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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
3
Governor Haskell resigns as Democratic National Committee treasurer amid pressure over a party funds inquiry. The move follows reports of clashes between President Wilson backers and Hearst allies. Bryan and Kern cited as critical to the 1908 campaign, with Mack and others commuting plans and no official comment issued.
William Randolph Hearst will resume his Western tour with Henry H. Hisgen and John Temple Graves. They will speak in Denver September 30 and then continue along the Pacific coast for ten days.
Urey Woodson and Roger Sullivan arrive from Chicago to confer with Mack over the Haskell question. Governor Haskell travels from Guthrie to Chicago to meet Bryan and party leaders amid charges by Roosevelt and Hearst. He defends his record and dismisses some accusations as he reads Hearst’s New York attacks.
Former Interior Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock, visiting Dublin New Hampshire, telegraphed The New York World to say official records will prove Governor Haskell’s claim about him aiding Standard Oil in Oklahoma is false. The message was released via the Associated Press.
Meredith Nicholson debuts The Little Brown Jug at Kildare a brisk comic tale with rapid action and a double love story. The heroine and hero exchange witty exchanges as high spirited misadventures unfold in a lively Charleston style.
Governor Haskell rejects Edward L. Oppenheim’s assertion he was present in a Madison Square Garden box in 1896 during a big Democratic gathering. He accuses officials of bias over Prairie Gas and Oil Company privileges and critiques President and Secretary Garfield's involvement.
Columbus Ohio September 25 Chairman Finley of the Democratic State Committee said no dates for Governor Haskell had been fixed or authorized and thus none could be canceled. He noted Haskell offered a week of speeches in Ohio but said he had not been informed of a planned October 5 talk at Ottawa despite the governor's announcement.
Thomas L. Hisgen of the Independence party blasted William Jennings Bryan at a Grand Opera House speech in Wichita. He accused Bryan of tolerating Standard Oil ties through C N Haskell and warned of Haskell leaving the national campaign, tying the charges to labor and political influence.
A New York insurance man C B Squire issues a published statement denying involvement in a $500000 bribery plot to halt Ohio Standard Oil suits. He rejects using C N Haskell's name and says a promoter aimed to leverage information against the company, with Monnett warned by telegraph and word. Squire also says he never had any formal connection to Standard Oil and cites public knowledge of Haskell's ties to Calvin Brice.
The head of a speakers bureau discusses recent steps in a formal letter from New York dated September 25. He outlines the bureau's purpose, planned outreach, and stance on public speaking roles amid ongoing debates.
Washington report notes T. Coleman Dupont of Delaware resigned as head of the Bureau of Campaign Speakers and as an Executive Committee member. Chairman Frank Hitchcock said the resignation was accepted. no successor named yet. Dupont cited government suit against his powder company and pledged loyalty to the party.
Washington report says T Coleman Dupont of Delaware discussed at the Cabinet meeting after his resignation as director of the Speakers Bureau for the Republican National Campaign Committee. The President reportedly suggested Dupont’s powder trust ties made him unsuitable. Secretary Loeb declined to confirm or deny.
Joseph Ackerman faces a Democratic primary challenge in Fifteenth Ward from John Campbell while Independence party candidate Andrew Otte seeks street meeting permits refused by Mayor Markbreit. Ballots for county primaries prepared. total votes 2 240, down 250 from two years ago. Ohio College Republican League to establish headquarters. Ohio State University president Herbert Meyers leads, Western Reserve’s Garry Alburn secretary. Cincinnati Democratic Club to nominate Regular and Independent tickets with plans for campaigning. M J O Keefe, Daniel Bartley and others head committees. Bryan elect confidence voiced by M E Ingalls after returning from the East.
Taft the mixer charms crowds in Davenport and Muscatine despite a weak voice. He mingles with voters, jokes about baldness, and thanks ailing supporters as Cummins and Lacey back his bid. In New York Sherman hotly attacks Bryan on free silver, urging decisive action.
A Republican conference at the Hotel Manhattan with Sherman Hitchcock and party leaders followed by a New York City campaign opening at Carnegie Hall led by Beveridge and Low. In Iowa Taft toured Clinton Davenport Muscatine Wapello Burlington Ottumwa and Des Moines delivering a labor focused speech and pledging enforcement of the square deal.
Davenport Illinois September 25 Judge Taft's voice shows progress under Dr Richardson's care but still fails to reach all in the Courthouse grounds. Dawson explains the candidate's voice was used up in a good cause, drawing good natured cheers as Taft struggles to be heard.
Norfolk Va Sept 25 A telegram from Virginia Republican National Committeeman Martin reports National speakers secured for the state include General Dupont Secretary of Interior Garfield and former United States Senator Thurston after his trip to New York to arrange arrangements
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports that A. I. Vorys of Lancaster Ohio, previously suspended for improper acts as a pension attorney, was restored to good standing and authorized to practice again by official order. The action occurred years ago.
Josephus Daniels, head of the Democratic Press Committee, declined to comment on Governor Haskell or the Standard Oil issue. He asserted Ohio is solidly in the Democratic column and predicted Bryan will win Ohio, as he did Nebraska. Daniels spoke of Bryan’s Dayton and Cincinnati rallies after a satisfactory trip to New York.
In Powder Springs Georgia on September 25 Thomas F. Watson Populist nominee for president denounced Bryan as Africanizing the Democratic party. He claimed African American voters claim pledged recognition patronage and constitution enforcement from Bryan and warned of renewed negro troubles in the South.
Every student at the University of Cincinnati will be asked to give $5 to a student fund. The money will support the students' paper and athletics. The trustees were asked to collect, but the City Solicitor advised the students they must handle the collection themselves.
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