Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-23
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. j
Washington, Sept. %.

Washington, sept. 70.
Mr.. Roosevelt has donned the war
bonnet of conmsnder-in.cbift OF the
republican campaign situation. The
friends of Hitchcock and Crane may
amuse themselves qusrreliDg over the
states of their favorite chieitsins, but
from now nm there will be one general
issimo, and his headquarters will be at
the White House. From day to day
there will be conferences at the White
House with national and state leaders
of the party. Hitchcock and Crane
are expected within q day or two.
Others will follow. Already the pres
ident has given out two statements
in the interests of Mr.. TAFT There
are more to come, and, II Bryan
should press the battle too hard, the
president himself will take the stump
But whether tho president does this or
not, the campaign from this day on Will
90 with a dash, that should suit the
mosl jsded political first nighter. One
of the first doses of DR.. lRoosevelPs po-
litical ginger, to be put up st the White
House, will be an answer to ByTan's tel
egraphic challenge of yesterday, demands
ing proof of the charges against Gov.
Haskell, OF Oklahoma, treasurer OF the
democratic national committee, or his
exonerstion. Just what particular form
this will take is uncert1in at this hour,
but that it will be Of the variety COM
monty known as hot stuff, Is foregone
conclusion. 1t was stated today that the
president hiss kept fairly well up with
the work OF bis eftice during his sojourn at
Oyster Bay, sud that there were only few
important matters awaiting his atter-
ton. Moreover, he had practically CON-
pleted his annual message to Congress.
The very first caller received by the
president today, was w. 0. Haskell.
sesler of weights and measures OF the
District of Columbia and formerly United
States Marshal of the northern district
of Ohio. He is the man whose name
was mentioned recently by Governor U.
N. Haskell, of Oklahoms, as possibly
being the Haskell, t. whom former At
torney General Mounelt, OF Ohio, re-
ferred in his charges of attempted
bribery in connection with Standard Oil
matters in the Buckeye state. w. U.
Haskell told the president that be never
had any connection with the STANDARD
Oil Company, and knew nothing about
the case. A large number of visitors az
rived during the morning, many OF them
government officials having business
with the executive.
1t was announced at the White House
this afternoon by Secretary Loeb that
the presidents reply TO VIM. J. Bryan's
lengthy telegram yesterday on the Has
kell Standard Oil incident wss in courie
Of preparation but that owing to its great
length it would likely be impossible to
make it public before evening. 1t was
further stated in response to an inquiry
that it would not be tslegrsphed to CAD
didate Bryan.
1t was announced that there would be
no reply to the telegram Of Chairman
Mack, Of the democratic national COM
| mitiee, with reference to the $500, 00O
alleged to have been LETT over from the
last campaign fund, Secretary Garfield
says he iold the president that the sItna-
ton in Ohio was very satisfactory now,
although there had been some disturbing
elements.
The best means of checking frauds Of
various kinds in banking, was the sub
ect under discussion at todav's meeting
Of the national Bank Examiner.
1t quite often happens that bad and
worthless paper, is carried among the
live papers In the form Of past due
notes, which have been continually re-
uewed without any payment of interest,
to deceive the examiner or auditing COM
mittse of the bank. How to detect this
practice, and how to verify loans, the
collateral security of which is held by a
correspondent bank, formed an interest
ing topic of debate. Another subject
was the best means of checking out
securities left with bank for safe keep
ing to prevent such securities from being
shown to the examiner to cover short
age 10 the banks assets or collaterals TO
loans.
President Roosevelt was this afternoon
made acquainted with the lstest development
in the case Of Col. w. F. Stewart, whose
exile at an ungarrisoned fort in Arizona has
created such a great furore in army circles.
| Mai. Gen. w. p. nuvall, acting chief OF
staff, was called to the White House by the
| president. Although no official announce
ment has been made, il is understood that
Gen. Duvsll handed the president the latest
report, in which Col. Stewart has been cited
to Aopear before re iring board.
Oryille Wright is better today. He slept
five hours last night, which is the best nights
! rest he has had.
Secretary Lob announced this afternoon
in reply to inquiries that he knew Of TO dete
for a conference having been arranged by
| the president with Chairman Hitchcock Of
the republican national committee. He
| further st ited that so far as he knew there
was 10 be no general conference here with
| Chairman Hitchcock, Senator Crane and
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