Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-11-21
THE CHEROKEE CAPITAL.
THIRD WEEK OF THE SESSION OF
COUNCIL HAS NOW BEGUN.
Nationals "Queered" in the Election
The "White Clerks BiIl-NOmina-
tions Rejectec-A Delegate in Con-
gress Talked of-A SStrsng" Delega-
tion lin Numbers) PrObable-Many
Miscellaneous Matters.

Miscellaneous Matters.
TAHLEoUAH. Nov. 10, 1s95.
The National "slate" made last
sumner was shattered with the
selection for treasurer of Maj. d.
W. Lipe, of Cooweescoowee, by
the caucus of that party and his
election on joint ballot. The corps
of officers was completed as fol-
lows: Auditor, John c. Dannen-
berg, Tahlequah; supreme judge.
C. L. Lynch, Flint; superiDtend-
ent of orphan asylum, W. W. Ross,
Tahlequah; member of board OF
education, John E. Butler, Della
ware; editor Advocate, Waddie
Hudson, Tahlequah; medical super
intendent of the orphan asylum,
w. T. Adair, Tahlequah. Old
timers at Tahlequah say that hot
ter fight for caucus nominations
was never conducted in that town.
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After the passage of the "White
Clerk" bill, and the election of Of
ficers last week, and the excite
ment incident thereto, there has
been lull in the interest of the
proceedings of council.
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Last Friday Chief Mayes sent
down to the senate the name of E.
B. Wright, of Cooweescoowee, as
high sheriff of the nation. The
senate postponed action on the
matter until the following day,
when his confirmation was refused.
Then the name of Judge r. F.
WHY was sent down for attorney
general, which the senate also sat
upon promptly by strict party
vote. What Chief Mayes will do
next is somewhat problematic but
it is not unlikely that if council
continues to refuse to confirm his
appointments, that council will
be adjourned soon after the regu-
lar session and all the appoint
ments that require confirmation
made outside of the session of
council.
Monday the judges, clerks. .solici-
tors, sheriffs, treasurer, and all
other district and national officers
were sworn in and commissioned,
and the old incumbents retired.
There are probably more men
wearing the title of '.judge"
around here than in any nation of
like number of inhabitants in the
world. Judge seems to be as
popular in the Cherokee nation as
colonel is in Kentucky. One is
reminded of one of Mark Twain's
stories in that wonderful book of
his, "Innocents Abroad, "in which
he tells of leaving boat landing on
the Mississippi in the south.
Mark was stranger TO everyone,
but he noticed a row of men on
the shore and the men on board
were all saying Goodbye, Colon
ell" so to appear like the rest he
shouted Familiarity, Goodbye,
Colonell" when to his astonish-
ment every man on the bank took
off his hat and waived his hand
and said goodbye. So if you meet
a good looking man and don't
quite remember him it is always
safe to call him judge. without any
danger of offending.
Samuel H. Mayes, the present
chief, is without any sort of doubt
a safe man for the high place of
trust he occupies. Mr.. Mayes
comes of family that have kept |
posted and been prominent in the
councils of the nation for genera
tions back, and the present chief,
Notwithstanding his unostentatious
ways, knows all about tie Chero-
kee government and has the af-
fairs of the nation well in his
grasp. 1t is rapidly developing |
that the people made no mistake |
in selecting him at this altogether
critical time in the nations history. |
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If there is ever 10 be a change in
this Cherokee government from
that of a separate Indian govern
ment to thai of state or territor-
ial, under the United States, it is
perfectly safe to say that it will be
made against the will of large |
portion of Cberokees. But it is
equally certain that such a change |
will ere long be made. and the
whole thing resolves itself into the
one simple, pertinent question,
"What is the United States gov
ernment going to do with these
civilized Indian nations?" 1t is a
good time and place to study the
trend of sentiment among the peo-