Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-06
EXPLAINS DEALS MADE
WITH SENATOR TIP. GORE
Witness Before investigating Commit
tee Declares There Mas Never Any
Any Orc in Regard to McMurray
Contracs-Did Enter Combination.
CRy Associated pr..sl


United States Senator Thomas p Gore
reasserting his charge that he had
been offered a bride OF $25, 600 or $780,
600 10 influence his action in congress.
and with Jake l.. Hamcn, accused by
the senator of having offered the
brsbe. denying he had ever done any
such thing, the investigation of the Ok
lahcma Indian land deals, by a COM
mittee Of the n3tional house of repre-
sentatives. to-day simmered down to a
mass of denials.
For four hours Hamon, former chair
man of the Oklahoma Republican
state committee. entered a continuous
series of denials relative to his alleged
relation with what are known as the
McMurray contracts, by which, accord
ing TO Senator Gore, s3.000006 or ten
per cent of s30,000.O 600 to be realized
from the sale of Indian lands 10
New York syndicate. was 10 be divert
ed from the Indians in the shape oil
attorneys fees
Hamon also answered Congress.
man Creager with a denial
Replying TO the congressman's
charge that Hamon had suggested
that an interest" in the contracts
might be available to the congress-
man if the latter helped remove oppo-
sition to congressional approval, Ha-
mon testified:
Tells How it Happened.
ut was just this way: | was down
here in Oklahoma attending to my bus
mess. when q friend told me Creager
had said had approached him I'M
properly in regard to the McMGrray
contracts. So / hoped on train
and went to Washington. got mold
of Creager and said: Look here, you
know never said ANY such thing
Then Creager said: Now Jake,
that certainly was the impression /
got-that you suggested | might get
an interest in the contracts
Il replied: You certainly are mis-
taken Then Creager said: Well, If
you say / shouldn't &C, I won't go be-
fore that investigating committee
down at Muskogee and testify that
you approached me-"
Among lannon's deniels were the
following:
Some Of Hamon'- Deniais.
He denied that he at any time had
been close ed with Senator Gore IN
the senator's Office in Washington. TO
urge the approval OF the contracts.
He denied that he had ever mention
ed vice-President Sherman, Senator
Charles Curtis, Of Kansas. CT Con-
gresham B. s. MCGUIRE, OF Oklahoma.
as being interested in the contracts.
as charged by Senator Gore.
He denied that he had ever spoken
Of a bride to anybody about any leg
isIarion OF that he ever was interested
in the McNurrsy contracts.
He denied that at the time the con-
tracts were being discussed he had
called up Congressman Creager on the
telephone at Washington. asking for
an appointment. but said Mr. Creager
had called him sr. Mr. CresgeT pre-
vicrsly had testified that Hamon Ezd
asked an appointment. at which the
Interest in the contracts was spoken
Of
Denies Secretsry's Testimony.
Hamon denied that he had ever
said: Dick. the senstor is becoming
mighty hard on his friends, IN fhe
presence Of ID. y. Gore. erother Of
Senator Gore. ID. =. Gore had tesfi-
aed that Hsmon made the remark just
sfier the senstor lad refused the al
legged bribc.
He denied that he had ever said:
Il want q. make a iot Of moEe- ana
don't care much how make Il. in the
presence Of J. Leroy Thompson. Sena-
tors Ceres steuographer.
Questioned By Saunders.
Interrogstiug che witness. Congress
msn = W. Sanders. a virginia. q
member Of the committee. said:
Nov. NJ. Bsrnon. You hsvefdeaiee
he testimony n all - the witnesses
who have preceded you Tou have
branded the assertions Of the sesaior,
his brother. hts clerk and the cong -