Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-26
TOday's Telegfaphic News
HsskeII's Resignation.

Chicsgo., sept. william Jennings
Bryan arrived here today and immsdiste'
ly began long conference With he DEM
ocratic leaders hire with reference II
the resignation OF Ohsrles N. Haskell
as treasurer OF the democratic national
comm tee. The candidate was hurried
to the Auditorium Annex accompanied
by Vice Chairman Lamb and Jossphus
Daniels aud the party leaders now 10
town Joined him 10 consultation.
The resignation of Governor Haskell
came after midnight, three hours after
his arrival here and after the newspaper
men had importuned him for hours for
statement referring to the Hearst chsrges.
That the resignation WAS rendered stthe
direct solicit ition OF Bryan and other
leaders, Haskell has practically admitted,
sud his action was the dir.ct result OF the
charges by President Roosevelt, William
Z. Hearst and others. When Governor
Haskell arrived last hight be went direct
TO the Office OF the treasurer OF the demo-
cratic national committee.
Shortly after every prominent democrat
in the city appeared at headquarters Tor
a conference. At The end Of this infor-
NAL meeting Haskell emerged with the
announcement Of his resignation. With
eyes flashing the Oklahoma governor al
most shouted at the seribes: "All these
who have STACKED me shall pay for IT.,
from President Roosevelt down: He
has, by his acts, placed himself In the
position Of private citizeu."
Accompanying the announcement OF
his resignation, Haskell made public
the following telegram to Chairman
Mack, of the national committee, sent
last night:
MY Dear Sir: In pursuance OF infor-
nation as to your dsts for return here,
when 7 went home before, assumed L
would 6nd you here uptn my return to-
day. | now lesrn that you will be de-
tanned in the east until Tuesday, aud ss
[ mutt be home on Monday, leave to-
morrow. The president and his candi-
dates have Joined forces with Mr.. Hearst
and three Wall street brokers to make
personal fight against me notwith-
standing the president in his answer to
Mr.. Bryan abandoned his charge about
the OHIO Standard Oil cases; yet by all
the means at the command of the gov
ernment and the millionS Of Hearst and
Wall street allies they persist in q
vicious, unwarranted and nnir1thful at
tack on me. Personally, welcome
their attack, and shall meet it with oil
the vigor at my command. | shall
treat them all as private citizens aud
SUBJECT to the penalties Of the Law which
they merit. In this know | shall have
the aid OF my neighbors at home for all
proper purposes; but my time must be
free from the other demands here. I'M
portsnt beyond any battle st the polls
in the last generation Is the pending
contes'. would net for one moment
consider remaining in any way connec-
ted with the committee and, therefore,
tender my resignation as treasurer oil
the democratic MT oaal committee in
order that the slightest contest of my
own could not in sny way be used by
the president to cloud the sky and shield
our opponents from discussing the real
issues and laying bare the republican
dupliciiy to the people. Sincerely yours,
"CHARLEs N. Haskell"
|. Most of the democrats who conferred
with Haskell asked him to withhold his
resignation until Bryan arrived. He re-
fused to do 80, however, indicsting that
Bryan had complete knowledge Of bis
action when he replied: ono, what's
the use; it can male no difference in my
decision"
Haskell will return to Oklahoma to.
day. In his written reply TO question
asked by the newspspermen, Haskell
denied that Bryan had asked him to re-
sign, or that Bryan knew about the
charges against him before Hearst made
them public. Haskell said he would
like to be informed if former Attorney
General Mounet. OF Ohio had sent him
a telegram urging him to have John M.
Sheets arrested for libel because Sheets
had said he knew Haskell was guilty OF
an attempt to brbe officials in the in
ierest OF the Sandsri Oil Company.
The gosernor denies that he had, IS
treasurer Of the democr tic national COM
mittee, ever asked corporations to cor
tribute to the campaign funds or that
he bad been connected with theOitizens'
Alliance at Muskogee. He also made
general denial of the other charges
lgaist him
During Brysn's stay here Haskell was
summoned to appear before the csndi-
date and they had fifteen minutes con-
ference. What Bryan said to Haskell and
what Haskell said to Bryan is not known.
Bryan left headquarters shortly be-
fore clock to 90 to the northwestern
depot where he took train for Madison,
Wis.
He refused to discuss Hsskel's resig-
nation or bis probable successor as treas
urer of The national campaign committee.