Show HIMON MON DENIES GORES CHARGES Never Offered Him a Bribe to In luenCe Legislation in Congress For Sale of Indian Lands INTEREST IN CONTRACTS NO Irr ot or VUC Vito l Iro Iret I II I 1 1111 or irs irston ton to 10 okla Aue Aug tui 1 1 J L link t c used by Senator na tor T I P 1 doro aro a i moon uttered him a bribe uh M a WS legislation lallon In Iti Congro Congre tor for tori t I lands i 1 me ale le t f Mk tik the before tho thu congressional IU a P general dental denial of ot Mimon H charges that he offered Ur Ir ft nat t r r WO OO or other amount to tot tI Ih the hind 1 deul deal deala t tl lb UKI u himself b t interested In II le a U I I m 0 ng ami aid sud ho hu hoi M I br raY tr Ir ill LI i Washington in III Iho Interest of oC oCla r S la of ot He Ho 1 r offering maii den c dual deal I K r ITan tr rI r mi n t In III the tho l I I I himself elt n tt nn all at ai ait d U I 11 lamu Litton L Im tho the homo home homet hOlo hOlot t tt I I t H f t S 1 n tr tt t jote lOe lie 18 said uld ho he hud liuti hudI I r iI th tI F I tor lo for tune nine years urs and andI an I In I business ii I b i an i t I him hlll li 1111 mOi II Ii Iti tI n d II S Tt I Il I 11 I I lore that you YOI I i tri 10 o laY jay Ia him or orI I i 1 ih th i r would not hot bo lie check but the ther Id 1 t I A I be he no lie 10 I It be W hard uh 1 tho the thees f r Y v v v w 1 I I kd it t e es ii a I 1 o ne r do em Ii an In offer replied rOle j I f w r mention to Ici Senator I t I 1 i President Sherman S v i ut U t former Senator Long r f Ir t r Thurston were In III Ini lv i t th h contracts t I u t I was ut lit Washington i i I ir Jt t of sonic mie Indian trades a I f 4 i 1 du 1 and ind Ind expenses and andt i t 1 t 1 of or Gov mV aO Ha kel In iii the tho they J y ft t I A n lt tt i 1 r ff tan itan Burke of ot the Investigating i HI Itt dh a statement that thaI thaIr I r I would not bo ht mm nc I t I appear before the com om omI n i 11 t I n B that thai no evidence been Intro lured to show how that Mr r r ot T ii I throw any ny light on the nt I i iMI MI 11 I kirg a 1 general denial of ot S R Hen n nil nI il II j e N I Mr Ir Hamon fimon related i s i c rf of nr his hl visit I ll to oh Hi C lit n ii I th reason on for tor or Ills hii hl being I t r n 6 g last lut when hl the tho th senator pen tor 11 H tho th i n r of tC took tol place Illace I 11 il irs re r private office ote of lice The fh witness Lid all h he had Intended to tov toe v e several days lay Ire pre i j J but b tut tbt he h received a n telegram n attorney to 10 re vu i f ith I t Ui i e Th TIt t w its as the tl telegram he heit hea heL it a I w h Ii senator Gore jore ore referred to as ac asi a ag L i if g rrT r J K i n i J Hi iI I declared prompted un I IJ d I and tim the otter offer ot or ofAs r II l Aa As r tIer Her of n fart mid eRid III Mr Ir Ial ai ad r rt i t seen Been Mr Ir McMurray for a ai 1 arre i Mid Falit he ho oc oe oce IP Id e fart r f tho the apartment of ot Con enl r Mi M 1 imie of or Oklahoma but butI I L it II t re raid paid 1111 the hotel bill bi VISIT BITO TO GOHE Did you eu jit Senator ore on May Iny 1 t ch ih Burke asked I 1 th I did Ud I called on 01 him tutu al nl alit it 1 tty erry tr day and II cu my m af nt atau AI au ri v Y I in m 1 I told laId him I woe wan In Inn wn Wa n to t Uko tk rare are of or Om cov at af aIrs aln to the tho Indictment of at the mr In iv the th Muskogee town lot lotu u r lore Gore apparently was wan un W to t ibe he governor Now Xoa O y j u hoard heard the time testimony of or Wore Jre re yesterday In III which he ho hoi hes i s wd led d y yi u ft et r offering him him S O or orIO Wm IO In lii 11 r with wih Ith the tho th ry a contrata ts You YOI heard bean he rl him say nay 1 that te te e w was s toUl In by hy you ou that thai that much mich ull be u available to him hl If it he ho Ida his opposition to congressional Sri arl the money mOle would not nol be What Whal have you to say aa l tO 11 1 charges GOIES HAnO S Sue Thee ue Is Ic absolutely no no truth In III them themI I tIter Dr d used united the tho McMurray con COO cont t 11 th ith lh him nt at nil 11 11 Senator Gore MW m if IC I 1 knew McMurray 11 Irl I 1 Ii i fJ Jad l I did and ho was Wi a I man of high Winding Minding Well dl Iho a he enmor has hi been making mo mu some tomo That hat is n I nil all that was said tid On 01 nn a r or c ut n tho the senator took mo mc In II t t the sat nat library and closed Oil nil ni tho the doen dun tn s s tia Ual wo wu could uld bo ho Jo alone Ilone I 1 donl t v the for rattling M ll a saId mil that tl t properly could coull not have hn v heam by b anyone I mild did talk Ib about Indian affairs hi b bit ii te vre v to re minor mailers In which I aa 1 and Iller had nothing to 4 01 d ait lh M M 1 Murray Murra nothinG th the Iho witness before b ore 1 I i ai I Investigating today C e K i 1 are oC f Oklahoma 0 on cro cross s 1 exam t 1 i J p details of his ex cx exi IX 1 i Washington In III ti connection It 1 t land deal InI n tre reager jr again ts lIs is meeting 11 with wih Jake Juko L Let I L Gm Gre et nn h by b K T P PU pU U M 1 B a I promoter for tor J Jl 7 V 1 n ho held ld Contracts for l f the th Wt j I a 10 per pcr cent basis ba ls fn at as u length of ot Ile no of or time the J II h Hi ha which you ou said paM you had r r at t time the hotel tei bO and ind m nl K nt at Washing a tai whIr Ii h hr lie said lIld uld you ou might ru t 1 1 hl l I nur ut thorn them r In ln the contracts If Ir Ii 13 Ar r through Asked 1 I b t U t ouel for tur 1 r T minutes said Mid Mr Cren Crea D nil 1 t tte i t ar af Rail t to Senator Sentor Gore that mi t HI Y u 1 I ria id been made mado to Influence 1 I ii I r t A MI II time I Mid vr pr i wn vas that thai rt pi hout u i lIne nc rio I would could woul rise In the l Jur of or i personal On h r iI I n a Y 8 l So 01 u II dil ator Gore ore U I lit i T 1 the tho end tell I hud ad alt to him tel l rr li i nt about the Mo 1 10 lie tit t tu u l I Oi n fl friendly terms with h Vr itI h r 1 r JI I hl h him m frequently t rager tit tho ier then Ihen sal Mid hn ho he the heth mm I th t li 1 1 I s bil 1411 oil J ProvidIng for tho the sale ale on n a Oi basis JaIM n lULL L tn t 11 i Murray Morra It ye 1 help hell you frame that t ha 1111 IH expressed ed the r orny cpr wishes I ht Homo Rolo of ot his wishes hM Wo We 0 wont went welt over or the tho hut bill i Were your our conferences conference with wih Mc McMurray McMurray lc Murray secret crl 7 1 No o not lot secret cret We WC I often talked In III private Did McMurray ever make Im Improper Dil mik any In 11 proper proposals to you to Influence you rou OU to obtain legislation for lor him him Ho Ito never did 1111 Did your Our bill Ji meet m 11 time II approval of ot the Iho Oklahoma delegation In Con Congress grew grM Not ot entirely They of It I ns RN a n whole but disagreed n to somo Romo details In n previous It you ou wild said hI that Congressman of or Oklahoman Oklahoma lived at lt the tho same mo lintel hotel In Washington Wa with Maroon Hamon and Did you 01 mean 1 they actually occupied the tho some rooms Congressman frequently was In their rooms rols but I think hia rooms were Iro one on or two stories dunes higher up 1 Tho The hotel holl was nl frequented by h eon con congressmen gressmen generally WHAT hILL DILI Questioned Que by h 1 ore Mr lr said 1111 his hiM bill hi for tor or sale sain llo or of the thi land by h the secretary of oC tho time In Iii Interior II tenor and did tot not provide for or any at nt attorneys fees If It I lila his hl bill bi wax was wal linseed lie he said raid tho the fees reIS would not nol ho have been granted Efforts l to lo show how that nt at time the time tho the rull McMurray contracts were under dl die Hamon linmon vas WS In iii II Washington on other business buhl were vere Iro made mado nIle by h Ally tty Ames AmI In III n mm of D I K 1 F Gore 00 brother of or Senator Gore Gor Tho The attorney pointed out in his lii ques questioning IU that Hamon Humon was n representing Gov Oo 00 lu kel of Oklahoma Senator GoreS Gore GON at nt that time hum hl Introduced H a L bill bil providing that n a I senate enate om mit ap up appointed 1 pointed to investigate the third tie clo gree should hould also 00 Investigate tho tIme con eon conditions which led up to tho the Indictment of ot Gov Go Hakel In the time Muskogee town lot Copes |