The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1911-12-02
INDIAN VOTE TO
BE REAL FACTOR
REDS ARE PLANNING TO ORGAN
IzE BROTHERHOOD TO PRO-
TEcT THEIR RIGHTS.

washington, Dec. 2.-The North
American Indian Is about to become
a factor in the politics of the United
states. At least that is the hope Of
men who are planning an organization
| that Is to be known as the Brother
hood Of North American Indians. In
a statement just made public here ap-
pears this statement:
We often hear of the negro vote and
the labor vote, but we have never
heard of the Indian vote. After the
| organization of the Brotherhood of
North American Indians the people of
this country will soon begin to hear
or the indian vote, because it is the
intention of this organization to ce-
ment that vote and use 1t as political
weapon to compel consider 4--@.- III Y
dian rights and citizenship"
The Indian vote is apportioned
among the various tribes as follows by
the Washington representative of the
brotherhood:
For instance said he, 'in the new
state or Arizona, at the last election
there was a republican majority of
7OS; the Indian vote in that state is
5000. In Colorado, where there is a
small democratic majority, the Indian
vote is 500. In Idaho, where there is
small republican majority, the In
dian vote is $3.50. In Minnesota the
indian vote Is 9,165. In Montana, where
there is republican majority OF but
400, the Indian vote is 5000. In Me-
braska, where there is a close vote
between democrats and republicans, the
Indian vote is 1,400. In the new state
of New Mexico, where there is a re-
publican majority of 38s. the Indian
vote is 1000. In Nevada, where there
is small republican majority, the In
dian vote is over 1000. In North Da-
dota the Indian vote is 5000. In Okla
homa, where the last democratic na-
jority was about $4,000, the Indian vote
is about $4,000. In Oregon the Indian
vote is LOO. In South Dakota the In
dian vote is $500. In Utah the Indian
vote is 625. In the state of Washing
ton the Indian vote is 4,122. In Wis
consin the Indian vote is 1900. In
| Wyoming that vote is 412, and in Cali
fornia the Indians have over $500
votes"
Claim Balance In Some States.
Continuing the statement says: 1.-The
total electoral votes of the above
states is 104. Many of those states
| are very close as between the demo-
Gratis and republicans, and with solid
Indian vote being thrown to either
party, the results can easily be seen.
In the same way, this solid Indian vote,
in number of these states, being
thrown to either party, would mean
control of the state, and number of
its congressman.
| These Indians mean business, and
| they do. not intend to play any favor
ties. They do not intend to get into
politics, because they are either demo-
Gratis or republicans, but because they
are Indians first, and then politicians
4 afterwards.
Il Every political platform adopted in
any of these states where there Is an
Indian vote, must contain a promise
of Indian requirements and the pro-
| lection of the rights of Indian citi-.
zens or else the party refusing to
make such promise, will likely go down
in defeat. 1t is freely predicted that,
| on this account, both democratic and
republican conventions, including state,
congressional and national, will soon
vie with each other to see which can
make the broadest promises Of Indian
requirements and the protection of In
dian rights.
1T is safe to say that the party
which makes the most earnest prom
ises and fulfills them will thereafter
get the benefit Of a solid Indian vote,
which may be the balance of power in
a number of states in any close elec-
ton. Politicians all know what this
means. and it is freely predicted here
that there will be a scramble to get on
to the Indian bandwagon before the
opening of the next campaign"
The new brotherhood will be formed,
according to the announcement, at a
convention to be held in this city early
in December.