Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-22
CHAIRMAN MACK
TO THE PRESIDENT.
TeIegraphs Him Denying Wood
ruff's Statement in Interview
At Oyster Bay.
GOT NO MONEY FROM TAGGART
story was That He Received 100000
From cx Chairman--NIr. Roose-
welt Thought ii Looked Queer.

New York, Sept. 22--Norman Il.
Mack, chairman of the Democratic ia
tional committee addressed telegram
he denied Hatiy statements contained
in a reported interview between Tim
othy l.. Woodruff, chairman of the Re
publican state committee and Prest~
dent Roosevelt, which were printed by
a local paper today. Chairman Mack's
telegram Is as follows:
Il notice in the New York Tribune
of this morning that you are quoted by
Timothy l.. Woodruff chairman of the
Republican state committee in the toi-
lowing interview which Mr.. WoodruiE
gave out from oyster bay:
incidentally the president remarked
that he considered it significant thaG
100000 had been found in the treasury
of the Democratic party after judge
Parker had declared throughout the
last national campaign that the party 9
treasury was receiving nothing rom
corporations; and further because 1t
was announced at the time of the cleo
ton that the treasury was empty. Ihc
president said that he thought it looked
queer that such a large sum of money
should turn UP after MI Haskell was
appointed treasurer of the Democratic
national committee
IF you are quoted correctly, no DOUBT
you have in mind the publication in the
New York American recently that l.
as chairman OF the Democratic national
committee received $500. 900 from former
HChairman Taggart which was said to
be left over from the 1904 campaign.
This AT that time, was emphaticaily
denied when brought 10 my attention.
! desire 10 say to you now that there
is not Il word of truth in TINS state
meiit. / have not received ] cent from
Chairman FagEart or anyone else con-
nected with the last campaign; neither
has anyone connected with the Demo-
cratic national committee. am wiring
YOU this direct, as ] desire TO correct
what seems to be an erroneous impress
sion III your mind.
Chairman Mack said he hoped to re-
ceive, q reply from the president some
time today. His telegram to the presl-
dent was directed to Oyster bay.
MAcK,s COMMENT.
After dispatching the Telegram to
President Roosevelt. Chairman Mack
| said:
1T 3 Is very evident from Mr.. Roose-
taSelrs statement that both M T.. 1litch-
cock and Mr.. Taft have been deposed
from their position and are no longer
active factors in the campaign. Mr.
Roosevelt practically repudiates both
men. President Roosevelt is running
the campaign. He has not only as
sumed the place of his candidate for
the presidency but he lasaalso taken
MI Hitchcoct's place; is the entire Re
publican national committee; the board
OF strategy; the advisory board, and
has placed himself i'll every other po-
sition where big stick methods rule. u
Speaking Of the report that the COM
mittee had received 100000 Mr.. Mack
said:
~ want to say that the Democratic
national committee had not received
$500, 900 on, before or after | took the
office Of chairman, nor has Gov. Has
ltell or any member of the national
committee any such sum Neither the
standard Oil company nor its subsidl-
airy companies or officials have con-
tributed one cent nor have they been
asked to contribute. Furthermore the
national committee will not accept one
cent from the Standard Oil company
or any other corporation seeking spe-
tcial privileges The committee is gath
eling its funds In small quantStiese
from the masses of the people and no
large sums have been received from
altVDne.