The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
STIRRING Up
THE SCANDAL
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one day an emissary representing Nc
Murray, who went TO a war council
of Indians 10 get them to sign the con-
tracts. About 500 Indians signed at
that time, testified H. J. Godfrey. They
also he said, signed contracts by which
AcMurray was 10 get $40 a head Tor
fighting the taxation Of the Indians.
Was Robbers Roost the headQuar-
tiers of McMuTray's agentsT' asked Con-
gresham G. 3. 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 he contracts
signed"
Taking the stand, Congressman Car
ter related meeting Jake L. Hamon on
May last. HamOn is accused by SEN
atOr Gore OF having offered him sZ5.-
600 or $4,000 bride in connection with
the McMurray contracts on May last.
1T was the day after Senator Gore
says the bride was offered, said car
ter. that 1 met HamOn in the capital
and we went and sat on the capitol
steps HamOn said: You go TO that
old man Gore and get him TO withdraw
that fool bill OF his against the NC
Murray contracts
Il replied: If I should mix up in
those McMurray contracts the people
would think l didn't have sense enough
10 get part OF it, which would be dis
astrous 10 me politically in either case.
L asked HamOn why he didn't go TO
tereSted in the contracts"
Seeing Senator Gore afterwards, the
witness said, he told him what Hamon
had said about not having any interest
he told me-" said Senator Gore, accord
ing 10 Carter. The senator then toId
Carter about the attempted bribery.
II was last January or February that
Carter and Adams met the witness
Adams invited me to his home in
Washington and I went to see MIN,
said Congressman Cfrter. During the
conversation he spoke Of his . per cent
arrangement with McMurray. he SAID
he would get per cent of Whatever
MeMurray made out OF the land deal.
Mcclure Again Mentioned.
He then told me he had lots of PEG.
pie back OF him.. Who have you got!
/ asked. Well he replied. we've got
Congressman Mcclure for one. is
Mcclure in on it? l asked. Yes he
said. Mcclure is in on 1t and he Wall
get his share, too.
Who else have you got? We've
got DR.. Wright, the Choctaw delegate
He is in on it, too. Oh we've got some
more.
''Then he wanted me to go 10 sena-
tor Gore and get him 10 withdraw MS
opposition TO the contracts. He said II
they could stop Cores opposition there
would not be any trouble 10 get the
thing through. I asked him II he was
sure he would get his share from Nc
Murray. He answered he was sure OF
IL, or that he would make sure or H.
for McMurray had double-crossed him
before and he did not intend 10 ailo"
him TO do IL again"
rs Adams a man whose word you
would take as gospelT asked Chalr-
man Burke.
No. not as gospel; but what he said
this time was said IN such way as "
be believed
when he said he had Mcclure in on
it, and Mcclure was to get his share
did you take him seriously"
Yes. and he said he had some 9TH
ers."
do you know OF anyone in any one
of the departments at Washington who
are interested in the contracts?
No, I don't"
In his testimony Carter said he had
been convinced that President Roose-
Welt during the tendency OF the OLD
tribal contracts was strongly opposed
to the 10 per cent fee.
John Shepard, formerly a special as
sistant in the department OF the inter-
Tor, testified that Charles Curtis OF
Kansas and Vice President Sherman
also opposed the amount of the fee
Congressman Mcclure has previously
figured in the investigation. Senator
Gore said Hamon had mentioned MIN as
being interested" in the contracts. On
the stand Mr.. Mcclure denied there was
any ground for the charge.
Creager on Stand Again.
Congressman c. E. Creager testified
again today. He replied TO lannon's
assertion that he had solicited sums
of money from McMurray. On one oc-
casiOn he said he had asked McMurray
TO loan him $4,000. But MeMurray
had questioned the proprlety OF the
loan and the subject was dropped.
Hamon testified again today and as
serted that at the time Senator Gore
accused him OF working for McMurray
he was in Washington in the interest
of Governor Haskell of Oklahoma. He
said Governor Haskell had paid his ex-
penses and was ready 20 pay him Zee
for services connected with the gov
errors Indictment in the Muskogee
town lot case.
denied that he employed Hamon.
The committee will go 10 Sulphur
DR.. E. n. Wright made the following
statement:
THE only conversations I ever had
with Mr.. Adams was in company with
Peter Hudson, my fellow delegate.
These conversations related to the
question OF the re-opening of the rolls,
which were opposed. We had no rela-
ton whatever with Mr.. Adams in re-
gard to the McMurray contracts.
u can't believe Mr.. Adams made any
such statement as is attributed TO
him by Mr.. Carter We have consist
emily opposed these contracts. AS dele
gates, we were instructed by our coun-
ell 10 oppose them and our opposition
is well known to the authorities at
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