The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-06-10

An unexpected bu; we'll ner.ted
honor was conferred yesterday upon
an Ardmore man, when a, Oklahoma
City Mr.. n. g. Spaulding. secretary
o, the Ardmore Commercial Club
was elected president of The federated
commercial clubs and industrial ls-
sOcia,lons Of the state
O,her officers sere elected as tol
lows
Vice president. K G.. Sangster. Of
Muskogee "a former Ardmore mani;
secretary.,reasurer. a. " McKeand.
Oklahoma City Executive committee:
Carl G.. Magee. Tulsa r T. Lille.
Guthrie. T. B. Marchant. Clinton; A.
l.. Walker. Waurika j. G.. Puoer.
baugh, McAlester: L. = Arnold. Law.
ton.
The meeting was a splendid success
and was largely attended from all
over the state. The feature % the
meeting was spirited fight over the
effort 20 have President Taft call
halt upon the land fraud inyestiga-
'.ous that is clOudlng the ties 20 mil.
lions Of dollars worth OF land In the
old Indian Territory side Of the state
This was an Ardmore proposition aud
was fought by J. = Rutherford. ot
Muskogee. but Mr. spaulding and 9TH
ers made u 50 hot for him that he
said he would not oppose It, but he
was the only one who voted against
the resolution that was adopted.
The president is TO be asked TO
make an Investigation OF the condi.
tion and OF the character OF the suits.
The resolutions set forth tina; without
investigation, agents OF the govern.
, meut bring action against every man
who has obtained title TO lands from
members OF the five civilized tribes
> Say the resohtlons
= The policy Of the officers in
J. charge Of the suits has caused thou.
lands OF honest owners OF land In
old Indian Territory irreparable in.
Jury and has. 10 great extent, pare
lyzcd all lines Of commercial business
= there.
. we do not Justify fraudulent deal.
ings I'm Indian lands. but we do as
: sert that the honest investor has the
= right TO purchase in the open market,
; land from citizens OF the Indian
tribes whose restrictions have been
removed, without being harrassed by
useless and veXatlous litigation.
! We believe II would be useless
u 20 appeal 20 tho officers now in the
Indian Territory engaged in the pro
secution OF these suits to correct the
errors made by them or their super.
iors, but We have an abiding faith
n the fairness and sense OF justice OF
president Taft, and We therefore ap-
peal directly to him. in in name OF all
the commercial interests Of the state
without regard to politics and respect.
fully petition him 10 cause an investi
, cation TO be made"
President SpauldIng viii issue a
prospectus OF the policy that will be
pursued by the federated clubs in a
short time and n meeting will be held
at Lawton shortly 10 take up other
/, matters. Several meetings will be
?. hold during the year and 1t is safe TO
p say that Ardmore viii get one OF
them
b In the selection of Mr.. Spauldlns
IS as president OF the association the
p federated clubs have made no mis-.
take as he Is one OF the most en-.
thusiastic and willing workers, not
only for the good and progress OF
j Ardmore, but for tho state at large
ard the Ardmoreite predicts that re-
p suits will soon be very much in evil
h dcnce from his work in connection
/ with this live body of empire build
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