Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-04
GORE SPRINGS
HIS SENSATION
Accuses Republican National
Committeeman of Offer
ing Him Bribe
SHERMAN MAN HIGHER UP
Blind Senator Was to Receive
$25, 900 in $4,000
Land Deal.

Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 4.-Carrying
concerning the alleged offer of a bribe
of $25, 1000 for which he said he was
to promote a $30,000,000 Indian land
deal, United States Senator Gore to-
day told a special House investigating
committee the time and place at which
the alleged bribe was offered. Sena-
tor Gore named Jason Hamon, for
mer national Republican committee
man from Oklahoma, as the man who
offered the bribe. The bribe was Of
fered at Washington May 9Th the SEN
ator testified.
Vice-President Sherman Accused.
Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 4.-Vice-Pres-
ident Sherman was namel by Senator
Gore as the man higher up" in con-
nection with the McMurray contracts.
Drags in Vice President Sherman.
Muskogee, Aug. 4.-Senator Gore
declared when he frowned upon the
bribery proffer, Hamon said the
amount might be raised to $4,000.
"Hamon also told me that Senator
Charles Curtis of Kansas and Con-
gressman Mcclure of Oklahoma were
interested in the McMurray contracts, -
testified Senator Gore, "and while |
am about it / might as well tell that
he said an official higher up in the
government was also interested in the
contracts" The Senator at first said
that he was reluctant to name the
man mentioned higher up, but being
, pressed by Congressman Burke, the
chairman of the committee, declared
Hamon had used the name of Vice
President Sherman.
when he named the person higher
up, | held up my hands in astonish-
ment," continued Senator Gore, and
said: 'Is it possible that a person SO
high in the United States government
could lay himself open to such imputa-
tion?" Well" replied Hamon, this
is lots of money, you see." The bribery
offer Senator Gore explained follow.
Cu LIS oppOo1IlOu W IuG opplONdl ny
Congress of what are known as the
McMurray contracts which affect the
Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes oi
Indians. By these contracts the sena
tor said, J. F. McMurray, attorney
and his assistants, were to receive ten
per cent of the profits in the sale Of
100000 acres of coal and asphalt lands
belonging to Indians which a New
York syndicate stood ready to pur
= chase for $30,000,00O. President
, Roosevelt, the senator explained, ha(
refused in 1908, to give his approva
to these contracts with the Indians
Senator Gore created another sensa
, ton by saying that Congressman c. E
. Creager. Republican of the third dis
D trict of Oklahoma, also had been ap
I preached in connection with the brih
T. cry offer. Mr.. Creager told me so,
/. said the senator. "He also told M
/ to go ahead and make these charge
e and he would stand by, giving his tes
d timony."
VI ormsby McHarg is There.
= Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 4.-Ormsb
e McHarg and II other witnesses ar
. here to attend the hearing before tn
), congressional committee investigator
n charges by Gore. s
s. Curtis Ready to Testify.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 4.-Senato
Curtis today telegraphed to Chairma
Burke Of the investigating committe
}. that he is ready to appear at any tim
or place.
,. Senator Curtis Denies.
4. Topeka, Kan, Aug. 4.-Senatc
II Curtis, of Kansas, today emphaticall
j. denied that he had any connectio
of with the McMurray contracts.
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