Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-29
NATIONAL C0NVEN TON.
Platform and Nominees of
COOWeeSCOOWee District.

Ihe National convention OF
| Cooweescoowee district met at
Yellow Springs on June 23rd.
At about 10 o'clock the delegates
began to gather in, a9d the cries
of the vendors of drinks and eat
ables could be heard long before
you reached the ground, After
partaking of lunch, all felt better
with the world in general and
themselves in particular. Talk
became general, and the laying
out of work to be done was done
in body, and not as heretofore,
by small bands of men in the
brush. At about three o'clock,
John Sanders, a full-blood and
acting captain, called the meeting
to order, appointing CAMPBELL Tay-
lor of Vinita, chairman, Sam
Parks also of Vinita, secretary.
The roll being called and finding
some districts not represented, the
meeting adjourned until Saturday
morning, the Oath. Saturday
morning the convention was called,
and announcement was made:
"ready for business" Where
there were vacancies from the diff
ferent precincts, appointment Of
delegates were made by the con-
vention. Next a motion was made
and carried to adopt district plat
form, endorsing the Cherokee
Dawes treaty with the following
amendment: A more equal divi-
sion of lands, to be determined
by the money value of same.
Next, a motion inviting all the
Shawnees, Delawares, whites and
negroes to take part in the conven-
tion the same as Cherokees, with
out distinction as to race as form
erly, and do away with the old
fashioned way of allowing each
delegate, which motion was adopt
ed. thereby wiping out all blood
lines. The different strains of
blood were represented in the sen.
ate and council, except the white
man, and he is satisfied, as his in
terests are protected by the plat
form adopted.
PLATFORM.
Whereas, the Cherokee nation
has recently undergone and is
continuing to undergo some radi-
cal changes under legislation of
the United States, which had been
enacted over protest and is in |
derogation of treaty rights, and
Whereas, under such changes |
we have no judiciary and the exc
cutive and legislative departments
are almost powerless under our
laws and constitution, our revenues
having been cut off, and
Whereas, under said legislation
changes in land tenure are being
imposed which are destructive of
individual rights and interests.
Therefore be it
Resolved, that the National
party of Cooweescoowee district in
convention assembled, adopt and
endorse the treaty recently entered
into between the United States and
the Cherokee nation, known as the
Dawes-Cherokee treaty, together
with the following amendments:
"That the land be divided equally
according to actual value, and that
the National party of said district
further favor a speedy allotment
of all the lands of the Cherokee
nation, amongst its recognized
citizens and a full adjustment of
the relations between the Chero-
KEGS and the United States, as
early as possible"
Done in convention at Yellow
Springs, June q, 1899.
c. II. TAYLOR,
S. +. PARKS, Chairman.
Secretary.
NOMINEES.
For senate, John Franklin,
VIM. V. Carey. For council, Ben
Hilderbrand. VIM. Wright, Geo.
Glass, Joe Vann, Tuck Sanders,
Oce Benge, Ellis Eaton.
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