The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-12-05
WILL DEFEAT TAFT.
That Advisory Move was
for No Other Purpose.

visory committees of the Obi,
League of Republican Clubs ha
started things politically moving
AZ a terrific gait How the pre-
liminary work of the great gather
in a was kept secret in mystery
But the meeting was remarkable
in more ways then one. The grea'
number and the prominence OF
those participating gave the move
ment dignity which stamps it as
something more than mere side.
show, while the enthusiasm and
earnestness displayed demonstrate
to the world that the elimina tion
of Senator Foraker from the field
of active politics is going to prove
task thousaud-fold more dilli-
cult than the Taft managers ever
dreamed. Eighty of the
eighty eight counties were repre-.
stntcd, and the personnel of the
committees was of such high stand
ard as to remove the assemblare
from even the suspicion Of joke.
The list OF those present included
men Of the greatest influence in the
state aid thei., respective com
munilies, an ex lieutenant Cover.
nor, present ami former congress
men, state and county officials and
members of the Legislature being
amoag the number. LII mnny
instances q dozen or more local
leaders accompanied their com.
munitieeman, all willing and
anXious to stand up and be count
ed and tagged as opposed to the
game Of elimination. the being so
great as to cause the Neil House,
the place of meeting, to take on
the appearance OF II big state con-
venLion. The tremendous out
pouring, considered in connection
with the perfect secrecy that had
been maintained, was proof that
4 master hand III political manage
ment was guiding the movement,
a credit generally bestowed, and
probably not mistakenly, upon
Chas. l.. Kurtz, former chairman
of the Republican state executive
commj ttee and Il Foraker man first,
last aud all the time. But no
matter to whom belongs the credit,
the meeting was q success in every
particular, and there is. no doubt
that it carried dismay and con
sternation into the camp Of the
Taft managers.
The resolutions submitted by
ex-Lieutenant Governor Harding
to the committees Of the league
were adopted amid cheers and
without dissenting voice. They
recount IN glowing terms the
services Of Foraker to his country
md his party as soldier, Judge,
governor and senator, condemn the |
Roosevelt, Taft scheme Of eIimina-
ion and pledge loyal support for
foraker's reelection to the senate
md that be is their choice for
PRESIDENT. Oae of the keonest
hrusts against Taft is the clause
eoogaizing the present deplora BILE
business depression and painful
uncertainty as to political CON
lltions, and the attempt to fasten
2sponsibility for the same upon
President Roosevelt. No doubt
he subsequent literature of the
'oraker literary bureau will dwell
pom this clause in the hope of
the support of the tariff
roductod manufactures, task
'hich gives every promise Of be-
ng an easy one.
The formal launching Of the
'oraker boom undoubtedly ratified
lonager Vorys' think tank aud
aused him unwittingly 10 play
ITO the hands of the enemy.
'ith the view of belittIing the
oraker boom he at once issued a
.atement in which he declared
ne Taftltes welcomed the contest
nd would insist upon IA primary
determine which of the two
favorite sons" is the real simon
arc brand and which tho "dead
and adding that the body
dorslng the senator had no au.
Iority to speak for the Ropubli. (
ns of the state When this :
atement was given to the press :
Q Innocent and inexperienced 7