Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-22
HEARST DECLINES CHALLENGE
SAYS HASKELL'S OFFER BE-
TRAYS A SENSE OF HUMoR.
Declares That the Court Records,
Not he, Accuse the Governor
of Oklahoma.

NEW YORK, September 22.-William
R. Hearst, who has been campaigning for
the national ticket Of the independence
party in the south and middle west, re-
turned to this city last night and soon
afterward issued a statement concerning
the challenge of Gov. c. N. Haskell of
Oklahoma. In his recent speeches Mr..
Hearst had charged that Haskell. who is
now treasurer of the democratic national
committee, had sought in 1899. to in
fiuence Attorney Frank s. Monnett of
Ohio to dismiss certain suits then pending
against the Standard Oil Company. In
a telegram to Mr. Hearst. which he made
public Sunday night, Gov. Haskell in
vlted Mr.. Hearst to publicly prove his
charges before a committee of editors.
Mr.. Hearst refuses to accept The sug-
gestion of an editorial board of arbi-
tration in the following language:
ITO the Associated Press:
II address this communication to YOU
as / cannot have the slightest CORE
spondence or controversy with a man Of
Mr.. HaskelIs character
Mr.. Haskell's proposition reminds me
of the we'll known story of the burglar
who was caught in the act by the police.
When the police burst in upon him, they
found him in front of a safe which had
been blown open, with his tools in his
pocket, a dark lantern in one hand and
his other hand on the valuables in the
safe. The police dragged the burglar to
the courtroom and the judge said to the
culprit:
We'll. what have you to say for your
self?'
The burglar said Look-a-here, judge,
let's arbitrate this case
THE court records the complaint of
ex-attorney general of Ohio, Mr.. Monnett
the affidavit of the present assistant Of
the present attorney general Of Ohio. Mr..
Burnett, the court records of the state
of Oklahoma in the Prairie Oil and Gas
Company case. accuse Mr.. Haskell, and
not l.
Mr.. Haskell has had many years in
which to sue Mr.. Monnett If that gentle
man committed a libel in naming c. N.
Haskell as one of the men who at
tempted to bride him in the Standard Oil
case.
Mr.. Haskell's proposition to arbitrate
the matter now shows that he has a
sense OF humor even if he has not a sense
of honor.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST"
Haskell Claims Vindication.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. September o.
Charles n. Haskell, Governor of Okla
homa and treasurer of the democratic
national committee, passed through
Kansas City last night en- route to his
home in Oklahoma from the east where
nc mas pcei iiidhlIS SpeeCHeS IOr the Celn-
ocratic ticket. Mr.. Haskell was asked
| II the charges of William K. Hearst that
| he was connected with the Standard Oil
Company would cause him to resign from
| the national committee. Said he:
Resign? Positively nonsense. WHY. I
was vindicated of those charges in the
state campaign last fall when licked the
whole bunch.
| Now, / brand Hearsts statements as
| falsehoods. l said I wouldn't resign a
minute ago, didn't I? Well. If Mr. Hearst
| at once"
| AS his train pulled out Mr.. Haskell
shouted: And don't forget to saw that
! the campaign fund Is growing fine 7
| am going home for few days and then
| will go back again to Chicago. Yes.
I'm satisfied with the outlook