The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-05
Says There Is Absolutely no Founda-
ton in the Charges Of sena-
tor Gore In the Bribery
Charge.
HIS DIGNIFIED ANSWER
There is Not vestige of Truth in
Any Charge or Statement I'm.
pIicatlns Me in This
Affair.""


UTICA, N. Y. Aug. 5.-vice Pres
ident James S. Sherman, from Gov
ey's Camp, near Big Moose, in the
Ad1rondacks, sent word that Nhe tes-
timony made by Senator Gore at
Muskogee, Okla, naming him as the
man supposedly higher up" in the
so-called McMurray Indian contracts
bribery matter was absolutely with
out foundation. The vice presidents
denial is as follows
The statement credited to Sena.
tor Gore in the investigation into the
McMurray Indian contracts matter
at Muskogee, Okla, is absolutely
without foundation in SO far as it
refers to me. There is not vestige
OF truth in any charge or statement
duplicating me in this affair.",
Vice President Sherman left Utica
at LAO o'clock for Covey's Camp,
just twenty minutes before the wire
brought to Utica news of the sensa-
tional testimony In Muskogee. Sub
sequently, when an effort was made
to get into communication with him
by telephone or telegraph, it was de-
veloped that a severe storm had
swept that sections of the Adiron-
dacks adjacent to Big Moose and
that practically all the wires there
abouts had been prostrated. Subse,
Iquently telegraphic communication
with Big Moose was re-established
in round about way and the sub.
stance Of Senator Cores statement
was laid before Mr. Sherman.
Curtis Asks to Testify.
Topeka, Kans., Aug. 5.-Senator
Curtis, when told about the allega-
tfons made by Senator Gore at the
Mnskogee congressional inquiry into
the Indian attorney fee matter, in
which his name was used as one of
those interested in the McMurray
contracts, emphatically denied hav,
ing any connection with the matter
whatever, and gave the president,
members of the cabinet and his fell
low senators as witnesses to prove
/ his assertions.
Senator Curtis sent dispatch to
Chairman Burke, Of North Dakota
of the Board Of Inquiry, and Con.
gresham Campbell of Kansas, mem
| ber of the board, in which he de-
clared that the use of his name In
connection with the McMurray con
tfacts was without foundation and
that he would appear before the com
mission at any time and place.
1 After sending these dispatches,
Senator Curtis made the following
| statement in reply to Senator Gore:
THE use of my name in connec
tion with the McMurray contracts is
without foundation. am not and
have not been interested with either
of them, directly or Indirectly. ]
have taken the position that the
Chickasaws and Choctaws did moi
need attorneys to assist them in the
! sale of their reserved coal and as
phalt lands nor in the sale of theil
reserved timber lanos. l have con
tended that It was the duty of the
/ government, under the laws passed
by congress, to handle that property
/ for the Indians. This can be verified
4 by the president, members of the
cabinet and senator's
Mcguire Gives Hot Denial.
4 GUTHRIE, Okla. Aug. 5.-Repre
sentative Bird S. MCGUIRE of tn,
First Oklahoma district, in a state
ment in Guthrie. denied emphatical
ly that he had now or ever had q
4 interest in Indian contracts with Nc
Murray or any one els1 He said h,
would go to Muskogee at once ant
q appear before the congressional
committee now in session there.
i Il don't know what was said t,
Senator Gore stated Mr. Mcclure
"or whether anything was said t,
i him by any persons, but this mucl
j is true:
il NO living man who is homes
and responsible will say that hav'
now or have had any interest In an.
j Indian contracts with McMurray o
anybody else. A man who would bas,
i a statement in the United State
senate on what some person ma.
have told him in matter like tha
is nothing more or less than com
mon slanderer.'
After stattsg that he would atten'
the investigation today, Mr.. Nc
Guire said: