The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-08-25
I'M THE LIGHT oF TRUTH.

The light or truth has at last broken into the Musko-
WY affair The great assembly Of representative citi-
gathered there shown up to the world in its true
light
The best brains Of the two territories has suspected
heretofore the methods persued by this aggregation Of
politicians and office holders at Muskogee under the
Vuse Of delegates the people Of the Indian sections
ot the Indian Territory Their plans have been criticised
ala charges been made that they not there as
a representatives Of the people they assumed to repre-
sent but that they there sefapponted delegates
o pass resolutions for persons who to this day do not
even know Of this meeting.
investigation reveals the fact that the resolution
offered BY Robert Owen representative Of the great
Ketoowah society Of the Cherokees probably the most
powerful Of any Indian organization in America and BY
far the most powerful organization Of full blood Indians
o the Indian Territory does not speak for this society
whatever It is doubtful If dozen members Of this
cety know OF ever heard Of this convention uskogee
and it is clear that if they had been told of its purposes
they would lend vote to carry that
which it assumes to want to do.
1T is possible that Mr. Owen represents few of the
leaders Of this society," for they would very readily join
IN any movement to defeat statehood Of any knd-they
ate opposed statehood Of any characterbut to say
ha the Ketoowah society whole have delegated such
power to Mr.. Owen is abserd to those who know the
character Of these Indians The Indian has always rep
represented himself in these meetings
Another instance of the methods Of this crowd that
attempting make congress believe that they
here representing the Indians Of the Indian Territory
shows how they have worked creduous public Joe
Lahay of the prom nent figures lin this movement,
and who draws good salary from the Cherokee people
treasurer Of nation asked the floor Of the Mus
kogee convention to be allowed represent the Quapaw
agency in that meeting their delegate duly authorized
and appointed The facts are Mr.. Lahay does rep
resent the people OF the Quapaw agency single In
dian tribe in the same There meeting held
ia the Quapaw agency for the purpose of selecting dele
gates. There not person went from the Quapaw
agency which, 1t may be noted here, contains Indians
have been recognized by congress for many years
ahead Of any of the Five Civilized Tribes in removing
on their powers as citizens and who were
long before the Five Civilized Tribes admitted and
ognzed citizens Of the United States newspaper
man from Muskogee named Bennett sent to the
aapaw agency for the express purpose Of securing dele
gates attend the Muskogee meeting and he carried
the power and authority appoint these delegates to
the Indians Of the Quapaw agency This fact
has come to light in recent aidayt made by promi-
nent Wyandotte Indian residing at Wyandotte, Quapaw
agency This afHdavt is now in the hands of a member
Df the executive committee of the permanent organza
hion Of the single statehood people, and reads as follows
indian Territory
Northern District
Allied }. Mudeater being duly sworn upon his
oath says
That he now resides at wyandotte town, in the wy