The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-06
SWears He Never Mentioned
Vice-President Sher-
man to Him.
NEVER OFFERED A BRIBE
Nan Accused BY Oklahoma Sena-
tor Takes Stand and De-
MES Everything.

" .'' ~ ~ lANton. The man from NV own
,. who senator Gore swore had
arip'ed 90 bTibe him and who Congress
... trrag-r said had mad. improper
....Hc- IA order Ia influence Creager-
.t.ur' IN legislation Of interest tn hamon.
r. d,y was IN the witness stand before
.r. -"I"Ct congress committee and said
'r,' 'h" story told nv Crea ger was untrue
rru 'Nar when Gore said that he ,Hamonl
'.I borrowed money from Gore the
Senator had he'd
t,.r-. according - the witness On the
49, dsv nf MAY last led him from Cores
rr- during the noon hour through the
,tamusr Il the senate into a secluded
..ar" in the Senat" library and after Clos-
rS rhr door "a iksd To- hun about financing
- next Senatorial campaign
Hamon emphaticaliy denied that he
had ever mentl onrd =" S.uator Cor" m"
rams II senator 'urtis. Ntce-Pres ldent
sherman or .X senators Long and Thurs
Ton ~ Kansas and Nebraska
Hamun said that,he agreed ~ assist
tore ~ financing his campaign aud ~hil-
~hS som J--UdIng legislation NJ
irorcst 10 Hamon that Gore M CHI get
'.-ough for him h" ND hay" aided n
Gore did not. bu' Hsmon testified that
Though he did not care ~ diyuigr the
hgsIue~s Of hrs II tents ho was ,umUelled
ie,ause ~ the unfair method ~ senator
Gore To saw 'har BE- Was ~ Washington
80 he time II tNc Ill'Z.d attempted hri-
tory a. ia" pa'd ATTORNEY ~ Go, Haskell
Iud other d"f"niInts ~ TN" town Ipi
ca-ss
10 sub-tsni'di' hIs 49,. TtiOn- h' nitro
duccd as evidence kilograms from Haskell
and from Oryril" I Smith. tn" GuNrrnur'
TrlVats sttoru"s
We de- tel fha' re- 3 ,..'' -r-Dii,u ',S,-
Ji.ca with Gur- ..ll'I. = foo Ice. ud.rl"g
- So ,0p OF Ury u,'rr sutu 'u' tu.. =.
proval "f m" NcNiurrrv cot 'r.''- w.
ssS also escorted '4g' the testimony
81 CongreSsrrAl ITras-r ~s> tutru, and
thai he haI not q" auv Wsv ~. q" g. IN.
Proper PROPOSAL O." the MuSNug.r cot .
gresham
HNmOn ttiS s'i-rrt.bu toll u' .lr.- .
shady beats ~ COM -Jtion l.n ttFI y
lots 10 the Cor" a 'niOr aiI,i trg l. '.
ton several years ago He ,rii thai r-
E.i agr,,i to hay IN" Io's ia ., chez ~
=. possible and rot 30 hi 'Ginst each
,,'hsr. hut thai the Top- hrothers t~o
iI"br.ws hs iGi ~ a number OF the lot
- ldirg Against S.arf',r Gore cod crusi"g
rim TO IIav more for his l.t- thPr the Nj
49, pPii Hamor limited that thev
ere getii0g mighty cl1se 10 th" 10 ger
fr. hat still 81 rot viplar. the Giit- /
."ate- statute The led. he SFii. NE-
ir, o-ei 10 have b.'" Government LAID
cit for school piIrpOs~-.
10 YOU think this As a i"c- - honor
.l. b,Isine-s,- inquired Iongrr--mPn
'lli.r
We ueDpls ~ the West Il" rot hoo.
..pu fhirRr lis. you do. a"sW-rr
anon
hAirmar BurN- ~ SOUTH Dakota 'ook
option 70 the statement. declaring
,rar he Vas from IN. West
". try to get all N. land We can
,."aply az possible without violating tn"
90 -aid Hsmon 4 really suppose ""
.|a'.d the statute. but did not think
.. ~ the time
rh-n YOU think II - no harm 10 beat
u." Government said Congressman
iAr urell
Well | was not a msmhsr 81 siiheT
80 ~ Congress and II the Government
lined the debt II nattsr-d not to me.
Ua1on replied
-saa,or Gore then examined HaTnon
49, difference to business deals With
Con gressmen Mcclure and McMurray
..' sas unable 60 get the witness 20 admit
..r' here were any deals b-' ws-n them.
Harmon at one time this afternoon.
,'" Undergoing severe griIslling by
'.' gr-Ssnan Saunders. became angry
arH '.r AIRED that he had known for some
'r. hat senator Gore could be safely
.-.. .s.n-r. when pressed for specific
... 90 h" said once IN a town lot case;
.. ...'. I'm" he had been bribsd by the
''...au hook Company He said in
.u~'ance hs was IN Cores once
.a ..- af,put the allotment ~ some
..t- Western Oklahoma and Gore
o." would ~ a good thing n We could
90" -.,. ~ that land Another in
'a SO. when A. " Lawrence Of
...' SIS present whsn Gore said
-' chance 10 steal something
. DO
...f"d Un crO@s-e yamInstIOn that
.H .rrrpwed ~ 900 and United
'.... 80 nt''r Owen had gone on his
riding to Hamon Gore asked
.-. $3.50 40 thar he could pay
rH 90 -ee Dr. ROwell and his
... Na- Interested In an add
.rg lawton The Rowell-
'm" Tying to- get the land
Jf Epw"Il. and Gore said
Hmpn They had better
..E o. they want their land
.. rft-' 'h- session TODAY