Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-10-01
HASKELL RESIGNS.
Patriotic Act of National
Democratic Treasurlr.
Declares He Takes This Course
Rather Than Risk the Slight
est Embarrassment to the
Democratic Party.
Democratic Party.

Tor lsHS ClI10 Win ~ atloHdi COIIhiAs-
teeman Martin J. Wade, OF Iowa, and
Jesephus Daniels, chairman OF the
Democratic press committee.
It was midnight when MIR. Haskell
reappeared from the room. He had in
his hands written resignation ad
dressed to National Chairman Norman
E. Mack, and the answers to the ques-
tions which had been given him.
81 have my answers,' he said.
''They will explain themselves.
Alter giving an Affi native reply to
the question whether he had resigned,
but denying that Mr.. Bryan had asked
for the resignation, the questions and
answers read as follows:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
"Do you know whether Mr.. Bryan
knew of the charges madeaagsinst you
pointed treasurer"
81 do not see how he could have
"Do you think your further eonnec-
ton with the campaign, regardless of
the truth Or falsity of the charges
would tend to smbarrass Mr.. Bryan or
injurs his chances?"
1T might. At any rate [ would not
be good citizen if I risked any en-
barrassment in the fight OF the honest
people against the special interests
"Do you intend to reply to President
Roosevelt"
81 have not done so yet
do you intend to renew your de-
mand tor an investigation ot the
sharges?'
"How can 1? Roosevelt sadrnits he
, did not tell the TRUTH
t In answer to a series of questions as
to his relation to the Citizens Alliance,
said to have been organized at Musks.
r gee, Okla, to fight the local la boz
unions. Mr.. Haskell denied that the
! Alliance was ever organized. In reply
| to questions concerning the STANDARD
l Oil Company he repeated his former
denials OF ever having had any thing to
do with that company.
Mr.. Bryan is due to arrive in Chicago
at Gal a. m. to-day. Whether he and
Mr.. Haskell will meet was not ffioial-
r Mr.. Bryan is scheduled to remain there
1 for only two hours before he is to leave
for Madison. Wis.
LETTER OF RESIGNATION.
, The resignation ofGovsrner Haskell
Q as forwarded to Chairman Mack las
f night reads:
f Hen. Norman E.. Mack. Charm ar
i Democratic National Committee,
New York City.
81 "My Dear Sir:
I'm pursuance of information as te
|, your date for return here when I went
, home before, 1 assumed I would find
= you here upon my return today. L now
, learn that you will be detained in the
East until Tuesday and as I must be
home Monday I leave tomorrow.
"Since the President and his cabine1
5 have joined forces with Mr. Hears
r ANA three Wall str sst brokers t~ make
r Il personal fight against me, nolw it'll
5 standing the President in his answer
/ to MIR. Bryan abandoned his charge
: about Ohio STANDARD OIL cases, y~t by
all the means at the command IF tht
, government and the millions of Ii ears
and his Wall street allies, they ,,ersis
in vicious. unwarranted and UNI ruth
ful attacks on me. Personally, | vel
come their attack and shall meet i
with ait III. :g"r l n> nn4s..s.,i.
shall tre ~ ,t:fl ~ ny ~ ahl
a subjec: s:t- y '.a.-s,s ii ,.~ ,tu
, w i,ieh ia, ri;.
''in this. Ah.~w | vii Ia :. ~. ait
of nv ut-ignp..r> HI no ~ for N l.r,ps
purposes; bal my iIiue inn- - tres
from other demands b re. ~ III, M
, heart is :ull of hope for ff,e i. viiun o
Bryan and Kern. Honest gu,ernmen
: and rule by the people is at -.ah@. I'm
portant beyond any battle al the polll
in the last generation is in tn. pending
contest.
81 would not for one moment con
slider remaining in any way CONNECTED
with the ommittee; therefore, I here
by tender my resignation as tieasurel
of the Democratic National 1Nommittet
that not the slightest contest of my
own could in any way be used by tht
President to cloud the sky and shield
our opponents from discussing tn,
real issues and lay ing bare the Rspub
lican duplicity to the people.
Sincerely yours,
81 &c. N. HASKELL