Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-23
CAMPAIGN GETTING HOTTER


 Democratic Candidate Aroused by
 What he Terms "slandsrous and H.
 bsIous'' Accusations and Declares He
 Will Not Permit Any Responsible
 Member ef Republican Organization
 to Misrsprssent Altitude of Party Hs
 Represents.
 Columbus, O., Sept. 23.-A crowd as- sembled at the Hooking Valley rail- road station to welcome William J. Bryan to this city. He left Detroit last night.
 The most sensational development in the present campaign was the sending by Mir. Bryan of telegram to Presi- dent Roosevelt demanding that he pro- ,duce proof that Governor Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, ever was connected with the Standard oil company. Seizing upon the oppor tunity thus afforded him, Mir. Bryan took occasion to serve notice on the president that he would not permit any responsible member of the Re publican organization to misrepresent the attitude of the Democratic party in the present campaign and, further, that the Democratic party was mak- ing '.an honorable and honest fight" in defense of its principles and poli- cles and that 1t expected and demand ed fair and honorable treatment from those in charge of the Republican cam. paign.
 Speaks at Ann Arbor.
 Copies of the telegram were given out for publication just before MT. Bryan's departure for Ann Arbor. The programme of the local committee in- cluded an opportunity to MT. Bryan to take long rest in the forenoon, but the statement of President Roose- welt, in which the president indorsed the charges made against Governor Haskell by William R. Hearst that Governor Haskell had been connected with the Standard Oil company and had attempted to bribe Attorney Gen eral Monnett of Ohio, was sufficient to cause him to forego that much needed luxury and devote himself to the sub- ject of preparing reply.
 To gathering of several thousand persons at Ann Arbor MT. Bryan di- rected his remarks particularly to young men, discussing during an hour and half the tariff, the trust ques- tion, the labor question, government guarantee of bank deposits, the Dem- ocratic party's attitude on the injunc- tion question and on contempt of court trials.
 T want to impress on the mind of every young man." he said. that ev- anywhere the Democratic party is the growing party, and the aristocratic party is the dying party.
 Won't Seek Second Form.
 '"The Republican party in this coun. try" he continued, smanifests several wrong tendencies. The Republican ad- is today extravagant. Those who control it live in an envi- ronment contrary to economy. Another! wrong tendency, in that party is to in- terfere with the right of the people to a free choice of their president and to permit the bringing of the prestige of B high office to dictation of the sue cessor to the presidency.
 T shall commence today" he said, ito demand that MT. Taft withdraw from his position in regard to these blanks in our platform. It is islander. ous and libelous.'
 In the course of his remarks MT. Bryan reiterated his pledge that If elected he would not be candidate for a second term. Returning to Detroit. he addressed Democratic rally in the Light Guard armory. Outside there were thousands whose desire for admission availed them nothing, as the building was packed to the doors. He gave brief overflow talk to the disappointed ! ,nes. In both cases he emphasized the points made at Ann Arbor. 1