The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-05
{ mplete Contradiction
Made Before Congressional
Investigators by Oklahoman
SHERMAN TO TAKE
THE WITNESS STAND
Vice President Will Be Summoned
10 Muskogee by Committee
10 Make Reply.

8IUsKOGEE. Okla. aug sake L.
Hamon. former chairman OF the Re
publican state committee. nd the man
accused by Senator Gore and Repre-
sentative c. =. Creagor OF attempting
OF bribe them in the Indian land cases.
was called 10 the witness stand al the
Congressional Investigation shortly be
fore noon today.
Among his testimony was a com
plete denial Z Cores charges. He de-
clared he never made an ofer OF
a S25.069 or q $4,000 bribe 10 Sen
ator Gore He said he never discussed
the AicMurray contracts With Gore
nor said anything about all clean
money He asserted Representative
Crea EOrs statement on the witness
stand supporting Gore was a fake
That Ham0u had suggested 20 Rep
resentative Creagor that he might get
an interest In the Indian Ianj contracts
in return for the Representative sup
port, was the declaration made by the
/ latter whiie he was testifyins today
Creagor. who was the first witness
called offered little new testimony
merely TeIIeratiuE much that was told
{ yesterday regarding meetings at the
I Occidental Hotel az washington with
Eamon- Mr. Creag gor stated he does
e
that Hamon was acting for Attorney
! 4IelIurray- or had proper aurhor1ty 20
make any offer of a bribe-
Interest Suggested
8Ir Hauon suggested I might get an
I interest in the contracts, said the Wit
ness
He did not offer it, 7 did not under
stand the conversation with him was 70
corrupt Our relations remained friend
Iy-'
No other person except Hamon had
ever made any improper suggestion,
witness said.
The questioning was conducted by At
torney G. c. Ames. counsel for 8Ic8IUr-
ray
To a question Of Chairman Burke, wit
ness stated that Ham0n made an i'm
/ proper suggestion, but not an oUt-aud-
out offer OF q certain amount Of money.
4 want 10 make one statement before
I 90 further-3Ir. Hamon did not re-
quest ne not 20 testify He asked me
[ II I would testify. I told him yes, and
also what I would say. which Is the
same as I have given here
VII Summon Sherman.
( Vice President James s sherman.
+ Senator Curtis Of Kansas. ard Jacob
I Hamou, Of LiawtoE, Okla, viii be asked
+ before the Congressional committee NJ
/ vestigatiHg the Indian. land charges y
/ give their testimony, according % q.
statement made today by one of the
/ committeeman
( 1T woGfd be no more than justice to
I those whose names have been in
vOlved in the case through the testf-
/ TraEy Of senator Gore" said this com
/ uiitteeman. -'to have them tell their
( stories and stand examination
/ Bird Mcclure. also named D. Senator
/ Gore, arrived today from Guthrie
Il am ready 20 go on the stand" he
said My record Is clan and 7 am anI-
! ioCs for a chance 90 vindicate myself
I Senator Gore refused 10 discuss the
I case this morning The matter IS in
/ The hands Of the committee was his re-
I ply I am satisfied with the progress
+ 7 have made, however
/ The special committee OF the House re-
sumed its session today with the in
terest in the revelations at white heat
The fact that the name Of Vice Presi-
dent Sherman has been dragged into the
charges. and that ne has been mention
I Cd as one OF The men higher up In
/ the case, has impressed on the members
I OF the committee the tremendous con
( sequences Of the inquiry which they are
undertaking
Senator Gore Confident.
| Senator Gore declares he believes he
+ has made his charges stick, and has an
nounced he viii cali only two OF three
more Witnesses BY long odds. the most
important testimony thus far given
next 10 that of Senator Gore himself is
that OF Representative Creager-
Mr. Crsaser Is Republican. while
/ Senator Gore IS a Democrat. Yet AZ
/ Creager has declared that he, too. was
/ approached with a suggestion that II
+ he Withdrew his opposition TO the Nc
Murray contracts ne might have an
/ interest in them.
/ Senator Gore in his testimony CHARGED
( THAI Jacob l. Hamon. former RepubIi-
can national committeeman for Okla
homa. offered him bribe, first Of Sz5.0o0
and then of S5a,00o TO withdraw his op-
I position TO the McAIurra5- Indian con
I tracts 0y which the ChCctaw and Chick
asaW Indians we're 10 dispose Of certain
lands for SCI, ,004 eo0. and J. r aTcAfurrav
an attorney OF McAlester, Oklahoma
and his associates, were TO get S5.05G,09d
III fees
Gore Names Vice President.
Senator Gore alleged that Hamon told
him that Senator Curtis of Kansas and
Representative Mcclure Of Oklahoma
uyaro interested in tho contracts Sa7a-