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WASHINGTON. n. c.. Nov. os.--
Senator John b. Foraker made Il
clearly known today that he will con
test tho Ohio delegation to tho Re.
publican national convention with
Mr.. Taft. Tho decision Ia contained
In n letter to Conrad J. Mattcrn, vice.
president OF tho Ohio Republican
League. who forwarded to Mr.. For.
aker copy OF tho resolutions adopt
ed by tho advisory and executive
committee Of tho league. endorsing
Mr.. Foraker for tho senatorshsIp and
for Tho presidential nomination,
which was mado public today.
Ho defends his course in relation
To tho passage OF tho railroad ratc
hill and Insists that tho necessity OF
Tho railroads OF tho country to spend
millions OF dollars annually In in.
creasing their facilities makes thia a
pad time TO hamper the roads In any
unnecessary way by LEGISLATION. Sen.
ator Foraker sayB he Is gratified by
tho endorsement Of gtha committee a,
this time because II 10 r. nat rebuka TO
che suggestion that tho Office OF JJnltcs
states Senator Is to be gtripped OF nll
real honor attached to II by making
It's incumbent nero agent to regis.
Ter tho DEGREES of somebody elses
Rehuke TO One Man Power,
On this point AFR. Foraker says. 81
do not want TO oven appea 10 be n can.
didato for two offices ut the snme
time. and therefore. forgo the double
honor proposed and with heartfelt an
probation accept the support for tho
presidential candidacy which the com.
mittce have 80 generously rendered.
Nevertheless ! want TO say that far
beyond anything personal TO myself
nm gratified by the action taken no.
cause II Ia a fiat rebuka 10 the aug.
gestion that the oflco OF United states
senator is to DO stripped of the real
honor attached to II by maxine its
Incumbent a nero agent to register
the docrees of somebody else inptend
OF tho representative OF a etate chnrr.
ed with tho constitutional duty or
legislating according to his best judr.
ment for the welfnra OF a great nation
accountable to his constituency for
his ncta and votes. but to notody else.
Il not only stand for tho broad ntin.
cipie involved. but also stand ready
10 submit to my constituents for their
Judgment my action In three instances
~nen | was unable to agree with tho
President. My motion on tina o,,es.
ton OF Joint statehood and IN the
Brownville matter your Committee
have approved, and believe tho
great majority OF Republicans do
everywhere
| There arc doubtless yet many who
criticised my vote on tho ratio bin.
fit If the assurances with which INV
mail Is filled. coming az they do from
every section of the cor1,sy. are not
misieading, the number of criticisms
arc diminishing.
VIII Ask fer Popular Vote.
When tho national commit,s,
shall have Issued tho call for the NOV,
national Republican convention. !
shall, as heretofore announced. form.
ally request the state central com.
mittee TO embody in It's call for tho
next state convention a requirement
that all delegates to that conyent,on
snail be chosen By direct vote Of
inc Republican electors OF tho state
at duly authorized primary elections"
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