The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-15
kEEFE IS ACCUSED
OF SELLING OUT
~,
DEMOCRATS ASSERT PRESIDENT
BOUGHT HIM WITH OFFICE.
LABOR LEADER IN DENIAL
Bryan Campaigning In Nebraska and
Taft Among Iron Workers of
ohio-DuPont's Successor
Named.


New York, Oct. 14.-Ths Demo
cratic national committee, through
John j. Gordan assistant and acting
chief of the press bureau at headquar.
ters, Tuesday night made public the
following statement:
1T was stated at the national Dem.
ocratic headquarters that President
Roosevelt by promise Of Office has
succeeded in having one of the big
men of the American Federation of
Labor desert President Gompers in his
advocacy of the election of Mr.. Bryan
for the presidency.
The labor leader in question is
Daniel ]. Keefe of Detroit, president
OF the International Association of
Longshoremen, and one of the vice.
presidents Of the Federation of Labor.
Say Bargain Was Made.
THE Democratic committee alleges
that Keefe and the president were
closeted for several hours in Washing
ton on Saturday, October 3, and the
offer of being named commissioner
general of immigration, made vacant
by the death of Commissioner Sargent.
was made, in consideration of Keefe
repudiating Mr.. Gompers and the ex-
ecutive council Of the Federation.
"Keefe on Saturday last issued a
statement in which he said: I am
going to vote for William H. Taft.
1T is pointed out that on September
2S last the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor issued
circular calling on organizations of
labor to work for the defeat of Mr..
Taft and Republican congressman,
seeking reelection, and Mr.. Keefe au-
thorized his signature to be attached
to 1t. ....
The source of the Democratic COM
mittee's information was not divulged,
but the information was offered that If
Mr. Keefe or President Roosevelt deny
the charge another big labor leader,
now in New York, win come forward
with facts to prove that the offer was
made, and Mr.. Keefe accepted 1t and
has commenced to make good his
part of the deal"
Tldt'J Denteo py keefe.
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 14.-President
keefe of the Longshoemen's union
Tuesday night categorically denied the
statement issuing from Democratic
headquarters in New York that he had
been offered the position of commits
sioner general of immigration in re-
turn for his support of w. H. Taft.
WahOo, Neb., Oct. 14.-Accompa-
MED by all the Democratic candidates
for state Offices. with the exception of
one or two, William ]. Bryan Tuesday
campaigned in his own state, and at
night at this place completed the first
of his three days Nebraska tour. Big
crowds greeted him at every point, and
when his days work was over he had
delivered 81 speeches, varying in
length from five minutes to an hour.
His arguments were confined mostly
to answering the statements of Mr..
Taft and Gov. Hughes, who but re-
Gently visited Nebrsaka.
Taft Talks to Iron Workers.
East Liverpool, O., Oct. 14.-In the
midst of the steel and iron district of
Cleveland, William H. Taft Tuesday
commanded the closest attention of an
immense audience in what is proverb-
tally regarded as the hardest place in
the state of Ohio for political speak
er to obtain a respectful hearing.
The immense tent in which the
meeting was held was reached by a
four D,i1n nn,nhi1a 81
Cleveland, and the audience patiently
waited. When Mr.. Taft appeared he
was warmly welcomed. This meeting
Mr.. Taft considers the best and most
effective he has had on his present
trip, because of the character of the
Socialistic tendencies and the success
had in riveting attention.
rhe Taft special ran into its first
n shap Tues .ay. The front trucks of
I'll candidates. car and the rear
trucks of the Pullman preceding it
went off the track just as the train
was coming to halt on siding at
Sterling, shortly after ten o'clock. A
half-hour delay was caused.
Bennett Succeeds Dupont.
New York, Oct. 14.-Chairman
Hitchcock of the Republican national
committee announced Tuesday night
that Representative W. S. Bennett,
member of the lower house of con-
gress from one of the districts in New
York city. had been selected as chair
man of the speakers bureau in place
Of Mr. DUPONT. who recently resigned.
Pacific Fleet at Honolulu.
Honolulu Oct. 14.-The Pacific fleet,
towing tornado hnaf deetrovare com.