The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-31
OHIO SOLID FOR
WILLIAM 4. TAFT
State Republican Central
Committee Adopts Reso-
luton Favoring
Him.
FORAKER MEN
REFUSE PEACE
However, Amendment is
Passed Denying Desire
/. to Eliminate Him
and Dick.


cy of William H. Taft, secretary of war
for the republican nomination for pres
ident, was endorsed by the republican
state committee to-day by vote of Is
to s. The endorsement carried with it
a declaration that the republicans of
Ohio are opposed ito the elimination
from public life of Senators Foraker
and Dick"
Although beaten by a decisive vote
in all the preliminary contests, the adj
herents Of Senator Foraker in the com
mittee refused to accept the olive
branch extended by the Taft supporters
and when the resolution, as amended,
was finally adopted, no effort was
&ade to make the action of the COM
mittee unanimous.
The resolution as amended and fin
ally adopted by the committee is as
follows:
BE 1t resolved, by the republican
state central committee Of Ohio that
We believe the great majority Of
the people Of Ohio, convinced of the
high character, great ability and dis
tinguished services of Secretary Taft,
endorse his candidacy for the presl-
dency, and, further, we declare that
the republicans Of Ohio overwhelming
ly beside that the name Of the Hon.
William II. Taft be presented to the
nation as Ohio's candidate for presi-
dent and that the republicans of other
states be invited to cooperate with
the republicans of Ohio to secure his
nomination In 1908. And be is further
resolved that
1--WE emphatically declare that the
republicans of Ohio are opposed to the
elimination from public life Of Senators
J. B. Foraker and Charles Dick, whose
services to the party and state have
been distinguished by ability, wisdom
and patriotism"
The endorsement of Secretary Taft's
candidacy by the republican state CEN
trail committee was vigorously opposed
by Senator Foraker, who, upon the eve
Of the meeting of the committee, open
ly voiced his dissent to the proposition.
Seven of the twenty-one members of
the committee favored Foraker's policy
on all votes except that taken upon the
adoption Of the resolution endorsing
Taft. A. w. Mcdonald, of the Six
teenth district, broke with the Foraker
forces on the final ballot, which stood
10 to 6.
The Taft resolution was presented to
the committee, as soon as 1t convened
1ft INrv IN
turf, of the Eighth district, who made
a brief speech in support of it. C. B.
Mccoy, Of the Seventeenth district
who led the Foraker forces, raised the
point Of order that the committee was
not following the order Of business set
forth in the call for the meeting issued
by Chairman Brown. The chairman
ruled that the point was not well
taken and Mr.. Mccoy appealed from
the decision of the chair which was
sustained by vote of II to Z, the mem
bers from the First and Second dis
tricts (Hamilton county, refraining
from voting. The members who lined
up on the side of Senator Foraker were:
George G. Laing, Sixth district; An
drew Hess, Fourth district; o. B
Gould, Tenth district; C. B. Mccoy
Seventeenth district; John S. McNutt
Eighteenth district, and Judge John j
Adams, of GAINESVILLE, who held the
proxy for Walter Black, of the FIT.
teenth district.
1t was at this stage of the proceed.
ings that the amendment to the resolu.
ton, declaring that the republicans Of
Ohio are opposed "to the elimination
from public life of Senators Foraker
and Dick whose services to the party
and state have been distinguished by
ability, wisdom and patriotism" was
offered by w. H. Phipps of the fifth
district. Committeeman Gould en-.
deavored to block action at this time
by motion to adjourn. On roll cal
the motion was defeated, IA noes to
ayes. The Phipps amendment was ther
put to vote and adopted, il to 10
all Of the Foraker members and tire:
of the radical Taft supporters voting
against 1t. The Taft men opposing tht
amendment were Messrs Karshier O.
the 18th district Kent Of the 10th anC
Beck of the goth. The resolution al
amended was then adopted by vot,
of is to s.
A. /, Vorys, the manager Of the Tai
campaign declared tonight the actor
of the committee was important in tina
it gave assurance to other states tina
Secretary Taft had the support of hi
party In Ohio and would be backed b!
the delegation from this state in thu
next national republican convention.