The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-13
PROGRESSIVE PARTY POLITICS
Work of the convention Recently
Held at TishOmingO.

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The Progressive Party of the
Chickasaw nation recently met in
convention at Tishomingo, for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for governor and attorney general
of the Chickasaw nation for the
coming election in August, 1900.
Hon. l. O. Lewis was elected
chairman and l.. G. Burris. Secre-
tary. Next in order was the Sc
lection of committees from the sew
eral counties of the nation to con-
slider names fOr nomination to the
offices Of governor and attorney
general, and report to the conven
ton the result of their meeting
The following committee was APP
pointed by the chairman:
From Pamela county,J X. Kemp,
Willis Brown and Levi Kemp;
from Pontotoc county, William
Perry, Eastman Maytubby and
Wilson Greenwood; from TishO-
mingo county, y. q Frazier, Lewis
Keel and B. F. Kemp; from Pick
ems county, Guy Keel, Ed F. Col
bert and Joe Male,
Following is the report of the
committee:
To Judge L O. Lewis, chairman Of
the Convention:
We, your committee appointed
to nominate candidates for gov
ernor and attorney general of the
Chickasaw nation for the coming
election, to be held on the second
Wednesday in August, 1900, beg
leave to report that EXGov. Il. NJ. /.
Harris was nominated by y. o..
Frazier for governor and after due
consideration the committee unan-
imously agreed on said r NJ. Har-
ris for governor of the ChickaSaw
nation. fAmos II. Colbert was
nominated by the committee as a
candidate for attorney general.
Respectfully submitted.
b. F KEMP, Chairman,
T. w. GREENWOOD. Clerk.
After the report Of the commit
tee had been made and received by
the convention, several patriotic
speeches from leading men of the
Progressive Party were made.
The principal speech was made
by Hon. I. Q. Lewis. who confined
himself to questions strictly poIiti-
cal. He was several times inter
rupted by rounds Of applause from
his many admirers.
J. $. Maytubby responded to 4
call for a speech and asserted il
forcible terms the necessity Of IN
stituting a vigilant policy in guard
ing the financial Interests Of the
nation. He also paid a tribute tC
the educational facilities of the ma
ton and urged that a stronger ia
terest should be manifested, in this
regard, in the future, than in the
past.
G. A. Bulris. one of the Oldest
Chickasaws, and whose name vii
long live in the history OF Chicka
saw affairs, said that old age ha(
caused him to retire from the fei(
of Chickasaw politics. but that he
was glad to see the name OF Il. ii
Harris before the people again fol
governor.
After the nomination was IN
nounced. the.nominee. Il. u. Har
ris. responded in few we'll choscl
remarks. He said in pam that II
appreciated tie honor which Ii
friends had conferred upon him
that he realized the weigh s re>por
sibility now resting upon the gov
ernor of the Chickasaw nation
and that in the event Of his elec
ton. be would shoulder the burden
and strive to guard with great dill
igence the interests OF MS peopl
and the welfare OF his nation Il
further said that he would at a
early date announce to the peopl
the policy he would pursue ia Ii
government of the nation. in cas-
Of his election.
Soar stomach, fullness after eatini
hatnlenca are all caueed bY impe