The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-10
Indians Induced to Send Let
tiers and kilograms to Wash
ington Recommending Sale
of Lands by McMurray.
MESSAGES ADDRESSED
TO RICHARD C. ADAMS
This Man Was Supposed to Be
on Intimate Terms With the
President and to Be Able
to Accomplish Much Good
STRONG HINT OF BRIBERY

H'ALESTER, Okla, Aug. 0.-M lille
NJ j. Il. McMurray was In wash
= tngtOn last May, urging the APP
prevail of his contracts, by which ne
and his associates would be able 10 Sc
cure 10 per cent attorneys, Tees on the
sale of S30,OOO,0OO worth OF land owned
by the Indians, the Indians Themselves
were being urged 10 send teIegrhms 10
Washington recommending the sale.
few days before May o. on which
Senator Gore charged he was offered
a bFibe of $4,000 or ESOJOOO 10 induce
Congress 10 approve the contracts, Me
Murray teIegraphed 40 oklahoma
"Send not less than fifty letters and
kilograms and keep up the work Tor a
week, at different towns. Looks bet
ter here. We Will win, 1 know
This evidence was brought out in
the Investigate Of the land deal be
fore the congressional committee to
day. Senator Gore said he introduced
IL 10 show the activity at washington
al the time the bride is alleged 10 nave
been made.
Many Choetaw Indians went on the
stand to show that shortly after Nc
Murray sent his telegram they were
visited by George w. Scott, McMur-
rays agent Scott asked the Indians
TO sign kilograms approving the sale
OF the 100000 acres OF coal ana as
phalt land on the 10 per cent attor-
neys' fees" basis The Indians tele-
grams were addressed to Richard &.
Adams an attorney at Washington,
who was supposed by the Indians TO
give the messages TO President Tart.
The Indians readily sent the kilograms,
they testified, because they were i'm
patient at the delay OF the govern
ment in disposing of the land, accord
ing TO treaty promises
References ia Letter.
References TO Vice President Sher-
man and Senator Charles Curtis Of
Kansas City were made in a letter in
troduced by Senator Gore. 1t had been
explained by Congressman c. z. CFea-
ger that he and Richard Adams had
called upon President Taft and that
the President had announced his dis
approval of a plan TO reopen the tribal
rolls so that more claimants might en-
ter and his approval OF settling the
Indian land question
President Taft. IL was said, wrote a
letter TO that effect and declared his
Willingness to have II given wide pub
LEGATION.
After the letter was made public
George Scott wrote 10 Mr.. Adams al
Washington, please say to the Presi-
dent that his course is 20 be COM
mended; he has placed himself on rec
ord in his letter 10 you as against the
opening of the rolls and as to the set
| tlement OF our affairs. His office will
give prestige to our demands With
Mr.. McMurray there to state our
claims; with Mr.. Curtis and Mr. Sher-
man, who understand better than 9TH
I
sistance Of the President. il begins TO
look like We are coming into our own.
Senator Gore said he had not intro
duced the letter because OF the men
ton Of Vice President Sherman and
Senator Curtis. The latter together
with President Taft, il already had
| been shown in previous testimony. had
declared themselves against the 10 per
cent clause in the McMurray contracts
Much amusement was cused by the
testimony OF James r. Logan. zone
! day last November" said Logan, "a
certain Tom Sengun called on me 10
have me sign the McMurray contracts
l asked him how McMurray was go
ing TO do anything.
He said. Well, Mac has got power
I ful influence at Washington He can
afford TO spend lots OF money. For
instance. If he makes $4,000, 600 out OF
these contracts, he can afford to spend
$1,000 600 TO get IL. Out Of his 10 per
/ cent he can give l per cent TO one SEN
ator 1 or 10 another, q couple OF per
cent 10 some congressman and still he
| viii have a fortune left. In that way
/ he will get the land sold"