The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-05

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MUsKOGEE. Okla. AUG.
the investigation into the Mems
land contracts and the bribery en-
brought by Senator Thomas II
was resumed before the congress-
investigating committee today, fuk(
details as to the alleged attemr
Jacob Harmon to give Senator GU
$4,000 bride and the alleged int
OF high officials In the case were
pected to be laid bare. M
Before the committee e9s4v0no{
day Senator Gore declared the do1ll
of Vice-President Sherman, Souo
Curtis and Bird Mcclure, whom
named as being interested IN the On
tracts, we're not entirely uncxpect
Jacob Hamon, named as attempti
To give the bride, declared he won<
to go before the comlnittee. Th4l
he said, he thought he could "nQu0
himselw" and explain In detail HE c.
nection with the land cases "a
Following Senator Cores testin1Q
yesterday, Congressman Creager,
Oklahoma, was called to the stand -
told Of having been approached
Hamon on the land contracts.
mention was made OF money, Creo
declared. but Hamon told him ~ ~
have a substantiaf INTEREST -
McMurray contracts, IL ne would M
draw his opposition to their appro4
in congress. Asked directly -
whether any figures were men1on1
Creager said he did not let II 90 thu
far.
Il made 1t plain that was not op~|
To influence in any way" he said.
Dixie Gore, brother and private ~
rotary OF Senator Gore. testtfled
having been in an adjoining roo
when Hamon is alleged TO have
tempted to bride the senator. YOU
Gore said that on leaving Hamon saif
Dixie, | would like to make lot q
money and don't care how ! make 4
The senator is rought on his friend1'
MUSKOGEE, Okla. Aug. Sem
tor Thomas Gore today named VIC
President Sherman as one" of the me-
interested in the McMurray fndi1|
land contracts, through which 1t W
Intended to put through q $3,000,Q0
deal and in connection with the 90
ator alleges he was offered brfbo
$25 900 to lend his support to NEE
ures to put the deal through.
Jacob Hamon, formed Repuhhc1|
committeeman for Oklahoma wn
named as the man who had o1cre|
Gore the bribe- The money was ofKe1
ed him In Washington. May g. Cor
alleged. and when he refused to ~
cept the $4,000 bride, it was raise
to $4,000.
Gore went down the line of the mel
he had implicated by suggestio1
specifying THE other United State
senator interested" as Senator Charts
Curtis, OF Kansas. The member
the house also interested" was name
as Bird Mcclure. congressman fron
Oklahoma, he testified. f
Senator Cores first charges wer'
made on the floor Of the senate Y
Washington and no names were men
toned.
Gore told his story In full
He declared that Hamon had state
that besides Congressman Bro Me
CURE, of Oklahoma and Curtis, Iher'
was an official higher up interests
iE these contracts.
Chairman Burke pressed Senate
Gore to name this official and 0ot'
declared It was Vice-President SneF
man ~.
He then produced a newspaper ciip
ping to show that Sherman and Curth
had called on the president. recon
mending the general approval OF IN
contracts.
Senator Gore was the first witness
called:
The first evidence offered was a LEI
ter written to Senator LaFollette u
Gore prior to Cores election TO IN
senate. This letter was merely q
show the interest he had taken In IN
dian matters. the senator said. IN
senator then stated that McMurra'
came to his Office In Washington Lac
winter and asked his assistance Y
legislation which would provide ~
the payment OF a fee OF six per cen
on freedmen land contract amouu'
ing TO $4,000.
Gore said he told McMurray he va
against paying out OF the indian ntno
any money for attorneys fees excep
where services were actually requfre'
and rendered. and further notified ~
Murray that he was opposed to the =
a,vidual contracts with indiana cn1
ins for fees Of ten per cent OF The pz1
c.ade Of the sale OF seRregotod CO
lands. +, y 81.
Il was on these contracts. 60
charged, that the bribe OF $4,000 ~
been offered.
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