The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-10
SENATOR WAS NOT IN.
VITED TO THE OHIO
STATE CONVENTION
HE HAS A BEE BUzzING
Said TO be Trick of Dick.
HerriCk Machine.


Washington, May TO- Senator For
aker is sing TO the Republican state
conven,,vn in Ohio. He and his friends
regard the failure Of the state commit
teen to notify him Of the calling OF the
convention and invite him 10 attend as
a studied insult
In the omaion Of tho Fornker licu-
tenants &c was trick OF the Dick
Herrick machine devised 20 minimize
the Foraker presidential boom. Sec
rotary Taft win attend the convention
and win make the big address Of the
occasion. Tafrs presidential boom is
growing despite the socretarys ap-
parent Indifference 90 g. and the ape
proachlng Columbus convention is al
most sure TO give it impetus This -
why the Foraker adherents are els
grunued. Il is a tradition they say
that distinguished members OF the Re
publican party should be formally in-
vited TO attend state conventions.
Ex-Goveruors OF state, cabinet Of
hcers. senators and ex-senators. un-
less lhey had lost caste. have always
cmomittee to these conventions Sem
ator Foraker is now In Washington at
tending ;he meetings OF the Senate
committee on Interstate commerce. II
it had not tbeen for the newspapers
and his personal friends ne would
never have known a Republican con-
vention had been called in his state
and that CONSPICUOUS Ohio Rei ubli-
cans were expected 10 make speeches.
Foraker has twice been Governor OF
the state and las three times got out
Of the way OF public men IN the stat,
who wanted the presidential nomina-
ton lie believes that q now is tim,
for him 90 assert himself II be ever
expects to get into the prcsidenta
running when asked whether b.,
would attend the Ohio convention
Senator Foraker replied Il dom
know officially that theto is to be one
The newspapers say so, but newspa
pers are frequently mistaken, yo'
know
This Is the second attempt Of th'
pick-Herrlck combination TO freez
out Senator Foraker In a state conven
tlon. Last year ne received no notfca
tion. lie went 10 Columbus anyhow
but no one Of the machine crowd bad
him welcome. Admission 10 the con
vention nah was by badge and tic!c,
No one with or without authority sup
piled the senior senator lie made th
usual can Of respect on Governor Her
rick who neglected to express th
hope that he would appear later In IN
, convention hall. But he did Ate
bands and escorts and wctorias ha
transported Herrlck and Cox and Die
thither Foraker hired q mack and wen
Il expected the doorkecpors or th
police 70 refuse me admission. he sai
recently TO a friend in speaking of hl
experiences Fortunately they lot M
in. Then it was q puzzle to kno'
whether / belonged in the public gil
lery or not ! remembered that peop
p had been kind. enough to give me
seat on the platform in other conver
uons. so / went up there on the chan,
OF finding vacant place. AS luC
would have it there was one abol
seven rows back upon the stage. SO
2 did not have to stand up"
Governor Herrick who was speal
. ing, had greeted the senior senat,
with a chilly bow Then his frien'
and those OF Senator Dick tried 20 ru.
business through 10 an adjoummei
before any unseemly demonstrate
should occur No speech sy Senate
> Foraker was on their program III
the delegates. who had seen him ente
vocifcrously demanded remarks
made the one speech in response th