Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-08-11

a war council" of the Indians 10 get
them to sign contracts About 600
Indians signed at that time. testified
J. III. Godfrey. Also, he said, they
signed tax case contracts, for which
MeMurray got $40 head for fight
ing the taxation of Indians.
Was Robbers Roose the headquar-
ters of McMurray's agents?" asked
Mr. Miller.
Il don't know" replied Godfrey. 1T
was where a man named Bates lived.
Bates arranged with me to go to the
Indians meeting and get the con-
tracts signed"
THE day after Mr.. Gore says the
bribe was offered" said Carter,
"Hammon came to the capitol We
sat on the capitol steps Harmon
said: Go to that old man Gore and
get him to withdraw that fool bill OF
his against the McMurray contracts
FEARED POLITICAL EFFECT.
Il replied: If | should mix in
those McMurray contracts the people
would think 1 didn't have sense
enough to get a part of it. which
would be disastrous to me politically
in either case
Il asked Harmon why he didn't
go to Gore himself. and he replied
that he wasn't interested in the con-
tracts"
Seeing Senator Gore afterward. the
witness said. he told him what Ham
mon had said about not having an in
terest i'm the contracts.
THAT is not what he told me-" said
Gore, according to Carter. The sena-
tor then told Carter about the at
tempted bribery. In January or Feb
ruary Carter and Adams met, the
witness said Adams invited me to
go To his home in Washington and
l went TO see him. During the talk
he spoke of the ) per cent arrange
ment with McMurray He said he
would get per cent of whatever Nc
Murray got out of the land deal.
Then he told me lots of people were
back of him. Who have you got?' 1
asked
We'll ne replied. we've got Con-
gresham Mcclure for one
"1s Mcclure in2 / asked
"'Yes, he said, Mcclure is in for
a share. too.
"'Who else have you got2'
"1 have got DR.. Wright. the Choc-
taw delegate. he said. He is in, too.
Oh. we've got some more
Then he wanted me to go to Gore
and get him to withdraw his Oppo-
sition to the contracts. He said if |
could stop Cores opposition there
would be no trouble to get the thing
through 1 asked him if he was
sure he would get his share from Nc
Murray He answered that he was
sure of it; that he would make sure
of it. for MeMurray had double
crossed him before and he did not in
1 tend to allow him to do il again
adams is n man whose word you
would take for gospeI?" asked the
chairman.
mo, not for gospel. but what he
said this time was said in such a
way as to be believed"
/ when he said he had Mcclure in,
/ that Mcclure was to get share, did
you take him seriously?'
/ Yes he said he had others"
"Do you know of anyone in the de-
| partments at Washington who is in
terested in the contracts
/ "No."
In his testimony, Carter said ne
had been convinced that President
! Roosevelt, during the pendency OF the
old tribal contracts. was strongly op-
posed to the 10 per cent fee.
John H. Sheppard. formerly speclai
assistant in the department OF the
/ interior, testified that Curtis ana
Sherman were opposed to the fee.
| Hamon testified again to day and as
! serted that at the time Gore accused
him of working for McMurray he was
/ in Washington in the interest OF Gov
ernor Haskeh He said that HasKeu
paid his expenses and was ready 10
pay fee for services connected with
the governors indictment in the town
lot cases. Haskell several days ago
denied that he had employed Ham
mon.
The committee will go to Sulphur
Oklahoma, tomorrow
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