The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-05-07
POLITICAL JOBS.



While Missouri doesn't have as
many minor places in the government
service 10 the Indian Territory as
Kansas il has more big appointments.
Missouri Is long on big Jobs aud stem
ugraphers and short on clefks aud
field men. While the Dawes commits
sion was at work surveying aud ap-
praislng the country over hundred
Missourians we're on the government
pay roll. But the most OF them lost
their places when that work was SOM
pleted At the present time nine
teen people are 10 the service aecred-
tied to Missouri. or these, four are
In the Indian tffice and fifteen In the
Dawes commission. Had Secretary
Hitchcock. a Mlssourlan himself, de-
sired TO take advantage OF his Official
position he could have placed Missouri
iaus 10 nearly all the places here. For
Hitchcock's influence Is powerful In
this neck 0. the woods. His wold Is
law. lie has never attempted TO die
tate appointments at all, and most Of
those from his state holding Jobs got
them through other sources.
] w. Zevely, of Jefferson City, holds
the crack job In the territory. He Is
Indian inspector. This position
makes him the personal representa-.
tive OF the secretary OF the interior.
In the opening up Of this country the
secretary Of the interior found 1t abb
solutely necessary to have personal
representative on the ground to act
on matters, Ninty per cent o. the
questions that arise are settled right
here. The other ten per cent go to
Washington for rulings Only the
most vital questions are referred to
Washington and they are always ac-
companied by Communications.
Zeyely went inl, the Indian service
under Cleyeland's last administratlon.
lie first went TO Washington as sec
retary TO David X. Francis, the then
Secretary OF the Interior. Soon after
ward Mr.. Francis created the position
Of special Inspector under his imme-
diate charge and appointed Zeyely to
the place. Zeyely established a repu.
tation by his warfare on timber
thieves 10 Montana and strengthened
it by turning up the Greek warrant
frauds few years ago. Ia the mean
time five or six other special lnspec-
tors we're appointed and one Of them,
]. GeofgelW Wright, was sent 70 the In
dian Territory 20 look after the work
for the Secretary o. the Interior. III
health caused him 10 take an indehn-
ite leave oi absence and Mr.. Zavelg
who ranked him Ia seniority 10 the
service, was detailed 10 take charge of
Indian Territory affairs. He is really
the governor of the territory. In fact
he has more power than the governor
OF Il state. al the territorial fieials
are under his control, save the courts
and the Dawes commission. Zeyely is
very popular with everybody except
the sharks who infest this country.
lie has eugendered their IN will by
bis fearless stand for the rights Of
the Indians.
A z Murphy of Lebanon, Mo-, next
% Zegely holds the most important
place oi any Missourian. He IS at
torney fOF the Creek nation aud gets
$500 q year.
Joseph Mccoy, Of Independence,
Mo, GENES third. lie IS deputy Z.
5. attorney for the Western district,
with headquarters at Muskogee He
attends to all grand jury work aud
has made a great record. Frequently
he secures from 100 70 40 indlct-
ments at one sitting of the grand jury
He has the criminal element on the
run.
j g. Joyce oi So. Louis. is super
ylsing engineer of the towusite COM
mission. This Is an important posi-.
tion aud pays we'll He superintends
the surveying of an townsites u gov
ernment towns. There a.s 2er two
hundred such towns 10 tNy isrfitory.
Henry Weber, Of 81, 4ouh IS
dTaughtsman ia the townsite comnis-
si0n's office, G. G. McKoln, Of st.
Louis, Is chief clerk NJ the townsIte
commission He superintends the
auction Of all town lots In govern
ment towns.
Among the Missourians who hold
subordinate positions with the Dawes
commission are the following:
sW Benedict surveyor, Milo Blair
stenographer, Margaret Crutslngef
stenographer, Frank NJ Curtslngef
clerk, Charles T Dliiendaifer stenog-
rapher, Retta IIInkle, stenogfapher,
Bsfyl Ingram stenographer, Earl L
Kelly, stenographer, Y Miller steno-