Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-06
Man From Congressman s
Home Town Literally
Tears Hide Off.
ASSOCIATE OF MEN
WHO BREAK LAW"
Says He Sold Out Cherokee
People for the Sum
Of $500.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
rOMMERCE, okla, Nov. 5.-That
~ James y. Davenport is a bribe-
taker. as well as convicted killer.
an indicted bootlegger and defender
of criminals was the statement made
here Saturday evening by Clyde Nc
Gary OF Vinita.
MT McGary is not so large in
stature, but he is giant on the
stump His coming was herald.d
throughout the mining district, and
the largest crowd ever assembled i'm
this 5, elton listened with bated breath
Tor more than an hour as the little
orator with ponderous thought laid
naked the checkered career of Jim
Davenport
,lf Jim Davenport will accept a
bribe as "A member OF the old Chero-
kce council. said Mr.. McGary. docs
1t not also stand to reason that he
VIII accept bribe from the Guggen-
helms of Alaska when they want
railway bill killed in the United States
congrcss?"
Owen u Contender.
81 have positive proof that Jim
Davenport accepted bribe of $500
for his vote in the Cherokee council.
II was during the pendency OF a bill
To employ attorneys for the collection
or - 100000 claim of the Cherokees
against the United States government.
Sen. Robert l.. owen was one of the
contenders for the contract, and a
Kansas CITY attorney named Braley
was the other Mr.. Braley made IA
contract with Jim Davenport for his
vote for the sum of $500, and $3.50
or that amornt was paid in cash. and
Rraley stated he would send the other
$3.50 as soon as he returned to Kansas
city and got the money, Davenport
refusing to accept Braleys check for
fear 1t would bob up against him at
some future time. on the closing day
of The session of the council. when il
appeared owen was the favored man,
Davenport took the floor, spoke for
Braley. voted for him anJ against
owen. Later he wrote to collect the
remaining $3.50, and mat letter is in
my possession.
Mr.. DaVcnport's record Is sach
that If IT were known he would he a
living disgrace, not only to the First
district. but to the United States con-
gress
"He is not only bribe-taker. but
he is as well criminal. ! have be-
fore me certified copy OF a record
OF the United States court in Craig
county, Okla homa. showing where he
was indicted for introducing trunk
ful of liquor at tho May term of court
IL 1905.
81 also have before me n .etter writ
ten by Davenport on Feb. ~, 1914.
to John Scruggs and G. II. jenkins
Of Big Cabin, okla, IN which the con-
gresham admitted he had knowledge
Of Il q guilt of these men in bootleg
ying: and in The same letter he sug-
gestG that they get a witness to per-
iurc himself. This Is the congress.
mans language: I think II would
be well IL YOU would keep in touch
with the man who was with YOU in
having the whisky, and Il at YOU two
had nothing to do with it, We have,
rot TO show in some way that YOU hOyst
knew nothing about this whisky Thatl
ettcr was written on The twelfth OF
February. and stated that their trial
would come NJ in March. The Con-
,rosSional Record shows that Jim
Davenport was granted ten days
cave of absence to go to oklahoma
IN important business Those ten
lays account for n part If the 1t3
lays which he was absent from the
~ rolcalls Of the Sixty-third con-
,ress-the most important and vital
cssion Of congress since that stall
vart southerncr. Robcr. J.. Lee. sur
cndcred his army 10 save further
acrfce of human life
"That he has always been nm associ-
tie cf the criminal is well-known
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