The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-10

TALKS
TO TAFT
DELEGATION FROM OK
LAHOMA SUITS TIE
BIG UN
CONSTITUTION Is
IN THE RECORD
COHgreSsmanDa
That Document Gets
Publicity

Washington. d. c., Feb What
will perhaps be .he forrunner Of
legislation tending to remove an re-
slrlction from the alienation OF In
dian lands of Oklahoma was intro
duced into congress by Representative
Bird NJ Giure recently at the request
II Secretary Garfield The bill ia
question provides for the issuance of
fee simple patents to i6W QnapaN
Indians ~ northwest Oklahoma of
whose civilization the Sc retary Of
interior speaks IN highest terms The
auottments Of these Indians vary
from 80 TO 200 acres and most
of which belongs to thf. richest agri-
cultural land in the state Recently
lead and zinc discoveries have been
made IN this section Of the country
which was tended TO make the land
more valuable than ever
According to Secrtary Garfield.
the Quapaw Indians are fully able OF
caring for themselves and therefore
should no longer be considered gov
ernment wards and b. hampered
with government restrictions.
An important provision Of the Me
Guire bin which win surely attract
the notice Of al land brokers and in
vestment companies of Oklahoma,
wosld make null and void all sales
contra IS and encumbrances entered
into by contracting parties prior 30
the lssuances OF the fea simple pat
ents. II this part of the measure be.
COMES law great many Investors,
II Is said. will come 70 grief because
there has been a good deal OF specu-
lation in the lands Of the Quapaw
agen,y
The bin also provisions for the sale
Of all tribal lands. school buildings
| and other government improvements
on the premises under regulations
prescribed by the secretary Of the
interior.
That Is perfectly satisfactory to
me- said Secretary William Tart OF
Ohio, and candidate for the republi-
can nomination for the presidency in
an interview with Eormer delegate
Dennis Flynn OF Oklahoma Flynn
while in the city called upon the
secretary and informed him that he
might have the delegation at Chicago
but Il must be with the distinct under
standing that there must be an end
TO Rough Riderism' in Oklahoma
politics II is said that Mr. Flynn
INDUCED in plain talk with the setre-
tary of war and made is clear that
Bin Grimes and Joe Norris are rum
ing the Taft campaign with the under
standing that Chairman Hunter shall
be eventsally shelyed In the interest
OF republican success in the ap
preaching election and the "Qld
Guard" in particular.
Flynn Sss promised to take his cast
off and work harder then ever foI
TaG under these conditions and LEFT
the war department with the assur
apce that solid TAFT delegation
from Oklahoma win be rewarded IA
away calculated TO please the "Clf
Guards"
Il is not generally known that
Representative James Dayenpor
who represents the Muskoges distrio
ia congress- succeeded Ia getting the
I Oklahoma constitution printed Il
ull Ia the congressional record Thi.
fact assures the widest possible pub
h.ity for that famous document. be
cause OF the great circulation Of th'
congressional record ia every part o
the world Representa- ktiYe ClaytoI
la tho course OF a speech recently
delivered in congress referred to th'
record as the greatest newspape
pabliha ia the country. Dayenpor
was probably aware of that fact an,
thought II quite appropriate that tn
best constitution jn the country u
be printed in iha greatest newspaper
OF tic country
Pgpr. sentative Scott F'erris's bil
providing for the disposition Of th'
balance OF the funds derived fron
Tie sala OF toWnlots In the count
seats of Caddo, kiowa and Commm
che counties or Oklahoma will b
taken mp by the house committee ol
indian affairs next Thursday, the mex
reg lar meeting of that committee
The purpose of the measure Intro
alced By the iawion congressman
& 10 utilize the unexpended remainde
of tina funds derived from the sal
Of tcWniots. In lawion Hobart am
iAnadarko for the construction O
public improvements IN ihe thre
ounus ia question some % IN
moneys derived from me sale of IA
loWnlois has already been myesie
in waterwosks and the erection {
prisons and other public improy
ments in I.awt3n, Hobart aud An
dafkc.
Z A determined effort win be made
secure the passage of the bill Tl
faet that The department Of interi,
Is l1 said 20 favor the measure shou
make us enactment q foresone co
clusion
4, one has only 20 read the cGneres