Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-23
.BABOON BAD IN BOOZE PREPARING HOT REPLY
This Sman Vicious When President Will Accept Bryans
Given Liquor or leased. Challenge.
Humane SOCIETY TO PROBE HAS DRAFTED RESPONSE
Colored Hoser Has Fight With Members Declare That 1t Is
Monkey and May Die. Full OF Pepper
R10oD POISONING Is FEARED NOT GO ON THE STUMP
Chief
cept Annoyed on Political Conditons-oHcials
intoxicated to
Cabinet Members Declare That 1t Is
Full of Pepper"
WILL NOT GO ON THE STUMP
Chief Executive Informed by Callers
on Political Conditions-oficial
Asked to Resign.

Asked to Resign.
President Roosevelt lost little time today
in getting down to consideration Of the
reply he will make to the telegram re-
ceived by him from William j. Bryan
relative to the charges made by the Presi-
dent against Gov. c. N Haskell OF Okla
homa. After reaching his office he talked
with Secretary Loeb for a short time and
then sent for Postmaster General Meyer,
one of his political advisers-in fact the
main adviser In the absence Of Secretary
Root-and Col w. c. Haskell sealer OF
weights and measures of the District
The object in sending for Col Haskell
was to find out beyond question that Col
Haskell was not the man who is accused
of having offered a bribe to former At
torney General Monnett of Ohio to cease
legal operations against the Standard OIL
Company In that state. Col Haskell re-
peated to the President what he has al
ready stated-that he was never i'm any
manner connected with the Standard OIL
never talked with Mr.. Monnett or any one
else at that time engaged in attacking
mat corporation and did not know of any
Haskell who was prominent in the state
at the time except c. n. Haskell, who is
The brief interview having satisfied the
PRESIDENT that Col Haskell was innocent
ne went on with his conference with Mr.
Meyer. while Col. Haskell was taken in
hand by newspaper reporters
Was there any Haskell in Ohio except
yourself or Gov Haskell who might have
Deen connected with the Standard OIL at
the time mentioned" he was asked
Nobody except minister, and he was
not the man"
DO you recollect anybody else of that
name?'
There was Haskell in the western
part of the state, but l didn't know much
about him."
Half hour after Col. Haskell left
Secretary Garfield. who has just reached
the city from Ohio, where he conferred
with Secretary Taft: joined the President
and Mr.. Meyer. Mr.. Garfield has been
away from Washington practically ali
summer.
Preparing the Reply.
Postmaster General Meyer left the ex-
ecutive office shortly before noon. He
admitted that Mr.. Bryan's demand for
facts or for the best way of getting tho
| facts would be fully met. The Postmas-
ter General. although reticent, was in
clined to the belief that Mr. Bryan would
get all the reply he was looking for
Not long afterward Secretary Loeb also
announced that there would be a reply.
Ii was in course of preparation, he said,
ana would probably be given to the
newspapers late this afternoon or to-
night. When asked if the reply would
be telegraphed to Mr. Bryan he said IL
would not be sent that way, as II would
be too long for the wires. The plan
was to send the answer by mail and make
1t public through the newspapers without
delay.
There are abundant evidences that the
reply was given careful consideration by
the President last night. Mr. Bryan's
demand was received after the President
reached the city last evening and the
president had the night for reflection
he had no visitors and the line of his
reply was easily mapped out Beginning
at 9:3O O'Clock this morning the dctation
OF the reply began and was ready for
submission to Postmaster General Meyer
and Secretary Garfield by 1890 O'Clock.
The conference lasted for an hour and a
half and all phases of the matter were
considered. some changes being made
upon suggestions of cabinet advisers
The two cabinet officers appeared to be
deeply pleased with the production of the
President and indicated that it would be
full of pepper and up to the Presidents
usual standard of dealing with his politi-
cal opponents.
AS to the telegram received last night
from Chairman Mack of the democratic
campaign committee Mr.. Loeb said there
would be no reply. Mr.. Mack had said
]
House was willing to reterate that il was
rather funny that the democratic ma
tional committee had become equipped
with large amount of funds SO early in
the political game.
Will Not Go on the Stump.
The closest advisers of the President
are confident that there will be no occa-
sion for him to go upon the stump.
Whatever he has to say will be sent out
as other statements already have been
made public. In the west the enthusiasm
for the President is always great. and his
appearance in that section would be a
great inspiration to the party. In other
sections he would also draw. But party
leaders and personal advisers see no need
for the President to take the stump. and
hereafter he will fight the democrats in
the columns of the newspapers.
Regards Coast as Safe.
r. \. Ballinger of Seattle, former COM
missioner of the land office, and an adj
visory member Of the republican national
committee, talked with the President
about conditions on the Pacific coast so
far as the state of Washington is con-
cerned we are so sure of success that we
VIII not ask the national committee for
single cent and will contribute as much
as we can to states where the outcome
L
am informed all the other Pacific coast
states are safe for Mr.. Taft. The Presi-
dent desires to be informed as to condi-
tons in all directions and told him what
L had ascertGined'
Representative Kennedy of Ohio told the
President he need have no fears as to
that state. "Ohio will give Taft 60,OOO
majority said Mr.. Kennedy. Recent
events have tended to show what big
man Mr.. Taft is"
Mrs ]. Ellen Foster president of the
Woman's republican committee, and for a
number of campaigns connected with the
republican national committee in work
among women, called at the White House
for a brief talk with the President. The
national committee, Mrs Foster said, has
established headquarters for the woman's
committee in the Martha Washington
Hotel in New York, and considerable work
will be done from that place. Mrs. Fos-
ter was on the pay roll of the Department
of Justice for a number Of years as spe-
cial agent but her commission expired
June 30 and she will not resume her work
there until after the presidential election.
Non-Political Errand.
Senator Simmons Of North Carolina
called on the President on a non-politi-
cal errand He and Senator Overman Of
North Carolina have indorsed A. G.
Avery of Morgantown an eX-Confeder-
ate soldier, for appointment on the board