New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Theodore Roosevelt Was One Of Her
Waumest Friends and Made Her
Postmaster of Muskogee
WAY back in 1891, when
Oklahoma was a territory
: and Indian Territory was
vrbat tic name implied.

n and Indian Territory was
what its name implied,
woman mite too old to be called
,nns travelled back to the Lake Mo-
,o,t Conference in New York to
III the delegates what she knew
..ont the Indians. What she knew
rss not unimportant, she having
.,.n. her life among them in their
service.
!. was dignifed, impressive gath
vino and the stranger from the
/ vss was at first conscious only Of
hlnr Of faces as she took the plat
,orm and began her address But
finally . face separated itself from
n. others, a face half the distance
oi the auditorium away, a peering,
attentive face. The speaker found
ssrself forgetting the rest Of the
audience and talking to that one
understanding face.
A Strangers Congratulations
Her address finished, the speaker
hurried to one side and sank rather
exhausted on a settee to rest. The
man who had listened so attentively
left his place and made his way to
her side.
"I could not wait for a formal in
reduction" he said. Il just had to
tell you how fine l thought your talk
vas. Your views on Indian educa-
ton a,e mine also"
The woman was Miss Alice Rob-
ertson. She has just been elected tc
represent her district, the I'd Okla
homa, in the House Of Representa-
tIyes. Except for Jeanette Rankin
II Montana, she IS the only woman
10 have been chosen a member of
Congress.
The man who listened so atten.
lively to the Lake Mohonk address
vas Theodore Roosevelt. At tha,
tine he was United States Civi
Service Commissioner. Twelve years
later as President he named Miss
Robertson postmaster Of Muskogee.
Democrats Turned Her Out
That was something in itself, fol
It made Miss Robertson the frs
woman in the United States to have
Charge Of a first class postoffice
She held the position for eight ant
half years and handled million.
Of dollars of government funds
Then, in 1912, the Democratic Ad
ninistration turned her out.
Possibly Miss Robertson had tha
IN mind when she said in one of hel
Political advertisements:
I There are different administra
hons. but only one Lord"
That reference to her political ad
'eslsements makes necessary al
eplanation. All through the cam
palgn which resulted in her election
asa Republican in a district normal
v Democratic by large majorit,
'ae ald not make speech. Insteat
ae advertised in the want ad de
@Hments Of the papers Of her dis
''ct' and the people of Muskogee
'ahlequah, Okmulgee and othe
"~as OF the section quickly ac
4u'fed the habit Of neglecting tn,
-'0a' page to look among the "Hel1
"anted," Lost and Found" an,
s'''cles for sale to see what Mis-
"'s''son had to say. Usually
'aS something apparently far re
A'Sed from politics, like this:
Queer Political Appeals
There is no race suicide in thi
S's'f'ct' No greater joy has come t
: through all the happy days o
campaign than to feel in m
,,'s as"0fn hand the soft hands o
:, '''s ones who smile at me becaus
W. mothers or fathers had gon
!" school to me-"
wa Gay she set out upon a can,
,ssalng expedition, but seemingl
s0' the object of her trip, for tn
Ns 0ag there appeared in the pa
Pen this:
spent some time Yesterday in