Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-05

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MUsKoGEE. Okla, Aug. 5.-AlE con-
neeted with alleged attempts to bribe
Senator Gore or other senator's or
members of Congress made emphatic
denials today of all charges made bv
Senator Gore yesterday.
Jake L. Hamon. accused by Senator
Gore with having offered him a 81. .oa0
pribe to influence legislation in Con-
gress for the sale Of Oklahoma Indian
lands, took the stand before the con-
gressional investigating committee to-
day.
Hamon entered a general denial Of
Senator Cores charges that he offered
the senator $4,000 or any other amount
to put through the $50, 100000 land
deal. He denied being himself inter-
ested in the McMurray contracts. and
said he was in Washington in the in
terest of Governor c. N Haskell. of
Oklahoma. He also denied ever Offer
ing Congressman C. F. Creager an ..in-
/ terest'' in the deal
| Hamon described himself as an az
torney at Lawton Okla, the home
town of Senator Gore He said he had
known Senator Gore for nine years and
I had loaned him money in business
\ transactions.
did you tell Senator Gore that you
were ready TO pay him $4,000 or $4,000
and the money would not be marked
and there would be no checks, but that
the money would be clean, hard cash ?"
Il never made such an Offer
Never Spoke of vice-Prexiaent.
did you ever mention to Senator
| Gore that Fice-President Sherman,
Senator Curtis, former Senator Long
or former Senator Thurston were inter-
ested in the McMurray contracts2''
Il never did. I was at Washington
in the interest of some Indian trades at
a fee of $50 a day and expenses in the
interest of Governor Haskell in the
Muskogee town lot case
Chairman Burke, of the investigating
committee. authorized statement that
I Vice President Sherman would not be
summoned to appear before the special
congressional investigating committed
1t was stated that no evidence had
been introduced TO show that Mr.. Sher-
man could throw any light on the in
vestigation.
| Resuming the witness stand today,
Congressman C. E. Creager, of Okla
homa, on cross-examination told
further of details of his experiences in
! Washington in connection with the at
tempted s30.00o000 Indian land deal.
Congressman Creager again testified
! concerning his meeting with Jake L.
Hamon. charged by Senator Gore with
being a promoter for J. F. McMurrays
who held contract in favor of the sale
of land on ten per cent basis.
What was the length of time of the
conversation which-you said you had
with Hamon at the hotel at Washing
ton. and in which he said you might
obtain an interest in the contracts II
I you helped put them through?r asked
c. B. AmesI counsel for McMurray.
About two minutes" said Creager.
did you state TO Senator Gore that
an attempt had been made to influence
you?"
II did not. All l said was that al
/ the proper time I would rise in the
House to question of personal privi-
lege.-
ION or about May 6. did Senator
/ Gore call you on the telephone and tell
you little bird had whispered TO him
something important about the McMur-
ray contracts
He did not"
You were on friendly terms with Nc
Murray"
Yes, l saw him frequently
Mr. Creager then said he was the
author of a bill providing for the sale
of the lands on a $30D00.O 900 basis.
Ibid McMurray help you frame that
billg''
Yes
Then that bill expressed the wishes
of McMurray?"
Went Ove- Bill Together.
Some of his wishes. We went over
the bill together"
Were your conferences with Nc
Murray secret?"
"No. so-called. We often talked pri-
vate7
Ibid MeMurray ever make any irn7
proper proposals to you 10 infiuencp
you to obtain legislation for himg
He never did"
Ibid your bill meet the approval Of
the Oklahoma delegates in Congress ?"
Not entirely They approved Of it
as whole. but disagreed as to some
details"
I'm previous testimony you said that
Congressman Mcclure. Of Oklahoma.
lived at the same hotel in Washington
with Hamon and McMurray. Did you