is and in .orciblc language poz-
G sg-d .rat those who favored the
I 5 c-ent s,s.us Of the Indian were his
= .. enemies. His speech was ap-
ICcd ~ -oughout.
Col. j. =. Bohart, banker Of Chick
es a, 70 owed in n well timed and
s a11.op.iaie speech, in which the
celeits To be derived by change Of
e co a.. ons both BY Indians and
= whites wcre clearly shown. The In
% u'als c0ul0 not advance toward civ
za.ion and tho progref Of the
: llE.ity AEle can white cit ms was
8 c ogged By the anomalous 1dition
= { a. prevailed here in the very cen
tc- OF the greatest government on
a tn. NJ. Boha-t's speech was
" Leartily apPlauded.
Attorney Saye- followed with a
.orciblc speech which received the
e anp- oval o. the convention mani
e tested by frequent applause. Mr..
= Saver realized that the sympathy Of
a whole country was with the In
e ans. We, the people who were
L nea and among these people could
Judge better Of tneis condition and
EEL status than those who live In
,r Main or South Carolina. We count
NJ the Indians amo lgour neighbors and
(. lends. We dcn't look AZ them
- Though salaried eyeglasses We
- .now that settling the Kiowa and
: Comanche country by white people
"A will benefit these Indians and we al
,s - know that they themselves desir'
- the whites TO settle among them, anc
W the sooner this change can be effect
y. ed the better IL will be for al.
n The committee entered and reas
III the following resolutions which we-l
L. adopted without dissent:
j. RESOLUTIONS:
Wnereas, the question now unde
an consideration lthe opening Of tn
e. Hiowa and Comanche country beinl
c one OF the great Importance involy
re in. many complications and hind
or -EEces, and
q Whereas, this committee feelin