The San Francisco call., 1908-09-23
MACK WIRES, TOO
Chairman of Democratic COM
mittee Sends Denial

NEW YORK, Sept 22-Norman E.
Mack. chairman of the national demo-
cratic committee addressed telegram
10 President Roosevelt today in which
he denied flatly statements contained in
q reported interview between Timothy
J. Woodruff, chairman of the republi-
can state committee, and President
Roosevelt, which We're printed by a
local paper today Chairman Macks
telegram is as follows:
I notice in the New York Tribune
Of this morning that you are quoted by
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the
republican state committee. in the fol-
lowing interview, which Mr. Woodruff
gave out from Oyster Bay:
incidentally the president remarked
that he considered ii significant that
100000 had been found in the treas
ury Of the democratic party after
the last national campaign that the
party's treasury was receiving nothing
from corporations; and. further, be-
cause il was announced at the time of
the election that the treasury was
empty. The president said he thought
II looked queer that such large sum
OF money should turn up after Mr..
Haskell was appointed treasurer of the
democratic national committee
IF you are quoted correctly no
doubt you have IN mind the publication
IN the New York American recently
that l. as chairman Of the democratic
national committee. received $500. 900
from former Chairman Taggart which
was said TO be left over from the 1904
campaign. This. at that time was
empnatically denied when brought to
mN attention. ] desire to say to you
now that there is not a word of truth
IN this statement. 1 have not received
one cent from Chairman Taggart or any
one else connected with the last cam
paign; neither has any one connected
with the democratic national commit
Tee am wiring you this direct as I
desire 10 correct what seems to be an
erroneous impression in your mind.
Chairman Mack said he hoped to re-
time today. His telegram TO the presi-
dent was directed TO Oyster BAY
After dispatching the telegram to
President Roosevelt Chairman Mack
said:
1T is very evident from Mr.. Roose
Veit's statement that both Mr.. Hitch.
cock and Mr. Taft have been deposed
from their position and are no longer
active factors in the campaign. Mr.
Roosevelt practically repudiates both
men. President Roosevelt is running
the campaign. He. has not only as
sumed the place of his candidate for
the presidency. but he has also taken
Mr.. Hitchcock's place: is the entire
republican national committee the
and has placed himself in every other
position where big stick methods
rule"
Speaking Of the report that the com
said:
7 want to say that the democratic
national committee has not received
$500 900 on, before or after I took
the Office Of chairman. or has Gov
ernor Haskell or any member of the
national committee any such sum-
Neither the Standard oil company nor
its subsidiary companies or officials
have contributed one cent nor have
they been asked to contribute. Fur
thermore. the national. committee Will
h.
oil company or any other corporation
seeking special privileges. The COM
mittee is gathering its funds in small
quantities from the masses of the peo-
pie and no large sums have been re-
cefved from any one.
National Chairman Mack said tonight
that he had nothing to add TO his
statement earlier in the day. other than
TO saw that the democratic national
committee was receiving S5 per cent
OF its funds to conduct the campaign
from newspa pers. and that only two
newspapers and Mr.. Bryan's paper had
turned in sums over $4,000. Mack said