Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-09-23
BRYAN's BIG BLUFF.
Demands That. President Prove
Charges Against His Satellite.

Charges Against His Satellite.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 22.-The most
sensational development in the present
campaign was the sending today by
William j.. Bryan, Democratic candi-
date for, President of a. telegram to
President Roosevelt demanding that
he produce proof that Gov. Chas. n.
Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the
Democratic national committee. ever
was connected with the Standard Oil
Co. Selling upon the opportunity thus
afforded him, Mr.. Bryan took occasion
to serve notice on the President that
he would not permit any responsible
member of the Republican organization
to misrepresent the attitude OF the
Democratic party in the present cam
paign, and further that the Democratic
party was making An honorable and
honest fight in defence of its prin-
ciples and policies and that it expected
and demanded fair and HONORABLE
treatment from those in charge of the
Republican campaign. Copies of the
telegram We're given out for publica-
ton just before Mr.. Bryan's departure
for Ann Arbor late in the afternoon.
The program of the local committee
included an onnortnnitv to Mr. Rrvan
TO take a long rest i'm the forenoon,
but the statement Of President Roose-
velt published this morning, in which
the President endorsed the charges
made against Gov. Haskell by William
r. Hearst, that Governor Haskell had
been connected with the Standard Oil
Co. and had attempted to bride Attof-
nev General Monnett Of Ohio. was
sufficient 't'o cause him to forego that
much needed luxury and devote him
self to the subject of preparing d re-
ply. He called to his assistance John
national committeeman from Michigan
and several others OF the Democratic
leaders and also held lengthy confer
ences over the long distance telephone
with New York and Chicago. Alto
gether, Mr. Bryan consumed five hours
in these consultations before CONCLUDE
ing to address his telegram to the CHIEF
executive Up to late hour tonight,
he had received no reply from Mr..
Roosevelt
Arriving here at $50 O'Clock This
morning, Mr.. Bryan was given a rous-
ing reception. He was met by >. big
crowd at the station and thousands
OF worker; on the way to their places
of employment cheered him as ne pro-
ceeded in an automobile to the Pont-
charterin hotel. So occupied was he
with the consideration of the question
of replying to Mr.. Roosevelt's state
ment that he was enabled only briefly
to address a gathering of prominent
Democrats from various parts of the
country who had come here to Ioufer
With him.
The journey to Ann -Arbor was made
in his special car and upon his arrival
there he was accorded a cordial greet
ing. To IL gathering of several thousand
persons, MIR. Bryan, speaking from the
balcony of the Cook House, directed
his remarks particularly to young men,
during an hour and d halt
the tariff, the trust question, the labor
question, government guarantee of
bank deposits. the Democratic party's
attitude on the injunction question and
on contempt of court trials and severe
ly criticized Judge Taft for his charac-
terization of the Democratic platform
plank on this question as loosely
Drawn MIR. BRYAN said that In every
country in the world there will be
found two parties, one essentially