Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-24
Democratic Nominee Too
Busy With Speech
Making to Step.
TREASURER STICKS
Roosevelt Takes Up Nebras-
kan's Telegram, Attack
ing Governor.

Guthrie, Okla. Sept Ex-Governor
Haskell, treasurer of the democratic
national committee, here today issued.
through the Associated Press, an open
letter to William Randolph Hearst,
taking the New York editor to task
for his attitude in the present cam
paign.
Says Nothing of Monnett Case.
Haskell made no reference TO
Hearsts statement with reference to
the controversy over the latters
charges that Haskell had sought to
influence Attorney General Monnett of
Ohio to dismiss certain suits pending
against the Standard Oil company.
No Time TO Answer Now.
Dayton. Ohio, Sept. 24.-William J..
Bryan will make an answer to the let
ter of Roosevelt but will not do SO
today because of the fact the whole of
today and tonight he will be occupied
with speechmaking.
Bryan reached here at 1920 and
was accorded an ovation seldom if
ever witnessed in this city. His pro-
gress from the station to the hotel
was a triumphal one. Arrangements
for three hours visit here included
a luncheon at the Phillips house and
two addresses. On the way to the
city from Columbus Bryan was ell
Enthusiastically cheered by great num-
bers.
VIII Not Dust Haskell.
New York, Sept. 24.-No action will
be taken by the democratic national
committee with reference to the
charges that have been made against
Governor Haskell pending an investi-
cation of the matter, which is now
being made by Bryan. Meanwhile
the national committeeman here are
expressing the hope the treasurer will
resign from the committee unless he
can. clear himself in every particular
of the allegations that have been made
concerning him.
Haskell Explains Acts.
Guthrie, Okla, Sept. Ex-Governor
Haskell last night issued statement
to the Associated Press in reply to the
presidents letter to Bryan. Haskell
asserted that in the Prairie Oil mat
ter he had done nothing which would
confer upon the Standard Oil subsidi
airy company more authority than i
already possessed under franchise
granted it by Secretary Hitchcock
He admits dismissing the suit agains
the company, but insists he acteC
properly because under that state
hood bill congress made it necessar,
to propect all franchises granted be
fore statehood was conferred.
He vetoed the child labor bill be
cause it contained things not desires
by the people of Oklahoma. Th
changes in the faculty of the univel
sity he declared were made for
good cause by the board of regent
and not by the governor.
FIRST Ginger Injection.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 24.-Pres
dent Roosevelt last night made hi
first injection of his personal bran
of ginger into the national campaign
Incidentally he also injected littl
vitriol into Governor Haskell. trea!
urer of the democratic national con
mittee. The president did not owe
look Mr.. Bryan.
The medium for the president
strenuous jump into the political aren
was an answer to Mr. Bryan's receI
telegram in which he protested to th
president about his utterances regar
ing Mr.. Haskelps Standard Oil affili
tions Mr.. Bryan demanding proof {
the charges and promising that in tt
event of their substantiation he woul
kick the Oklahoma governor out I
the campaign.
Drops OIL Incident.
The presidents reply, which is
the form of letter to Mr.. Bryan ar
which was mailed to him last nigh
addressed to Fairview, Lincoln, Mel
dismisses for the time being the Obi
Standard Oil-Haskell imbroglio, Il
president saying that in the statemel
which gave offense to Mr.. Bryan
purposely made no illusion to Il
Ohio matter. M. Roosevelt said tn
in spite of the significance of the oh
incident he would not at this tin
make any reference to it. inferential
intimating that he did not regard {
incident as a closed one.
Refers to Another Case.
President Roosevelt takes for /
Haskell text in the letter to Mr.. Bry
the governors action in Oklahor