The San Francisco call., 1910-06-25
SENATOR GORE
SAYSBRIBE WAS
OFFERED HIN
Two congressman Involved in
Attempted "SteaI," Declares
Law Maker
Former Members of Both Houses
Are Also Said to Be
Implicated

came TO me with an improper sugges-
tion. He was a representative of Mr..
McMurray. resident of my home town,
and had been my friend in a time of
need.
He assured me it would be to my
financial interest IL could cali on the
senator from Colorado and advise him
not 70 report the resolution. There was
q suggestion shat s25,000 or $4,000
would be available if the contracts
were not prohibited.
I an informed that a similar propo-
sitiOn was made yesterday to a member
OF the house Of representatives"
Gore also charged that "a former SEN
ator from Nebraska and a former SEN
ataor from Kansas are interested in
these contracts" and declared that
large lobby was maintained in Wash
ington. He said he felt in honor bound
TO continue these efforts TO prevent
this steal from those defenseless In
dians in oklahoma"
CORRUPTION ATTEMPTED
He declared that If the contracts
were ever carried into effect il must be
'done with the full knowledge that
whether or not there had actually been
corruption. it had been attempted"
Learning that the house had not yet
acted upon the conference report, Mr..
Gore hastened 10 the other chamber,
where he told friends of the efforts al
legged to have been made TO corrupt the
members.
When the conference report was
brought UP in the house Representa-
tive Murphy Of Missouri declared that
an attorney had been lobbying in the
capitol for a long time in the interest
Of Ia nef -
contracts with Indians.
Name the attorney" demanded sew
eral members
j. T. McMurray.' replied Murphy.
The attorney was said to be seated
in the gallery at the time.
The house rejected the conference
agreement When the action of the
house was reported to the senate Hale
moved that the senate further insist
upon its amendments to the bill and
asked for a further conference.
Gore re-entered the chamber at this
5uncture and obtained recognition, re-
iterated his protest against the pro-
vision inserted in conference.
Another sensation was created when
be declared that the friend in need
had told him during the conversation
on May that member OF this SEN
ate, a member of the Indian affairs
committee and q member of the house
ested in this contract.
Gore said he had Just seen Tawney.
one Of the house conferees, and had
asked him who. had suggested the pro-
vision that was, substituted for the
original senate amendment.
And Mr.. Tawney named the very
same representative who was men
toned to me May 6 as being interested
in these contracts" exclaimed the Ok
lshOma senator.
L understand that this member of
the house and McMurray practically
live together IN the same hotel in this
city"
Senator Bailey exclaimed: 'T think
the senator from Oklahoma owes it to
himself and to the senate to give the
name Of the senator who was repre-
sented TO him as being interested in
these contracts"
Gore declined TO mention any names,
but said he hoped there would be an
investigation.
The bill was then returned to con-
ference.
sBIGGEST STEAL
According TO Representatives Madden
of Illinois and Carter of Oklahoma,
there are $4,000 acres of coal lands in
Oklahoma worth sI6e.0Oo. 900. of which
the McMurray firm would get 1s,00O,-
600 under the existing contracts.
This is one Of the biggest steals
ever attempted to be put through con-
gress." said Murphy.
After naming McMurray. as the man
who had been trying TO put the al
legged scheme through, he said McMur-
ray had been ably assisted by Cecil
Lyon. chairman of the great republi-
can committee of Texas and national
republican committeeman from that
state"
These gentlemen" continued MUIR
ply. have travelled over the Indian
territory and have procured contracts
from the individual Indians. You are
giving to these men who are holding
these contracts from $3,o0o,oo to s16,-
600 600 and presumably more. and they
have done nothing for ii that would be
worth a single dollar
Murphy, who was once an attorney
for the Creek Indians, tonight figured
at s20,S6o.oO0 the ultimate amount that
would accrue 10 McMurrsy and those
associated with him under the 10 per
cent contract.