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CINCINNATI; April Senator For
aker's calienge to the RooseyeltTafl
forces In Ohio drew from the latte.
an answering challenge that promise.
a contest une1ualled even on this IA,
nous political battle grounds. Fora
ker proposed a contest at the primary
to decide whether he should be Ell.
dorsed for President and Senator. "
rats. managers come back with thu,
suggestion Of a sinlplified contest, one
That would wipe either the Senator, !. \
inc hls secretary off the political State.
Foraker'sR defy set the politicians
o,lzzlpg but this answer from the TAFT
camp has aroused interest In the. con.
test 70 q boiling pitch. The matter is
ofS national importance because in
what whatever form the contest is held 1t
will decide whether Ohio shall 60 into
next years National Republican con con
yehtlon with united or broken forces
In support Of a'fayorite son. 81
@ Taffs Answer.
Charles p. Taft,Nthe millionaire pub.
Usher and political manager Of hts
brother, Secretary TAFT; put forth the
answer to the, Foraker challenge. II
follows:
Senator Foraker's statemen, lad;,
Gates thnt he Is running for the Pyes,.
dency and the senaiorship. Tho friends
Of Secretary Taft are urging him f i,,
the Presidency. As the Senator has
the two offices in the primary
contests Secretary Taft's friends &C.
cept ting proposition and will make ii i
distinct contest, Taft for the Pre,sI.
dency o. senatorshlp, or Foraker for
tlh1e Presidency Or senatorship II the
Republicans Of Ohio by their vote at
the primary indicate they prefer Fora.
Ner Tor the Presidency or senatorship3l
Taft is eliminated from tie
poll!'cal situation. II the people Of !
oh 1io Indicate Secretary Taft for. tho
Presidency or senatorshlp,a then Sena:
y. .e g Foraker 'H? Is eliminated from the
political E't9H1i' situation in Ohio.
This Is direct contest betwsle,epnl5tbe(
r 1s,Tuis Of the administration of Prcsl:I
lent Roosevelt and his opponents. wei
t fssesSs@Sllling TO submit It to the RepnblIlE
ssaatplESEyyfpters Of Ohio, and the soonerithei
,etterst q ZEN
lislsne . d, CHARLES s Z. sTAFr,gJi
Receptive Posl.lan. nh lii
3yslNs \ 8, Senator Foraker Issued @htsi
'tat tta he did mot dcelars himstl III
!; s candidate for either PRESIDE
s1l ]! " ". y placed himself2ihs
}No SsVlt as to one or both fthe ihikHl.
l l!,al'Es Those In the State opposed |tol3
W W asserted that his def was notS asil
tenant 1iill as 1t appeared on the fac,s. bes
'aase 1t = ID not clearly ohtlinesFo&E
lNeSs position, They claimed thas9byE
'hsSSln'ihs primaries he was only; !lore.{;
laliing what was hound to co,mre MT
ass anyway and they also averred thattt
was lnanocnvrins 80 that II 5heil
mould "'.l miss the presidency he would
and tae senatorship. ftt
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Under the Taft pIan, II 1t should bc
cepte,t by Foraker, there would be
% second honors IN the race, Each
IAN would stake MI his political for.
aaes on the contest and the loser
you'd DC down ant out for nil time
IS assttmed that Editor Taft has
minority to speak for his brother. +,
believed that Secretary Taft waen
Q landed on the ixti,mus, received n
aosegEam putting him in posssion Of
icy asse'oi'meht sfnce he sailed AMI
ny Editor Taft's def was there O
[ W tHe Hig secretary,
| Only a Question.
IN ease Foraker would win both
RESIDENTIAL and senatorial endorse.
" 'ff would have the senatorshtp as
Sef'a'fi'E provided, of course, the
epnlllGans we're successfu, ,,d N,
pp p Of Ohio for Presid.nt. II
MI won he could take the Ohio dele.
'uop.iol the convention, aud In case
ufteat could fall back upon the
''a'3 rShlp 1t Is believed that Taft}
's ~ personal ambition to be sena.
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