Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-30
Declines to Support Taft for
President in Return for En-
dorSement of Himself for Re-
Election to Senate.
WANTS QUESTION LEFT
OPEN UNTIL NEXT YEAR
Declares Endorsement of War
Secretary Commits Party to
Tariff Revision, Which He Is
Not Yet Prepared to Favor,


my Morning Journai special Leased wire.I
Cincinnati, July 2s.--That II Is im-
possible for him under present cond..
tions, to favor the presidential candi-
dacy of Secretary of War Taft. is the
statement Of United States Senator
Foraker in a letter given out here tp-
day. The letter is addressed to G. l..
Mccoy Of Coshocton, a member OF
the republican state committee. and
ls intended as an expression OF the
senator's view TO be presented wheD
the committee meets al Columbus to-
morrow. The interview of Governor
Harris In which he favors the en-
dorsement of Foraker for senator anu
for TAFT for president and discourages
the suggestion OF his own name for
another term as governor. and various
recent publications are taken as the
text for the letter, which is as fol-
lows.
II learn from the newspapers and.
otherwise that resolution Is likely 10
be offered at the next meeting of tho
central committee to be held In Co
lumbus tomorrow, July 30, endorsing
Secretary Taft as Ohio's candidate fot
the presidency, l have seen Il stated
that resolution Is likely also to be
offered endorsing me as candidate
of the United States, and in today'a
papers IL published what purports to
be an authorized interview With Gov
ornor Harris favoring this proposed
action In endorsing Secretary Taf.
and expressing friendship and GOOD
will for myself with respect to a con-
tinuation of my public services. but
disclaiming a desire To have himself
endorsed as his own successor In the
governors office.
'ln this same interview he an
nounces. as he has heretofore an
nounced that he Is In favor of revision
of the tariff
"lnasmuch as YOU are a member of
the state central committee I take the
liberty of addressing you. and through
you the whole committee and all the
republican leaders Of ohio upon the
questions so brought 10 our atten-
tion.
Al the Dayton convention OF last
year which was a large representative
body consisting of eight or nine hun
dred delegates chosen In the usual
way II was proposed by great num-
Der Of the delegates to endorse can
didate for the presidency. / opposed
the proposition on the ground that Il
was not only premature but also on
the ground that the delegates to the
had not been chosen with
reference to that question, and that u
would be an assumption Of jurisdic-
lion and authority that did not prop
erly belong to them and that their &C,
Ion could not be binding upon the
next state convention which must
meet before the national convention
Df 1908, and that no action should be
AIKEN by that convention or anybody
Else that would forestall the people or
ieny them the right 20 be heard on
hat all important question. The pres
mt state central committee, composed
\ nj lsssras
zach congressional district we're
'hosen by that convention. They vera
iot selected with reference to presl-
iential preferences. They were
hosen TO be simply the machinery Of
he party. representing It's organiza-
ion and empowered TO call the next
and TO transact such du-
les as the last convention and the
tatutes Of the state imposed upon
hem. The selection OF the candidate
or the presidency Is not one Of these
uiies Their action in now endorsing
candidate for the presidency would
ot therefore, as Governor Harris wei
avs. he binding upon anybody not
ven themselves but II would he
holly outside of their jurisdiction
nd unauthorized IL would only be
he same as the individual opinions of
D many citizens Of the state. n
set. there would be much less excuse
lr a committee Of twenty zone mem
ers not chosen with reference To-
residential preferences 10 settle
uestinn Of that character than there
puld be for a convention composed
500 or s00 representative republi-
ms and such action By the commit
e would he entitled to correspond
aly less credit and responsibility
ION "A number Of occasions hereto
ne have stated that 50 Tar as I have
zen individually concerned a. citi-
% OF Ohio and member of the re-
1blican party. | did not think this
lesti0n should be determined only
.ccpt in accordance with the eX-
'esSed wishes Of the republican Va
- of Ohio and In view Of the cot
OVERSEES that have arisen the repub-
m voters of Ohio should be- given an
'tiun ls taken by any committee or
iybody not chosen by the people %
present them In regard To- this mat
In view OF what Governor Harris
is seen ht 60 SAY. | trust it b. not out
place for me 10 call attention 10 mY
rmer expressions OF this view and o.
peat that ! do not think the state
ntrai committee has any authority
pass upon ans such subject and
NOT think IL would promote party
lrmonY FOR il Co undertake o. ami
pale the republican voters nf the
ste ~ speaking in advance of ac-
~ BY them
II d. not think anybody. a. Gov
nor Harris well SAYS. would regard
Oh action a. binding 7 am sure I
auld not and do not think q
uid IN any way promote party good
our state OF advance the cause %