The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
President window glass workers OF
America.

NEW YORK, Oct s1-National
Chairman Mack, in an authorized state
ment today regarding the Presidents
denials of the relations between the
administration and the Standard Oil
company declared that he had posi-
tive proof for 10 days that negotiations
ayers and the Standard oil company
to get the support Of the Standard oil
people all over the country and to get
a contribution of 100000, which is
the. same amount they gave in 1895,
1900 and 1904"
Mr Mack's statement follows:
President Roosevelts denials of the
relations between the administration
and STANDARD oil company loses force
when ii is remembered that he made
a similar denial four years ago when
Judge Parker declared that the repub-
lican managers in charge OF Mr.. Roose-
velts campaign were receiving money
from corporations.
He denied that story more vehement
ly than he does the present charge. No
one had forgotten that both Mr.. Harri-
man and Mr.. Roosevelt had confirmed
Judge Parker's charges. So far as de-
nying the relations between President
Roosevelt and the Standard oil COM
pany is concerned Mr.. Roosevelt for
gets that Mr.. Taft and his managers
want to do a little bargaining of their
own, while they also know that Mr.
Roosevelt wishes to be "it" in the event
OF AIr. Taft's election.
Mr.. Roosevelt must know that the re-
publican managers for Mr.. Taft felt
the necessity of getting another million
dollars at this particular juncture and
that the loss of the Standard oils mil
lion in this campaign was one Of the
things that the grand old party could
not get along without, and that the
Taft managers made a successful bar
gain with the Standard oil people.
AS to whether Taft will cheat Wall
street, the Standard oil company and
the steel trust If he should be elected
or stand with Mr.. Roosevelt, who
nominated him, that is a question that
the public can determine for them
selves
Chairman Hitchcock does not deny
the national committee is getting
money from individuals and the Stand
ard oil company, which is only another
means of the Standard oil company's as
a corporation giving funds TO the re-
publican mana cement If the repub-
lican national committee wants the
public to take any stock in their state
ment and to believe the actual truth OF
the contributions to the campaign they
should have made their contributions
public from day to day, as the demo
cratic party has done. If so they would
not have received 100000 at a time
from any individual or any corpora
tion.
In answer TO Mack's statement Chair
man Hitchcock Of the republican ma.
tional committee today dictated the fol
lowing:
The assertion that there have beer
negotiations between myself and the
Standard oil company in reference tC
campaign contributions is absolutely
untrue.
so far as my knowledge goes there
has been no contribution to our cam
paign fund by any person connected
with the Standard oil company, no mat.
ter in what capacity, nor has any suct
person been solicited to contribute"
Hitchcock declines to discuss the ru'
nor that the statement Of Rockefeller
was given out ut the instance of the
democratic national committee for the
purpose Of injuring Taft He adds tha'
he has yet to hear Of any one who re-
zerded seriously Rockefeller's state
ment of his intention to vote for Taft