Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-02
SENSATIONS IN POLITICS.

SENSATIONS IN POLITICS.
Republicans and Democrats Both Badly
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 II. 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
eminent 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 It. 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 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
short time as lawyer by the Standard,
but never received cent for aiding
the trust in the senate.
He fatty denied all the Hearst
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 "until
The charges can be examined in some
court where partisanship does not
BEAR" William j. Bryan, democratic
candidate for president, on his way
from Madison to this city, today gave
tut for publication his reply to Presi
lent Roosevelt s recent letter, in re-
iponse to his telegram on the subject.
Mr.. Bryan speaks of the action of Mr..
Haskell as governor of Oklahoma and
avs that "the constitution was adopt |
ID and Governor Haskell elected in |
pite of the efforts of your admins
ration and in spite of the speech made
n Oklahoma by Mr.. Taft"
Mr.. Bryan charged, among other
Kings, that the steel trust, with |
our express consent" purchased one
f its largest rivals and thus obtained |
ontrol of more than so per cent of the
otal output. He asks the president
[ he will insist "that in permitting
his you showed less favor to the mo-
opolistic corporations than / do in
pposing it"
Mr.. Bryan abruptly charges that
Governor Hughes, quoted by President
as having "riddled the dem
cratic trust remedy" was himself the
enefciary of the trusts, and cites the
contributions to the Hughes
lection fund two years ago. Among
here are j. P. Morgan, John D. Rookie
eller, Mr.. Carnegie and Nelson Crom-
7ell. Mr.. Bryan says that as the pres
lent quotes Governor Hughes he
axes it for granted that Judge Taft
as not expressed himself satisfactorily
n the trust question.
Roosevelt Replies to Bryan.
President Roosevelt late Sunday night
lade reply to William j. Bryan IS re-
ent speech in which he maintained that
he democratic party and platform were
ot getting a square deal in the cam
align. The president IS reply deals par
icularly with Mr.. Bryan s assertion
hat the administration has been neither
incere nor effective in the prosecution
f trusts.
Mr.. Roosevelt combats this charge
nth characteristic emphasis, and sets
orth in detail what has been done un-
er his direction toward curbing the
endepcy of capital to centralize with a
a..