Arizona republican., 1910-08-21
'GORE RIGHTS
 .ONE WRONG l Misuse of Names of
 Sherman and Curtis AT SENATOR'S REQUEST Investigating Committee Is sues a Statement That There Is No Evidence Connecting These Gentle men With Contracts
|AT SENATOR'S REQUEST

Sulphur, Okla, Aug 20.-The con- gressiOnal committee, investigating the
 Indian land affairs tonight issued q statement that there was no warrant for the use of the names of Vice Presi-
 dent Sherman and Senator Curtis in connection with any improper rela- ton with the so-called Murray con tracts.
 Senator Gore testified that Jake Hamon had mentioned Senator Curtis and Vice President Sherman as being interested" in the deal. Mir Sherman being named as the man higher up" Hamon on the stand denied he had ev- CT said anything about the contracts to Gore
 The committees report was signed by Representative Charles Burke of South Dakota. c. B. Miller of Minneso- ia, E. w. Saunders of Virginia. J H. Stephens of Texas and Phillip H. Campbell of Kansas.
 In giving the decision today the com mittee announced that it had received from Senator Gore a statement rela tive to Vice President sherman and Senator Curtis, and that the commit
  ment This statement from Senator Gore. which was read and inserted in the official record of the investigation follows:
 "To the Investigation Committee:
 "I feel in duty and honor bound to make the following statement: also in consideration of common justice toward all concerned. Neither the name of MT. sherman nor Mir Curtis was men toned by me in the United States sen ate That the name of either of these parties was alluded to by Harmon was steadfastly withheld from the public until the investigation began.
 No public mention of their names was ever made either directly or in directly by me until required. and I was obliged to do so as a testifying witness under oath detailing a con versatian which occurred between MT. HamOn and myself. then made form al protest against introducing their names, but the committee in the proper pursuit of its duties required me to make a full answer without reserva- ton.
 Their names were disclosed, not with any view of inculpating them nor with a view of suggesting their guilt, but merely in order that the truth, and the whole truth, might be related in reference to the details of the cOnVer- sation in question. The public must realize that name of any man could be used or misused in the same con nection either as an argument CT other wise, and that no public official can have immunity or protection against such injury and injustice.
 Tn my last remarks in the senate l said that the integrity of a man can not be impeached upon the testimony of an interested or untrustworthy wit ness That was my conviction. That is my conviction now. em sure that in the court of public opinion no judg ment or verdict has been returned a gainst either the vice president or Senator Curtis on account of the mis- use of their names.
 "The investigation is now practical ly concluded. Many witnesses have been examined and in the volume of evidence that has been adduced there is no testimony tending to establish any improper connection by either of ficial with the approval of the SO called McMurray contracts. While the l public had no reason to suspect any such improper connection. yet l would | venture to suggest and. if l may be pardoned. I would request that the ] committee at the earliest practicable | make an authoritative finding | and statement to the effect that no has been presented tending to | improper conduct on the part l of either MT sherman or MT Curtis, | the subject of this investi gation."
 The committee announced that its | investigation is not concluded. McMur ray will continue his testimony on Much of McMurray's. testi- mony today related to Richard c. Ad ams, an attorney at Washington. Af- ter President Taft permitted to be made public letter in which he ex- pressed his belief that the Indian en- rollment should riot be re-opened and that only the Indians now enrolled should be allowed to participate in the division of the lands, McMurray had many Indians send telegrams to Adams the presidents attitude