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V I (E - i JL I 'f I N V L V ED. Saerm 's -Name .Nentioued By Seia tor Core in Connection With Sen. sational Charges. Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 4.-What happened in the private office of Unit ed States Senator Thomas P. Gore at Washington at noon last May 6th formed the basis of sensational charg es involving the names of Vice Presi dent Sherman, Senator Charles Cur tis.' of Kansas; Congressman B. S. McGuire, of Oklahoma and others, in a hearing before a special congres sional investigation committee here today. During the 30 or 40 minutes of a conference held in that office. Sen ator Gore testified that he had been approached by Jake L. Hamon, for mner chairman of the Oklahoma terri torial Republican committee and also former chairman of the Oklahoma State Republican committee and that he had been offered a bribe of $25.000 or $50,000 to remove certain legisla tion pending in congress so that $3, 000,000 might be paid to J. F. McMur ray, an attorney at McAlester, Okla.. and his associates. The money was to represent attor neys' fees for ten per cent. of $30, 000.000 which was to be secured from a New York syndicate for 450.000 acres of coal and asphalt lands now owned by the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians- in this State. Sherman's Name -tentioned. Vice President Sherman's name was mentioned by Mr. Hamon, Senator! 0-ore testified, as being interested in the land deal to the extent of favoring the approval by congress of what are known as the. McMurray contracts with the Indians. What happened in another private room. in Washington and also where it was alleged Hamon made more "overtures" rela:ive to the land deal,. IN-as told by Congressman C. E. Creag er. of the third Oklahoma distt.-. Congressman Creager supplemented the testimony of Senator Gore. He said on June 16 last he had been in vited by Haraon to meet him in a pri vate room at the Occidental hotel in Washington. Having gone there, Mr. Creager tes tified, he was informed he could have a substantial "interest" in the land deal if he would *thdraw his opposi tion of the approval of the McMuri av contracts by congress. Asked the question: "Were any . figures mentioned as to how much. you were to receive?" Mr. Creager re-; plied: "No, I did not let it go so far as that. I made it plain I was not. open to being influenced in that way. "I had already gone on record as~ being firmly opposed to the granting, of such an enormous fee for attor-. Congressman B. S. McGuire, who was charged by Senator Gore as "be-: ing interested" in the McMurray con-; tract was said by Mr. Creager, in his testimony, to have been at the time of his visit, an -occupant of the same' suite of rooms with Hamon and Mc Murray at the hotel. Details of the DeaL. Explaining what ied up to his op posing the approval of the contracts 'with the Indians, Senator Gore in his 'testimony asserted that as far back as 1905 he wrote a letter to Senator Laf'ollette calling attention to the great wealth of the coal and asphalt ]ands owned by the India-ns. .He said the United States geologi cal survey had estimated the mineral' deposits to be worth $160,000,000. In 1905 he said McMurray had obtained contracts with the tribes of Indians for -the sale of the lands on a 10 per cent basis. In 1908 President Roose velt had registered his disapproval of :the contracts. .'In the same year McMurray obtain ed contracts individually with 10,000 Indians, there being at that time no law against the execution of contracts with individual Indians. It was this' condition that aroused him to intro * duce a resolution in congress declar-' ing 'that all Indian contracts must be: approved by congress before they be came valid. r~ "McMurray then fcame to my of lice,' said the senator. "I told him I had no objection to just attorneys' 'fees, but that I thought ten per cent -'on land valued by the government at :$160,000,000 certainly was too high. Also I.said ten per cent. on $30,000,000 -was too high as I was informed that a New York syndicate was ready to pay the latter amount for the lands. I said I saw no reason why the In dians should pay attorney's fees in this instance at all since the govern ment by treaty already had disposed of the land and give the Indians the; full profit. I wrote letters to the' president and to various other of ficials describing what I called an at-' tempt t6 plunder and rob these In dians. "A great many interests were at' work in promoting contracts, the first I knew that former Senator Long was actingt in behalf of McMurray was one NINTH MIDq EXC1 To ATL The New Y C. N. & L. R'y TUESDI $3.5 Longer Return Limit than ever before. SPECIAL TRAIN. LOV Leave Columbia...... 7: "t Ilmo.......... "1 Chapin ....... 8: "C Little Mountain 8: Prosperity. ....8: Newberry .....9: Kinards....... 9: Goldville ...... 9: Clinton ........ 10: LAURENS.... 7: ARRIVE A'I Tickets good to return or Seaboard train No. 38, leav . August 12th. For information and tick( or write J. F. LIVINGSTON, S. A C. N. & L., Columbia, S. ( Bretary of the fnterior Balling4 egan to protest against the cc tcts and was told not to talk od as Mr. Long wvas present and s interested in tttem. On last May 5 my bill holding eIndian cogtracts was reported c fthe committe~e favorably, the pt being submitted by Senai ghes of Cohrado. The very n< da McMurray came to me and asli eto have Mr. Hughes not to pr< tmeasure. I told him I woi ress it. I have been pressing it e' sce." r. McMurra~y said: I have never approached any c nthis matter except upon its m t. I took t:ie contracts in gC ath. I belie:ve they are legitim d the compensation is not too gre actically all the Indians in 1 octaw and Chickasaw nations we hir land sold. I do not know anything about i nident of which Senator Gore a ngressman CJreager speak. I he gne to them many times but I w< ttm in person and did not se asnt."' Cerks of Senator Gore testified hving been invited by McMurray a amon to "frog leg" suppers ashington, at which the Indian c( trcts were to be "talked over." The nitations, it was declared, were turned down."~ n one occasion, one of the cler tetified Hamnon said Senator Gc s awfully hard on his friends. enator Gore, in his testimony seted tha1 the offer of bribery we ofar that Hamon said the $25,( r$50,000 would~ not be paid over eform of a check or marked mon tthat "it would be all clean, ha Personnel of Committee. The committee that heard t hrges was appointed by resoluti ofthe house of representatives to estigate the McMurray contrac which are declared to have be made by McMurray individually w 10,00 Indians, each of whom agre t urn over ten pier cent of his pr sfrom the sale of land, provic econtracts were approved by c( The committee headed by Congre m Chas. H. Burke, of South Dakc cairman, is composed of Congre m Phillip P. Campbell, of Kans Charles B. Miller of Minnesota, JC .Stephens, of. Texas, and E. Saunders, of Virginia. Its initial s sio was held today. Congressn Ceager's appearance on the witn tad followed a series of sensatio staements. Among Senator Goi ANNUAL UMMER IRSION ANTA, Ga. ork of the South. -VIA and S. A. L. R'y., LY, AUG. 9. ) ROUND TRIP DON'T Miss it Forget it. I RATES. FAST SCHEDULE. 30 a. m. ..... Round Trip $3.50 45 a. n. ..... 3.50 i3 a. m. .....- 3.50 3o a. rn. 3-50 45 a. m. ...... '' 3-50 >0 a. m. ...... 3-50 20 a. m . ..... " " 3.00 30 a. m . ...... 3-.00 >0 a. m. .... " " 3-.00 20 a. m. ... --" 3-.00 LANTA. 4:oo p. m. regular trains up to and including ing Atlanta 8:55 p. m. Friday, ts call on any C. N. & L. Agent W. T. PULLEN, C. P. A. S. A. L., Columbia, S. C. ~r.I That Hamon told him that a man i"higher up" in the government was so interested in the approval of the con e Itracts and therefore there was nc Sreason why Senator Gore should not pbe;. that when asked who was the ut man "higher up" Hamon had replied ,_"Vice-President Sherman." or That Hamon told him Senator Cur xt tis of Kansas was "interested" in that ed deal. ssThat Hamon tol.d him Congressmau ld McGuire, of Oklalioma, was interestec er in the deal. That Hamon told him an employe of the department of justice at Washi ne ington was "interested in the deal;' rthat he (Senator Gore) knew the od name of the employe, but would nxoi te divulge his name or the name of his a.t. informant, especially because tht he latter would lose his place. nft That former Senator Long, of Kan sas, acting as counsel for McMurray hhad gone to President Taft on April he28 to urge the approval of the coni nd tracts, but that the president had .ve said: "It would take a good deal ol .nt argument to convince him that the d amount of fee $3,000,000 ased by Mc tMurray was justified." nd Senator Curtis today sent a tele adgram to the committee denying' that at he was in any way interested in the rcontracts and offering to appear he sfore the committee. Chairman Burke all said Senator Curtis would be sub peonaed to testify. ksTstnony ConcennVc-Psint reSAnlaccount ofin that par f ent Gore's testimony referring to Vice .-President Sherman follows: nt Mr. Burke-"In your conversaticai 00with Mr. Hamon you stated he nam in ed a very high official ~that he said ewas interested in these contracts. You rd ,omitted his name." Mr. Gore--"I say again that I should very much prefer not to name e it. I am, however, subject to the will n of the committee." [n- Mr. Burke-"The committee is here ts, to get the facts and we must have all en this conversation." th. Mr. Gore-"He suggested that Vice ed President Sherman was interested in f- the contracts." ed Thos. ~H. Owen, counsel for Mr. n- Gore-"In that connection you spoke of an article appearing in a FI.L3as s- City newspaper that two gentlemen ta, had called on the president. I wish s- you would say who was mentioned s in that article." hto Mr. Gore-"In the newspaper ol W. April 14, Vice-President Sherman and es-' Senator Curtis were named as hay Lan ing called to discuss the segregated ss coal and asphalt lands. I think be al fore the senate met the next day the e's information came to re " Annual Mountai EXCU AUGUST Charleston and Wesi Spring and M North and S For rates, etc., call on Tic ERNESI G Want Goo Black Pays The Southern, Seaboard, and C< the South. All pass through Ricl go out on next train. Shipments in S. C. the ncxt morning. All goods guaranteed under Pur Imperial Hollar 4 Quarts $4.00. 8 Quar Red Deer Corn3 Red Deer Gin3 Belle Haven Rye 3C Sydnor XXXX Rye 4 Qts. $2 Sydnor XXXX Corn- 4 Qts. St Sydnor XXXX Gin 4 Qts. $2 Name 4.qt Old Capitol Rye ~ $ Fern Spring Rye 4-. John Black's Private S.4. I. E. Goff AAAA Rye3. Goff's AAAA Rtye 24 P Bell Haven Rye 24 P Red Deer Corn 24 P Red Deer Gin 24 PL Sydnor XXXX Rye 24 P Sydnor XXXX Corn 24 P Sydnor XXXX Gin 24 PF In Bulk. r gal. AA Rye $2.50 AAA Rye 3-50 Straight 8 Yrs. 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