Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-08-10
COMMON sLANDERER, HE SAYS.
Mcclure Denies Connection Witt,
Brihcry--GOrc TcStiies.

Esribciy--Gorc Tcstiiies.
! Muskogee. Okla, August 4.---Vice
| President Sherman was named by
| Senator II. p. Gore in connection
with what are known. as the Nc
Murray indian land contracts. an in
vcstigation OF which was begun here
| to-day by special committee Of the
| House OF Representatives.
Senator Gore, after declaring that
he had been approached By Jacob
Ramon, former chairman Of the Ok
lahoma Republican Territorial Com
mittee prior to Statehood, with an
! offer OF a bribe Of $4,000 to re-
| move all Congressional opposition
to the contracts, asserted that Ham
on had said man higher up" in
the government was 'interested' in
the contracts. Senator Gore at first
man mentioned as "higher up" but
later on. being pressed by Congress-
man Burke, chairman Of the COM
mittcc. declared Hamon had used the
name OF Vice President Sherman.
Brihc Raised to $4,000.
when | scolfed at the offer OF a
bribc even, it was raised to $4,000,
rs ilamon suggested it might be.
testified Senator Gore, "My visitor
tl!amOm. in my Office at Washing
ton, went on to say that other mem
bers OF Congress were Interested in
the contracts. He said Senator Cur
It's was Interested and Congressman
Mcclure, OF Oklahoma, was interest
ed, and then he mentioned the name
OF a man higher up in the govern
| mcnt
Il was appalled, when | heard
that name" said the senator.
'What was the name OF that man
higher up?" asked Chairman Burke.
swell. as that is true" responded
| Mr. Gore, Il will tell all | know.
| Fhc man mentioned by Hamon p. as
| being higher up and Interested in
the McMurray contracts was Vice
President Sherman
No More Questions About Sherman.
No further questions were asked
concerning the mention OF Vice Pres
.ident sherman.
On crOSs-eXamination by c. B..
Ames, counsel for Mir. McMurray,
| Spn1tnl' (,nrn
tions existing between himself and
| llamon. He said the relation had
always been extremely friendly, and
he frequently had business deals
money.
do YOU regard llamon as truth
ful MANI asked Attorney Ames.
| "ln most cases do. but ! think
sions."
Senator Gore said Congressman
| {. Il. Creager, representative OF the
Third Oklahoma District, had also
been approached in connection with
the bribery offer.
"Mr. Creager told me So" said
Senator Gore.
"Ec also told me to go ahead and
make those charges and he would
stand by me, giving his testimony" -"
The hribe was offered at Wash
ington, the Senator testified, on the
9Th Of May.
The Man Higher Up.
Senator Gore declared that when
he froWned upon the bribery offer,
llamon said the amount might be
raised to $50, 900. "IIamon also told
me that Senator Charles Curtis, Of
Kansas, and Congressman b. S. Nc
Guirc, OF Oklahoma, were interested
in the McMurray contracts" tcsti-
lied Senator Gore. "And while am
about it, | might as we'll tell that he
said an official higher up in the
government was also interested in
the deal"
when he named persons higher
up, held up my hands i'm astonish-
mcht ard said: Is it possible that a
person SO high in the United States
government could lay himself open
to such an imputation?'
| 'Well,' replied Hamon, "ths is
lots OF money, YOU see
The bribery offer, Senator Gore
explained, followed his opposition to
the approval by Congress OF what
| are known thp NJcNIrrr,y .,,,