Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1896-06-18
ECHOES OF THE CONVENTION
Comment of the Press, Favorable and
UnfavOrable - Pleased With
Vinita's Hospitality.

Flhlta uOSpltalitys
Alton Index: Vinita deserves
credit for the way she conducted
her work and the hospitality she
showed her guests; she is all right.
Tahlequah Sentinel: Vinita with
its various attractions was gener-
ously given over to the delegates.
The Vinita band and orchestra
furnished excellent campaign mu-
sic for the rally and convention.
What the Cherokee delegation did
not get they failed to ask for.
Vinita is all right
The hospitality of the average
Vinitan cannot be eXcelled.
The male quartette was feature
of the convention.
The Sentinel representative had
the supreme felicity of being enter
tanned at an ice cream festival CIV
EN- by the NJ. (. church, south, at
Vinita last Monday night for the
benefit of the Seneca sufferers.
The denomination has beautiful
new church edifice and is in pros
porous condition; its members are
sociable and entertaining and know
how to make a visitor feel at home.
1t was the writer's pleasure to
make the acquaintance of the elo-
quent pastor, Rev. B. H Great
house, and also 10 meet for the
first time Mrs. J. C. Anderson, q
lady who is considered one of the
handsomest of the many fair wo-
men of the Indian Territory. Rev.
Greathouse is somewhat of a poll
tician, and few more like him in
this territory would be blessing.
Indian Journal: Ben Lafayette
got seat at the pie counter only
to be served with crow without a
break in the bill of fare.
Judge Stuart of South McAlester
made a brave speech in the Vinita
convention in defense of Mr.. Cleve-
land. The convention was enthu-
siastic for free silver and bitter
against Mr.. Cleveland, but the del
egates so admired Judge Stuart S
courageous stand and fearless
avowal of his convictions that he
was cheered to the echo. Judge
Stuart is an able, brave and honest
gentleman who stands by his
friends and against their enemies,
aid he is also staunch democrat
and abides the decisions of his
party whether they reflect his own
previous opinions or not. Such
men as he can be trusted and
should be honored.
South McAlester Capital.
After noses had been counted at
Vinita the newspaper men ven-
tured out. They were largely in
evidence from all parts of the
territory.
"Silrer Dick" Bland might do
the gallant thing by favoring
some Indian Territory point with
Fourth of July Grafton. That
instructed delegation to Chicago is
worth it.
Jeff Watts. of Muldrow, has
probably learned by this time that
rushing into print does not always
lard a delegateship to a national
convention. His open letter re-
mained unopened, apparently, to
large number of delegates.
Purcell Register.
After all, the editor of the Regis
ter has reason to feel pretty good
over the Vinita convention, as two
personal friends, Zol Woods, of
this city, and Joe Lahay, of Clare
more. were both elected delegates
to Chicago.
Tahlequah Arrow:
The Vinita convention did what
the Arrow thought it would do,
that is: elect a delegation TO Chi
cago instructed for Bland and the
free coinage of silver at the ratio
of sixteen to one. The proximity
of BANDS residence to the terri
tory, and his unceasing efforts in
behalf of silver made it impossible
for any other man to have been
chosen. Bland's devotion to the
cause of silver has no parallel. and
he should be endorsed by all silver
conventions.
Hartshorne sun:
The great men Of Hartshorne
neither expected. asked or received
anything at the hands of the Nini-
ia convention. In fact, aspirations
of Hartshorne people soar far
above such empty honors thai were
at the disposal of the Vinita con-
vention. 1t is well enough for the
windy young lawyers, james crow
newspaper men and one horse pol
iticians of such obscure towns as
South McAlester, Ardmore, Mus
hOStC. Cb. al, " ChbNi AhNO Il
scramble for the possession of such
infinitesimal loaves and bony
fishes as were to be had at the vi
nita circus, but to ask or accept
such emasculated honors of such
an emasculated source would be a
sacrifice of personal dignity and
local pride too great to ever be
thought of by Hartshorne man.
The territorial democratic con-
vention which met at Vinita Tues
day, June 6, 1896, was held in a
large circus tent, and was the big
gest show ever before witnessed in
Vinita. There were about six
hundred votes, represented by
more than that number of dele
gates on the ground. The body
was a representative one both as
to appearance and intelligence, and
would not be placed at a disadvan-
tage by a comparison with any
similar gathering in the states.
True, as is always the case on such
occasions, many small-great men