The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
Bryan's Demand For Proof OF
Charges Brings out Scath-
Ing Arrangement
Of Governor
BRYAN is ALSO IMPLICATED
Roosevelt Declares Him an En-
envy to Progress-says He
Knew Real Facts Before
Haskell Was Selected
as His Treasurer.

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Roosevelt tonight. following a
prolonged conference with members
Of the cabinet at the White House,
prepared and gave out his reply to
w. J. Bryan. the democratic candi.
date, relative to W.R. Hearst's charges
that Governor Haskell, treasurer of
the democratic campaign committee
had represented Standard OIL interests
both IN Ohio and Oklahoma. Mr.
Bryan had demanded proof Of the
charges. promising that In the event
OF their substanti9tion Governor Has
kell would be eliminated from the
campaign.
Dismissine the Ohio case, which in
volved charge of attempted bribery
with the explanation that he had made
no direct charge against Governor
Haskell az regards that particular In
stance, President Roosevelt takes UP
the matter OF the Prairie State OIL
and State Gas and argues that Gov
Haskell's action In stopping legal pro-
ceedings begun by the attorney gen
eral Of Oklahoma demonstrates ron-
clusively that he was controlled by the
great corporation to which the Okla
foma company was subsidiary
After contrasting Mr.. Bryan's do,
Tense Of Governor Haskell as against
Judge Taft's Reputation of Foraker
In connection with w. r. Hearsts
charges against the Ohio senator. thu
a.. a.
Governor Haskelrs utter unfitness for
association with any man anxious 10
appeal TO the American people on a
moral issue" has been abundantly
shown by other acts of his as governor
Of Oklahoma The president con-
demns Governor Haskell's conduct IN
connection with various matters as
disgraceful and scandslous and calls
special attention to what he describes
as "prostituting to base purposes the
state university"
This afternoon all of the members
Of the cabinet now In the city, Secre-
taries Wilson. Straus, Wright. Metcalf
and Garfield and Postma ster- General
Meyer met with the president IN tha
cabinet room at the executive offices
for a conference on the subject which
lasted until after o'clock. Two hours
more was required to make certain
minor changes before Secretary Loeb
gave II to the press.
Text OF the Reply.
President Roosevelt's reply to Bryan
follows
"The White House. Washington, Sept
%, 1908.
Dear Sir: In your telegram you
Governor Haskell as dealt with his re-
lations while in Ohio, with the stand
ard OH company You omit the charge
as to his relations with the Standard
OIL interests as shown by his action
while governor Of Oklahoma, this very
summer, this action being In part TAX
en- while he was at Denver, where, as
you state, he was by your wish made
chairman Of the committee which
drafted the platform upon which you
are standing In my statement pur-
posely made no specific allusion to the
Ohio matter and shall at this time
make none In spite Of Its significance
and In spite Of the further fact that
Gov Haskells close relation with the
STANDARD OIL interests, while he was In
Ohio was matter of common notorl.
ETY.,
A Matter of Court Record.
In Oklahoma It is matter OF court
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that the attorney general OF the state
elected by the people, obtained an in.
junction to prevent the Prairie OIL ant
Gas company from building pipe
line; and that Coy. Haskell found this
out while he was at Denver, as appear,
by the representations for the dissolu
tion of the injunction made in his name
on behalf Of the state before a court O
superior jurisdiction to that which is
sued the Injunction, In this the COVER
nor states that the acting governor II
his absence, had asked that the hearing
be postponed until he, the governor
might return and have an opportunity
to investigate the controversy. TIL,
governor sets forth In his petition tina
le - LIE sols dQlHprlLy 10 ueleIlHll'
such matters and that attorney genera
and the Judge of the lower court hat
no right In the matter and that th'
action Of the Judge of the lower cour
represented an encroachment BY tht
judiciary
Illegal, Says Attorney General
"The attorney general opposed TIL
dissolution Of the injunction, statinE
that the Prairie OH and Gas eompan,
WAS a foreign corporation which hat
not accepted the provisions of the con
etltution applicable to such corpora
tionst and that without authority o
law VI was employing q great force .
men 5and teams to dig up across AM
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