Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-04
THE OHIO CONTEST
Program of President for An
Inhalation of Foraker.
ALSO INCLUDES DICK
And Election of Nicholas Longworth
to United States Senate.
DICK NOW CONTROLS MACHINE
And Holds the Balance nf Power Be-
tween Taft and Foraker-Burton
Also for Senate.
INCLUDES
DICK
DICK NOW CONTROLS MACHINE

The latest gossip in the Ohio political sit
u, ton is very interesting. 1t is likewise al
legged to have a foundation in fact. The
story is that the program of President
Roosevelt for the humiliation of Foraker
and the elevation of Taft in OHIO includes
also the elimination of Senator Dick and
the election of the Presidents son-in-law,
Nicholas Lolgworth, to the United States
Senate
According to this story, which is ding the
rounds in political circles. Mr. Longworth
is to have the first bite at the cherry and
Mr.. Burton the second Mr.. LOngworth is
slated to succeed Senator Foraker, II the
Roosevelt-Taft cabal wins out and Mr..
Burton is to wait until 1911 and succeed
Senator Dick.
Longworth for the Senate.
OF course this is kind of like putting the
cart before the horse in the political pull,
because Mr.. Burton is an older man than
Mr.. LongwOrth and greatly his senior in
point of political and congressional service.
but 1T is explained by the statement of Mr.
Charles P. Taft the other day that Secre-
tary Taft would stand for both the Senate
and the presidency in his tilt with Foraker.
Them If successful, he would take the presi-
dency and give Mr.. Longworth the Senate.
If such a program is in contemplation 1t
could have but one meaning, the Ohio poll
ticians say, and that is to coerce Senator
Dick into support of Taft by threats OF
including him in the accommodation Of
Foraker by the President. 1t is well known
that Senator Dick at present holds the
balance of power between Taft and For
aker in Ohio. He is in control of the ma
chine which Senator Hanna left In his
care, and it is a power in the state.
If Dick Joins the Taft Movement.
If Senator Dick could be persuaded.
coaxed, hoaxed or coerced into supporting
the Taft movement against Foraker, 1t
would lie a bad blow for Foraker. 1t is
a question whether this latest gossip will
have the effect of driving Senator Dick
through fear, into the Taft camp or stiffen-
ing him into resolve to fight his own fight
with Foraker and clean ~ the other side,
as he knows he can do if he joins hands
with Foraker
The substitution of Mr.. Longworth for
Mr.. Burton to succeed Foraker, If the cabal
is successful, is Interpreted by Ohio politi-
clans to mean that the Taft people intend
to tie up to the Roosevelt sentiment wher-
ever possible. 1t required the personal inter-
position of the President to save Mr.. Long
worth in the last congressional campaign,
and of course the afflliation of Mr.. Long
worth with the Taft campaign would mean
to the public that all the power, prestige
and strength of the administration was
back of the Taft movement.
Open the Campaign at Once.
Senator Foraker has decided to open the
campaign at once. He has accepted an in
vitation to address the chamber of COM
merce at Canton. April TO- and will proba-
bly, sound the keynote of the Campaign at
that time. He will address the old soldiers
at Steubenville May so, and will speak at
the negro university ct Wherefore June p.