The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
Democrats Say President of Longshoremen Was Bought by Promise of Federal
 Position.
BECAUSE HE'S FOR TAFT
Daplcl kcefc Dcnuunccs Accusation Rnd Roosevelt Is Expected to Issue Statement on Sub
 loct To-day,

Nen York Oct l3.--The democrat ic national committee, through John l. Gordon, assistant and acting chiet of tho press bureau headquarters to- night made public the following state ment:
 "It was stated at the national demo cratic committee headquarters to- President Roosevelt by promise of of- fee has succeeded in having one of the big men of the American Foderd- ton of Labor desert President Gou- pers in his advocacy of tho election of Mr. Bryan for the presidency
 "The labor leader in question is Daniel j, Keefe of Detroit, president of the international Association of 'Longshoremen and one of the vice presidents of the Federation Of La. bor.
 "The democratic committee al leges that Eeefe and the president were closeted for several hours in Washington on SaturdaE october 2, and the offer of being named commis. sioner general of immigration, made vacant by the death of Commissioned Sargent was made. in consideration cf Keefe repudistiug Mr Gompers and the executive council of the fed. oration.
 "Keefe, on Saturday Iast Issued a statement in which he said T am go. ! Ing to vote for William H Taft
 Tt Is pointed out that on Septem. ber 2S last the executive council of the American Federation Of Labor is sued circular calling on all organi- zstious of labor to work for the de- feat of Mir Taft, and republican con Eressmen. seeking reelection, and Mir Keefe authorized his signature to he attached to it
 ''rhe source of the democratic com mlttees information was not dirulged tonight but the Information was of- fered that if Mir Keefe ar Presiden' Roosevelt deny the charge, another big labor leader. now in New York. will come forward with facts to prove that the offer was made. and Mir, lieefe ac. cepted it, and has commenced to make good his parto the deal"
 Washington. Oct. 1S Secretary Loeb upon being shown the statement lssua( from democratic headquarters in New York said nothing in the nature of z reply would be given out a tho White House tonight. but that the charge probably would receive attention to morrow. Daniel | Keefo was one q the presidents callers on October 2 Patrick II. Morrissey of Cleveland. Q head of the Brotherhood of Railwa5 |TranYnen also saw the president th, tame' day.
 Detroit, Mich, Oct, t2,--Preaiden Daniel l. Keefe, of the Internationa T.ongshoremens, Marine and Transpor Workers association, when informe
 tonight of the statement made at na tlonbl democratic headquarters fin Nov |york that he had been promised th posl ton of commissioner general Q Immigration in return for his advorar bf the presidential candidacy Of VII Ham H. Taft. entered 9 vigorous denla After having the statement read 10 hin Afr. Keere said:
 "I was not closeted with Presiden Roosevelt, did see him on Octobe S, but it was only a four or five min utes' audience. al which several other were present These included F I Morrissey, head of the Brotherhood q Railway Trainmen. and I think one c the others was General Powell Claytor There were others that did not know am of the opinion that every wor that was said to me at that time wa overheard.
 Tine president did not offer me tn position or commissioner general ii rectiy or indirectly then or at an other time"