The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-19
1t Is WUkkIEU.
Charles NAdean Alarmed About
Congressman Curtis.
One Of His Tribe Is OF the Res
erVatiOn.
HE HAS AN AMBITION.
Big Brave MarteIl Making Anti
Curtis Speeches.
Wants to Go TO Congress on Own
Account.
lie HAS AN AMBITION.

Evidently some of the redskins UP on
the Pottawatomie reservation have a
kick coming on Congressman Charles
Curtis. Wednesday Charles Nadeau, a
member of the Prairie band, came to
Topeka and called on Postmaster Guth-
RE, asking him II "Cha-aly" had come
home yet. When apprised in the mega
tive, and asked what the trouble wass
he said:
"Cha-aly MarteT. a Indian, one OF
them half breeds, he have a good ed
chucashion, want to be congress. He
say he get more. He not like Cha-aly
Curtis. He say he go to Washington
for Cha-aly's job. Something bout
land. He maxim speeches all around.
Begin on Monday"
At once Judge Guthrie was attentive
and listened to the aborigine's story.
Then he asked Nadeau what he want
ed to do about it.
.sOh." replied Nadeau, I'VE want
know when Cha-aly here, so we come
down, whole many of us and talk 70
him bout il No can beat Cha-aly. He
good Indian. He smart Indian. We
ride on train and come and see him.
when he here
Nadeau was in dead earnest It wor-
ried him quite a good deal to think that
some one was trying to oppose curtis
and wanted to be congress, as ne
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to give out the information that Curtis
friends up on the Pottawatonie reser-
walton wanted to come down here with
a big delegation and inform the present
representative Of the First district that
they were for him and would hght hard
to have him reelected. These aborigi-
mes feel that Mr.. Curtis return TO
Washington depends upon them ana
that they will have nobody out OF the
line when the time comes to cast the
ballot So evidently there VIII pc q
campaign right among the lndlans.
probably the first one IN history II
Marteu persist in his fight as Nadeau
SAYS that ne will. there will be some
hot camp meetings, poW-WoWs, pipe
smokings and political War-dances pc
fore the fracas is over According 70
Nadeau's stOry, the new aspirant 10
Curtis place is going about through the
reservation snd making speeches Tor
his cause. Just what that cause IS,
Nadeau seemed unable TO tell All ne
could say was that" dartel1 wants some
more" and that there is some trouble
over land Nsrtell left last night for
washington. said Nadeau, after max
/ ing speeches in behalf of his candidacy
through the reservation since last Nom
day Il see him git on train said
Nadeau, ''and he say he be congress
Nadeau is an interesting fellow ana
has been educated at Haskell his
face is bright and pleasant, ana ne IS
very polite knowing that postmaster
Guthrie and A. K Rodgers are Cur
tis' staunch boomers and friends, no
felt that to them would be the place
to give his information. He wants
Curtis to know the facts right away,
and wants no delay He asked over
and over again when "Cha-aiy pc
home" and when told that it would
at least be week yet. he seemed Vis-
ibIv worried. Then he decided to go
back and tell his people about it. Ac-
cording to his story he will bring
back a whole train load to talk the
matter over with Curtis so that the
latter viii have plenty of time to nail
the pickets on his fences up on the
! reservation
He gave little information about
Martell further than saying that he
was "mor ewhite as Indian" and that
he will remove to Topeka shortly
ssMarteu live up by Lost creek and
Wame-ego. He say he come to To-
peka soon, and be congress. He come
soon, he say"
AS he got up to go he again in
duired anxiously about Congressman
/ Curtis return. He wanted TO know
right on. Postmaster Guthrie assured
him that Martells candidacy would
| cause no trouble, and that there was
nothing to worry about But Nadeau
1 only smiled and shook his head. mo.
he no beat Curtis Cha-aly he good
/ Indian. He smart Indian But me
/ tell Cha-aly. He help US and we help
/ him. We come when he here. He no
get beat. We 'Iect him. Cha-aly, he
good Indian, he smart Indian
1 With that Nadeau went out of the
/ office. satisfied that he had completed
at least the first part of the mission
/ upon which his and Curtis friends
him