Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-06

More charges and countercharges added
ginger to yesterdays political news Judge
Alton B. Parker and Gov Haskell took a
fling at President Roosevelt, and William
Randolph Hearst at Mr.. Kern and Sena-
| tor Depew. The October air seemed to
get into the blood of candidates and
voters alike. Mr.. Taft said he was sure
Missouri would go republican; Nebraskans
went wild over Bryan and enormous
crowds greeted Debs in Massachusetts,.
PARKER ATTACKS PRESIDENT
"When President Roosevelt so sweep
ingly condemned Haskell for his alleged
connection with the Standard Oil Com
pany, he, perhaps, forgot that in 1904 his
Roosevelt's) committee received 100000
from the Standard Oil Company for the
| campaign fund, and spent it,
This statement by Judge Alton B. Par
ker of New York brought to their feet in
a burst of wild applause some 5000 demo-
Gratis who assembled last night in Rich
mond Market Hall. Baltimore. to hear
him. Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia,
4. c. Bacon of New York and others dis
cuss the issues of the campaign.
TAFT CLAIMS MISSOURI
Keeping President Roosevelt's name
constantly at the fore and reasserting
himself the true heir" of the Roosevelt
policies. William H. Taft completed his
first days invasion of Missouri
So gratified was the republican candi-
date with the enthusiasm of the rain
spattered throngs at the various stopping
points that before the special train
reached Macon for the big night rally he
publicly made this prediction:
"They say that Missouri is the show
me- state. 1t is an augury that Mis-
souri, is going to show somebody AT tne
next election that 1t is not going to re-
main the mysterious stranger. but be-
come a permanent resident in the repub-
lican party.
GO WILD OVER BRYAN
| William J. Bryan was received at Have
lock last night in a delirium of enthu-
siasm His arrival from Lincoln. shortly
before 9 O'Clock in special trolley car.
accompanied by 100 members of the Lin
coin Home Guards, was the signal for the
great demonstration. The carriage in
which he rode to the City Park, where he
spoke to a large audience. composed
mostly of workmen in the railroad shops
ran a gantlet of red fire and Roman can
dies. while the throngs on the Sidewalks
vociferously cheered him.
His remarks, dwelt mainly on the sub
iect of campaign publicity, election of
senator's by direct vote of the people and
the labor blanks In the Denver PLATFORM
He was unsparing in his attacks on
Speaker Cannon. Mr.. Sherman. the re-
publican vice presidential candidate, and
Mr.. Taft.
HASKELL TO THE PRESIDENT
In an open letter addressed to President
Roosevelt, Gov. c. N. Haskell asked the
President to explain certain transactions
in connection with the granting of
lease on $4,000 acres of Usage Indian
lands to the Prairie Oil and Gas Company
In July, 1906 Gov. Haskell charges the
President with refusing to grant Usage
indian representatives a consultation
while negotiating at length with Standard
Oil agents.
DEBS IN MASSACHUSETTS,
Large crowds turned out yesterday at
Boston, Westf1eld, Springfield, Worcester
and Natick to greet Eugene V. Debs. So
cialistic candidate for the presidency. in
the dash of his ''red special across Mas
sachusetts. The climax of the enthusiastic
,o,oDtfope in pOSfon last nipht here