The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-30
ROOSEVELT PLOT
ON GOV. HASKELL
(As Told by Senator Beveridse)

Senator Beveridge joins cNEover-
nor Larabee in adding I, the growing
Roosevelt din. Mr. Roosevelt is a
man Of more than ordinary ken,
says Beveridge. in letter 10
friend at Ncwkrk. lie is a secr-his
powers OF lifting the veil OF the fu-
turc are almost canny When Nc
Kinlcy was assassinatcd, Roosevelt
was looking for IT, He was sixty
miles in the woods, cut off from
all communication. When he Was as
sistant secretary of the navy he
made preparation to lead a troop to
Cuba three months before congress
voted an appropriation. When he
charged ri Caney he wore q chain
shirt against his flesh He knew
Taft's administration would see hard
lines would be- q failure. He fought
with himself six days to put off
immediate presidential succession.
III ul9HN'h W Nl'iu VIZ MS I'N'i'
When he decided he looked for the
man whom he could succeed The
man was Taft Then Roosevelt bur
led himself in Africa. Roosevelt
fears more for election than nomi-
nation. Returning TO America the
presidential nomination will be ten.
dor.d him ON a platter. SO 20 speak.
But knowing that Bryan is done
for, the eN-presidcnts fears have
always been encompassod in the
rise of western democrat one who,
i'm part has been nodded partly to
the Bryan ideas While Bryan, as
candidate. H. dead, there is no
mistakiug the fact that the masses
o. p oplc are on rapport with his
prCachmcnts-eycn If many of them
have not voted for him Wherefore
the undue activity OF the cN-prcsi-
dent in the last national campaign.
Mr.. Roosevelt is buffer He is
likewise lucky. Whom he hits he
pains Witness his Ananias club fol
blcs, nature.iaker stunts, ct cetera.
In his western man fear, Roosevelt
tor two years has had three men
in his cye-threc governcrs-John.
son OF Minnesota. Haskell Of Okla
homa and Harmon of Ohio. In the
last campaign Roosevelt hit al these
three men. In Johnson's case he has
no fear. Death, ike in his success
sion to the throne. helped him there.
johnson is dead Harm is not on
the offensive. Roosevelt raped at
Haskell, the chief demonstrator OF
Bryan's ideas in new state. Has
kcll, redoubtable and plucky, raped
back Haskcll's sudden leap into the
limeligh, at Denver frightened iooee-
welt. That man Haskell is hell,
| said Roosevelt TO Joe Mcdill, Jr, of
! Chicago. Hes conner. We must
| spike his guns Haskell flew into
! Roosevelt with hot letter. Tie call.
| ed Roosevelt four-flusher, for fair.
| That maddencd Roosevelt. He was
/ stung. not once, but forty times in
as many places THAT Haskell man
! is a dingcr, who kn VS. my weak
/ nCsses," thought the Rough Rider
And then the cry went out: Get
| that man Haskell of Oklahoma. Par
alyze him. Hunt the dope" The cry
reverberated throughout all depart
ments. The departments Of justice
And of interior affairs got busy.
! Hearst then appeared on the scene.
Roosevelt leagued with him Has
koll's record was searched for flaws,
Haskell must be killed politically.
He comes from a dangerous state,
said the then president Spies flooded
Muskogee. one day code wire was
flashed from Muskogee, Okla. dire CT
TO the white house that Haskell
was at the head OF contractin 9
party that dealt in realty. Two days
later the old WORKOUT dummy.listine
scheme, in which every lot owner
q in Muskogee was Interested, was
given TO the president, who then
, wrlte a letter to Associated Press
blasting Haskell, The fight has nev
er let up. Roosevelt returns &c
America as candidate. With sucl
fellows as Haskell out of the way
he will have no democratic opposi
tion save the Clark faction. Yes
Roosevelt is a seer, and lucky. Blu
suppose Haskell comes clear, sshOwl
| up the gigantic Hearst-Roosevel
conspiracy to ruin him with the al,
| OF governmental machinery and /;
| department appropriation of s30O,OO
set aside at Roosevelt's request,