The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-10
TAFT PLEASED
over SITUATION
BUT ALL DECLARE THE AN
NouNcEMENT OF BOSS cox
WAS NOT COMPROMISE

WASHINGTON, May lois II a
surrender or compromised" is the
question politicians, here are asking
with respect 10 the situation in Ohio
where George B. Cox, the Cincinnati
leader: Walter +. Brown. chairman Of
the S:a'e csatral committee, and Sen.
alnr Foraker have wheeled into llnc
for 5ccrctary Taft for the presIden.
tlal Endorsement. The answer to this
question depends entirely upon whom
you ask.
Secretary Taft himself would throw
no light upon the subject. He called
at the White House and had long
conference with President Roosevelt.
Ills denial that he and the President
had discussed the Ohio situation was
given in such joking manner that It
indicated clearly that was exactly
what they had talked abOut.
Friends who talked with Taft said
he was greatly pleased at these later
developments, which insured him an
uncontested delegation to the national
convention. They declared It was not
so mich Of surprise to him as to
The public, since he had an intimation
some days ago Of what was coming. 1t
Is further asserted by the Taft men
that no deal has been entered into
with the Foraker men by which For.
aker will succeed himself In the sen.
ate. That is n matter for further con.
sideratlon, they claim. In other words,
according to the construction placed
upon the situation by the Taft support.
ers, the opposition 10 Taft is swept
overheard, leaving the secretary Of
war in complete command and no
quarter promised 10 the vanquIshed.
Many Believe Il Compromise.
But 10 less Interested persons. the
whole affair closely resembles com.
promise. 1t is known by many that
Senator Foraker never seriously con.
sldere1 himself presidential candI.
date; that when he proposed to leave
TO the voters Of the State the question
whether Secretary Taft or himself
should receive 0hlo's Endorsement for
the presidency It was with the idea
Of forcing the TAFT people to with:
draw their opposition 10 his re:elec.
tion 10 the senate. When overtlres
for peace were made TO Secretary
Taft by Senator Murray Crane, pro.
posing that opposition to Foraker be
Withdrawn. with the understanding
that Taft should have the Ohio dele.
cation, these overtures were prompt.
" rejected by the secretary of war. 1t
was stated from the Taft camp that
the program contemplated not only
the Endorsement OF the secretary OF
war for the presidency, but the total
obliteration OF Foraker from the polit.
ical field and the election OF either
Representative Nicholas Longwortl
or Representative T. E. Burton to For.
aker's seat.
Then 1t was that Foraker started
for Ohio with blood In his eye. He
went looking for fight and he an.
pears to have found 1t. He at least
went into Ohio found-that that state
was for Taft for president. That, how
ever, did not mean that the RepublI.
cans would subscribe to all of the
Taft platform program and defeat For.
aker for reelection. But the Taft sen.
timent was there and not difficult to
find. Cox saw Il, and so did Brown
and other leaders whose sympathics
were naturally with Foraker. After
many pow.wo%s they all came out for
Taft, and Foraker agreed to It: Con.
seqlently, the situation has resolved
itself either Into a complete surrender
by the Foraker faction or a compro.
mise that will permit OF Senator For.
aker's return to the senate, which Is
the real object of his fight.
Great Advantage to Taft.
The construction that Is generally
placed upon the affair here is that
Taft has finally won his own State.
It puts him in the running as a presl.
dental candidate and practically
guarantees him the uncontested dele.
cation from Ohio. This may have a
favorable effect upon other states. So
long as the Ohio delegation was In
doubt Taft was laborlng under a heavy
handicap in the race. Now that 1t is
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