The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-10-02
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
POLITICAL NEWS.

Governor Haskell OF Oklahoma mas
issued a vigorous reply to President
R%oosevelt's charges against him, In
which he W the four specific
charges made by the president. After
denying emphatically the allegation
that he was subservient to the Stan.
dard Oil company Mr.. Haskell says
'the president assumes that all Okla.
Romans are grafters just because his
territorial associates justified that
name,'' and criticises him for various
actions in connection with the terri
torial government of Oklahoma.
William H. Taft, Republican candi'
date for president, in two addresses
at Chicago, opened what his leaders
declared would be from now on an
aggressive campaign. Speaking be-
fore the Railway Mems Independent
Taft club Mr.. Taft paid his respect
to union labor, dealing particularly
with decisions in labor questions as
rendered by him when he was Judge.
That the funds necessary to defray
the expenses of a long, vigorous
speaking campaign have not been
forthcoming was frankly admitted by
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the
Republican national committee. The
statement was made in explanation
of the delays that have attended the
beginning of the campaign work in
most of the states.
President Roosevelt has made reply
to William j. Bryan's recent speech in
which he maintained that the Demo
cratic party and platform we're not
getting a square deal in the campaign.
The presidents reply deals particular
ly with Mi. Bryan's assertion that the
administration has been neither sin
cere nor effective in the prosecution
of trusts.
Governor Charles N. Haskell has
resigned as treasurer of the Demo
cratic committee. That his resignation
is the direct result of the charges
made against him by William R.
Hearst and President Roosevelt Mr.
Haskell admitted. At the same time
he did not by his resignation intend
to admit that any Of the charges were
true.
/. Senator Foraker has issued a state
ment replying to the recent charges
made by William r. Hearst and Pres
ident Roosevelt. In addition he bitter
ly assails Taft and the president
charging Taft with consorting with the
Standard Oil magnates himself and de
claring that President Roosevelt's &C
+Sopo irJioota a r,,{1tHy o0ncoionoo
Chairman Mack of the Democratic
national committee has wired Presi
dent Roosevelt denying the charge
alleged to have been repeated by the
president, that 100000 had beer
found in the treasury of the Demo
cratic national committee after the
last campaign and turned over to the
present managers.
General T. Coleman Du Pont of Del
aware, head of the bureau Of campaign
speakers of the national Republican
committee. has resigned as head OF
that bureau and also as a member OF
the executive committee. Du Points
connection with the powder trust is
the reason for his retirement.
No action will be taken by the Dem
ccratic national committee with refer
ence to the charges that have been
made against Governor Charles N
Haskell pending an investigation Of
the matter which is now being made
by Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan, in a speech at Cincin'
natl. the home of his opponent, said:
"All that I ask of the president is that
he put into practice for a month and
a half what he has talked about for
seven years and that is a square DEAL
Judge Taft made a tour of Wiscon'
sin Thursday, speaking at Beloit
GAINESVILLE, Evansville, Madison, Wau
kesha, at the Allis- Chambers machine
works at Racine and at Milwaukee.
Herman Ridder, editor of the New
York Staats Zeitung, has been chosen
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee to succeed Governor Has
kell of Oklahoma, who resigned.
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