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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
HITCHCOCK TO MEET
TAFT IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Sept. 22.--After securing
tickets for the return Of himself and
party TO New York today, Chairman
Frank H. Hitchcock Of the republican
national committee. changed his plan
and decided to remain here until
Thursday. This will give him an np
nortunltv to consult with Judge Taft
in this city tomorrow evening, such II
conference being desired by the rc.
publican candidate. Judge Taft viii
arrive here at 5 p. m. tomorrow nn'
will confer with his political mnnaE
ers until his evening meeting
The itinerary for the first western
trlp 10 be made by Governor Hughes
of New York was practically complet
ed today lie will speak at Chicago
at noon on September 2S. and NJ
South BEND, Ind. on the evening of
the came dav He will address the
Michigan state convention at Detroit
ut fl a. m. on September 29 and IN
the evening Of the same day will
sneak ut Cleveland. On September 10
he will speak at a number Of points In
West Virginia and in the evening Will
he the principal speaker in rally In
baltimore. taking n midnight train for
New York The Itinerary for the
longer tripawhich will begin October
5, Is also being worked out The New
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
Bryan Demands That
Roosevelt ProUe Charge
Against Mr.. Haskell

prevent your giving sanction and cir
cuation to such a charge without
proof. and l respectfully request,
therefore, that you furnish any proof
which you have in your possession. II
You have not proof. request that you
Indicate a method by which the truth
may be ascertained. without consult
ing Mr.. Haskell, l will agree that he
VIII appear for investigation before
any tribunal, public or private, which
you may Indicate, and / will further
agree that his connection with the ma
uonal committee and with this cam
patgn shall cease in the event that the
decision of such a tribunal connects
him in any way with this charge, or
in case you, after an investigation Of
the facts, say that you believe him
guilty of the charges made.
As the candidate of the democratic
party. shall not permit any RESPONSE
hle member of the republican organi-
zation to misrepresent the attitude of
the democratic party during the cam
pa4gn. | have assisted you to the ex-
tent of my ability i'm remedial meas
ures which | deemed for the public
good which you have undertaken: I
have urged democrats to support such
measures, and | have advocated more
radical measures against private mo-
nopolies than you or your party asso-
ciates have been willing to undertake,
The platform of the democratic party
is clear and specific on this subject. as
on other subjects, while the platform
of the republican party is uncertain
and evasive
The democratic candidate for vice
president Mr.. Kern, Joined with me
in requesting the democratic national
committee to fix a maximum OF ten
thousand dollars for individual contri-
buttons, and TO publish before the elec.
tion all contributions above one hum
dred dollars, and the committee acted
favorably upon this request. The re-
publican candidate and the republican
national committee proposed, not pub
lication before the election, but pub
lication after the election. l submit
that our committee has given the bet
ter evidence of its freedom from con-
nection with, or obligation to, the
predatory interests. our committee
has not knowingly received a dollar
from any corporation known as a
trust. and it will not receive any
money from such. If any money is
contributed by such persons without
the knowledge of the committee, 1t
will be returned as soon as the fact is
discovered.
THE democratic party is making an
honest and an honorable fight in de-
fense of the principles and policies
enunciated in its platform, and 1t ex-
poets and will demand fair and honor
able treatment from those who are in
charge of the republican campaign
with all respect, etc, very truly
yanfs 4Siepcdl
WILLIAM j. BRYAN.
Detroit, Sept %, 1908"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
IN WEST VIRGINIA
ARE NOT ENCOURAGING

Charleston, W. Va. Sept. 22.--With
the party still divided on the question
of an agreeable candidate following
the bitter fight between the Swisher
and Scherr factions, the latest devcl.
opment Of which has been the with
drawal of Charles w Swisher as the
regular nominee for governor, the re
publican stale convention was opened
here today under conditions that We're
not encouraging. General G. II. Gros-
venor OF Ohio made the principal ad-
dress in the absence Of Senator j. G.
Burrows. of Michigan, whom the ma
tional committee had arranged to send
for the occasion. Mr.. Swisher was in
troduced and was given an ovation
when he gave assurances that he re-
tired without strings" and was ready
to give his hearty support To whoever
was named as the nominee.
General Grosvenor, aside from urc-
ing West Virginia republicans to for
get the state fight and line mp to carry
West Virginia for Taft addressed
himself only to national issues ana II
scathing arraignment of Bryan. who
the speaker said, changed his views
with the changes of the moon.
Agree on Substitute.
Charleston, w, Va. "wednesday
Sept. 23.-The regular state commit
tee at 2:20 a. m. unanimously selected
w. Il. GlasscOck, collector of internal
revenue. to succeed c. w. Swishes as
candidate for governor. MIR. Glasscock
is one of the seven, striken trOm the
list offered ~ the Scheer corh mittee.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
Pledges That If Proven True
Haskell Will Be Removed as
Treasurer of the Democratic
Committee.
C0MM0NER LANDS HARD
ON ROOSEVELT LETTER
Serves Notice That He viii
Not Stand for "MiSrepreSen-
tation of Attitude of Demo-
cratic Party"
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TBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wlrel
Detroit, Mich. Sept. 22.--The most
sensational development in the present
campaign was the sending today by
w. ]. Bryan of a telegram to Presi-
dent Roosevelt demanding that he pro-
duce proof that Governor Charles N.
Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the
democratic national committee, ever
was connected with the Standard Oil
company.
Selling upon the opportunity thus
afforded, Mr. Bryan took occasion to
serve notice upon the president that
he would not permit any responsible
member of the republican organization
to misrepresent the attitude of the
democratic party in the present cam
paign. and further that4the demo-
Vs'aTic party was making an honorable
and honest fight" in defense of the
principles and policies II represented,
and that ii expected and demanded
fair and honorable treatment from
those in charge of the republican cam
paign.
Copies of the telegram were given
out for publication just before Mr.
Bryan'S departure for Ann Arbor late
in the afternoon. The program of the
local committee iHCluutu all OppOiluH-
ity for Mr.. Bryan to take long rest
in the forenoon, but the statement of
President Roosevelt. published this
morning, in which the president en-
dorsed the charges made against Gov
ernor Haskell by w. r. Hearst, that
Governor Haskell had been connected
with the Standard Oil company, and
had attempted to bribe Attorney Cen
eral Frank Monett. of Ohio, was suffi-
cient to cause him to foregO that much
needed luxury and devote himself to
the subject of preparing a reply. He
called to his assistance John E. Lamb,
of Indiana Edwin o. Wood, national
committeeman from Michigan, and
several other democratic leaders, and
also held lengthy conferences over the
lOng-distance telephone with New
York and Chicago. Altogether, Mr.
Bryan consumed five hours in these
consultations before concluding to ad-
dress his telegram to the chief cxe2u-
tive. Up to late hour tonight he had
received no reply from Mr.. Roosevelt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
BRYAN PUTS IN BUSY
DAY IN MICHIGAN

Detroit Sept. 22.-Arrvlng here at
$3.50 this morning, Mr.. Bryan was
given rousing reception. He was
met by a big crowd at the station, and
thousands of workers on the way to
their places of employment cheered
him as he proceeded in an automobile
up jefferson and Woodward avenues
to the Pontchartrain hotel. So occu-
pied was he with the consideration Of
the question of replying to Mr.. Roose-
velts statement that he was enabled
only briefly TO address a gathering OF
prominent democrats from various
parts of the country who had come
here to confer with him.
The journey to Ann Arbor was made
In his special car, and upon his ar
rival there he was accorded a cordial
greeting To a gathering of several
thousand persons. Mr.. Bryan, speak
ing from the balcony of the Cook
House, directed his remarks particu-
arly to young men, discussing during
an hour and a half the tariff, the
trust question, the labor question gov
eFnment guarantee Of bank deposits,
the democratic partys attitude on the
injunction question, and on contempt
OF court trials, and severely criticised
Judge Taft for his characterization of
the democratic platform plank on this
question as loosely drawn. Mr.. Bryan
said that IN every country in the world
there will be found two parties one es-
sentially democratic and the other
aristocratic. And / want to impress
on the minds of young men," he said
that everywhere the democratic party
Is the growing party and the aristo-
cratic party Is the dying party"
THE republican party in this coun-
try" he continued, 'manifests several
wrong tendencies. The republican ad-
mlnistration is today extravagant
Those who control It live in an envi-
ronment contrary to economy They
are surrounded by tax-eaters, not tax
payers. Another wrong tendency in
that party is to interfere with the right
OF the people to a free choice of their
president, and to permit the bringing
of the prestige of a high office to a
dictation of the successor to the presi-
dency. / have commended the presl-
dent when l believed his actions to be
for good. but | believe that his at
tempt TO pick out his successor is q
dangerous precedent. You may tell
me that in this case you have great
confidence in the presidents judgment
but | want to remind you that you
can not defend monarchy on the
ground that a king Is occasionally a
good man. And the precedent may
be used by bad president. and once
established. can hardly be resisted"
He declared that a presidential suc-
cesslon was scarcely less repugnant Ia
free institutions than was life tenure
OF the presidency
Mr.. Bryan criticised the "despotlc
rifles OF the house Of Representatives
and asserted that the republican party
had chosen for It's vice presidential
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
ALL SORTS OF CONVENTIONS
ON IN LINCOLN

Lincoln, Neb., Sept, 22.-Repubn-
cans, Democrats, Populists, Prohibi-
tionists and Socialists held their state
conventions here this evening for the
adoption of party platforms. In the
Republican convention a plank call
ing for the guarantee of bank de-
posts was defeated by a vote of As to
is. A plank was adopted favoring
laws regulating and supervising the
issuance of stocks and bonds of pub
lie service corporations and prohibit
ing the issuance of watered secur-
tiles.
The Democratic platform promises
a state bank deposit guarantee law
and physical valuation of railroads.
The Populist convention announced
that the party still stands as a fight
ing force in the land; and declares
that 1t makes paramount issues for
every political election, and an
nounces this year to be for a sound
money system. The Populist plat
form declares for Bryan for presi-
dent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
FIVE THOUSAND MEN
FIGHTING THE FLAMES

North Creek, n. Y, Sept. 22.-The
forest fire conditions In the AdIron-
dacks are growing worse hourly. with
no sign of relief. although 5000 men
are engaged in fighting the flames
day and night. Not a single fire has
been checked. AZ least fifty thousand
acres of valuable forest lands are on
fire.
A big fire has broken out at North
Hudson, In Essex county. whore ESQ
men are fighting It. This fire Is al
ready miles In extent. Small fires are
spreading In n hundred localities and
the situation ls becoming alarming.
In the village OF North Creek the
smoke Is so dense that today II WAS
impossible TO see fifty yards In any
direction sun. moon and stars have
been obscured for days. The streams
are drying up and the supply Of drink
ing water is almost exhausted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
MIR. BRYAN THROWS DOWN
GAUNTLET TO ROOSEVELT

Mr. Bryans letter to President
Roosevelt is as follows:
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, President
of the United States:
Dear Sir: In statement given out
by YOU yesterday and published in this
mornings papers, you endorse a
charge made against Governor Has
kell, of oklahoma. to the effect that
he was once In the employ of the
Standard Oil company, and as such
empl0ye was connected with an at
tempt to bribe or influence Attorney
General Monnett, of Ohio, to dismiss
suits pending against the standard on
company. In endorsing this charge
you attack the democratic party and
its candidate. saying that Governor
Haskell stands high In the counsels OF
Mr. Bryan and Is the treasurer of his
national campaign committee. And
you add that the publication of this
correspondence not only justifies In
striking fashion the action of the ad-
ministration, but also casts curious
sidelght on the attacks made upon
the administration, both In the Denver
convention, which nominated Mr.. Bry-
an and in the course Of Mr.. Bryan's
campaign.
our Nilhi bt - ~ eNAiOH' Nf'.N
can not allow II to go unnotced. Gov
ernor Haskell has denied that he was
ever employed by the Standard Oh
company In any capacity, or was ever
connected In any way with II or the
transaction upon which your charge Is
based.
Governor Haskell demanded an i'm
vestIgation at the time the charge was
first made, offering to appear and tes-
tlfy. and he demands an investigation
now agree with you that II Cover
nor Haskell Is guilty. az charged. he
Is unfit to be connected with the dem
ocratlc national committee, and ] am
sure you will agree with me that II
he Is innocent he deserves TO be exon
Grated from so damaging an accusa-
tion.
"As the selection OF Governor Has,
kell as chairman of the committee on
resolutions at Denver, and as treasurer
OF the democratic national eOmmittee
has my approval and endorsement,
feel II my duty to demand an lmme-
dlate investigation OF a charge against
him, endorsed by the president of the
United states Your high position. as
well as your sense Of Justice. would
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
CREW OF
STAR Of BENGAL
[ 0 S I
American Sailing Vessel Goes
Down With no on Boardi
But 81 of Passengers Saved,

my morning JOufhhl Spefmi LcaHeu WHol
Seattle. Wash Sept. 22.-Advices
received tonight from Alaska by the
United States signal corps say that
10 men. including nine whites, were
drowned i'm the wreck of the American
bark Star of Bengal on Coronation Is
land, west of the Prince of Wales
archipelago.
Twenty-seven of the vessels crew
and passengers were saved
The Star of Bengal belonged to the
packers association and was on her
way from Fort Wrangel to San Fran
cisco with cargo of as cases of sal
mon.
In ADDITION to her crew she carried
100 Chinese and japanese who were
employed In the canneries of the cong
pany taken aboard at Fort Wrangel
The Star of Bengal was being towed
to sea by two tugs and was blown
ashore on the west shore of Corona
ton Island The tugs were obliged TO
abandon her In order to save them
selves
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
ROOSEVELT WILL CONSIDER
RE'DIX VO RRXAN

Washington, Sept. 22.-Secretary
Loeb, who accompanied President
Roosevelt from oyster Bay, stated this
evening, upon arrival here, that w. j.
Bryan's telegram relative to the
charges against Governor Haskell, of
Oklahoma. had not then been seen by
Mr.. Roosevelt Later It was given out
at the White House that no reply to
the Bryan challenge would be made
tonight, but that possibly some notice
of it would be taken tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
NO PROSPECT OF BETTER
CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH

Duluth, Sept. 22.--Vessels lust ar
riving from the northern shore of Lake
Superior report the forest fires raging
as fiercely as ever and the villages
OF Grand Rapids, Luton and Tlfte are
In great danger.
Tho fires in the vicinity Of Pemidji
have been stayed or extinguished by a
torrent Of rain, and there Is no great
danger to that city Shevlin Is In ex-
tremc danger from brush fires
Rain fell in most of this section to-
night
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
FLAMES SWEEP FORWARD
LIKE RUNNING HORSE

Marquette, Wis, Sept. 22.---Forest
fires which have been raging in this
county the past week. are today re-
ported sweeping over the county at an
alarming rate. Scarcely any rain has
fallen for three months, and the woods
are like tinder. Much timber is be-
ing destroyed.
Farming settlements are In peril
For two days clouds OF smoke have
enveloped Marquette and have OBJ
scured the sun. Navigation on Lake
Superior is most difficult.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
SPECTACULAR SCRAP is
DIE IN BROOKLYN

New York, Sept 22.--Otto c. Fool
ker was nominated by the Republic
cans for the third congressional dis
trlct tonight to succeed Congressman
C. r Dunwell Practically all of New
York's race tracks are in Brooklyn,
or its outskirts, and resentment
against Governor Hughes qnd others
who were prominent In obtaining the
legislation which did away with race
track betting has been strong Race
track men have said that they would
make a fight against Foolker II he
was named for congress, and II Is al
most certain that II they keep their
word spectacular contest VIII be
fought
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
Whole of the Great North
Timber Region PowerIess
Before Grim Advance of
Destroying Flames,
LOSS IN ADIR0NDACKS
A MILLION EACH DAY
Continued Drouth Over East
and North Now So Far
Reaching as to Cause Grave
Alarm.
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Ashland, Wis, Sept 22.--A thou
sand small fires surround Lakes su-
perior and Huron and northern Lake
Michigan tonight Captains of yes
sells arriving from the Minnesota shnre
give details of many unreported fires
In which homesteaders were burned
out For miles southwest of Ashland
all the farmers near the Payfield
county road, with their families. are
fighting fiercely hauling water and
trying to save their homes. Mrs.
Swan Hegstrom. one of the fire fight
ers, lost her way and had terrible
trip through smoke and fire The VIII
lage OF Grandview, on the Omaha
line, near Mason, Is cut off from COM
munlcation, its fate being problemat-
ical. Extensive fires are starting on
the Bad River Indian reservation and
fire can be seen in all directions from
Odanah. julius Kwehl, Jr,. OF Butt
ternut. was overcome hy the smoke
and fell dead There is very little
wind tonight A special from Merrill
Wis says that fires almost surround
that city and are creeping closer day
~ day A large force Of mon is con
stnntly fighting against the progress
ot ,he flames.
Satuit, Il settlement three miles east
Of Rhlnelander, was destroyed by fire
this morning and now there is Moth
iiis left of the hamlet but mounds ar
ashes The settlers fled to Moens Lake
A@berc they are being cared for No
loss' of liH hns been reported Rhine
lander is now regarded as safe
The fire at Firefield. Phillips and
Coolidge and the surrounding country
in northern Wisconsin, while still
burning was reported as being under
control today,
The village Of Bark River. near Es-
cabina, Mich, Is burning. the forest
fires having broken through the lines
of the citizens fire fighters
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23


St Paul. Mimi, Sept. 22.-"The
only statement desire to make about
the matter is that I filed my rosigna-
tion on the tenth instant. The pres-
dent accepted il on the 18th instant.
Any further conclusion Of the subject
will have TO come from the president
or from the postmaster general
This statement was made to the As
sociated Press over the long distance
telephone by James T. McCleary to
day and was brought out by a report
which came from Washington that he
had been compelled to resign from
the postoffice department prior TO his
entering the congressional campaign
in his district in Minnesota Mr.. Nc
Cleary was given the nomination on
the republican ticket at the primaries
held Tuesday, Sept. 10,
Statements that he had been asked
for his resignation BY the president
prior t. entering the campaign were
published under Il Washington date in
St. Paul newspapers last week.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
LUNCH is READY AT
GEORGE AIDES FARM

Chicago, Sept 22.-WOrd was re-
ceived from Brook, Ind, tonight that
George Ade, author and playwrig hit.
has made elaborate plans for the re-
ception of Mr.. Taft, who is scheduled
to arrive here tomorrow afternoon.
MIR. Ade has made provision on his
farm for 5000 guests, and has pro-
vlded 1000 dinner pals filled with
sandwiches. pickles and other delica-
cies, in addition to $1,000 buns. The
barns, chickens. dogs farm imple-
ments, prize winning cattle, hogs and
sheep have all been placed In readi-
ness to be viewed by the presidential
candidate.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
PRESIDENT ASKED FOR
RESIGNATION OE ENlPIl lNYEI,S

Washington, Sept. pa statement
on authority was made today that the
recent designations of Second Assist
ant Postmaster General James n Me
Cleary, nominated for congress In the
second Minnesota district, ana Paul
f. Ewarts. assistant United States dis
trict attorney. also q candidate for the
congressional nomination in the same
district. were requested by the prcsi-
dent because of their political activity
Their designations were called for
before either Mr. McCleary or Mt
nomination.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
HenvY Vote In Ncw .Iersey.

Trenton, N. j., Sept. 22.--The first
direct primaries in New Jersey for
the nomination OF opposing candI-
dates for office resulted in a heavy
vote. In the city of Newark the
fight Is between State
Senator Colby, who seeks renom-
nation, and Assistant Prosecutor
l.. Raymond, who has the
backing of the regular Republican
party. The returns Indicate that the
contest will be very close.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
FRoTHINCHAM IN THE LEAD.

Boston, Sept. 22.-Returns IN the
Republican primaries today In the
contest for lieutenant governor from
% cities and 262 towns give Louis a.
Frothingham. Boston, 467; John n.
Cole. Andover. 299; Robert Luce.
somervllle. 245. unpledged or doubt
full. 1906; total OF l,1i6 out OF 1850
entitled to seats In the state conven-
Zion
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
CITY or BIMIDU is
IN IMMINENT DANGEII

st. Paul Sept. ga message was
received at Governor Johnson's office
this afternoon stating that the city of
Bimidjl, with a population of 1000 Is
In serious danger on account OF forest
fires and asking that help be fur
nshed to fight the fire
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
BITTER FIGHT ON IN
THE WISCONSIN CONVENTION \

Madison Wis. Sept 22-The re-
publican state convention adjourned
late tonight until tomorrow, There Is
a bitter fight on in the committee on
platform over the adoption of the CK-
cago or the La Toilette platform.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-23
DAMAGE A MILLION A
DAY IN ADFr

Washington. Sept 22--Dr. ". J..
McGee, OF the geological survey. who
has returned here from the Adifon-
dacks. says the damage being done in
that section by the forest fires is
81 .000. 600 a day.