The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-30

tIle senator views TO be presented when
the committee meets at Columbus tomor-
row. The interview of Governor Harris in
which he favored the endorsement of For
aker for senator and Taft for president
and encourages the suggestion of his own
name for another term as governor, and
various recent publications are taken as
to be the text for the letter, which is as
/ follows:
Read 1t in the Newspapers.
Il learn from the newspapers and other
wise that a resolution is likely to be Of
I fered at the next meeting of the state cen
trail committee to be held in Columbus to
morrow. July 30. endorsing Secretary Taft
as Ohios candidate for the presidency, and
/ have seen it stated that resolution is
likely to be offered endorsing me as a can
didate to be my own successor In the senate
of the United States. and in today'S pa
pers is published what purports to be an
authorized interview with Governor Harris
favorinS this proposed action in endorsing
Secretary Taft and expressing friendship
and good will for myself with respect to
a continuation of my public services, but
disclaiming a desire to have himself en-
dorsed as his successor as governor.
Not Binding Upon Anybody.
"In this interview ne announces. as he
has heretofore announced that he is in
favor of a revision of the tariff. Now, en-
dOTsing candidate for the presidency
would not, therefore, as Governor Harris
even themselves, but 1t would be wholly
outside of their jurisdiction and unauthOT-
lied. 1t would be only the same as the
individual opinions of so many citizens of
the state. In fact, there would be much
less excuse for a committee of twenty-One
members not chosen with reference 10
presidential preferences. to settle a ques-
ton of that character than there would be
for a convention composed of eight or nine
hundred representative Republicans. and
such action by the committee would be
entitled to corTespondingly less credit and
responsibility.
Voters Should Determine.
ION a number of occasions heretofore
7 have stated that so far as / have been
| individually concerned, as a citizen of
party. did not think this question should
be determined except only in accordance
with the expressed wish of the Republic
can voters of Ohio and that in view Of the
controversies that have arisen the Re
publican voters of Ohio should be given
an opportunity to be heard before any
action is taken by any committee or any
body not chosen by the people TO represent
them in regard to this matter.
| In view of what Governor Harris has
seen fit to say, trust ii is not out of place
for me to call attention to my former OK
pressons of this view and to report that
I do not think the state central commit
tee has any authority to pass on any such
subject and 1 do not think it would pro-
mote party harmony for ii to undertake to
anticipate the Republican voters of the
state by speaking in advance of action by
| them.
Premature and Bad Policy.
"I do not think anybody. as Governor
Harris well says, would regard such ac-
| ton as binding ] am sure / would not,
and I do not think it could in any way
! promote party good in our state or ad-
vance the cause of RepubliCanism either
| in Ohio or elsewhere
an addition to these considerations
| think it is premature and bad policy to
undertake in this way to inject the pres
/ idential question and national politics In
| Ohio politics at a time when we are con-
cerned with our municipal elections, with
! respect to which 1t should be the desire
| of every Republican to subordinate ev-
| erything that might stand In the way of
| united harmonious and successful Re
| publican effort.
when we are through with the cleo
lions of this year we can take I'D in an
! orderly way and without injury to any in
terest as the next business to be trans
acted, the settlement Of our presidential
| preferences.
Advocates Primaries.
Il shall at that time as 1 have hereto
| fore announced. request the state central
committee to order, in accordance with
| the spirit and declarations of the platform
adopted by the convention that assembled
| at Dayton last year, tndI delegdIeS LOT
! the next convention shall be selected in
all the counties at primaries to be duly
| held under the law as it now stands or
such law as may be then in force, if
there should be in the meanwhile any
change in the statutes of Ohio applicable
thereto. In this way we may free our
selves entirely from the oft-repeated
charges that have been made, with too
much ground for them. that the action OF
! our state conventions in recent years has
not been governed by the voters who are
supposed to be represented by the dele
! gates, but by committees, bosses and
small coteries with selfish interests in
view We have had admOnition and warn
| ing that the people are justly dispieased
with such practices. We should not stub
bornly disregard these warnings.
Il learn also from the newspapers and
! otherwise that il is claimed, as a reason
for the proposed action, that Secretary
| Taft is the only candidate Ohio has for
the presidency. and that on such account.
! from sentiments of state pride. we should
unite in his support. and for this reason
the committee should take the proposed
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