The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-12-06
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Candidacy
Aurastua T.. ivoy. or "Gra" vcy thr
Cherokee Journalist and printer ns hc
is known an over this new state af
Gfoafcr Ohrhaua formally announces
as a candidate sar state auditor subject
60 the notion Of the democratic voiofA
at the state PRIMARY re wns ho'n anil
rcarod 10 Tcxas. VII 20 29 years of age.
wlcn he went 20 tic Cherokee Nation o.
iife among his people be being pari
Chcfoken hN bloedsinee which time no
has been cunnscid eiih tae prcss. on
ana on OF the CAcrokce Nation, now the
great Gibraltar OF democracy. and par
os the new state Oklahoma. Ar Isy
~as cducatcd IN the common schools of
Texas ard at thc pripiere "caae" lcaru
ms 40 set type Inder tile guidance n
that great. grand and late lamentcl
man. Governor J0mosts HOSE. al Quit
man. Wood coaaty. Texas. la Is73-i Az
TOR scrtlas his apprenticeship wish Mr
1ioeg who himself was q printer he
had 4 poaition offered him al Bonhlm
Toxaa, on the North Texas Entcrrrise
published there. lie carried lvttcrs ut
the highest a1mmendation from MI
fIosg. and maac good, for less than q
year De WAS editor of the Bonham plger
az IS years Of age Here Mr. lyey ala
hts first wosK for democracy In The roii.
gressionni election Of that state. by sum
porting that grand old Roman, Dagid l..
Cuibereon Sor cong ess, after which hc
always had Tho friendship o. that great
man and later by taking an active in
tcres; In the election OF democratic delc-
gates 70 the constitutional convention OF
1873 IN Texas. For this servicC. without
the asking. w B Wright and E T.
Iohcney of Paris Texas. and Lake Wiz
son OF B8nham. delegates lcetod 60 thai
convention, took him TO Austin. when
ihe convention convened ana had him
elected ~ gcdnt-at-urnis ~ that n3av.
where be wade f.iends an over thal
great state, IN 1876 his youth. not being
of age, prevented him hoins nominated
aa q representative 60 the legislature
from Fannin ANA Lamar Counties aaif,
as termed ,hore days and be had 40 cill
the arcntion uf iho nominating convon
uon 20 this sacL Ne disposed OF his
paper IA Ronhtn aud went TO Horny
Grove and became the editor and owner
of the Honey Grove independent ana
made it the exponent % democratic priu
cinie thon tho ycarning 70 be with his
people the Chorokces ais kindred sai1-
"a him ani ne moved to the Cherokee
Nation IA 1877 WITH his wl,o ana baby
for me- married. whiN az Bonham 20 a
Miss NeWeomb "aa sweet a woman as
eSer lived" AS he says himself Ia tae
fali Of iS1l-and that samc winter, was
appointed iSaiionM Puldlsner of tao
Cherokee Nation aud run the Cherokee
Advocate printed In both the Cherokee
and English lanspdgo This was the nrst
pager to be prlr.cd among the Indians
81 The rive civilized Tribes after the
War From then ill now he has beea
connected with The press in his country
and his life rs an open book Ia speak
iug q himself 70 a Loader man he saldi
u am not angelic wish ! WIS Tor J
have the grcetest admiration Tor a.,
chrietian poopiein ,aei would not trust
man on woman who Az roo, beNoyc u
tho chrisiian rslision have hnd mi |
urs and downs in Indian politics have
enemies and ficnds. but no man, frend /
or Zoe. wil question iny loyalty TO democ- /
raey or TO my peopic
- go into iliis race without money aud /
without price out with an abiding faih /
thar poor man can be- elected to oni
az well a. ihose more foriunate-ana |
plead my long service 20 tao party as
an excuse Believing thnt thc Indian |
blaDi n my yhns VIII bo n0 bar to mas
cnflidaey in taia litR slate lnd iuisugs
lafefs in iAe ifcss 90 assist me. Cor Z
beioaF 10 tie crowd and am proud of
it ana that the plain people win moi
think me- iDo poor % hold office, / sub
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