Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-31
Fifteen of the Twenty-0ne Members
Support the Resolution.
FORAKER SUPPORTERS STAND PAT
No Move Toward Making the Action
of Committee Unanimous.
STATEMENT BY THE SENATOR
He Says the Action is without
Authority and Says IL is Not
Binding on Him or Any
other Republican.

COLUMBUS, o., July @-The candidacy
of William H. Taft secretary OF war. for
the republican nomination for president was
endorsed by the republican state committee
today by a vote of Ii to s. The endorse
ment carried with It declaration that the
republicans of Ohio are opposed ito the
elimination from public life Of Senators
Foraker and Dick"
Although beaten by decisive vote in
all the preliminary contests, the adherents
Of Senator Foraker in the committee re-
fused to accept the olive branch extended
by the Taft supporters and when the reso-
luton, as amended, was finally accepted no
effort was made to make the action OF the
committee unanimous.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution as amended and finally
adopted by the committee is as follows;
Be it resolved by the republican state
central committee OF Ohio that
We believe the great majority OF the peo-
pie Of Ohio, convinced OF the high charnc-
ter, great ability and distinguished services
of Secretary Taft endorse his candidacy
for the presidency, and further
We declare that the republicans or ONO
overwhelmingly desire that the name OF
Hon. William Howard Taft be presented
to the nation as Ohio's candidate Tor presi-
dent and that the republicans OF other
states be invited to cooperate with the
republicans of Ohio to secure his nominal
ton IN lSS,
And be il further resolved that We em-
phatically declare that the republicans OF
Ohio are opposed to the elimination from
public life of Senators j. r. Foraker ana
Charles Dick. whose services to the party
and state have been distinguished by
ability, wisdom and patriotism.
SIX stand by Foraker.
The endorsement OF Secretary Taft's can
didacy by the republican state central COM
mittee was vigorously opposed by Senator
Foraker, who, upon the eve of the meeting
OF the committee, openly voiced his dissent
/ to the proposition.
The senior senator from Ohio controlled
seven of the twenty-one members OF the
! comnitte on all votes except that taken
upon the adoption of the resolution endors-
ing Taft A. w. Mcdonald Of the Sixteenth
district broke with the Foraker forces on
| the f1nal ballot. which stood Is 70 g.
| A. J. Vorys, the manager OF the Tart
! campaign, declared tonight the ac. OF
the committee was important In that II
| gave assurance to other states that Secre-
! tary Taft had the support of his party In
! Ohio and would be backed by the delega-
ton from this state in the next national
| republican convention.
Not Binding, Says Foraker.
! CINCINNATI, July 80. When United
States Senator Foraker learned of the ac-
! ton Of the republican state committee 44b
/ afternoon he gave out the following sta y
| ment:
! II cannot add anything to what Said
| in my open letter published this morning.
! wrote that letter, foreseeing the result,
and feeling that It was my duty to give
notice beforehand that l would not ID
bound by any unauthorized action. Tn
J committee had no more right to speak ON
that subject for the republicans of Ohio
than any other twehty-one republicans OF
the state might have had and the action
! of the committee will not AFFECT my course
in any way. The next state convention
will have authority to speak and by the
| action OF that convention II will be the
duty of every good republican to abide.
In the meanwhile we shall have our mu-
nicipal elections and the beneht of oc-j
shall no doubt be able to act intelligentlyl
and satisfactorily"
Dick IL silent.
AKRON, o.. July S0.-Following the read
ing of the dispatches from Columbus to-
! day, In which it was stated that Secretary
! Taft had been endorsed for the presidency
as Ohio's candidate by the republican state
central committee, Senator Charles Dick
refused to make any comments Neither
would the junior senator discuss the letter
OF Senator Foraker to the committee, In
which the senior senator asked that no
endorsement be made by the COMMITTEES
upon the ground that II would be prema-
ture,