The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-29
HASKELL HIT HARD.
Major WhittinghilI, Oklahoma Demo-
crat, Expresses Himself ForcIbIy.

Governor Charles n. Haskell of
Oklahoma is an adventurer; a politi-
cal highwayman, who will resort to
the methods of a brigand to accom-
plish his political objects"
This is the opinion of Oklahoma's
chief executive, the recently deposed
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee, expressed this morning by
Maj. w. S. Whittinghill of Enid. one
of the leading Democratic politicians
of Oklahoma, who is on his way to
Democratic national headquarters
where he will report for duty as one
of the Democratic spell binders in In
diana, his old home.
Mr.. Whittinghill was at one time a
resident of Wellington, Kan. He
moved to Enid when that town was
first settled. When Oklahoma was ad-
mitted to statehood, Mr.. Whittinghill
became a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the United
States senate, but his support and
that of Gore, the blind man who was
finally nominated, was drawn from
about the same element of the party.
So Whittinghill withdrew in favor of
Gore, and brought about his nomiria-
ton.
But Mr.. Whittinghi1 is not one of
the Haskell crowd" as will be infer
red from the opening comments. Mr..
Whittinghill supported another man
for the Democratic nomination for
governor, and Haskell has never for
given him.
Haskell is down and out now"
said Mr.. Whittinghill, $50 far as ma
tional politics are concerned. He was
slated for a job in Bryan'S cabinet, in
case of Bryan's election, but that's all
off now. They are just beginning to
find out the real character of this man
Haskell In spite of the fact that
ic n odNanfIfTor and a man
whose consuming ambition will lead
him to do things with utter disregard
for consequences, l want to say rlgnt
now that he has made one of the best
records in the office of governor that
any man could make. Haskell is
shrewd: he is possessed of infinite re-
source, and is a terrific fighter But
he is bitter and relentless, and will go
to any lengths to carry his point. No
one can find any fault with Haskell's
administration of the office Of COVER
nor.
''The trouble which Haskell is having
now will not affect his term of office as
governor, for we prohibit second terms
for that office in our state. 1t IS Sald
that Haskell has an ambition to get
owens seat in the United States sem
ate.
THE real inside facts about this
fight which Hearst opened up on Has
kell is that Dennis Flynn is at the bot
tom of it. Haskell attacked Flynn most
savagely; called him a liar, coward,
robber and everything else he could
think Of and Flynn. who has Hask-
ellis record well in hand, and knew a
lot of this stuff about him. simply
turned it over to Hearst. Flynn fur
nishes the ammunition, and Hearst
shoots it.
Concerning the operation of the
guaranty deposit law in Oklahoma, MIR.
HThitti0RhilI said:
There is no doubt that the law is
working all right. The principle is abb
solutely right. and will prevail
throughout the country There may De
some changes necessary in our law.
Kansas is going to have a guaranty
law: both parties have promised 1T;
Governor Hoch is for it. the Demo
Gratis are for It. everybody's for It, l
am connected with the First National
bank Of Oklahoma which denationa NJ
ed after the comptroller's ruling. While
l was in there the other day stranger
came in, said he was from Sumner
county. Kan, and wanted to make
some Inquiries about the guaranty law.
He said that he and a number OF other
sumner county farmers wanted to
Mace their money in some Oklahoma
hank where they might feel sure 1t was
safe. That's the way the guaranty law