The Washington herald., 1907-04-22

Cincinnati. April 2i.-Ohio Republicans
look for Secretary Taft to enter the State
and. at the suggestion Of the President,
take the stump in the struggle to wrest
the political supremacy of the Common
wealth from Senator Foraker and his
friends. Some Republicans remarked
this evening that the President had
made only a suggestion in the matter,
while others suggested that the Presi-
dent was not given much to suggestions,
but was inclined more to mandates.
Secretary Taft and Representative Theo-
doTe E. Burton one of his wisest advisers,
are expected 10 arrive in Washington on
Tuesday, and Charles p. Taft of this
city. the Secretarys brother will very
probably be there 10 greet the Secretary
as well as 10 confer with the President.
The Secretary has accepted an invitation
10 deliver an address at the meeting of
the Yale Alumni Association in this city
next Saturday evening. but it is barely
possible that he viii cancel this engage
ment and attend the opening of the
jamestown Exposition.
The President and his Cabinet are TO
attend that elaborate festivity, and the
Secretary's friends believe tonight that
he would join in the jollihcation. Just why
the President suggested or directed that
Secretary Taft should take the stump in
Ohio in his own behalf is one of the inter
esting novelties now heard in Buckeye
Land. The Presidents attitude In the
matter, it is declared, was taken imme-
diately after Senator Foraker delivered
his speech before the Canton Board Of
Trade
Senator FOFaker's Dea.
In that speech Senator Foraker said:
7 have never held any office except by
election. l have always been proud Of
the confidence in me so frequently mani
Tested by the intelligent people of this
great Commonwealth. I am always ready
10 abide by their judgments. / would not
avoid or evade it if I could Therefore.
It IS that I propose to carry my cause
directly to them whenever issues may ar
rive in which 1 am interested. If they
agreed. with me 1 shall be rejoiced; if not
] shall be satisfied. But while / wiz thus
submit my cause 10 the people and abide
by their Judgment I will not submit to
the dictation or threats or menaces OF
any kind of any boss, big or little. inside
the State or outside of K"
Senator Foraker. it is asserted. meant
TO convey TO Ohioans in that passage Of
his speech the point that Secretary Taft
had never filled an elective office. but
that his political prominence came
through his appointments to office by
Presidents Arthur. Harrison; Mckinley,
and Roosevelt, and by Foraker as gov
ernor of Ohio
President Roosevelt. it is learned here.
quickly appreciated the force of the yelled
utterances Of Senator Foraker concern
ing Secretary Taft. and Just as quickly
he decided that Secretary Taft must take
the stump and combat Senator Foraker in.l
every crossroads town and hamlet In the
State.
Must Neglect His Duties.
The fact that the Secretary holds one
OF the most important portfolios in the /
Cabinet, and that his manifest duties |
might suffer by neglect or undue dill
gence in political campaigns, is not very 1
highly regarded in this home of prac-
teal politicians. Those very friendly /
10 Secretary Taft took Senator Foraker /
TO task to-day for a passage in his Can
ton speech wherein the Senator said:
That the President of the United States |
should become personally engaged in a |
political contest TO determine his sue |
cessoT is without precedent, unless it be !
the bad precedent set by Andrew Jack /
son as to Martin Van Buren,
The Taft people said they would like /
TO have it recalled that Jackson not only
named Van Buren,, but that Van Buren /
won handsomely. How much does Sec
retary Taft know Of what has been done
in his absence? has been another ques-
tion discussed to-day. It was learned that
the Secretary has been kept well in
formed and viii return TO Washington
with almost complete knowledge of the
developments in his home State It is
even said that he viii not be surprised
at these developments, and it is added
that he Is thoroughly aware that "a fight
for Taft delegation from the State of
New York has been saTted."
Wants Taft Delegation.
The following emphatic statement was
made to-day by an ardent supporter of
Secretary Taft:
Theodore Roosevelt is fighting for that
New York Taft delegation. and Gov
Hughes win help him get it. That is now
known TO be the real meaning of the
latest move on the New York checker
board, which have astonished and mys-
tilted the East
''The latest plan of the reactlonaries
was to pick a delegation from New York
which would not only oppose Hughes. but
also Taft and anybody else who was sat
10 the President and the pro-
gressive Republicans. The President
smelled out this plan. He acted at once.
and so rapidly that in day there was
thorough understanding. effected, whereby
the Roosevelt and Hughes men in New
York would work together in har-
mOny. simultaneously a stroke or two
Of the Federal patronage ak discounted
the reacti0naTies and put chem TO rout
Tor the present at least.
The disturbance raised by the President 1
N New York caused uniformed pOiiti-
clans at Washington to imagine that /,
was about TO drop Taft and
AXE up Hughes as the administration
candidate. A rumor was set afoat to the
sffect that the President had become pos
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