The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-09
Asks That Oklahoma Repre-
sentative Be Recalled to the
Stand to Explain Why He
Tried to Touch McMurray
INDIANS ACCUSTOMED
TO PAYING ATTORNEYS
Mould Give % Per Cent if Need
Be to Get Quick Action on
the Sale of Their Lands;
Creager'S Reply to ACCuSer.
STATEMENT BY HASKELL

- E'ALESrER. Okla, Aug. S-A
M charge thai Congressman q. Il.
Creaaor Of the Third Oklahoma
district had solicited '.sums'' Of money
from }. r. Me1iurrRy, holder of the
Indian land contracts which are being
subjected 10 = congressional inVestiga-
ton, Was made by Jake l.. n anon be-
fore the special committee appointed by
the National House OF Representatives
Today.
The charge developed In connection
with the inquiry into senator Thomas
Il. Cores declaration that he had been
offered a $4,000 $4,000 bribe 10
help -Pat through" Congress the Nc
Murray deal, by which he asserted Me
Murray and mis- associates would be
able 10 secure $4,000, 900. or 10 per cent,
attorneys fees in the sale OF $4,000
acres OF coal, asphalt and timber land
now belonging 10 the Indians In this
state.
Senator Gore said Hamon had offered
the bride in McMurray's behalf, and
Congressman Creager also had testi-
fled that HamOn had Suggested" that
he (Creager) might secure an inter
est" in the contracts if he helped to
remove all opposition to their approval
by Congress and President Taft
Appearing before the committee to-
day. Hamon made the counter charge
against Creager. He said the congress
man had solicited money from McMur-
ray during the tendency In Congress
OF a bill that had been drawn up by
McMurray and which Creager intro
duced. This bin provided for the sale
Of the surface lands 10 private individ-
uals and for the sale Of the mineral
wealth 10 the government Although
the McMurray contracts were not re-
Ierfed 10 IN IL, the bill. Hamon said,
was so termed that McAluTray might
have been enabled 20 put in a claim
Tor the attorneys fees. The measure,
however. was not passed.
Wants Creager 40 Explain.
Il want Mr.. Creager recalled to the
stand 10 answer these charges" said
HamOn- 4 want him 10 explain why
just after he introduced that bill, he
went TO McMurray and, under the guise
of loans. demanded from McMurray
large sums of money. l think il VIII
throw considerable light on the Indian
land situation at Washington if Crea-
ger is recalled and asked about his re-
p,eated demands for money from Nc
on being informed by Congressman
Charles II. Burke. chairman of the
committee that it was doubtful II
asked 10 be allowed 10 introduce Wit
nesses 10 testify TO his charges. His
request was taken under Amusement.
IL was the Indian day at the hear
ing. Many Indians testified they had
signed the McMurray contracts allow
ing 10 per cent attorneys fees because
they had become impatient AT the gov
eminent As the governments wards
they said, they had concluded they had
10 employ attorneys 20 fight the gov
eminent in order TO secure what money
had been promised.
Majority of Them signed.
IL was pointed out that So per cent
o. the ChOctaws and ChickasaWs had
signed the 10 per cent agreement. This
represented a large portion OF the 110,-
Gee Indians IN this state, which con
Indians In the United States. That
McMurTay's agents had gone among
the Indians and asked them TO sign the
contracts and TO send kilograms 10
President Tart, urging him 10 approve
the sale OF the land on q 10 per cent
attorneys Zee" basis. was the burden
OF most OF the Indians testimony.
We have become used to the 10 per
cent idea" declared Parke Anderson.
a ChOctaw. Most OF the Indians in
this state have 10 pay 10 per cent on
all debts and borrowed money We
have become so dependent on attor-
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