Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-23
Mr.. Bryan In Ohio.

Columbus, o., Sept. % Fully de-
termined to compel an answer from
President Roosevelt to his telegram yes
terdsy, William j. Bryan reached here
todsy with ia fighting clothes on.
Bryan read the speech Judge Taft made
last night attacking him in pcfsc 1sl
manner and indicated by his manner
that be will reply to certain portions OF
it before leaving Ohio.
The Standard Oil revelations continue
the great center of interest. Bryan be-
lieves Haskell innocent and will stand
by him until be is proven otherwise; bat
should the allegations be we'll founded,
no time will be lost 10 decapitating the
governor of Oklahoma.
An interesting rumor reached the
BRYAN party today while en- route here
1t came from close personal friend OF
Governor Haskell in Chicago.
"HaskelI told me that he had the alb
sollle proof of his innocence" declared
this individual, "and his trip west is to
SECURE them. he intends TO appeal to
the courts for redress"
Now that Roosevelt has taken the
matter up Mr.. Haskell is likely to feel
that he must act.
Brysn on arriving here wac asked IT
he had anything to add to his letter OF
Yesterday, but he declared he had moth
ing at this time.
Bryan and bis party left Toledo early
today over the Hooking Valley Railway
and he made dozen speeches between
the two points. His best speeches we're
made at Fostoris and Delaware, where
he appealed for support for the demo-
cratic legislative aud congressional caud-
idstes. Upon arrival here he went to
fill a luncheon engagement at the home
OF Col. J. L. Vance and this sftfrDoon
10 the democratic workers. Tonight be
sill make @ formal speech and later
leave for Dayton and Cincinnati, where
he will spend Tbursdsy.
Columbus, o., Sept. 23.-There is
every indication that Mr.. Bryan will be
heard by more people in Columbus today
than have ever listsned to single man
10 one day in the history of the city. The
programme calls for Eve speeches. The
6rst will be TO the party workers. This
is to be an executive heart-to-heart affair
with admission only by card. After adj
dres sing tue travelling men and the dele
gates 10 the convention of enginemen in
separate speeches, the elimination will
come in double meeting at Memorial
Hall this evening. The fact that Bryan
is expected t. go at lepgth into the
Roosevelt Foraker esrst Haskell con-
troversy will draw Dig crowd.
l In response to telephone message
from Bryan at Detroit, Frank s. Mon
nett, former attorney general OF Ohio,
left Delaware this morning to board
the b. gan train. He goes to supply
the democratic nominee with infOrms-
ton concerning Standard Oil matters
Monuett made the affidavit presented by
William r. Hearst In his Columbus
speech, in which the name OF Charles N.
Haskell appears in connection with the
alleged attempt of the Standard Oil
Company to bride Monnett when be
was attorney general. While MOnnet'
has said that he was impressed with the
denial of Haskell that he was the Has
kell in that transaction, be bias never
vet said that mistake was made when
he used the name of Haskell.
The summoning of Monnett indicates
that Bryan is loaded with information
to he used from the same platform 10
Columbus from which Hearst set off the
bomb involving Senator j. B. Foraker
and Treasurer Haskell Of the national
democratic committee.