The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-06

the constitutional convention last mll
scem,d to Indicate very strongly that
the Indians of the new state would
for the most part line up with the
democratic party. and a further indi
cation was furnished by th" fact that
,hc very large majorij, % H' Indians
elected to the constitutional conyon.
tion lined up with the democratic
party IN that convention.
The 'aIp, rtance of the Indian vote
has accordingly been recognized by
the democratic party In selecting it's
candidate Tor the coming election.
one o. the candidates for United
States senator Is an Indian by blood.
so It is one Of the congressional nom
iuees while another is an iutormar.
ried citizen Of the Cherokee nation.
and has taken prpnn"n. part In
the tribal affairs ot ihl' nation Ihcr"
will also be AZ least thrr" Indians OF
prominence in the first legislature to
look after the interest of their people.
or the two Indians who will b"
members of Oklahoma's first congress.
sional delegation. Robert l.. owen,
nominated for congress FROM III"
Fourth district. is Il 'hickasaw.
While not "A native OF the Indian Ter.
ritory. Mr owen is member Of one
Of the most prominent Cherokee fam
lilies. His mother moved east after
her marriage. and the future Oklahp.
ma senator was born In virginia, hut
An accordance with his motho''s de
sircs returned to Indian Territory Ia
make his home. and has spent all II
his maturcr years of his life there.
Charles - Carter. nominated for
congress. has been identified with In
dian Territory affairs all hts life. ii"
was born thirty seven years ago at
old Boggy station In the Choc,aw ma
tion. the son of Judge benjamin W.
aud Jane Carter thickasaw ana
Chuctaw Indians Shortly after his
birth the family moved to the Chick
asaw nation, locating at Mill Creek.
and have lived in that vicinity ever
since. After considerable cXp"rienc"
In business life he was In 1899 Az
pointed as national auditor OF "a"
Chickasaw nation. The following
year he was elected as a member Ut
the lower house Of the Chickasaw lcG
islaturr, later serving as supcrintend
ent Of public instruction, tribal seer"
tary and mining trustee. The Latter
Office was by appointment from the
president of the United states. nnd
was one of especial triS. aud rcspoh'
sibility with men as Cuuiliar with
Indian affairs as owen AMI Nart"r I"
take the lead In the two houses oi
congress. 1t should be- very much
easier to secure the sort - legislation
which Is especially needed by Indian
Territory
James : Davenport of Ninita, demo
cratic congressional nominee III the
Third district has takcn an active
part In tribal AFFAIRS and Is also wen
prrparrd Ia present the needs at In
dian Territory and the Indian ulh'S
10 congress- lie is n natiN" ol Nld
hama. born there IN 1864. but moved
to Arkansas Ia 1850, and was resi-
d,nt of that state until iN9n when
ne entered the practice of law III In
dian Territory. first ~ MusNoI"" an"
three wears later at Ninita, whrr" he
stilI resides lie was married III lN'.'
to Miss Guliclmn Ross of Tahi"quah'
a member Of "A promin nt 'h'r''h'' =
family After his marriage he took
an active part In Cherokee polihoH
and WAS elected to the Cherokee coun'
ell for two terms, beginning I'm lNa
In 1899 he was elected speaker OF the
Cherokee council, being the only
white mtcrmarried citizen ever elect
ed To that position. lie served the
Cherokee nation as one of It's attor
news from November, 1899, to March
1907. lie was active in the organi@a
ton of the democratic party In In.
dian Territory in 1892, and Was one
of It's first executive committeeman.
OF the Indian candidates for the
legislature, probably the best known
is " \. Durant, speaker of the
house Of representatives Of the choc
taw council aud sergeantatarms OF
the constitutional convention.
lie won reputation IN the cam
paign last fall as one of the most "i'
fectiye speakers ON the democrati'
side, talking in both English and
Choctaw. lie is the son OF Rev Syl
yester Durant, Presbyterian minis
ter, who gave his name to the town
of Durant and was born In that vi.