The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-05
POLITICAL JOBS.
j. w. ZeveIy of Mo. as Governor In
Fact But Not In Name.

many minor places 10 bHb kOFCh hmO"u
service in the Indian Territory as
Kansas It mas more big appointments.
Missouri is long on big Jobs and stem
oRraphers and short on clerks and
M field men. While the Dawes commits
sion was at work surveying and APP
praislng the country over a hundred
Missourians were on the government
nay roll. But the most OF them lost
their places when that work was COM
pleted At the present time nine
teen people are in the service accred-
tied TO Missouri. or the hese, four are
Ma the Indian Office and fifteen in the
Dawes commission. Had Secretary
hitchcock. Missourian himself, de-
8Ired to take advantage OF his official
%position he could have placed Missouri
Hans In nearly all the places here. For
8Hitchcock's influence Is powerful IN
@his neck or the woods. His wold 10
law. He has heyer attem pied to die
ktate appointments at all, and most of
Athose from his state holding jobs got
them through other sources.
n j w. Zevely, of Jefferson City, holds
the crack job 10 Che territory. He Is
n 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 II abb
solntely necessary to have a personal
\ representative on the ground to act
y on matters. Ninty per cent OF the
4 questions that arise are settled night
here. The other temper cent go TO
y Washington for rulings. Only the
most vital questions are referred TO
u Washington and they are always ac-
companIed by recommendations.
Zeyely went into the Indian service
Y under Cleveland's last administration.
He irst went to Washington as sec
retary 70 David r. Francis, the then
Secretary OF the Interior. Soon after
ward Mr. Francis created the position
4 OF special inspector under his imme-
s dlate charge aud appointed Zeyeiy to
the place. Zevely established a repu-
tatIon BY bis warfare on timber
thieves in Montana and strengthened
it.b5 turning up the Greek warrant
~4fauds few years ago. Ia the meat
time five or six other special inspee-
n tors we're appointed and one CT then,
J. George Wright, was sent 10 the In
dian Territory TO look after the work
Tor the Secretary OF the Interior. III
s. health caused him TO take an lndeun-
q tie leave OF absence and Mr.. Zeyely,
4 who ranked him 10 seniority Ia the
service, was detailed 70 take charge OF
Indian Territory affairs. He is really
Z the governor Of the territory. In fact
he has more power thar the governor
OF state. An the territorial fticials
are under his control, save the courts
and the Dawes commission. Zevely Is
very popular with every body except
the sharks who infest This country.
He has engendered their III will by
his fearless stand for the rights OF
the I0dIans.
AP Murphy VI. Lebanon, Mo-, next
TO Zevely holds the most important
place OF any Missourian. He Is at.
torney for the Greek uation and gets
5000 year.
Joseph Mccoy, ~ Independence
No. comes third. He Is deputy Y.
S. attorney for the Western district,
with headquarters at Muskogee. He
attends to all grand jury work and
has made a great record. frequently
he secures from 100 70 40 indict'
ments at one sitting OF thegrand jury
He has the criminal element on the
run.
J. G.. Joyce OF St. Louis, IS super
vlsIng engineer OF the townsite com
mission. This Is an important posi-
tlon aud pays we'll He superintends
the surveying OF all t0wnsites Of GOV
ernmeut towns. There are over tws
hundred such towns 10 the territory
Henry Weber, Of st, Louis, i
drauehtsman in the townslte commits
sIon's ofice. c. G. McKoin, OF st
Louis, is chief clerk nf the townsits
commission. He superlntends the
auction Of all town lots in govern
ment towns.
Among the Missourians who hold
subordinate positions with the Dawes
commits sion are the following:
SW Benedict surveyor, Milo Blall
stenographer. Margaret Crutslnser
stenographer, Frank NJ curtsinge
clerk. Charles T DsiIendaiIsr steueg-
fapher, Retta Hlnkle, stenograpaerl
Bsryl Ingram. stenoerapher, Earl /
Kelly. stenoerapher, J Y Miller steno
grapher, Roy Palmer stenographer
John Sharrou storekeeper George !