Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-03
FORAKER
Will Sound the Keynote at
Youngstown.
SENIOR SENATOR THE ORATOR
At the Great Meeting to Be Held in the Ma
hOning Valley, September Sth,
HEADQUARTERS HAYE BEEN OPENED
The Work of the Campaign is Well In
Hand, and viii BE Pushed to n Sue.
cessfuI and Triumphant
Conclusion.

on September 8, which is in President
McKinleys old Congressional district.
This action was taken in Difference to
the wishes of the President, who feels
under lasting obligations to the pud-
dlers and other iron mill men, who
have so much to do with the shaping of
his political fortunes. Youngstown is
one of the manufacturing centers of
the Western Reserve, and unless all
public business is suspended on the
day of the opening meeting, the smoke
from the mills and factories and shops
in the town will give emphasis to the
statements of the Republican orators
on that occasion that prosperity has
returned, and that the people who were
four years ago walking the streets in
search of employment are now at work
and being well compensated for their
services. The population of Youngs-
town has doubled itself in the last few
years in consequence of the busy times
in the factories and shops, and the en-
tire population will turn out to give en-
thusiastic welcome 10 the representa-
tives of the party which has brought
about these changed conditions. Find
| lay, Fostoria and Tiffin wanted the OPP
ening meeting, but they recognized the
appropriateness of having the first gun
fired in the Presidents old congress
sional district and withdrew their
was next in favor
While no action was taken at the
meeting of the state committee with
gard to the list of speakers at the
Youngstown meeting, it is understood
to be the intention to have both Ohio
Senators present, with Mr.. Foraker as
the star orator, who never fails to at
tract, or to send hot shot home to the
Democracy. The Democratic talk keeps
up that Senator Foraker is to be op-
posed for reelection by the Admins
tration, and one Of the objects in Civ
ing him the prominence is to empha
size that the Republican ar unit
ed and that Senator Foraker is to be
honored with a reelection to the posi-
tion he has so proudly filled and in
which he has been such a valuable sup
port to the National Administration.
Senator Foraker is one of the few Re-
publican leaders of The nation. On two
different occasions he has presented
McKinleys name to national conven-
tions as a candidate for the Presidency,
and in the Senate last winter he stood
as the representative and spokesman
of the Administration and made its
plans and foreign policy known to the
world with reference to our new insu-
lar possessions. The correspondent of
the New York Tribune, who heard
Senator Foraker's nominating speech
at Philadelphia, was charmed by his
eloquence, and in speaking of Senator
Foraker, said in that great tribune of
Republicanism: THE Senator is a
man of commanding appearance. Sim
cerity, earnestness and determination
are stamped upon his features. His
gestures are quick and reveal tremend-
Gus energy. He has a clear enuncia-
tion and his delivery carries conviction
with it. Ohio is full of orators, devel-
oped by the intense way in which they
endeavor to settle Buckeye issues, but
Foraker is the peer of them ALL" So
that Senator Foraker will not only be
selected as the principal orator on the
occasion of the opening meeting at
Youngstown as showing the friendll-
ness of the Administration for him,
but for the still further and more i'm
portant reason that he is the man for
the occasion. He has a way of putting
things that makes Democrats squirm.
While it is not known who the other
speakers will be, it can be positively
stated that Governor Theodore Roose-
welt will not be one of them. He will
be in the midst of his tour of the west
ern states, but will visit Ohio in Octo-
Der and make number of speeches at
the important towns. So far as can be |
learned the chances favor Senator
OF Indiana, in case any out
side speakers are brought into the
state for the opening meeting. 1t is
possible also that Former Governor
Taylor, of Kentucky will be brought
into the state during the closing days
of the campaign to tell something of
the frauds and Southern way of con-
ducting elections.
The heads of the various depart
ments in connection with the Republi-
can state headquarters were not an
nOunced following the committee
meeting as was expected would be
done. Chairman Dick, however, was
authorized to make his own appoint
ments. and this may be done during
the latter part OF the week. The mem
bers of the committee, with one or two