Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-01
HASTINGS WOULD
NOT Be DELEGATE
Believes Congressman Have
Been Sufficiently
HonOred.
Gy JOHN W. FLENNER.) }

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WASHINGTON, March 31.-Fol-
lowing the lead of Senator Gore and
Governor Williams. Congressman W.
W. Hastings of the Muskogee district.
today announced that he would not
permit the presentation of his name
for appointment as "A delegate to tn,
| Democratic national convention at
St. Louis June :.
Il believe that members of con-
gress and high state officials have
been sufficiently honored by their
| election and that Democrats who
have received less recognition should
| he chosen to represent the state of
| oklahoma at the forthcoming Demo-
| cratic national convention" said Mr.
| Hastings today 81 shall therefore,
| decline to serve as Il delegate this
year even if elected"
So far as known. Congressman Bill
Murray of Tishomingo is the only
member of the oklahoma congress
| sionll delegation who is clamoring to
go to the st. Louis convention as a
delegate From present indications
the Tishomingo man will be the only
member of the delegation who will
attend the Democratic state convent
ton at oklahoma City on April II,
the others, on account of pressing
official business and a delicate inter-
national situation feeling that duty
requires them to remain at their post
in Washington and to in no manner
interfere with the selection of dele
gates to the national convention.
Now that congress has passed the |
Indian Appropriation bill. authorizing |
the payment of nearly $9,000,0OO to |
the individual members of the Choc- |
taw. Chickasaw and Seminole nations. |
prosperity is due to strike Oklahoma |
this summer.
Between S6,O00.OOO and $1,000, 900
will be distributed among the Choc-
taws, each duly enrolled member of
the tribe receiving 5000 in a partial
division of tribal funds. The Chicka-
saw payment viii amount to over a Il
million and a quarter dollars; while
the Seminole payment of $500 head Il
aggrceatng about Sl,000,O0O. will ali H
be distributed In practically one Ok
lahoma county - Seminole With
*9,OO0,OOO in cash turned loose in east
ern Oklahoma this summer and with
increased quarterly payments to the
Osages IN prospect because of in
creased oil and gas royalties. and |
every prospect that congress will |
make provision for the Immediate |
sale of the coal and asphalt deposits
nearly 100000 acres of !
segregated lands in the Choctaw and |
.'hlckasaw nations. between $4,000
zoe and $4,000, 900 in Indian moneys |
will be turned loose in eastern Okla
lOma before snow flies.
With top-notch price for oil and
wildcat" drilling:
with the best crops in the history of II
he state harvested during the year
ust closed, every sign points to un-
,recedented prosperity in oklahoma
turing the next six months.
Because no regular carriers have as
et been named. the postoffice de- I
'artment has postponed from April .
to May l the commencement of u
erNice on recently established motor :
ehlcle rural mail routes A and Il out ~
t Broken Arrow. Route A out OFT A
'artlesNllle, Route A from Muskogee
nd Route A from Haskell.
Inc department. because of the ~
ondition of the roads. has rescinded N
$ order establishing Route A out of n
helsea. ~
Included in the list of recent Okla I,
oma visitors in Washington were
ostmaster Fred McDaniels. Bartles-
lille; Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Foreman o
luskogee; Mrs. Walter Roe. COLONY n,
Appointments in the rural letter "
'rrier force in oklahoma are an hi
ounCed as follows. 70
Perry. route s. Charles ID. Merrill.
orter. route 3, Newton $. Lyles, vice hi
lbert jenkins: Rolf. route 3. James on
=. Rohannon; Erick. route 2. Rub, ID,
b. Rateliffe. TO-
Changes in fourth-class postm,s III
rs are announced follows: AZ,
Barber. Cherokee county. Rilev n No
'ott. vice T.. l.. Walker. resigned. 81.
eman, Woods county. Ida A. M
,oper. vice III. n. Baird resi,ned. ~,
famson, Pittsburg county. Emily ]. XII
'unson. vice G. f.. Wager. resigned wi
emo. lie Flore county, (ncw most. I'm