Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-06
VICE PRESIDENT, ANswERlNa
SENATOR CORES TEsTlMoNY.
SAYS HE NEVER HAD ANY IN.
TEREsT IN TRIBAL CLAIMS.
WILL NOT CALL
HIN ASaN'I7NESS
CHAIRMAN BURKE SAYS VICE
PRESIDENTS TESTIMONY is
NOT WANTED; CONGRESSMAN
cREAGER ON THE STAND.

Bic Moose, N. ", Aug. s.-vice
President Sherman today made
the following statement REGARDING
the Indian land contracts.
never heard my name men.
toned intconnection IN with the con-
tracts which were the subject Of
Senator Cores testimony yestsr-
day. y
q never had any Interest Of any
kind IN any Indian contract other
than the interest | have for years
nad IN the welfare OF tho Indians
and which shall ever have. The
story, 80 far as my name 10 con-
cerned, q without any foundation
whatever. II any person has said
have any persqnal interest in
this or any othef Indian contract.
he has stated what was not true.
Sherman further said he met
Hamon once foAr years ago, on
2 political matter and had not
seen him lnce. As thought that
y his name had. ,be$3n mentioned
" connection W, ,lh TIM Indian deal ;
the manly thing for AerS Woutd
have been to have informed him
Of the matter. \. M IN
Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 5--chair.
man Burke Of tho Investigating
committee authorized the state
n1ent that Sherman would not Be
summoned before the committee.
i was stated that no evidence
had been introduced TO show that
Sherman could throw any light on
the investigation.
Muskogee, Okla. Aug. 5.-The com
mittee investigating the Indian lane
contracts resumed It's sittings TODAY
with prospects of another interestinl
session. 1t was expected Congressman
Creager, Jake L. Hamon, Congressmar
Mcclure and possibly Senator Gore
would be called.s Creager's recall viii
De Tor the purpose Of cross-examina
ton as to his statements late yester
day that he had been approached BIZ
Hamon on behalf OF McMurray. whe
held contracts from the Indians to sci
lands on a $3,000,000 commission. Ha
mon has expressed willingness Il
testify. In an interview he has denied
Cores allegations.
Congressman Mcclure was charged
by Gore with being interested in the
approval Of the McMurray contracts
Senator Curtis OF Kansas, also named
IN connection with the scandal. will be
called tomorrow or Monday.
creaser on the stand.
ka s F T. Z
Resumtng the witness stand before
The special congressional inyestieat
ing committee today Congressman
creager again testified concerning hIs
meeting with Hamon, charged b,
Gore with being the promoter for Nc
who held the contracts for ths
sale of Indian lands He said his tall
With Hamon in washington lastec
about two minutes. He denied he told
Gore an attempt had been made to in
iuence him. He admitted he and Nc
were friendly and that he wal
The author Of bill providing for thu
sale OF Indian lands, and admitted Me
Murray assisted in framing the bill
He denied McMurray ever made i'm
proper proposals to influence him. ,j
Ramon Enters Denial.
Creager said IL his bill had passed
the attorneys fees would not have
been granted. Efforts were made te
show that at the time the McMurraJ
contracts, we're under discussion
Hamcn was In Washington represent
Ing Governor Haskell Of Oklahoma
and that Gore had introduced q bill
providing among other things an In
vestigation of the conditions whichsle
up to the Indictment OF Haskell In the
town lot cases.
Hamon entered general denial o.
Ceres bribery charges; denied beine
interested In the McMurray
contracts and said he was in Washing
ton in the interest of Governor Has
kell Of Oklahoma. He also denied evel
offering Congressman Creager an ''in
terest' in the deal. He denied he
ever mentioned to Gore that Sherman
Curtis or former Senators Long and
Thruston we're interested In the Nc
Murray contracts.
Hamon entered also into details o
Cores charges and denied every one
He said he had not seen McMurray fol
a year until today, and that the inter
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