The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-25
Governor Haskell Goes Through
Kansas City Today
On His Way to Meet Bryan and
Campaign Managers.
HAD LITTLE TO SAY.
Regarding the Latest Charges
Made by Hearst.
Makes Some Vicious Remarks
About the President.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 25.-Gover-
nor Charles n. Haskell treasurer of
the Democratic national committee,
passed through Kansas City at 4:3O
this morning, en- route from his home
at Guthrie to Chicago. where he goes
to confer with William ]. Bryan aid
the leaders of the Democratic nation
al organization regarding the charges
recently made against the governor by
President Roosevelt and William R.
Hearst. Governor Haskell during the
brief stop in Kansas City between
trains talked freely with newspaper
reporter He repeated many of the
statements made at Guthrie in his
open letter issued to the Associated
Press in which he took Mr.. Hearst TO
task but declined to rel at this time
to the additional accusations put out
in New York last night by Mr.. Hearst.
In his statement last night Mr.. Hearst
said:
Mr.. Haskell is not only Standard
oil tool. and a crooked railroad pro-
moter, but a Steel trust organizer"
Governor Haskell made reply to the
secretary of the interior. Mr.. Garfield,
in the controversy touching the opera
tions of the Prairie Oil & Gas COM
pany in oklahoma.
Governor Haskell denied that he in
urer Of the Democratic national COM
mittee. Regarding Mr.. Hearsts charge
coupling him with the Steel trust,
Haskell said he felt highly hOnored at
being classed with Schwab, Carnegie
and ]. p. Morgan. He denied that he
had in New York city, in 1895. at
gold Democratic meeting in Madison
Square applauded attacks made upon
Mr.. Bryan. He declared President
Roosevelt Is 1.-The biggest four fiusher
in the political business today" and
you ought to hear what they think
of the rascal down in Oklahoma"
Governor Haskell remained in Kan
sas City one hour He was accom-
panied by James Menefee, state treas
urer of Oklahoma.
He Hears From Chicago.
Soon after his arrival here the gov
ernor went to the telegraph Office in
the station. There he was handed
two telegranns awaiting him from Chi
cago. He declined to make known the
contents of the messages and after
writing a couple of kilograms left the
office and walked out through the sta
ton.
Governor Haskell was handed
copy of a morning paper and he hur-
riedly glanced through its pages. He
read only the head lines. He was
asked to make a definite statement in
regard to some of the accusations
against him that the paper contained.
No not until have read them care
fully" said the governor. 1T would be
pretty uncertain work for me to under
take that task in these few minutes.
But I have a statement that 1 prepared
yesterday. It's a general reply to
Hearst and I think that will hold the
New York editor for the time at least"
The statement referred to was that
issued by the governor at Guthrie yes
terday through the Associated Press.
Governor Haskell was asked about the
report that he intended resigning as
treasurer of the national committee.
Absolutely nothing to it," was the
governors reply. ''Of course I'll admit
that the recent developments have
necessitated a little haste in my going
to Chicago, but resignation is out Of
the question. It's simply the Repub-
lican press that is roaring and we'll
they might when they hold special
about me-"
He Feels HOnored
Glancing over the morning paper, the
Ngovernor turned to Mr.. Menefee ami
remarked:
We'll I'll be kept pretty busy all
morning in simply reading what the
gang has to say about me. Brother
Hearst has cut loose again." he added,
as he hastily noted the accusation that
Mr.. Hearst made last night in New
York. 80 they have coupled me with
the steel trust. I feel highly honored
to be classed with Schwab, Carnegie
and ]. P. Morgan.
"Oh, yes" continued Governor Has
kell, talking to the reporter, Il had al
most forgotten that 1 want to deny the
accusation of Edward L. Openheim the
New York banker, who said yesterday
that he was present in my box at a
big gold Democratic meeting in Madi-
son Square Garden in 1896. 1 want to
say that 1 was never in Madison
Square Garden. 1t is perfectly ridicu-
lous when he said that l waved my hat
whenever Bryan was attacked in the
meeting.
II notice." the governor went on,
that Secretary Garfield has taken
hand in the matter of the Prairie Oil
and Gas company. He ought to know
the matter very we'll for l took occasion
to call him down last summer when he
tried to give the oil company special
privileges in laying the interstate gas
line"
At this juncture the Chicago train
pulled in and Governor Haskell hurried
aboard. Before entering the Pullman
he said finally to the reporter:
Its getting to be an edifying ex-
ample when the president of the United
States mixes in personalities. Early in
the summer We were to have a lady
like campaign. The president is the
biggest four fiusher in the political
business today. You ought to hear
what they think of the rascal down in
Oklahoma"
Two Football Stars for Stagp.