The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-31
Democratic Chairman Insists
Roosevelt and Hitchcock
DenialS Don't Go.
RECALLS THE CASE
OF E. II. HARTMAN
Reminds Public That President
Said Judge Parker Was Mistaken,
When Charge Really Was True.
By / C. WRLLIvER

NEW YORK, oct. a.-President
Roosevelt. Efr. Taft. and Mr.. Hitch
cock, having repudiated the Rockefeller
support, and denied receiving any Stand
ard OIL contributions, Chairman Mack.
Of the Democratic committee, today
came TO bat thus:
have had positive proof for ten
Gays that negotiations were going on
between the Taft managers and the
STANDARD OIL Company to get the sup
Port OF the Standard OIL people all over
ne country and 10 get the contribution
OF A,OO0OJ0, which is the same amount
they gave IN 1896. 1860, and 1904 Chair
man Hitchcock denial is no denial
but only confirms my statement
President koOseveIts denial Of the
relations between the Administration
and the Standard Oil Company loses
force when IL is remembered that he
made a similar denial four years ago
when Judge Parker declared that the
Republican managers IN charge OF Mr.
Roosevelts campaign were receiving
money from corporations 1 have reI-
ton raised by Mr. Hartman al Ine re-
quest of Mr.. Roosevelt ana the latter's
managers. He denied that story more
venementy than ne does the present
charge
Charges Confirmed.
NO one has forgotten that both Mr..
Hartman and Mr.. Roosevelt himself
confirmed Judge ParkeT's charges So
far as denying the relations between
President Roosevelt and the Standard
oil Company IS concerned, Mr. kGOse-
welt fOTgeIs that Mr. Tart and his
managers want 10 do q little bargaining
Of their own while they also know that
Air. hoo 5eveIt wishes 10 be "iJ" in the
event OF Mr. Tart election.
A1r- hOOseseit mus huOw that the
Republican managers IOr Mr. Tart felt
the necessity OF gelJlng another million
collars a. this peculiar Juncture, and
that the loss OF tne SJan0ard UIls mil
lions H} TINS campaign was one o. the
things that the Grand Old Party cou}d
not get along without. and therefore,
the raft managers made successful
bargain with the Standard OH people
"As to whether Mr Taft viii cnew
WaU Street, the Standard OIL Company,
and the Steel trust. II be should be
elected, or stand with Mr- Roosevelt
who nominated MIN, tnat is question
that the public can determine for them
selves.
chairman Hitchcock docs not deny
that The national committee is getting
money from individuals IN the STANDARD
OH Company, which Is only z-OJucr
means ci the Standard Oil Company, as
a corporation. giving funds 10 The he
publican management lt the RepuD-
lican national committee wants the pub
tic 10 take any stock in the statements
and 10 believe the actual truth or con
trlbutiOns 10 the campaign they should
have made their contributions public
from day TO day, ss the Democratic
party has done. II SO, they would not
have received $1,000 at a time FROM any
individual or any corporation.
Pressed for Proof.
Chairman Mack was pressed Is the
proof which he claims TO possess, Of the
Negotiations between Standard Oil and
the republicans. He said:
Il certainly will not give It out,
could not do so without violating q con-
hdenCe. / got the Information for my
own use, not for publication. Nh ROOse-
yElt made his denial even more vigorous
four years ago-and then II was proved
by both himself and Hartman that Har-
rfmau got him $3.50. .000 If four people
in the Standard Oil give a quaTte-- mill
lion each, doesn't that make a mi llOu2
That's the way OF it."
The forecasts Of the two national COM
mittees are out HitchCOcks, which
was given out last night. claims S25
votes in the electoral college for Tart.
Mack's. given out today, claims 800 for
Bryan. The Mack claims follow