Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-10-10
SENSATIONS IN POLITICS.
Republicans and Democrats Both Badly
Rent

Rent.
Haskell has resigned as treasurer of
the democratic national committee. He
personally announced his resignation,
declaring he did not want to be re-
sponsible for any embarrassment which
might result to the party by his re-
tanning the office.
Haskell admitted his resignation was
the direct result of the Hearst charges,
still maintaining they are untrue.
Dupont Quits.
Chairman Hitchcock Of the repub-
lican national committee, announces the
resignation of T. Coleman Dupont of
Delaware and identified with the pow
der trust, as head of the bureau of
campaign speakers and member of the
republican executive committee.
Hitchcock says Dupont resigned be-
cause he felt that the suit by the gov
ernment against the powder company
with which Dupont is connected will be
employed by opponents to injure the
campaign.
Charles H. Heating of Ohio will act
in the place of T. Coleman Dupont.
Mr.. Hitchcock reiterated his former
statement that he knew nothing what
ever concerning the rumored resigna-
ton of Treasure Sheldon.
N Foraker's Explanation.
Foraker, in a long, carefully prepared
statement, discusses the recent charges
made against him by Hearst and Roose-
welt, dealing with his own connection
with Standard Oil, the Brownsville ne
gro soldier incident and rate bill fights.
Foraker declared he was employed a
short time as lawyer by the Standard,
but never received a cent for aiding
2 the trust in the senate.
He fatty denied all the Hearst
charges that he accepted money from
the Standard to choke legislation.
Bryan Has Say.
Defending his knowledge Of Governor
Haskell against the charges which
have been brought against him unit
I the charges can be examined IN som'
court where partisanship does no
b bear" William j. Bryan, democrats
candidate for president, on his wa,
from Madison to this city, today CAV
n out for publication his reply to Presi
dent Roosevelt 5 recent letter, in re
- Spouse TO his telegram on the subject
Mr. Bryan speaks Of the action Of Nh
+, Haskell as governor of Oklahoma an
!. saws that 1.-THE constitution was adopt
:, cd and Governor Haskell elected j
y spite of the efforts Of your admins
- tration and in spite OF the speech mad
in Oklahoma by Mr.. Taft
Mr. Bryan charged, among oth'
things that the steel trust 3" wit
D, your express consent, purchased on
e. Of its largest rivals and thus obtaine
le control Of more than so per cent Of I'll
ID total output. He asks the presdel
in il he will insist that in permittin
I'd this you showed less favor TO the m
" nopolistic corporations than do
opposing it.
'd Mr. Bryan abruptly charges thi
y Governor Hughes, quoted by Presidel
le Roosevelt as having riddled the den
ef ocratic trust remedy was himself u
al beneficiary Of the trusts, and cites Il
rs campaign contributions to the Hugh
'O election fund two years ago Amor
Dee there are j. r. Morgan, John ID. Rock
rs feller, Mr. Carnegie and Nelson Crol
we'll Mr. Bryan says that as the pro
idont quotes Governor Hughes
,o takes ii for granted that Judge TIA
N has not expressed himself satisfactory
on the trust question.
n Roosevelt Replies 70 Bryan.
10 President Roosevelt late Sunday mig
made reply 10 William J. Bryan 5
N cent speech IN which he maintained th
" tho democratic party and platform wa
- NOT getting a square deal in the ea
F" paign The president 5 reply deals pa
p tieulary with MI Bryan 3 ASSERT
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