The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
MACK'S STATEMENT
RATHER SERIOUS
Claims Proof of Dickering Be-
tween Taft Managers and
the Standard Oil.
SAYS TEDDY'S DENIAL
is LACKING IN FORCE
Holds That Sustaining of the
Parker Charges Shows How
Land Lays.

NEW YORK, Oct, S1.-National
Chairman Mack, IN an authorized state
rnent today regarding President Roose'
velt's denials of the relations between
the administration and the Standard Oil
company declared that be had Hhad
positive proof for ten days that uego-
tistions were going on between the Taft
managers and the STANDARD Oil company
10 get the support of the Standard Oil
people all over the country and TO get
q contribution of $l,000,000, which is
The same amount they gave IN $780, 19uo
and l904'
Mr.. Mack's statement follows:
President Roosevelt s denial OF the
relations between the administrator and
the Standard Oil company loses force
vnen il is remembered that he made
q similar denial four years ago, when
Judge Parker declared that the Re"
publican managers in charge OF Mr.,
Roosevelt s campaign were receiving
money from corporations.
Parker Charges Confirmed.
He denied that story more vehe-
mentlv ;han be does the present charge.
No one mas forgotten that both Mr.. Har.
riman aud M Roosevelt had confirmed
Judge Parker s charges. So far as deny
ing tie relations between President
Roosevelt and the Standard Oil COM
pany is concerned, M!. Roosevelt for
gets that Mr.. Taft and his managers
want to do little bargaining OF their
own, while they also know that Mr..
Roosevelt wishes 20 be 1t IN the event
Of Mr.. Taft's election.
"Mr. Roosevelt must know that tho
Republican managers Tor Mr.. TAFT felt
the necessity o., getting another mil
hon dollars at tMs particular luncture
end that the use Of tho Standard Oil 9
millions in this campaign was one OF
the things that the grand old party
could not get along without and that
the TAFT managers made g successful
bargain with the Standard Oil people.
As 20 whether Mr.. TAFT will cheat
Wall street. the STANDARD Oil company
and the steel trust if be should be elect
cd. or stand with Mr. Roosevelt. who
nominated him. that is q question that
the public can determine for them.
selves.
Secret Contributions.
chairman Hitchcock does not deny
that the national committee is getting
money from individuals IN the Stand
ard OIL company. which is only an
other means of the Standard OIL com.
pany. as corporation. giving funds
10 the Republican management. II the
Republican national committee wants
the public to take any stock in their
statement and 10 believe the actual
truth OF the contributions 20 the cam.
pagn. they should have ma their con
Nibutiops public from day to day as the
Democratic party has done III so, they
would not have received 100000 at a
time from any individual or any cor
pcratiop
In answer 10 Mr.. Mack S statement,
Chairman Hitchcock OF the Republican
national committee today dictated the
following:
"The assertion that there have been
negotiations between myself and tbe
Standard Oil company, IN reference 10
campaign contributions, is absolutely
untrue.
$50 far as my knowledge goes, there
has been no contribution 10 our cam
paigR fund by anv person connected
with the STANDARD Oil company. 20 mat
ter in what capacitv. nor has anv such
person been solicited 10 contribute -
Mr.. Hitchcock declined 20 discuss the
Tumor that the statement of Mr.. Rocke-
feller was given out at the instance Of
the Democratic national committee for
the purpose of injurinq Mr. Taft. He
added that be had vet 10 hear OF any
one who regarded seriously Mr.. Rookie.
teller s statement of his intention 10
vote for Mr Taft