Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-08-10
HAMON HITS
AT CREACER
Says That Oklahoma Congress-
man Made Request Of
MCMurray for $1,000
WITNESSES WILL SAY
HE ASKED FOR LOANS

hi ASkED run LUANS
McALESTER, Okla, Aug. 10--Jacob |
l.. Hamon. whom Senator Gore accus-
ed of Offering him a $4,000 bride In |
connection with the McAlurray Indian I
land contracts, on the stand be fore |
the congressional investigating com /
mittee, today testified that Congress- !
man Creager. of Oklahoma, made !
what he considered a direct request !
OF J. f. McMuray for $1,000. Creager |
has testified that Hamon Improperly |
approached him
Hamon requested that Creager be !
called and asked as to whether he did
not solicit large loans from McMur-
ray. He says two witnesses will tes-
tify that Creager took such action.
Hamon testified that he was in
Creager's office in Washington on
June 81, when the luncheon was sug-
gested. McMurray appeared when
luncheon was over and Creager sug-
gested to McMurray that he needed
$1,000 badly in his campaign. After
wards Hamon said he (Hamon) asked
McMurray why he did not let Creager
have the $1,000. saying:
You have lots OF money"
81 can't afford to give money TO leg
islators when ! am here interested in
legislation" Hamon testified McMur-
ray replied.
On cross-examination. Hamon said
he took the conversation between
McMurray and Creager as direct re-
quest on the part of the Congressman
| for McMuray to let him have 81 900
and declared further that Creager told
McMurray he had introduced a Nc
Murray bill in Congress.
Hamon declared he was offering his
testimony TO affect Creager's credi-
/ liability as witness when he was
called for cross-examination by chair
man Burke. He said the purpose of
the luncheon mentioned was 10 get
McCurray and Creagcr together, as
Creager wanted to see Clarence Doug
lass, editor of the Muskogee Phoenix,
and induce Douglass to stop the fight
/ he was making on his nomination.
Hamon said the $1,000 suggestion was
a surprise to him.
The congressional committee inves-
tigating the bribery charges brought
/ by Senator Gore, has shown its will
! lingness to learn all that is to be
learned regarding the Indian land
affairs of Oklahoma.
Most of the testimony before the
committee yesterday tended to show
that the Indians We're inclined to in
sist on the immediate sale of their
lands and after adiourning the In
quiry earlier than usual. the members
Of the committee took a trip to Harris
horne to look over some OF thesl
lands.
Il now appears that the committe
I will be called on 10 pass upon mas
l OF questions aside from the on
4 brought up by Senator Gore in chars
y ing that Jacob L. Hamon offered hil
4 a bride of $4,000 and lannon's sui
: sequent denial.
y Questions 20 be Decided.
The testimony so far indicates tina
r the main questions to be decide
are:
D We're the agents in Oklahoma an
Y J. f. McMurray and his assistants ii
! Washington in conspiracy 10 Undue
the Indians TO send kilograms O
, Washington representing that the IN
dams thought It 10 their best interes
to press upon the government Ia,
necessity Of selling Indian lands i'm
mediately?
What were the business relations be.
tween George w. Scott, who, accord
ing to the testimony, sent messages
TO Washington urging action on the
land contracts, and J. f. McMurray
who would have made S3,000,000, had
these contracts been approved?
What is the connection of Richard
c. Adams. of Washington. whom many
kilograms were sent with Scott and
McMurray?
Are the demands Of the Indians that
their lands be sold Immediately and
the proceeds distributed among men,
bers of the tribe justified because the
government has failed TO live up to it's
treaties, or have attorneys educated
the Indians to believe that It is neces-
sary for them to pay large fees ia
attorneys to get a settlement with the
government?
Has the President been misled in
believing that the Indians signing tele
grams competent to decide what thel
wanted. when the testimony shows
some Of those whose names were sign
ed to McAlurray contracts We're mere
babes?
, The Indians insist that their triba
rolls be closed forever, but Congress
nldh Chuuutlbt VI NlIklNldf puiuAtu uu
to-day that he believed many lndian
who should be on the rolls are not a
the present time
To show that the work of the Int
rior Department has not been perfec
in this instance, it was pointed on
that Franklin Turner. an Indian Of ful
blood, is not on the rolls.
His wife, a white woman, is on IN
, rolls. however. by reason Of her mar
q riage to Turner, and her children ar
included I'm the rolls.