The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21
He Had No Improper j,
Relations With In
dian Contracts.
SENATOR CURTIS
ALSO BLAMED ESS|
Congressional Committee Finds
There Was No Warrant for
Using Name Of Either 81
Connection With Alleged
Attempted Bribery. s,
Gore Makes Statement.

81 lAOk e Makes 0CdLCIIlcnts
Sulphur. Okla, August so-rhe -
Hlect committee appointed by the House,
OF representatives to investigate ms
dian land affairs and the so-called Me-
Murray contracts, and which also has
been investigating the Gore bribery
charges, tonight issued the followina|
statement:
''rhe committee HAS heard a.l|
carefully considered all OF the testi.|
mony submitted and IL unanimous -
the opinion that there Is ana was 10 10
warrant for any person to use the|
names OF vice-President Sherman ssaa|
Charles $. Curtis I'm connse.
ton with any Improper relation vvitA
any Indian contract whntever.,.
n This is the opinion OF the committee
after hearing scores Of witnesses who
appeared following the testimony of |
Senator T. p. Gore Senator Gore SAID f
he had been approached by Jake u
Hamon. and that Hamon. acting IN the
Interest OF j. F. McMurray, had offered
SNSAAS&S0A ~ PsOtNoV sOAgA vOVtVVV
as a bribe to promote In Congress the |
contracts by which McN1urray was 20 |
receive 10 per cent. attorneys fee on |
the sale of $30,000,000 worth OF Indian
lands. .gss
.sientionedv sherman.
The Senator testified that Hamon|
had mentioned Senator Curtis and
Vice-President Sherman as being In
3terestedr In the deal. Mt. Sherman9b e-
Ing named as the { man CHER up {
sHamon, on the stand. denied he. had
ever said anything about the contracta|
to Gore. XXI
The committees report swas signed
by Representative Charles II. Burke
South Dakota; c. B. Miller. minnesota;
e. Nv saunders. Virginia: j. II. Ste--|
4phens. Texas. and Phillip p. Campbell1|
Kansas |
In giving It's decision to-day the
announced that 1t had re1|
ceived from Senator Gore q tement|
relative to Yice-President Sherman
and Senator Curtis and tina the scom-|
mittee Commended Senator Gore'A
statement"
This is the statement from SENATOR
Gore which was read and inserted in
the official record of the investigationj
ITO the Investigating Committee:
II feel in duty and honor bound EtoI
make the following statement: 81
also dictated by considerations8so4|
common justice toward the persons
Neither the name OF FVicr.5
President Sherman nor Senator Curtis
was mentioned by me on the hoor
the United States Senate: That the
name OF either. of these parties
alluded to by Mr.. Hamon was as stead
lastly withheld from the public unit
this Investigation began.
z mo public mention OF their names name
was ever made. either d rectlyssor.slh1
directly by me until was required
and Obliged to do So. testifying as
vitness 5jund err oath and detailing ting
which occurred between
Mr. II anon and myself. then macs
formal protest against INTRODUCING
thar names, but the committee In ting
nronar pursuit OF Its duties requires
ma u make IA full answer wit bout res
eryatton. 81 . y - ,..,l
any view Of inculpat g them. NO
Win any view Of suggesting gutlt.sbu
merely in order that the trut h.H 9 g
tha whole truth, might a8rela ted WIZ,
re ference to the details Of the consve!1
alton on the question Tn ne puplssJ
mus realize that the name OF an any ms
could be used or misus N Slhe ssl..
either as an al s 81 =,
otherwise. and no public ON ON c s,la.l wv
have immunity and prot ton E 3 asas
such an injury md ~ n1u ls9a' 80 ), :.
! IN nv last remarks in the SenatV
,aId that the integrity OF no maj MAI
q I ba impenched upon the ests1imonA
~ an Interested or untrus twoTEtltR
Il, Z ass That was my vs. conHictAso
than THAT Is my convict lon n. noNW.g.
=, sure that In the court OF puInn
,ninion no Judgment or " dfcla !. ~
a., "a turned either against the wee
s,dent or Senator Curtiss on account
- 81 = misuse OF their name ~ ~ "
manner above referred a 60 g !,
80 ID Hearing All nut OVER
\ uThe investiga ton Is now 2 ractlcAtl
concluded. Many witne ' es5 nialSo.8us
a volunle OF eve .V' eng ny
oeen adduced. and there 4 Is s5no sssesss
nony tendin 81,
proper on on ln 8 20
,f1clal with the approve OF q s. 2 ~ ~
,alled yMcN1urray ION tracts
5F'.,While the public has had no = asoI
= lsnspect any such impropers8c qn
,actio ION. vet II would ve nture 70 ssug
,as Il and III i may be pardon ed, G Wo0lS
,snnast that the COMMITTEES at IN
,arIiest practicable moment ma re
hndlng and stateme ~
he effect that 10 evil ence ne g 9 u pee
presented tending to establi 9 y any !m
proper conduct on the pa t OF sseltn
ylce. President Sherman or SenAtoN
curtis respecting the subject n OF ssth!|
nvestigat ion.' 3s5s 81 e h!
A ssnat Or Gore. who has a ttand ed sa
Il the committees sessions. leftsssto
lay for Paxton, Ill,.ss, To- all 9 lectut
g n d s35 ssSs 5lsE
Represe 81. ative Re-. saund an
member q + the commit q, laft Tor nm
lome a t n ocky M punt q ~ o..
The committees Ann punced s hawSyNi
hat the inYasti ga lion Y had not y hs4
concluded, MeNiurray ri wi \ s contlKsa
ia tes tinaouy on MOndnY II. sg3ssSyss