The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-11

MlONIs Games signed 20 this article
a2h, with the question. Is It not
oe .hat all Of these men are re-
IL, p.,citizens Of Putnam county
whose word Is good and that
IN ...now you. Mr. sheets, and also
I .. Haskell Intimately"
Mr. Sheets admitted that he knew
some OF the men but declined To make
any statement as to the reputation
Of any Of them for truth and We
racity.
"The names signed 10 the endorse
ment OF myself are all from the best
citizens OF Putnam county. 0hio."
said c. n. Haskell
Ten OF them are republicans and
the others are democrats Sheets
personally knows every one Of them
and they all know both Sheets and
myself. While Mr. sheets ls in the
territories would be very glad to
have him point out II he can. either
in his public speeches or inpriyate.
any OF the names attached TO this
statement which he considers are not
reputable citizens. or whose state
ments should not be given absolute
credence."
Mr. Sheets was interviewed in the
Hotel Threadgill yesterday afternoon.
He was shown list Of more than
sixty representative citizens OF Put.
nam county. Ohio. ana asked n he
knew them. He quickly declared:
Il have nothing 10 say about that"
"Do you know any OF the persons
there llsted7" was asked
mo. | don't know anything about
that"
DO you say you do not know any
OF these mem"
ives. yes. know some Of them OF
course"
What have you TO say relative
to their character Are they reputa.
BILE and responsible citizens7"
After studying the landscape from
nearby window for a time. the Ohi,-
an replied:
II have nothing to say about this
matter. nothing"
Il see by morning paper. said
Mr.. Haskell in commenting on Sheets
presence In the territories, "tha,
Sheets frankly admits that he dis
missed the suits In the supreme cour,
OF Ohio against the Standard oil
company. but offers as an excuse that
he could not have done this withou,
the consent of the supreme court.
think that admission should alone be
sufficient to give the people OF the
territories a true idea OF the man who
is coming here to traduce my char
acter."
Democrats In Oklahoma pay little
attention to the statements of Sheets
concerning C.. ". Haskell" said state
Chairman Thompson last night
III there ever was any doubt In the
minds Of honest democrats as 10 Mr.
Haskellstpast record OF fitness for
Office that doubt was dispelled when
VIM. j. Bryan gave MIR. Haskell his
unqualified endorsement, and said al
Woodward. Oklahoma, II anyone
questions Haskells democratic record
In Ohio YOU tell them that II II good
enough TO suit me and | am quite par
ticular about democratic records too
Democrats from all over the terri
tories understand the Significance OF
Mr.. Bryan's closing sentence. Ho
has demonstrated repeatedly that ne
Is particular about democratic records
and that the man who has reputa
tion for crookcdnoss or sharp prac
tlces In politics will not be counte,
nanced by him As an instance Of this
| recall that he went into Illinois and
openly opposed the retention OF Rog
or Sullivan at the head OF the state
committee simply because he believed
that Sullivan had been guilty Of un,
fair methods politically. with the
same determination for purity in pol
itics he went to ST. Louis and put him
self In opposition to Rolla C. Wells,
former mayor Of that city
"Whon he tells the democrats OF
oklahoma that he has known Charlie
Haskell for eleven years: that IN all
that time he has known him to be
consistou democrat. there IS little
probability that any crodcuco will be-
placed lu the far fetched statements
Of q man Ike Sheets who admits that
one of his first official acts as attor.
ney general Of ohio was 10 dismiss
number Of suits against tho stand.
ard OH company"
The statement signed by 60 persons