The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-26
GETS VALUABLE
HISTORIC DATA
EX-COngressman Taylor
of Tennessee Tells De-
tails of Indian Pact.
COU NCIL SECRETARY
"reminiscences of Early Day
Made Part of Historical
society State Records.

,kfAHOMA CITY Apru "a
r,, l.f4houa Historical Society has
-a....,i from Hon. Alfred \ Taylor
.., ...rr,-sec a most interesting and
.l....Ip document In the form OF. a
.r.I..rt| rcmiuisCcucc OF his expert
.r.,s. and observations while iu al
t,ra,r., At The Medicine Lodge In
a.,r. n,4uu council in October. 1857
NJ. TAYLOR is "A son of Hon. Nathan-
DO. q, TayIOr, VINO was commissioner
nf Indian affairs at that time and.
A. -lyn. was CN-offiCIo chairman or
tns so,oumcnt peace commission.
iArtuuh he was but youth Of ~ a.
IN, fmc Alfred A Taylor succeeded
tr scoring an appointment as t~-
....,.. -.yrotarN OF the peace COM
...r.n. u which capacity he at
tended 3D. number of peace councils
m 1861 aud 1858
NuH, The Medicine Lodge peace
.o.n.I va, held a few miles over
,ne Ur, BOO southern Kansas, the fd-
f..r, state of Oklahoma Wds largely
concerned IN the outcome Tor the
reason that the wild tribes Of the
southern plains s-Cumanche, kioWd,
Ararhc. cheyenne and Arapdho--
which then ranged over large por-
f.Nfn or OlOI diNs lNb sAEdN aN'tl thoNf
and Texas. were there induced to
accent rcservations and settle within
tie limits Of what Is nov oklahoma.
Many thousands Of Indihns of these
tribe. gathered on the Medicine
Lodge river to meet the government
urs,c commissioners with them
were nearly all OF tho prominent
chiefs of the tribes mentioned. The
military escort, clerks, attac hes
rrcss correspondents, teamsters,
,cje made a very large party Of
" .tc men also
me personnel Of Tho peace COM
mission was remarkable, as II in
.udod Generals William T. Sher-
man Alfred ~ Terry Christopher
e. Agur and william : Iarney Of
'nc regular army; senator John Is.
Henderson OF Missouri General John
E Slnborn Of Minnesota and Col
oncl samuel +. Tappan OF Colorado.
Governor samuel j Crawford, soma
tor Edmund c. Ross and other
prominent citizens OF Kansas were
present TO look after the interests Of
that state, as Kansas was determined
10 get rid OF its Indians. The press
was well represented also, Henry Nj.
Stanley Cafterward famous as the
explorer Of Africa of the Missouri
Democrat and NeN York Tribune;
Thomas W. Knox subsequently well
known as traveller and author), /,
who was correspondent of a Chicago
paper. John ". Rowland of Harper \
Weekly. and Milton W. Reynolds.
editor " tho Kansas State Journal
and correspondent of several eastern
papers destined years later to be
come known as the oracle and press
agent OF Capt David l., Payne's
Oklahome movement, were
there
Young Taylor viewed all OF the va.
rcd scenes and Incidents OF the great
peace council with the Keen eyes OF
hoy WHO never forgot, and now,
after the lapse of more than half
century. he has reduced his rocco
'ect!ons OF that notable event to writ
ing tor the benefit OF the Oklahoma
Historical Society. by which the pa
per Will be published in the not dis
'ant future. Il is a valuable add
ton to tho local history of Oklahoma
and Kansas. Nearly a score of years
.Jiter IN 1855. Alfred \. Taylor sud
denly Sprang into nation wide prom
yys when he and his equally
t9b I'd brother, Robert l.. Taylor, APP
kIfrcd as opposing candidates III
bfeCtaCular camaign for the COVER
no-ship of Tennessee, nc being the
republican nominee and Robert l..
tne democratic nominee. Tho latter
was elected and eventually went 10
The United states senate. Alfred "
Taylor was subsequently elected as "A
m m~-nbor Of congress from MS. dis
trlct, which he represented from