The Washington herald., 1907-04-23

Joseph Benson Foraker, are sparring Tor
time.
The State convention which is to name
these delegates 10 the national convention
viii not be held until next spring. The
legislature which is 10 name successor
20 Senator Foraker is not to be elected
until a year from next fall At that time
also Taft has sent word to his friends
in the State that he does not wish the
primaries to be held before January /
next, and Senator Foraker said, to-day
that the primaries would not be called by
the State central committee until after
the election day next November. The
winner at these primaries will control
the State delegates TO the national con-
vention.
OUtwardly the contest for delegates for
the State convention next spring and for
the election for a legislature a year from
next November is to be temporarily sub
ordinated because Of the Importance Of
municipal and village contests in the
State in November next. These municipal
elections viii. of course. have a great
bearing upon the Presidential and legis-
.lative contests next year The results of
these municipal elections in cities like
Cincinnati. Dayton. Toledo Columbus,
Cleveland. and Akron. and in the other
cities Of the State viii have a momen-
tous influence on State and national af-
fairs in Buckeye land. Primarily they
viii help determine whether Senator For
aker and his colleague. Senator Dick. and
their friends are TO remain in control of
the Republican State organization and
whether the FOTakeT-Dick people will
have the power 10 name the delegates TO
the Presidential convention and eventu-
ally TO elect a legislature which shall re-
turn Senator Foraker 10 the United States
Senate.
Taft to Speak in Cincinnati.
Charles P. TAFT said to-day that he ex-
pected his brother, the Secretary of War,
10 arrive in Cincinnati either next Friday
or Saturday, and that the Secretary
would certainly keep his engagement TO
speak on Saturday evening to the Yale
Alumni Association in this city.
Secretary Taft. it was learned is to
have a reception in Dayton in the near
future
The Senator. according to this new pro-
gTamme, is not TO make many speeches in
the State during the summer or fall
months. He is 10 speak on Decoration
Day at Steubenville, and he IS to make an
address an Xenta on June % 10 the WILDER
force Colored University.
Senator Dick is not to open headguar-
tiers in Columbus. Senator Dick arrived
at his home in Akron this morning He
was quickly in long-distance telephone
communication with Senator Foraker.
here in Cincinnati. There is a perfect
understanding between Senator Foraker
and Senator Dick as 70 the programme
which has been determined upon They
both agree that success in the municipal
and village elections next fall must be
attained first, and after that there viii be
time and opportunity 20 take care Of the
contest for delegates TO the Presidential
convention and the election Of State
ticket and Of the legislature year from
next fall
Organizing Taft Forces.
In the meantime the Taft headquarters
in Columbus are to be kept running at
full Roadway under the management of
Arthur /, YoTys. State superintendent OF
insurance. Mr.. VOrys has undertaken
the task of building in every county of
the State a Taft organization. These
efforts on the part of Mr. Vorys consist
of the selection of committees in all the
cOuntics of Republicans favorable TO the
Secretary's candidacy for the Presidency
Included in Mr.. Vorys work is the send
ing of bOiler-plate material to the county
weeklies and to the daily newspapers
Mr.. Y0rys is also appealing to the Re
publican county chairmen all over the
State.
Senator Foraker and Senator Dick have
been kept we'll informed as to the work
Mr. Norys is putting in for Mr.. Taft for
in many instances the Taft circulars and
the Taft campaign literature which Mr.
Vorys has sent out have evidently got
into the wrong hands, inasmuch as they
have been promptly forwarded to Senator
Foraker and Senator Dick
Neither Charles P. Taft nor Senator
Foraker, nor George B. Cox. who is still
supposed to be the Republican master of
Cincinnati, are handing out interviews to
the newspaper men from all parts of the
country, who are traversing the State in
quest of the real situation. But all three
are delightfully."- candid in their personal
conversation with the newspaper men. and
all three are very gracious in giving an
tmpersonal- view of a situation which
promises 10 become as interesting as any
In the annals OF American politics. All
ton County, which is practically Cincin-
natl, is about as interesting as any in
the State. 1t is particularly so now
that the new programme has been
practically adopted by both the Foraker
and the Taft people that the municipal
elections must be got out OF the way be-
fore the real trouble begins over the cleo
ton Of delegates TO the State convention
next spring.
Cincinnati Campaign On.
The campaign for mayor Of Cincin-
matt is already on. The Republicans
want TO reclaim themselves They want
TO defeat Mayor Dempsey (DemocraD
for reelection in November There is a
division in the ranks Of the Republicans
of the county as to how this shall be ae-
compIshed Mr.. Cox is not saying
word about ii. and neither are his two
chief lieutenants-Rudolph Hynicka and
Garry Hermann.
Charles p. Talf brother of Secretary
Taft. is a very wealthy man. His for
tune il is said runs up 10 $30.000000. He
served one term in Congress, ten years
ago. and he is owner of the Cincinnati
Times-Star, a newspaper which has been
rather friendly to the Cox domination Of
the county.
Charles P. Tafts friends said to-day
I'm discussing the situation in Cincinnati
that Mr.. Cox was undoubtedly very
friendly to Senator Foraker. but that
Mr.. Hynicka and Mr.. Hermann rather
favored Charles p Taft and were also
very friendly TO Secretary Taft and fur
thermOTe that they believed that If the
Republican county organization would