The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-09

Big Moose, N. Y.--Vice-PrGSldent
James S. Sherman on his arrival here
from Utica received a telegram say
ing that his name had been mentioned
by Senator Gore at Muskogee as one
Of those interested in the $4,000, 600
McMurray Indian contracts. He gave
out this statement:
THE story that comes to me about
The charges made by Senator Gore at
Muskogee today is absolutely without
the slightest shadow of foundation. .
Muskogee, Okla.-Senator Thomas
P. Gore caused sensation by naming
Vice-President Sherman, Senator
Charles Curtis of Kansas and others
In connection with the McMurray
contracts with the Chickasaw and
Ehoctaw tribes, investigation of which
Is in progress here by special com
mittee of congress. In recital that
dumfounded the investigators the
blind senator from Oklahoma mar
Fated events that happened in his pri-
vate Office at Washington at noon
May 6 last, when, he declares, he was
approached by Jacob l.. Hamon of
Oklahoma and offered a bride of $685.
600 or $50, 900 if he would withdraw
bill pending in congress SO that 3d.
100000 in fees might be paid to J.
r. McMurray, an Oklahoma attorney,
and his associates.
The story the senator told was in
substance identical with the one with
which he threw congress into excite
nent June "a, during the closing days
Of the session, but upon cross-exam-
nation at this time he divulged
names that he suppressed in his
speech from the floor of the senate.
The names mentioned in connec-
tion with the Indian contracts up to
The time the Investigators adjourned
we're Vice-PResident james School
sraft Sherman, Senator Charles Curtis
of Kansas, Representative Bird s.
Mcclure of Oklahoma; Chester l.
Long, once United States senator
from Kansas; Jacob l.. Hamon, once
chairman of the Oklahoma Repub-
lican territorial and state committees;
John F. McMurray of McAlester,
Okla, and an employe of the depart
ment of justice whose name was with
held by Senator Gore.
Vice-President Sherman's name
was mentioned by Mr. Hamon, SEN
ator Gore testified, as being interested
In the land deal to the exten. of favor
ing the approval by congress of what
are known as the McMurray contracts
with the Indians.
What happened in another private
room in Washington, where, 1t was
alleged, Mr. Hamon made more "over-
lures relative to the land deal, was
told by Representative C. e. Creager
of the Third Oklahoma district. Rep
resentative Creager supplemented the
testimony of Senator Gore. He said
on June 1 6 last he had been invited
by Mr. Hamon to meet him in a pri-
vate room at the Occidental hotel in
Washington. Having gone there, Mr..
Creager testified, he was informed
he could have substantial "interest"
In the land deal if he would withdraw
his opposition to the approval Of the
McMurray contracts by congress.
Jacob L. Hamon, accused by Sena-
tor T. p. Gore with having offered
him a $25, 900 bride to influence
1 legislation in congress for the sale of
oklahoma Indian lands, took the
stand before the congressional inves-
tigating committee and denied that
he had ever offered a bride to any
body, or that he had ever mentioned
Vice-President Sherman or Senator