The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-08-10
STORY OF BRIBE|
esse Ral cze Particulars Of cssspisey
to Rsb Isaiass.
WILLIAMS IS INVOLVED

WILLIAMS Is INVOLVED
Tho senator States He Will Givs
'.Eull Details OF . Scheme TO Rot
Indian. OF Three Millioa Dollars :
In substantiatson OF Charges Made
BIZ Him In United States Senate.
Investigation OF charges made "a
the Cni,et States senate by L. II.
Gore ,aa, DE and memoe. OF the
house OF representatives had Been o.
fe.red = eribe OF $25.0oo each 20
foster a scheme whereby the In
dians Of Oklahoma were TO be de-
pr,ret Of S. 900. 900 profits due them
through the sale OF asphalt iaads IN
;ha. State. has begun.
II will tell the full details OF the
schene ha:ched a. Washington TO
mules these Indians out OF $1,000
600 through the sale Of their lands.
said Senator Gore Il win give
names. dates and other ci'cunstan-
nea relative 10 the oribe Of $4,000
offered 70 ,ne AID to member OF the
house OF representatives 20 remove
our opposition 70 tho scheme which
would put that vast sum OF o,"ney
In the bands OF public attorneys
The committee was appointed BY
the house Of representatives TO in
yestisa;e what are klown as the NC
Murray contracts with the Chicksaw
and choc,ae tribes Of Indians. /, is
headed by Chairman Chas. II. Burke
Of South Dakota and convened Oh
Thursday. Seoa;or Gore Vas the
6rst witness.
The charges made By Senator Gore
In tho senate June s<. which are the
basis Of the present Investigation.
are:
That J. E. McMurray. Of AeAies-
ter, Okla. and his associates had 90
tasoed 10000 contracts with Chick
asaw and Choctaw Indians for the
sale OF 10000 acres OF lands. est!-
mated to be worth s3.0o0.o00 TO
s1s.o0o.o00.
That the profit Of McNurray and
his associates Was to be 20 per cent.
and a sum ranging from S3.o00.ooo
to $4,000. 900.
That a New York syndicate al
ready vas prepared TO take over the
land at sS.eoo.oo0.
That when opposition to proving
The contracts arose in congress be
{Seaatcr Gore) was approached and
told that $4,000 or perhaps sa0.-
eoe would be available TO him aud
that a Hike sum would be available
to member o! the house Of repre-
senea..ves. II all opposition vas re
moved.
That II the contracts had been ap-
proved the Indians would aave been
deprived Of 10 per cent. Of the profits
guaranteed them by the government
and the money would have gone TO
pay attorneys fees" for which no
materia. service had been rendered.
Seaato- Gore also charged that an
ex-senator from Nebraska and eS-
senator from Kansas we're interest
ed in the contracts
In my charges before the senate.
did nos give any names concerning
the offers Of bribery" said Senator
Gore.
THAT and other information. am
ready 70 :mpare before the invessiSa-
tios committee. When the govern
ment made its treaties with the In
dams 1, agreed TO sell the land and
hand over the full prof. to those
Indians. It would be absurd for the
Government to sanction a reduction
OF 10 Pc. cent. 70 be handed out IN
the shape OF attorneys fees. II is
especially absurd since no attorneys
services are needed.
Besides Mr.. Burke. other members
OF the Investigating committee are
Philip Campbell. OF Kansas. Clar-
eoce 3. Miller. OF Minnesota. John
II. Stephens. Of Texas and Z. W
Saunders Of Virginia. Chairman
Burke said that the committee. after
e7kins evidence. would visit Neal
ester. Oklahoma City and other paris
OF the State 70 obtain from the IN
Giaos d;r~c, information as 70 how
the contracts we're obtained from
them.
Dennis Flynn. counse! tor J. f
McMurray. said DE would eont~ad
tha, the contracts we:e valid since
the indians were members Of VIA;
are known as the Five Civilized
Tribes and as such had the right
Of citizenship 10 make the contracts.
He said he would assert. however.
that no oGe. Of bribery had ever been
made.
Ceci! Lyon. chairman Of the Re
publican State committee OF Texas
who was charged by Congressman A,
D. Murphy on the aoo. Of the house
with having assisted Mr. Murphy il
asking for the approval OF the con
tracts. Is expected.