The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-01

Treasurer ef the Democratic Na-
tionaI Committee is Smok.
ed Out.
SERIOUS CHARGES
MADE AGAINST HIM

Charged That He Was Once in the
Employ of the Standard OIL Trust
and as suth EmpIoye Tried to Use
Undue influence to Have u Case
Against the Company Dismissed
Has Made Reputation as Financier
At the Expense of Others-Denied
the Charges, but Did Not Wait for
Proof Before Resigning.
| Governor Chas. N. Haskell, of Ok
lahoma, treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee met with some
party leaders in Chicago Friday
night and after a long conference
handed in his resignation as treas
urer of the Committee, and thereby
hangs a tale. President Roosevelt
and Mr.. Hearst had charged that
Governor Haskell was once in the en-
and as such employe was connected
with an attempt to bribe or influence
Attorney General Monnett, of Ohio,
to dismiss suits pending against the
Standard Oil Company. Gov. Has
kell denied the charges and Mr.. Bry-
an and Chairman Mack came to the
Governors rescue and demanded
proof However, there was talk of
removing him as treasurer and with
out waiting for further proof he
hurried to Chicago for a conference
with some Democratic leaders and
a few hours afterwards wrote out his
resignation as treasurer of the COM
mittee. Gov. Haskell was chairman
of the committee on resolutions at
the Democratic Convention at Den
yer and helped to draft the platform
The following news story from New
York tells something more of the
record of HASKELL:
New York, Sept. 22.-Wall street
in a very mysterious manner today
admitted the residence of Governor
lC. n. Haskell in New York in 1896.
Prominent bankers and financiers
spoke of the sky-rocket financial ca
lreer of Mr.. Haskell here in 1897
'9S-'99, this establishing his alibi
!, but at the same time giving the in
formation in such manner as to i'm
mediately occasion the thought that
there is an unwritten story lying
behind it all. Refuting Mr.. Hearst's
allegation Gov Haskell said he could
not be attempting to bribe Attorney
General Monnett while he was in
New York.
E. l.. Hoppenheim said there is nc
, question about Mr.. Haskell having
:, been here "He was, very much.
know him to the extent of $4,000
but-that's all 1 can say"
F. J. Lisman, railroad bond house
-"Indeed Mr.. Haskell was here
Smart fellow Haskell Oh, very
Ha. Ha! I wish 1 could discuss him.
Member of J. S. Bache Company
brokers-"It is really too bad thai
Mr.. Bache is in Europe. He can tel
very interesting story about Mr.
Haskell's residence here"
Y Philip Lehman-"Yes, I recall
G Haskell was here in 1898. But
consider that transaction as a sealed
book"
Mr.. Haskells career in New Yorl
o had to do with the Lima Northwest
: ern railroad and the Detroit & Linn:
Northern railroad. Altogether ther'
y were upward of one hundred in
9 vestors in this and other cities wh'
y bought $1,194,0O0 worth of five pc
: cent gold mortgage bonds Of the Lim
Northern, and $2,092,000 worth 0
+ five per cent gold mortgage bonds 0
$ the Detroit & Lima railroad. Thes
= bonds we're introduced by Charlie
81. Haskell, a rising young lawye
9 from Ottcwa, o.
Fl E. r. Thomas was elected a direc
q tor of the Detroit & Lima on SEP
. tember 7, 1897, and shortly after
= ward was made its president. TIL
bonds were sold at first at their fac
j.. value-$1, ,000-but two short year
= after, in 1901, they were traded q
Oar for common stock of the Detro1
Southern company successors of tn
Ohio Southern and the Detroit
- Lima Northern companies) whic
same common stock never sold aboy
a $40 per share. In May, 1905,
traded at 81 per share. 1t is show
today that e. r. Thomas and NJ
~ Haskell were rather closely connec
:, ed with each other but Thomas VIZ
:, finally eliminated.