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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
1
Bankers prepare a week of activity to urge Congress to note conclusions on national currency reform. They anticipate significant action may follow and aim to influence policy through discussions and proposals.
NEW YORK Sept 23 National Democratic leaders consider forcing Governor Charles N Haskell to resign as Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee over charges tied to the Prairie Oil and Gas Company and railroad promotions The move follows President Roosevelt unsparing stance and Bryan relations while denials and witness statements surface from Monnett Squire and others as Oklahoma links and national finances draw scrutiny
An early report from Columbus Ohio notes an informant's name connected to charges involving Governor Haskell. The detail appears amid ongoing coverage of political accusations and legal scrutiny surrounding the governor.
Cleveland dispatch reports Charles B. Squires, noted by former Attorney General Frank S. Monnett, traveling to New York as part of an unspecified inquiry or proceeding. The brief item notes his name in connection with Monnett but offers few additional details.
President Roosevelt called W C Haskell the DC Sealer of Weights and Measures after Haskell was named by Governor Haskell of Oklahoma as the official accused by Hearst of offering a bribe to Ohio Attorney General Monnett. Haskell denied being the targeted person.
John W. Kern, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, addressed two large Baltimore audiences defending Governor Haskell of Oklahoma from Hearst's oil-related accusations. Kern urged a hearing before condemnation and said any doubt of Haskell's innocence would end his ties to the Democratic National Committee as proof of the party's good faith.
In Chicago on September 23 1908 William H Taft Republican presidential candidate spoke to railroad workers at Orchard Hall promising an aggressive campaign and stating his labor record as judge was guided by the law He praised Roosevelt and criticized Bryan and Gompers while outlining his union friendly stance amid a large attendance of railway men.
William J. Bryan spoke to massive crowds in Columbus highlighting his presidential bid. His second Ohio visit drew about twenty thousand inside a Memorial Hall overflow, with a record turnout outside and a brass band playing patriotic tunes.
President Roosevelt releases a letter replying to William J. Bryan’s charges against Governor Haskell and Standard Oil ties in Oklahoma and Ohio. He accuses Haskell of acting to protect a great corporation, cites Oklahoma court records, and contrasts Taft’s stance on Senator Foraker. The document also critiques Bryan’s proposed trust regulation and notes Cabinet review before publication.
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