The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-05

70 fail Gore SAID that uov johnson %
the IhiCkaSaws immediately sft Wash
inEton for home and while in Oklahoma
circulated kilograms which Indians were
asked 10 send 10 Richard Adams ia Wash
ington few days following the failure
To get legislation a d"lug" Of kilograms
poured INTO Mashingto Ia Adams. who
filed them with the Attorney General.
Cor" also mad. the assertion that he
had l.arnad from subordinate in the
employ - tho Government that some
one IA the Attorney Ciensral'- depart
tn.u' wa- Interested m the contracts
All efforts on th" part IT members of the
committee to induce. Gore 20 tell who
his informant wds faied Gore said
the man would los" his place II ms name
was revealed
Their. wa- mass Of other evidence
given hv Cor regarding the sale of lots
m an addition near the town of Iawton
which attorneys for McMurray brought
into the investigation
this afternoon Dixie Gore. brother
and private secretary to tn" senator.
testified To having been in AN adjoining
room when Hamon il alleged To have at
tempted Ia hribe the senator The young
man said that Hamon IN leaving said
Dixie. | would like to make a whole lot
Of money and don't care how | make u.
The senator Is rough on his friends,
He also said tina; ! p. McMurray had
az different times invited him out and on
one occasion had asked him to a frogs leg
banquet which he did not attend. He
said that senator Gore had told him that
HAmon had offered him s?5.OOO and he
thought h" could gst u Increased.
Roy Thompson Cores assistant score
taTy. testified substantially as did Dixie
Gore He too had been invited to a frogs
leg banquet hy McAlurray.
What IL considered the most valua ble
testimony IN suhstantiating Gore was
that Of Congressman Creager OF the Third
Oklahoma district CreaRer said he had
heen approached on various occasions
and urged to support tn" McAlurray
contracts. On one occasion he had been
invited To the room IN the Occidental
Hotel occupied 10y both Hamon and
Bird Mcclure: that Hamon had told him
II he would withdraw his opposition he
could arrange II so Crcager could have
an interest IN the contracts
CreageT said that he did not allow him
TO proceed further and used some very
emphatic language and the subject was
never preached Ia him again.
regarded u an offer for my services.
said Craager on croSs-sNamination. 1t
amounted TO such
William Durant. a Choctaw Indian. gave
mass Of detailed testimony this alter |
noon relative 20 how the individual con-
tracts w.r. secured from the Indians
The COMMITTEES will remain ~ session |
here for four or fiv" DAYS and then pro- |
coed to McAlest.r. where they will GO !
further into the details Of the Indian CON !
tracts
Summonsas have hean sent out for addi- |
tIonal vitnsssss
Senator Curtis wired the COMMITTEES this |
afternoon that the Use ~ his name m |
connection with the investigation was |
Unauthorized and he wanted 10 give !
testimony He was wlrcf Ivy Chairman /
Burke TO come to Muskoge-
Hamon. accused nv Gore, u 81 years !
old. YVES born IN Kar sas city and educated /
~ the kAnsas triy"rSity Ne - "a lawyer /
ard m 1877 IVES mode chairman ~ N. 4
hsruhli~an central Commute" oi Okla /
homa aad Indian Territory. after wears :
OF service - ? hepuhhcsn politician
Gore sNvlaIr.si n his t"rfiuOrv thai " !
would hav.. n,.al absurd for Congress 70 !
sanction the N~NIrrsv contracts, which |
called for 20 Der cent f"' out nf the !
$50 .uO1 .OS0 sale. A. the Go,.'.r p Fii~rr hal /
already guarantee 20 sell the land tor /
the Indtans without any eNyen-e 70 them
The land inVolve1 IN TIE NcMurrav con
tracts includet ISn. an acres ~ the Choc-
tAw ana thtckasaW n9tIous The mineral
deposits thor" are values az SisO 80 On.
aroor6ing 70 the g~olo gical 81 yey
Dennis Flvnn. counsel for J =
said ne would contend thai
the contracts were valid since the Indians
were member, 81 what IL known as the
Five Civilized Tribes and as such had
the right Of citizenship 10 make contracts
He eaid he would assert however. that /
no offer n bribery had ever hAan made
Cecil Lyon, charm an Of the Rspuh-
hcan state commit @" Of Texas. who was
nv 20 ngre@sfnan A p Murphy
on the floor II the House If RepTessn-
tatives with having assisted McNuTray
m working fer the approval Of IN" con
tracts. ~ expect ed IA Nuskogee tonight
Hamon refused - make statement
this afternoon as to the charges brought
bv senator Gore He declared he might
make statement later explaining his
With the land case
RepreeentatIyc NC(,mre refused TO dis :
cuss the charges m any way
TOPEKA. Aug 4 nIted States sen |
afor Charles curtis wh hen told ~ th..
allegations mad" hy senator Gore ~
Mu-koge.. y. dav ~ th. Indian attorney
fee case emphatcally denied having
any connection with tho matter what
ever. and gave IN" President. members
n Cabinet aud Senators ~ witnesses
to prove MS assert On- II
senator Curtis to-day sent = despatch
10 Chairman Burs" ~ the board ~ m
qury AVID Congressman Campbell 81
Kansas on" II the members ~ th. hoard
In which he declared that m" iIse ~ he
name m connection with fht. NkMurray
rontra"t. was without foundation and
that he would appear h.for" the com
mission NJ any TINE and place
i am not ana hav" not b..n interested
IN these matters directly "r Indirectly
kait Curtis i hav" taken ~" position
that tho thICkasaw- aud thpDfaWs did
not need attorneys To assist them m the
sale II their reserved coal and asphalt ,
lands and ~ the sale Of their reserved
timber lands have contended that u {
vas the properly " the Indians This ,
ran b. verified by the President and the ,
of the Cabinet and senators
O. THRU. OHla.. Aug. i-ConRTessmAn .
McGuir"'s secretary. Earl ' CroNton ,
VAS ask@d for statement tonight and
he outlined what II understood 10 ~, a
statement approved 10y Mctiuir. and do :
rlar"d IN" charges ~ far a. MCtiuirn ~
concerned to 10 DolitlCal conspiracy
@twe"n Gov. Haskell Of Oklahoma S-na-
tor Cor" and other democratic Sader- in
IhIs stat 20 InIuro Mcclure. CroNton's
statement follows
Senator Gor"'z weak att%m Ut 90 con d
1ect Congressman Bird Mctiunre with tn. :
NcMurray contract, ~ not IN" first at !
LHmpt on tho part Df III" Haskell machine | !
IN Oklahoma To throw dust m tn" eyes .
II th" voters Of Oklahoma Tor tine purpose
" d'feating MCGuir- similar effort