Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-26

H Chicago, Sept. 26. Cow 81. n. Has
kell. TO all intents and purposes no
longer treasurer OF the Democratic
campaign fund. today is on his way
back to Guthrie, okla. after 5-niin-
utes conversation with William y.
Bryan. At his desk in Democratic
headquarters sits j. u. Dcolin, the as
sistants5trtasurer{on on whom the foutlne
business OF the Office will fall until a.
successor to Mr. Haskell is appointed
Mr.. Haskell, still treasurer in name l15a !,
Thought not in fact, Went to the traln n
alone. His hurried departure, he said,
was due to the necessity of his pres
fence at the state capitol on Monday.
when the state tax board meets. ASKED
lie he would prosecute those who had
made charges against him he wrote
{ in answer: st IS;
4. READ THE LAW.
cad the law. You Will then know
THE limit
He had asked, he said, that his resi,s-
nation take effect irlmed lately.
Mr.. Bryan spent two hours In Chica-3l
go today. He and Mr.. Haskell were.
scloseted at the Auditorium Annex for
4three-anarter of an hour and all
though no announcement was made at
the conclusion of the conference 1t was
taken for granted that the situation
brought about by the charges of Prest-l
dent Roosevelt and William Z. Hearst
was under discussions. sS{
When Mr. lsell emerged from the
presidential suite and was beseiged
by reporters, he repeated his tactics OF
last night BY requestin he inquir,ers
to write their Dues tons. This was;
ldone and the Oklahoma governor re-
tired to his room With al series of inter
rogations which, IL frankly answered
would SHOW Whethc ais signa zion
had been accepted by A Il. Bryan:
successor and Al the1sinat.5
tiers In which interest ioser
lgarotlssd ~
"a Askea whether Ha skel rs resig \
tsiiati ION had been ted 80 as
fshe N as eerned, Bryan te elinetli
| "a, Hi Hi. That 1t had bean. however,
waH3 inferred from Nj r.. BRYAN ssta rs -3
wer to- the next qles tioll.
| 81 s.EIas IA successor to a feasur ers l1as 81
KEEL 4 been selected ~ he was asked l u
| .,Tfiat is up 10 Mi. Mac and the ex5 &
ec,1tlye committee, = came the hurried
reply 81 81 s & Is
tAlthough Mr.. Bryan had a mum Der OF
other callers, 1t may be safely stated
that SO far as 5 NJ Il Has lSel 81 case IS
considered the conferees We're M =. 5Bry-ss
an, Mr.. Haskell. Asst. Treasurer Doc
lin.a James Riley. who is Mr. ack,st
secretary, and Vice chairman 7iEt an = ohn
+ e, Lamb. sf5a ysa e is,5. IL Il &
Others who talked with Mr.. Bryan
were John w. Tomlinson Of the execu-
tive committee, Josephus Daniels,
chairman of the press committee; Mil-
lard Dunlap a banker and old time
friend of the candidate; John !. Mar
tin, sergeant at arms of the national
committee. #
Mr.. Bryan was at the hotel a little
more than All hour. $50 o. clock he
Ebade good-bye to his callers and went
to his train, which left half an hour
later for Madison Wis. f
5Bs SELECTION OF SUCCESSOR.
New York. Sept 26 The selection Of
Haskell of the Democratic national
committee, who resigned at an early
hour today in Chicago, probably Will
not be made by National Chairman
Mack for several days. The names OF
Col. loses c.. Wetrnore of st. Louis.
chairman of the finance committees:
Mayor j - N. Adam OF Buffalo and Ed
ward f. Goltra of st. Louis. are under
sconsiderati ion of the ma tional chairman
for the treasurership. 81
Mr.. Mack said today that he had re-
ceived q telegram from Chicago that
letter containing Haskell resignation
was on the way and added that the res
Eignation would be accepted when res
@ceiyed. 81 49, s5 III AZ 5{ ysit IT,
National commit teemen here say that
the voluntary etirement of Gov. Has
Z kel1 relieves the committee of o. very
sembaffa ssing situation. and his action
3is generally commended Ir. Mack vii T.
leave for the west tonight.