He understood them quite well. and he sought to teach the Indians of the civilized tribes to become Americancitizens. with no loss of property orprivilege of any kind. This Indian. Sam Paul. was probably one of the first to become naturalized He was here about five months in the spring and summer of 1891. and I urged him to go home and make the race for governor of his tribe. upon the theory of bringing his people at the earliestmoment into American statehood. and to set them the example of becoming American citizens. He did not promise me to do so. for he said it would probably cost him his life. but after he got home he did both. He did become an American citizen and ran for governor. and led his nation. the Chickasaw tribe. on the Progressive ticket at the August election that year.
Keywords matched
naturalized