Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-31

eived dollar from any corporation. any
rust. or any officers of any corporation
IT trust
Mr. Hitchcock appeared smiling and Sc
enc and did not seem to be disturbed by
my apprehension that Mr.. Rockefeller s
declaration for William II. Taft would
rave any hurtful effect on the outcome of
he national campaign from republican
Joint Of view. !,
''Not the Way to Help Me-"
BUFFALO. October 31.-William II. Taft
cid last night of the intervie win which
ohm d. Rockefeller announced his inten-
ion to vote for the republican candidate:
IF the Standard Oil Company was
anxious to bring about my election
should think that the last thing that IT
would have done would have been to ad-
'ertise Its support of me- Ihere1ore TINS
publication. of which Mr.. Bryan is now
liking so much, it seems TO me. has but
little significance in attempting to snow
chat the Standard Oil Company, or any
other trust because 1t hopes for I'M
nunity from me. Is supporting me in this
.ampaign. That is not the way support
rendered when the desire is to bring
lbout results in election.
A Hit at Mack.
You have in your city a gentleman
who is possessed of an imagination that
he campaign draw upon him. and he has
conceived the idea that the Standard OH
Company has contributed a large amount
o the republican campaign fund | am
n position to state as emphatically as
possible that neither the Standard Oh
company nor any one connected with IT,
Tor any one identified with its manage
aent, has contributed one cent to the re-
mblican campaign fund
"Sly Old Fox" Says Hisgen.
BROOKLYN. October 31.-Thomas l..
iisgen the independence party presiden-
1aI nominee spoke at a largely attended
ally in Brooklyn last night.
II noticed in a newspaper today tnat
John d. Rockefeller is credited with say
ng that he is going to vote Tor ia1t.
said MIR. Hisgen. In his statement ne
observed that there is not much diner
.nce between the platforms of the two
I'D parties, and that he proposes 10 cast
lis vote for Taft because he has always
men a republican. While the standard
dis head votes for Taft the standard
Oil money goes to support Bryan. ana
Rockefeller. sly old fox. helps Bryan by
declaring he is out for TAFT.
Archbold Refuses to Talk.
NEW YORK. October 31.-John D. Arch
,old, vice president of the Standard Oil
md its active ielteT-WTiuHS Hcdu, was
asked through his secretary last night for
whom he is going to vote. A reporter
ERECTED attention to the fact that Mr.
Rockefeller had declared that any Ameri-
can citizen thus questioned 'should be
manly enough to answer 1t just as dl-
rectly," and that political rumor has as
,ociated him with the active opponents
If Taft. Mr.. Archbold sent back word
that he would rather not answer the
question.
In the Standard Oil building no one
would answer Mr.. Mack's attack. 1t is
90 insulting to call for reply" was the
way one representative put it. Mr.. Arch
bold fatty refused to comment in any way
,r let the charge be answered.
Not Secretly Fighting Taft.
Frank A. vanderlip. vice president OF
he National City Bank, which Standard
Dill institution has been reported as Sc
.retly opposed to Taft. said:
Such reports are all tommy-rot-just
;ommy-rot-and You may quote me as
saying So"
Asked for whom he will vote. Mr.. Van
ierlip replied, emphatically:
For Taft and Hughes and the rest OF
the republican ticket, from top to bot
Om.'