The Washington herald., 1910-08-06
HAM0N OF my OWN TOWN"
SAYS GORE TOLD A LIE

Muskogee. Okla. Aug 5-Jake L. Ha-
mon. Of Lawton. the man from my own
town." whom Senator Gore swore had
attempted to bribe him and who Repre-
sentative creager said had made i'm
proper overtures in order TO influence
Creager's support in legislation OF hiter
est 10 Hamon, to-day was on the witness
stand before the Congressional investl-
eating committee and said that the story
told by Creager was untrue. and that
when Gore said that he Qdamon) had
borrowed money from Gore the Senator
had lied.
Hamon emphatically denied that he had
ever mentioned 10 Senator Gore the name
Of Senator Curtis. Vice President Sher-
man. or former Senators Long and
and Thurston. of Kansas and Nebraska
Hamon said that he agreed to assist
/ Gore in financing his campaign. While
| together in the Senate Library. on May 70.
there was some talk about pending legis-
( lation OF interest 10 Hamon that Gore
Z might help get through for him. Hamon
testified that although he didn't care 70
/ divuIge the business OF his clients, he
/ was compelled because OF the unfair
/ method OF Senator Gore. 10 say that he
was in Washington at tho time OF the
alleged attempted bribery as the paid at
torney for Gov. Haskell and other de-
! PENDANTS In the town lots cases. TO sub
( stantiate HIS assertions he introduced as
evidence kilograms from Haskell and
! from Orville r. Smith. the governor s
private attorney.
| He denied that any conversation took
place with Gore relating TO the Offering
/ OF $4,000 or any other sum for the ap-
prevail OF the McMurray contracts. Wit
ness also asserted that the testimony of
Representative Creager was untrue. and
that he had not. in any way. made an
! improper proposal to the Muskogee Con-
! gresham.
| Hamon this afternoon told Of alleged
shady deals in connection with buying
lots in the Gore addition, adjoining Law
/ ton, several years ago. He said that he
and Gore and number OF other friends
had agreed to buy the lots in as cheaply
/ as possible and not TO bid against each
other. but that the Tope brothers, two
| Hebrews. had bid in a number OF the
lots, bidding against Senator Gore and
causing him to pay more for his lots
than the witness paid.
Hamon admitted that they were getting
mighty close TO the danger line. but still
did not violate the United States stat
utes. The land, he said, was supposed
to have been government isiiS.S Seld for
school purposes.
IL developed on cross-examination that
Gore had borrowed 5000 and United
States Senator Owen had gone on his
note. According to Hamon, Gore asked
him to raise 5000 so that he could pay
the note and 10 see DR.. RoweI and his
brother, who was interested IN an addi-
ton adjoining Lawton. The Rowells
were at that time trying to ~ iss land
allotted 20 DR.. Rowell, an said.
according 20 Hamon:
They had better get this mJll Il they
want their land allotted
Senator Gore, after the session to-day,
characterized lannon's statements as
pipe dreams"
] It was announced to-day that the Con-
gressionaI committee would 90 TO Nc
Aiester okla, Monday and later to
Pawhuska, Okla. In the Usage country
Another session will be held here to-
morrow.
Representative Bird s. MCGUIRE arrived
here to-day.