The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-11-07
Onward We Go.

the way the campaign of 1908 ac-
lively begins, and in this struggle
Ohio will be far from the least i'm
portant battle ground. Taft, to
play anything like winning fig
ure in the national convention,
must have q solid delegation from
Ohio at his back. Without it his
candidacy cannot be expected to
appeal effectively to the delegates
of other states, who more than all
else want a man who they think
stands the best show of landing in
the White House. 1t is plums they
are seeking and they want them
distributed among the faithful.
A divided delegation from his own
state will show elements of weak
ness which will be difficult to over
come. The all important question
is therefore, can Taft secure
solid delegation from Ohio2 At
this time frankness compels the
admission that the prospects are
far from tiattering. Foraker stands
in the way and his opposition is
more formidable now than at any
time since the game of senatorial
elimination" was started. He has
gained wonderful strength with the
party leaders and workers by his
course in the municipal contests,
advising his friends and followers
to give loyal support to the party
tickets no matter whether or not
they were comprised of friends or
enemies. This attitude of regu-
larity commends itself to organi.
cation men and will undoubtedly
bring / compensations, if not in
the state generally then at least at
Columbus and Cincinnati, where
help was badly needed and where
the organizations have been recog-
nized as friendly to Taft. Both
Boss Cox. of Cincinnati, has rea-
sons to feel any way but grateful
to Taft, who by following Fora
ker's example could have saved
him many sleepless nights and
numbers of big iron dol
Iars,
The Republicans who bolted the
Cox ticket at Cincinnati and sup
ported the City party and gave
comfort to Democrats, were to
man Taft followers, and it is con-
trary to human traditions and
practices to expert these bosses
and the powerful machines they
represent to punish Foraker for his
assistance and reward Taft for his
silence and the opposition of his
followers. 1t is for this reason
the wise political prophets have
stricken the six delegates from the
Cincinnati and Columbus districts
from the Taft list. The wise
prophets even go further and say
that the influence of these three
districts will be strongly felt in
the rest of the state and that no
one need be surprised to see For
aker capture fully half tie Ohio
delegation. The effect of such an
occurance can we'll be imagined.
With one-half, or even one third,
IF the Ohio delegates against him
Taft would cut sorry figure in
the national convention and his
would be almost out
jf the question. No one recog-
nizes this fact more thoroughly
than the distinguished secretary,
and it is quite likely he had this
in mind when in his recent speech
at Manila he declared that he ex-
pected to Visit the Philippines
again within two years, but it
would be as a private citizen.
With Taft elimated, probability
by no means remote, Republican
politics in Ohio will assume an en-
tirely different phase, the senators
again in the saddle and, with the
bosses, in undisputed control of
the g. o. p. The sudden silence
INTO which some of the early Taft
boosters have fallen is therefore
easily understood; they realize
that the bandwagon is turning in
n an ice wagon