The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-10-24
CALL FOR sAss MEETING
OF the People o. ;ns ch.sksss~ Nstion
% Discuss Political Conditions

people t0 meet a. Arimole oa the I
ltHth day OF Noseuber t1 slsEest /
ways sud means whereby the people I
i of the Indian Territory mieht be rep
resented by a delegate 90 c1ners IS. |
IT1day we publish the call To ful
Ardm0re J. T.. oct q, lso1
/ To the People OF the Chickaa4w Ma
ton
The congress % the United States
Twin assemble iu December next and
among che earliest legislation 90 De
enacted viii be what is known as the
TERRITORY omnibus bin .n which the
people of the Chicsasaw Nation and
|tte Indian Territory as a whole have
la direct and tremendous interest in.
|It being important % them that unit
Ted action De- taken and to accomplish
This lt ls deemed advisable that the
Ire1p.e of the Chicsasaw Nation assem-
|tle .u representative capacity et
some convenient place and there per
lfect a permanent organization 20 the
end that the pressing necessities Of
lths people as whole of the Indian
TERRITORY De presented before con-
gress
From different sections of the
lChicBasaw Nation has been made
lknovu the desire that the undersigned
I'm his official capacity issue q call
10 the people requesting that they
/ meet and take such actions in the
premises a. wli in their judgment.
! best promote the interest of an the
lpe0ple in the Indian Territory and
the result OF their conference viii be
submitted for the consideration OF
like assemblies Of the people Of 9TH
er nations in the Indian Territory in
lthe hope that unity OF action upon
the part Of all viii be presented 70
congress truly explaining the legis-
lation required.
We have In the Indian Territory a
, population OF 100000. composed o.
people OF all sections OF our common
country ani who are in every way
typical representatives Of the charac
ter, energy. industry and culture Of
those OF the states. in fact a people
4 who have By their progressive push
converted this undeveloped country
90 into marvellous conditions OF thrift
e and prosperity. and the one thlns
e needed that will put them abreast
with the states is appropriate actor
10 on the part Of congress. We are en-
titled 70 g. We have the necessar.
population that calls for &c and tn
conditions that require it, with a ma
tional wealth unequaled by an
section OF the Union.
It Is the opinion OF our people 81
this section that a concert OF actio
n be had and with no desire TO arrC
gate 20 themselves power 30 conven
the people of the Territory as a Who'll,
" they have as residents Of the Chicka
saw Nation. concluded 10 come O.
gether, trusting that similar meeting
: in the other Nations win be held. o
join us and give MS the benefit Of thcI
. wisdom for the benefit OF all
In consideration OF the f0reg0lu.
and iu compliance with the wishe
y OF large number of people OF N
Chickasaw Nation. urgently supple
/. mented by the Chamber OF Commerc
- Of the city OF Ardmore. l. 3 W. DicI
as mayor OF the city Of Ardmore. g.
al sue this call, and request that the PEI
pie OF the Chickasaw Nation will hol
a meeting at the city OF Ardmore o
the 10th day Of November. 1902, an
- IN order not 70 have a body unwieldl
I therefore respectfully suggest as
basis Of representation that one del
~ gate and one alternate be selecte
from each postoffce in the Chickasa
n Nation. regardless Of population. an
one additional delegate and alternai
- for every 500 inhabitants or mai,
portion thereof 10 be selected by
mass meeting to be held at such pos
Offices on or before Saturday, Noyeu
ber s. 1902. All those intereste
from other Nations are also cordial
invited to attend and participate.
Il is the object Of this mass NEE
Ing that the delegates when assen
bled will take such action IN the prem
ises as In their judgment should 0
. presented to congress In the hop
that from IT'S wisdom viii come goo
to all OF the people Of the Indian Te
= ritory.
- Invitations 20 Hon. j. ". Bailey aH
4 Hon. John H. stephens OF Texas an
Hon. John s. Little Of Arkansas an