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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1900
Page
2
In Ardmore and Vinita the political rift within the Cherokee Nation surfaces as rival factions bolt conventions and seek control ahead of court actions on tribal revenues. Debates center on Curtis Act implications, tribal taxation, and federal oversight while public sentiment laments political intolerance and the risk to Cherokee land and wealth.
The Ardmore convention fractured as Marcum faction members bolted after a dispute over leadership. Wolverton supporters appeared to gain control, prompting bolters led by W. T. Hutchings of Muskogee to form a territorial convention at the U S courthouse.
In district court Judge Townsend refused to grant an injunction halting Indian tax collection in the Leroy Long v. Subal Payne case. The jury found for the defendant on the main tax issue while a master in chancery report on business closures for non payment of the 1 percent tax may prompt future restraint. The decision cites government costs in Indian Territory affairs and contemplates further action.
A garbled political rant warns of violence and the need for a stronger police force after tense town debates. The text references a victorious delegation, public order risks, and unrest tied to party divides, hinting at a fragile local climate during Republican era tensions.
The Wisconsin congressman Mr Cooper questions the Cherokee treaty bill as rushed through a night session. He argues mineral leases, townsite division, and allotment harm Cherokee property and sovereignty, noting white owners would never endure such action. Too-Qua-Brex.
Notice proclaims the recent location of the 98th degree west longitude as the true meridian dividing Kiowa and Comanche and Wichita reservations from the Chickasaw nation and Red and Canadian rivers. It offers affected parties a chance to dispose of improvements on favorable terms with a reasonable time to act, specifying purchase eligibility by Choctaw and Chickasaw and Kiowa agents.
A Powhattan editor recalls a cranky neighbor who once halted the paper with a bullhorn. The piece mocks the frequent front porch encounters, foretelling the old man’s death and funeral in Grand Prairie cemetery. It ends with a jab at chronic critics and the knocker’s fate.
Divided democracy follows Ardmore gathering as Wolverton and Marcum factions clash over national committeeman and territorial executive control. Ardmore delegates, though unruly, influence the strength of future seating in Chicago while local leaders debate temporary officers and packed conventions amid party tension.
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