The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-22
MACK TAKES SHOT
AT THE PRESIDENT
Makes Emphatic Denial Of
RooSevelt'S Charges and
Directly to Him.
Continued from First PaseJ

that il looks this morning as il both
Taft and Hitchcock are both out OF it.
Nh Roosevelt appears as both the real
Presidential candidate ant the chair
man Of the national committee"
The Presidents statement concerning
Taft-FOraker relations is accepted as
producing crisis III the relations OF
Governor Haskell and the Democratic
campaign management. Governor Ffas-
cell has been giving out deniaIs hUt
TIE President puts the matter up in such
shape thar II is recognized thai there
must be something more specific. Prompt
aso complete reputation or the srOrv
that Haskell took part in an emCrt To
br1Dc Attorney General NOuuett IC dis
miss cases against the Standard Oil is
considered absolutely necessary il Mr.
Haskell shall continue connected with
the campaign management.
FlehQs OF Haskell are much worried
ABOUT the situation They consider that
Ihe telegrams from Haskell and Mon
nett which were presented IN this cor
IespOndenee yesterday and which are
reproduced in New York D7nprs This
morning, made out case for Haskell
Hllcn amounts 10 eNOneraIfon But
Ley cOncede, also. that with the charge
Ff-Ierateo BY President Roosevelt
something more absolute in the Wyav
OF refutaHOn must be fort hcOr1frr-
1.e transaction took place many years
ago, and 70 get absolute proof. il is
pointed out IS likely 10 prove iu1Dosef-
PIE Governor Haskell has gone 10
Oklahoma. according TO one sToryy 10
keep himself I'm the background az
tnlngs Tor a while. but according 70
the view at Democratic heaGO1rarTe.rs
70 get together the proofs that he was
never never connected with the Standard oil
There are sensational reports that
Mr. HSarst has more shots IN MS loci
er, some OF them more damaging than
any ne has yet used. IT would D. hard
70 tell In which political cauqD T4ee-s-
mas caused more panic Both sides are
a RAID or what he viii DO next and
Dcth are fearful that he has more
LIhBs up MS sleeve than he has Tins
Ia SHOWN The cheerful imparfisTff7-
with which he has cracked Dem0cra M,
and Republican heads alike seems ro
Jlstlfy worry about what he may vet
No Standard Money.
Mr.. Mack's telegram TO the President
was followed by an explicit statement
that he has not received any contrfbu-
ton from the Standard OIL or any off,
Ger or director or anybody connected
with H. This statement vas promptly
coppered by the Office d Treasure
sheldon, Of the Republican national
committee, So that honors were sv-
acty even. At Mr.. Sheldon's office this
statement was made
The Republican committee has not
received a cent from the Standard OH
Company. from any auxiliary or sub
sidiary Of II, from any Officer. director
OF agent OF it,
Mr. Bryan has charged that the Re-
publican committee Is getting n1onay
from the United States Steel Conpan,--
Can you apply 10 the Steel corporation
the same statement YOU make as 10
stand lrd Oil?" was asked
Absolutely was the prompt reDIv-
we have not had a dollar OF contrfbIl-
ton from the Steel corporation. from
any subsidiary Of that corporation. 0r
from any officer or agent Of it