The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-03
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New York. Dec. 3.-Following the
publication by the New York Herald OF
Qie Daniel J. Keefe appointment by
President Roosevelt, Judge Alton
Brooks Parker. lRughingly refused K
20 into extended comment. Judge
Parker referred to the attack made
upon him by President Roosevelt be
cause the Judge had made known the
conspiracy OF the rich trust captains IL
the campaign OF 1905. and the subse
quent development of the truths
stated by the defeated Democratic
statesman.
The Herald II Wednesday said
There Is 40 shrinking or hesilatin2
about the way IN TEGch Presiden,
Roosevelt began today to distribute
rewards to those who supported Taft
and Sherman IN the recent campaign.
Daniel J. Keefe OF Detroit, head oi
the Longshoremen's union and until
recently sixth vice president OF the
American Federation Of Labor, wns
appointed commissioner-genera OF Inn
migration by the president, to succeed
the late Frank p. Sargent. The ap-
DOintment was directly made as the
result Of the support Keefe gave ID
Mr.. Taft, alth uLh II Is admitted that
he Is in every way qualified to make
a creditable head Of the bureau OF i'm
migration.
Mr.. Keefe was one OF a party CT
labor leaders called into conference
by the president early in the campaign.
when It was reported that the union
workingmen showed a strong inclina-
TIN to support Bryan, while those
usually Republican were indifferent.
With Mr.. Keefe were Mr.. Morrissey
head Of the Brotherhood OF Railroad
TFainmen, and Mr.. Stone. chief en-
gineer OF the Brotherhood Of LOGON :
tive Engineers.
Mr.. Keefe Immediately came out for
Taft and in every way urged union
labor to support the Republican candi.
date and the policies OF President
Roosevelt The detection OF Mr.. Keefe
proved disastrous to the plan oi
Samuel Gompers to swing the labor
vote to Bryan In body. When his
detection become known It was widely
proclaimed by the Democratic Nationai
comnnittee that as a result of his sup
port of Taft he was TO be given the
place made vacant by the death Of Mr.
Sargent
This statement was issued by the
publicity department of the Democratic
National committee az its headquarters
in the Hoffman House, New York, On
Get. 49, last:
"Et was stated at the National Demo
cratic committee headquarters In the
q ffman House last night that Presi
dent Roosevelt by promise OF office
has succeeded in having one OF the bis
men OF the American Federation OF
labor desert Samuel Gompers In his
advocacy OF the election af Mr.. Bryar
for the presidency.
The labor leader 10 question q
Daniel j Keefe OF Detroit, president
OF the International Association o
Longshoremen and me Of the Vic'
presidents OF Vae American Federation
OF Labor
The Democratic committee alleges
that Keefe and the President werl
closeted for several hours In Washing
ton on Saturday Oct. l3, and the offe
OF belng named 9mmissionerGene
OF Immigration made vacant hy th'
death OF Commissioner Sargent. wal
made in consideration Of Keefe repudl
ating Gompers and the executive coun
ell Of the federation.
''Keefe on Saturday last issued
statement, IN which he sald
3" 4 am going O. vote for William j
Tart
'Tt 10 pointed out THAI on Sept 2s