Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-26
dupont TENDERS |: | D |: |
HIS RESIGNATION / J [: | n
Unwilling, No Matter How False
Criticisms Are, to Bring
odium on His Party.
$500 -------.
STILL A LOYAL L! h SUPPORTER j. r.
STILL A LOYAL SUPPORTER.
Was Chairman Of Republican Speak
crs Bureau-.As Yet no Sue
ccssor Has Benz, Selected.

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ss5 New York, Sept. 25.-F'ollowing many
rumorsS on the subject which were
#ahoat here today and in w ashingt ton,
Chairman Hitchcock Of the -Republica IN;
national committee announced that
Gen 4 Coleman Dupont Of Delaware,
head of the bureau of campaign speak
3ers of the national committee, had re- ,-isi
signed as head of t That bureau. and also
resigned as head of the executive COM 4
.mittee on the national committee. and
that his resignation had been accepted.
GEN. DUPoNTs LETTER.
Il MI. Dupont's letter Of resig was
5l Sept. 20, 1908.
Hon. Frank Fl. Hitchcock, chairman
Republican National committee, NJ
my Dear Mr.. Httchcoc efficiently
i have noticed various criticisms OF my
being the director of the speakers bu-tsi
!. eau, and a member of the executive
committee, on account of my relat ton
TO the Il. IL Dupont de Ne.nours Pow
der company which is being used by
the goyernment.zThe merits of that
s,1it4 will be determined in due course
of judicial procedure. have always
been aloyal supporter of the Repub
3lican party, both state ana 1natlon lii!S
and / am not willing to be in any wise
tile means of bringing odum on the
marty however unfounded i may deem
such criticisms to be. therefore res
spectfully tender my resignation as q
member of the executive committee ana
as director. of the speakers bureau
afully appreciating the great courtesy
which have uniformly received at
The hands Of yourself and my other
associates. i3s5
tsigne dl'. II. &. DUPONT,
HITCHCOCTIS EXPLANATION.
New York, Sept. 25.-In an elabora-
ton of the announcements, Chairman
Hitchcock said: 81
Last Tuesday Gen. Dupont rendered
his resignation as a member of the ex.
5ecutiVe committee and as director. or
the speakers, bureau. Action on the
resignation was deferred awaiting my
arrival in New York, my purpose then
being to reach here on the following
day. Circumstances prevented my re-
turn until this morning, when Cen
Dupont and had a personal conference
concerning the matter, IN which he
insisted upon the acceptance of his
resignation, feeling that the pendency
of the suit by the government against
the powder company with which he Is
connected might be employed by our
opponents to the injury of the cam
paign to which he is so earnestly de-
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been accepted,
Chairman Hitchcock said no success.
Esor to Mr. Dupont had yet been select
ed. but that action in this matter would
follow soon. No Zone had been suS-
gested for the place, Mr.. Hitchcock
said and he had no one in mind.
When asked if President Roosevelt
and Mr. Taft had not objected to Mr.
Dupont at the time OF his appointment.
Chairman Hitchcock replied indirectly
that the chairman of the national com
mittee always made such appointments.
and in this ease he (Mp Hitchcock) as
suned all responsibility as he assumed
full responsibility for all other things
done Ii this campaign.
Every member Of the executive COM
| mittee except MI. Dupont was present
| at the Manhattan hotel today when the
! resignation of Mr.. Dupont was received
/ and it was discussed for some time by
| the committeeman in d general way;
| Mr.. Dupont met Chairman Hitchcock
Immediately after the latteiss arrival
.heresS this morning from Chicago. and
| handed him the letter. of resignation.
| saving as he did so:
81 shall be glad to have my resisna-=
| tjon accepted at once, @
| Then Mr. Dupont withdrew and did
not again see the chairman until after
\ action had been taken In the matter.
1 Following acceptance of the resigna--
ti.n Chairman Hitchcock and MI Du-
4 mont had u conference, but no state