The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-27
M'MURRAY MATTER
TO Be INVESTIGATED
CONGRESSIONAL COM MlTT E e
WILL VISIT STATE-'CONTRACTS
MAY BE sOUELCHED.

Washington. d. c., June 26.-Okla-
homa promises to b. "A perfect mael-
stIom of investigations this year
Probes by four federal committees
have been authorized by the congress
lust adjourned. One committee will be
occupied with the investigation of
charges against Gov. c. y. Haskell in
the so-called MuskOgee town lot cases;
second committee, the Indian affairs
committee. will make inquiry into the
affairs of the various lndisn tribes of
Oklahoma The third and fourth COM
mttecs will be those appointed by the
senate and house to investigate the
bribery charges preferred by Senator
Gore. and the validity of the McAIurray
contracts.
1t is not known just when the COM
mi;tees to investigate the Gore charges
and Indian contracts will begin their
work. The committees probably will
get down TO work at the earliest pos
sible date, although there will be
some difficulty, as several of the mem
/ bels are candidates for reelection,
and must devote considerable time be-
tween now and November in looking
after their political fences.
Neither of the committees has Tor
mulated definite plans. II is expected
however. that the hearing will be held
at Oklahoma City, Tishomingo and
McAlester. the latter two being seats
of Indian government The Oklahoma
deli cation will endeavor to have the
Investigations commence as soon as
possible.
The Oklahoma congressman today
expressed satisfaction with what has
been done by congress. Representa-
tive Carter has been the recipient Of
many CONGRATULATIONS for the fight
which he made to defeat the Mcclure
Investigation resolution, which proyid-
ed for scattering investigation. The
opinion prevails largely in Washington
that the Mcclure resolution calling for
an investigator, but which contained
no specific provisions, was not offered
in good faith, and that had it been
passed a whitewashing so far as the
house committee was concerned,
would have resulted.
The McMurray contracts are squel-
ched until another session of congress
at least it is believed. In the face Of
what has happened, the charges of
graft in which Senator Gore alleged
that he had been approached and gen
eral allegations of boodling in connec'
ton with the sale of the segregated
Indian coal and asphalt lands. it would
be i'll becoming of President Taft TO
sanction any contracts which McMur-
ray and his associates might have
with the Indians of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw tribes. President Roose-
welt. it will be remembered refused TO
place the stamp of approval on the
self-same contracts and President TAFT
has even more reason for refusing to
approve them than did his predeces-
sor.
Washington is wondering what turn
the McMurray interests will take neNr
The charges and alleged revelations
made by Senator Gore have been al
most the sole topic of conversation
since the incident The opinion pre-
walls that McMurray will not be re-
buired and that he will bob up again
in some manner or other. There has
been much speculation concerning the
identity of the alleged brihe-tenderer
but suspicion has not centered ON any
one particular person.
The Indian affairs committee Of the
house will visit Oklahoma some time
during the present summer, it is un-
derstood The committee which will
look into the Haskell matter will also
act between now and the time set for
the hearing OF the case in which the
governor is made defendant.