The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-17
JUSTIFICATION OF SENATOR
GORE.
GORE

The Chicago Inter-Ocean in com
menting upon the Gore charges in the
United States senate and the results
of the investigation so far says:
"Af.er the first day or two public
interest in Senator Cores charges
that an attempt had been made to
bribe in connection with the disposi-
ton OF certain Indian lands manifest
ly waned Aside from the one in
cident of j. l.. lannon's alleged offer
of the bribe the tales OF Senator Gore
and of the witnesses who followed
dealt altogether with hearsay evidence
from disreputable sources.
But last Wednesday in Representa-
tive Charles d. Carter of the Fourth
Oklahoma district the investigating
committee found witness who really
knew something at first hand, and who
is certainly able to qualify as an expert
on Indian affairs. And Represents
tive Carter's testimony was really cor.
roborative of the blind senator's tale
that an attempt had been made TO
bribe him to consent to an arrange
ment by which about 10000 was to
be taken out OF the Indians for legal
services of no visible value.
The Hon Charles d. Carter, though
his family tree shows a trifle more
white than Indian blood in his veins,
no "squaw man or recent seeker of
Indian privileges for profit His people
have been Indians, partly by necessity
and partly by choice, for more than a
hundred years He Is directly descend.
ed from Nathan Carter, "A ScotchIrish
lad who fell into the hands of the
Shawnees at the Wyoming valley
massacre during the Revolutionary
war. This Nathan Carter was sub
sequently adopted into the Cherokee
tribe and married a full-looded Cher.
okee girl.
Charles ID. Carter however, is class.
ed as a Chickasaw. his father having
passed from the Cherokees into that
tribe by marrying sister of its form
er chief Educated in the Chickasaw
schools, young Carter Went into bust
ness and prospered. and has been an.
ditor of public accounts, superinten-
dent of schools and member OF the
Chickasaw council When the Indian
terri ory became part of the state OF
Oklahoma his political talents found
broader fed and ne. was elected to
the SiXtieth congress and reelected to
the SiXty-First.
Congressman Carter testified that
on May last, on the steps of the cap
itol at Washington Jake IIamon,
whom Senator Gore directly accuses
OF Offering him bribe, talked to him
about Indian land deals and urged him
20 go to that old man Gore and get
him to Withdraw his fool bin against
the McMurray cntracts"
Il will be remembered that Senator
Gore testified that Il was on May that
Hamon made his hribe offer. and that
Dick Gore. the senator's brother
aud secretary. heard lannon's com.
plants about how hard the senator
was ON his Old friends" Congressman
Carter also testified to a conversation
with Richard c. Adams, a Washington
lawyer. on the same subject.
Adams claimed a 3 per cent interest
in the profits TO be made by McMur-
ray & Co. out Of the Indians He also
wanted Garter to go TO Senator Gore
and get him to withdraw his opposi.
ton to the McNurray contracts Adams
said that if they could stop Cores op-
position there would be no trouble
abou. getting the thing through"
Here We have a pretty complete pic
ture of the gang of legal sharks recog-
nizing the opposition OF Senator Gore
as the chief obstacle to their getting
away wi h the loot. We see them GO
ing to man of recognized position
and influence among the Indians ana
trying 70 get his help TO stop Senator
Gore. And We seem 20 hear in Jake
lannon's wrathful language to Carter
on May a distinct echo OF his effort