The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-07
Gore Charge Investigators to.
Continue Line of Indians
Accusations.
IS ALLEGED
BY FATHER AND SON
ChOCtaw Delegate ano Tribal Chief
Assert McMurray Offered Large
Sums for Friendship.

MUSEOGEE, Okla, Aug before
closing its sessions here. 10 meet at Nc
AIester tomorrow. the special committee
OF the House which is investigating
the charges made by Senator Gore. OBJ
tanned much valuable testimony.
Next 10 the statements Of Senator
Gore himself and Of Representative
Creaser, the most important testimony
was given by D q. AIcCurtain, a Choc-
taw Indian an6 former delegate TO
Washington from his tribe. McCurtain
is a son OF Green NcCurtain. who is
chief Of 1890 Choctaws and g yenera-
bic Indian OF siXty-tWO years
MCCuT-aiu testified that J. +. MCAIur-
ray In 1896 offered him a bribe Of $4,000
TO withdraw opposition 10 the old con-
tracts 1ICNUrrsy mad with the ChOctaw
and Chickasaw tribes. These are the
contracts which Iate- were disappTOved
by President Roosevelt. The offer, ac-
cordins TO McCUrtain, was made IN the
Raleigh Hotel. Washington. He also
declared that AIcATurray introduced to
him National Committeeman Cecil Lyon
of Texas, saying he was interested in
the contracts
Offered Share In Profits
Green McCurtain supplied a further
seusati ton by declaring before the com
mittes that one George W. Scott, who
he believed acted for NcAiurray. Of
fered him one-fourth Of the profits TO
be realized from the land deal provided
he induced the tribe TO withdraw oppo-
sitiOn 10 the contracts.
This offer related not TO the old tribal
contracts, but TO the later contracts
made with individuals
Senator Curtis Of Kansas testified and
also Representative Eird Mcclure Of
Oklahoma Senator Curtis exonerated
himself and also Vice President Sher-
MAJ He also defended former Senator
Long OF Kansas and the Nebraska for
mer Senator VINO has been mentioned
In the case
In his testimony, Senator Curtis de
Jared what happened AT W mite House
conference with the President, in which
not only the President bat Vice Presi-
dent Sherman and hlmSe'. were opposed
. the Mem urrty cont acts Senator
Curtis thought this TefUted the imputa-
tIgu that he was interested" IN the
deal as alleged by Senator Core
Senator Curtis said he had known Nc
Murray for years and had never known
of his trying 60 influence legislation
Mcclure Denies Interest.
Representative Mcclure declared he
had never been improperly approached
about the contracts and was not in
terested in them 20 the extent Of one
penny Mcclure -oId about occupying
part OF suite in a Washington hotel
with Hamou. whom Core alleges tried
To bride him Mcguire said he paid for
his apartment and f. was the custom
for his friends from Oklahoma 10 stop
there He said Hamon had stopped
there two or three time.
Representative MCGUIRE said Senator
Gore had done a great deal Of ''fab-iCat-
ing"
Representative c.. r Creager was on
the s-anG again 10 attack lannon's JeS-
timouy Of Friday. Hamon declared
CreaEer called him on the phone and
made the appointment 10 meet at the
Occidental CreaEer gave a cirCUm-
stantiat account Of the meeting at
which ne has said HamOu offered him
an interest in the contracts, and assert
ed the conference was at lannon's sug-
EeSLiOn.