The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-22
HE WIRES ROOSEVELT.
Chairman Mack Desires the Correction
OF an Alleged Error.

New York. Sept. 22.-Norman E.
Mack. chairman of the Democratic ma
tionaI committee. addressed a tele-
gram to President Roosevelt today in
which he denied fatty statements con-
tanned in a reported interview be-
tween Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman
of the Republican state committee,
and President Roosevelt. which were
printed by a local paper today. Chair
man Mack's telegram is as follows:
II notice in the New York Tribune
of this morning that you are quoted
by Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of
the Republican state committee, in
the following interview which Mr..
Woodruff gave out from Oyster Bay:
incidentally the president re-
marked that he considered it signifi-
cant that $500, 900 had been found in
the treasury of the Democratic party
after Judge Parker had declared
throughout the last national campaign
that the party's treasury was receiv-
ing nothing from corporations; and
further because ii was announced at
the time of the election that the treas
ury was empty. The president said
that he thought it loked queer that
such a large sum of money turned up
after Mr. Haskell was appointed treas
urer of the Democratic national COM
mittee.
''If YOU are quoted correctly no
doubt you have in mind the publica-
ton in the New York American re-
Gently that 1 as chairman of the ma
tional committee, received 100000
from former Chairman Taggart which
was said to be left over from the 1908
campaign. This at that time was en-
phatically denied when brought to my
attention. 1 desire to say to you now
that there Is not a word of truth in
this statement have not received
one cent from Chairman Taggart or
anyone else connected with the last
campaign; neither has anyone con-
nected with the Democratic national
committee I am wiring you this d.
rect, as 1 desire to correct what seems
to be an erroneous impression in your
mind"
Chairman Mack said he hoped to
receive a reply from the president
some time today. His telegram to the
president was directed to Oyster Bay.
After dispatching a telegram to
President Roosevelt, Chairman Mack
said:
1T is very evident from Mr.. Roose-
velt's statement that both Mr.. Hitch
cock and Mr.. Taft have been deposed
from their position and are no longer
active factors in the campaign. Mr..
Roosevelt practically repudiates both
men. President Roosevelt is running
the campaign. He has not only as
sumed the place of his candidate for
the presidency, but he has also taken
Mr.. Hitchcock's place; is the entire
Republican national committee, the
board of strategy, the advisory board
and has placed himself in every other
position where big stick methods
rule"
Speaking of the report that the COM
mittee had received 100000, Mr.. Mack
said:
Il want to say that the Democratic
national committee has not received
s300,000 on. before or after 1 took the
office of chairman or has given Haskell
or any member of the national commit
tee any such sum. Neither the Stand
ard Oil company nor it's subsidiary
companies or officials have contributed
one cent nor have they been asked to
contribute. Furthermore the national
committee will not accept one cent
from the Standard Oil company or any
other corporation seeking special priv
ileges. The committee is gathering its
funds in small quantities from thu
masses of the people and no large sums
have been received from any one"