Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-26
\ HASKELL RESIGNATION
AN AWFUL BLOW TO
DEMOCRATS
Charges of Attempted Bfibing
Against National Treas.
urer Cause Him to Quit
His Position.
BRYAN IS PAIRING
ANSWER TO ROOSEVELT
Candidate COnferS Short Time
with Leaders. Including Has
kell, at Chicago Refuses to
Discuss Resignation
Treasurer Is Dropped.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-With the ar
rival of Bryan this morning and the
resignation last night OF Haskell as
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee, interest in politics today
centered in the selection of Haskell's
successor. In his resignation Haskell
denied all the charges made against
him, but said that he resigned because
he did not desire to do anything that
might interfere with the election OF
Bryan.
Bryan had a conference with a
! number of Democratic leaders during
his brief stay in Chicago, before de-
| parting for Madison, Wis. Haskell
| was among those in the conference.
| Bryan refused to say anything re-
! gardng the Haskell resignation, ex-
I cept to state that the vacancy would
probably be filled by Chairman Mack.
| When asked IL Haskell's resignation
| had been accepted Bryan refused to
answer. Bryan said that he is pre-
| pairing an answer to Roosevelt's let
| ter,
Haskell Is Peevisll.
| Governor Haskell left over the San
ia Fe at o'clock this morning for
| Guthrie. When asked whether his
resignation had been accepted ne
said:
ii presume So"
As to his successor he professed
ignorance.
J. h. Doolin, assistant treasurer, Is
at Ha ikelrs desk and will attend to
the routine business until Haskell 8
successor is appointed. Haskell was
asked whether Doolin had also re-
signed and referred the inquiry 10
that gentleman. The latter had
nothing to say.
Haskell went to his train alone.
His hurried departure, he said. was
due TO the necessity for his presence
at the state capitol Monday, when the
state tax board meets Asked IL ne
would prosecute those who made
charges against him. he said:
Read the law. You will then
know the limit"
Haskell's resignation was forward
, ed to Chairman Mack last night. II
says:
Hon. Norman Z. Mack. Chairman
J Democratic National Committee
} New York City.
My Dear Sir: In pursuance o.
information as to your date for return
: here, when l went home before,
assumed l would find you here upon
my return. l learn that you Will b'
detained in the east until Tuesday
and as / must be home Monday,
! leave tomorrow.
= "Since the president and his cab
l met have Joined forces with Mr.
= Hearst and the Wall street brokers
! IN lya m A
s Notwithstanding the president in hi
answer to Mr.. Bryan abandoned com
mand of the government to the mil
8 lions of Hearst and his Wall stree
= allies. they persist in vicious. unwar
t ranted and untruthful attacks on me
g personally. / welcome the call ant
t shall meet 1t with all the vigor at my
Z command. i shall treat them all "a
L private citizens and subject to tn
= penalties of the law, which the
d merit. In this l know / shall hav
u the aid of my neighbors at home 70
o all proper purposes; but my tim
8 must be free from other demand
= here.
1 my heart Is full of hope for tn
4 election of Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Kern
Honest government and rule by tn
people is at stake. Important beyon'
any battle at the polls in the last gen
Grafton is the pending contest.
would not for one moment conside
u remaining in any way connected will
the committee, therefore / hereby ten
' der my resignation as treasurer o
the Democratic national committee
- that not the slightest contest of m
= own could in any way be used by tn
d president to cloud the sky and shiel
Is our opponents from discussing tn
is real issues and laying bare the Re
Is publican duplicity to the people.
a Sincerely yours,
X &C. ". HASKELL"
e. Hitchcock Not TO Blame.
L. Washington, Sept. 26.-Secretar