New-York tribune., 1906-08-01
DICK SEES PRESIDENT.
Seems Pleased OUer Result of Com
ference on Ohio affairs.
az Telegraph 70 The Trlbune. ]

IBy Telegraph The Tribune.l
Oyster Bay July 31.-President Roosevelt held
a two hours conference to-day with Senator
Dick, OF Ohio, and Elmer Dover, secretary of
the Republican National Committee during
which the political situation in the Buckeye
State and the Middle West was thoroughly dis
cussed. When Senator Dick left Sycamore Hill
he expressed the belief that the President would
help the Ohio Republican candidates this fall in
every legitimate way. and would to this end
send several members of his Cabinet to make
speeches during the campaign
'But the President is not going to take the
stump himself" added Senator Dick by way OF
caution TO the newspaper men.
Secretary Dover said that he had come along
merely as "a friend Of Senator Dick and of the
President The Republican National Commit
tee. he observed. was at present "as quiet as
the newspaper correspondents in Oyster Bay"
which every one was ready TO admit quiet
indeed.
When Senator Dick and Secretary Dover
reached Oyster Bay at 1O:11 a. M, they waited
at the railroad station for few minutes. The
Senator said that he had come merely to have
a general talk with the President about the fall
political work.
"The Republicans Of Ohio are in perfect har-
rnony this year." said he. land every one is con-
1ident Of victory. Governor Harris is making
splendid executive the times good. and there
is no reason why we should not retain our great
majority in the House Of Representatives. Last
year Governor Herrick beaten through a
misplaced bias of public opinion which operated
against him. Yet it was through his instrumen-
tality that Ohio secured the best prohibition law
that was ever placed on the books"
Both Senator Dick and Secretary Dover
seemed greatly pleased over the result OF their
conference with the Executive.
''The President is deeply interested in the out
come of the Ohio Congress fght.' said Senator
Dick. for he rightfully believes that many of
the great public policies which he has inaugu-
rated will fail unless the substantial Republican
majority in the House of Representatives is pre-
served He will aid the candidates in Ohio in
every legitimate way OF course. we would like
TO have him make a few speeches in the state.
but that is out Of the question, for he cannot
take the stump. believe that Secretary Shaw
and several other members OF the Cabinet will
be heard in Ohio during the campaign, and their
assistance will be Of the greatest possible bene-
fit
"Of course we are going to have a hard fight
our hands to keep the members we now have
in the House, but even in the most doubtful
Congressional districts the Republicans are very
hopeful Of victory. You know that the recent
tremendous majority is abnormal and was only
made possible by the huge Roosevelt wave Of
popularity, which more than doubled the normal
hOndreQ thousand Republican majority OF the
state But that we have this majority we
going TO do best TO keep It, and we
think that deserving of IT.
''The general discomfort which found express
sion in the defeat Of Herrick and the election Of
Patterson last year, has all disappeared and has
been replaced by Of good feeling and
confidence, which is always the forerunner of
Republican success.
Il think the tariff will be the main issue
throughout the Middle West this fall. and on
this. as on all other subjects, the Republican
party is ready to stand by its record. The re-
cent order issued by President Roosevelt making
eight-hour day for all employees Of the army
and navy was a piece Of very good politics
and Will bear its fruit
"It is safe TO make one prediction-that Presi
dent RooseVelts administration and the work Of
Congress will receive sincere and enthusiastic
Endorsement in the Ohio Republican PLATFORM
Senator Dick has for years made the first
draft OF the state platform and this Of
the principal topics OF his discussion with the
President to-day. In discussing the local Ohio
situation the Senator said that Governor Harris
would have a second term, in accordance with
the time honored custom I'm his state, and that
Senator Foraker's friends would hereafter be
found working shoulder TO shoulder with the
members OF the old organization of Senator
Hanna.
any news 10 report the result of his visit
to Sagamore Hill, he laughed and said: Il came
down here TO umpire the argument between the
President and Senator Dick, but when ! got
mt to Sagamore Hill found that their ideas
Gtted so nicely together that was out OF job"