The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-11
TRIBE TO SELECT
NEW CREEK CHIEF
Representatives of Clan
Meet in "IIouse of
Warriors" Today
MAY BE THE LAST RITE
Nations History Shows
Weakening With Lands
in Hands of Palcface

speela to Tho wofd
O<MrLGEE, Jan I0.. HpUylnr
shout their TRIBAL aauInI. f.r
what many momhJs ~ ;ho tribe
believe may bc the lnW time. th,
representative Of each of jh, 81
elans of the Crock Indian uItlou
eathor ln OkWulG'c. fh, former
capital of tho Creek nation iumor-
row. g. acl"ct H man io hr elevated io
the office ~ chief ~ ih' tribe mud
nation. Tho new Chl,r ip ip h. fur
mally appointed boy the prcpid'ut "f
tho United states So succeed tho late
g. W. GrayF'n. who dicd rorouily.
Siuco 1859 when the Greeks fir#'
adopted y written constitution mod
.lod after that of th" United states.
nine men have held Oh, office OF
chief The man who viii be- en-
dorsed hy the representatives Of th,
tribe here viii be "a, t,u'h chief Of
the Creek nation ana probably jhp
last, as the Crcck Indians are rapid
ly being absorbed in ia, melting pot
OF Oklahoma ana may soou cease 10
exist ns "a tribe or nation although
the Greeks as individuals are not
dying out.
Meet IN Old Council House.
Tho meeting nt which tho new
CHIEF will be endorsed by the tribe
Will be held In the house of war
fiors" chamber In the old Creek
council house, tho former capitol of
tho Creek nation, which ~ now
owned by the city of Dkmulgrc. The
call for the meeting was sent out
two weeks ago by Charley Drew, n
Creek leader OF Eufaula, the call
being acnt 10 two representative
members OF each of the clans or
towns Of the Crock nation
Among those frequently men
toned AZ candidates for the chief
tainshlp are sam Haynes Of Okmul-
gee. town chief OF Buiwar Thloccn.
one of the Crcch clans. Charley
Drew OF Eufnula. Johnson r. Tiger
of Eufaula and Charles Simmer of
okfuskce county. II IN reported
here that Sam Haynes was endorsed
az chief at an Informal meeting of
tribe members held several weeks
ago near the boundary line of ok
mulgcc and Okfuskce counties and
many believe that he will be en-
dorsed by the tribe. Several Creek
leaders. however, predict that a
dark horse" will win endorsement,
and no definite predictions OF the
outcome OF the meeting at Okmul-
gee can be made.
Politics Has Fart
Tho name of the man endorsed by
tho meeting here VIII DO forwarded
to the secretary OF the Interior and
he will make recommendation to
the president who will appoint the
chief. 1t IL generally believed that
the appointment will not be made
until Prcsident-elcct Harding takes
office and II IL conceded that the
man to be endorsed by the meeting
here will be "A republican. The posi-
tion OF chief OF the Creeks In largely
an honorary position 0s II carries
with It but nominal powers and a
salary OF but $4,000 per year.
Additional interest is given TO the
meeting here by the fact that Mt
least two distinguished visitors from
other Indian tribes will attend the
meeting and address tho Greeks as-
sembled here. The visitors are Sam
Smith OF Salliaw, n member OF tho
Nighthawk clan of tho Cherokoes,
who is generally undcrstood To he
leading a movement In opposition to
tho present attitude OF the govern
mcnt toward the Indians Smith Is
alleged to be n follower OF the late
Creek Chief Crazy Snake. who led
a revolt against the United states
government 10 years ago, and there
liz somo anxiety among creek l'ad-
ors hero lest Smith urge the Creeks
10 actively oppose the present plan
or conducting Indian attvlrs under
government control.
Another noted visitor Mt tho meet
ing here Is Tom Sloane OF New
York state. n fun blood oneida In
dian. who IL a candidate for the ap
pointmcnt as commissioner OF In
dian afafirs under President Hard
ing. Sloane H. expected to address
the meeting today and to seek tn,
endorsement OF the Creeks for hi
candidacy.
Tribes Governmental History.
Tho names of the nine Creek chief
tains who have held office since tn
Creek govcrnmcut was formed ar