The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-10-01
Haskell RESIGNS
UNDER PRESSURE
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR QUITS AS
NATIONAL TREASURER OF
DEMOCRATS.
Doesn't Wait for Conference with
6ryan-Message to Mack lntlmates
He viii Prosecute Those Who
Have Accused Him.

Haskell of oklahoma resigned Fri.
day night as treasurer Of the Demo
cratic national committee.
In a telegram sent TO National
Chairman Norman e. Mack at New
York headquarters the Oklahoma ex
ecutive announced that he would re
tire as head OF the campaign finance
in order that the charges made aeains'
him connecting him with the Standard
Oil Company and accusing him Of Il
record Of hostility against organized
labor might not be used to cloud the
sky and shield our opponents from
discussing the real issues"
Hints at Prosecutions.
One sensational feature Of the mes
sage was an lntlmated declaration that
Haskell will prosecute President
Roosevelt. W. n. Hearst and others
who made vicious. unwarranted and
dntruthful attacks" upon the Oklaho-
ma governor. who threatens to treat
hem all as private citizens and sub.
lect to the penalties Of the law which
hey merit"
The news occasioned little surprise
at headquar ers both in Chicago and
New York. The leaders of the party
BAD been expecting that the gravity OF
ne accusations made against Haskell
"ould result in an effort 10 lighter
7ryan and the campaign managers Of
he embarrassment caused by the
ages regardless OF their truth or
a!sity, as The case may prove.
Resignation is Abrupt.
The onlv as onish.ng feature WI
the Abruptness OF The resignation
when Haskell called of all his sreal'
ng dates in his home state apd ir
uws and hurried post haste to Chi, az
@ general understanding wa hat
- was coming 10 hold a conferent p
nth Mr.. Bryan Sa uriay "orninv
""er The charges made du Ing the pa
'prtpigl by President Rocse,'.t W.
m r. Hearst, Frank s. Monnet,. TO
pler attorney general OF Ohio. and A
1:uey General Wes' Of oklahoma.
II was expected that the ak woulu
ad up to the retirement of HasSe'
.nasmuch as Brysn's closest adrsa =
have been urging him for the last "
days that the continuance Of HaaS7''
at the post OF treasur of he ne
lonal committee would prove con.
slant eMbarrassmen
Tatt in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee. Sept 25. - Wisconsin
ad a political climax Thursday Ia IL,
omplete aud emphatic manner l..
s. hich United States Senator LaFof
cite first declared Judge Taft to be
radical In political ideas and then
ave him his own unqualified indorse
ment.
This Endorsement was delivered a.
Madison before an audience consist
'ng of farmers from all sections of the
state attending the National Farmers
convention.
The tariff speech of the candidate
at night in Milwaukee, delivered under
peculiarly opportune campaign condi
tions, was the climax of the day. Mr.
Taft stated that he believed he would
be elected president. He reviewed the
promises of his party for tariff re
vision, and then showed that in doing
his work the party would adhere to
is promises
Mr.. Taft spoke at Bcloit, Janesville
Evansville, Madison, Waukesha. at the
Allis- Chambers machine works, at Ra
cine and at Milwaukee There was en-
,husiasm, local preparation, cordiality
and manifestations OF friendliness.
Bryan Asks square Deal"
Cincinnati. Sept 25.-"All | ask OF
the president is that he put into prac
tice for a month and half what he
has talked about for seven years, and
that is a square deal"
Twice Thursday William j. Bryan
gave expression to this utterance, the
first time In Dayton and again in this
city at night, before two of the big
gest audiences he ever has faced. II
was not square deal he charged. foI
the president to pick out one Rspub
lican and nominate him over other Re
publicans. and It was not square deal
for the president TO use his once
which belonged to all the people, as g
party asset He added a new feature
to his speeches during the, campaigr
by comparing the personal record ot
himself and MI Taft.
Haskell Attacks President.
Chicago, Sept, 26.-Gov. Charles N
Haskell arrived in this city late Fri
day night to confer with William J
Bryan. Before he had been here 2(
minutes he gave out lengthy state
ment, pouring forth his wrath upon
the head Of President Roosevelt.
president, Roosevelt is the bigges
four-husher in the political business
today. You ought to hear what they
think of the rascal down in Okla
homa"
These were the closing words OF the
interview The governors talk was
called out by the charges made against
him by President Roosevelt and vii
liam r. Hearst.
Gov Haskell denied that he intended
to resign his position as treasurer oi
the Democratic national committee.