The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-08-01
OHIO Is PLEDGED
TO SUPPORT TAFT
REPUBLICAN, STATE COMMITTEES
ENDORSES HIS CANDIDACY.
FORAKER IS DEFEATED
Effort Of His Friends to Prevent 40.
ton ls Futile - Resolution
Praises Him and
Dick.

Columbus, o., July 31.-The candi-
dacy of William H. Taft, secretary OF
war, for the Republican nomination
for president. was endorsed by the Re-
publican state committee Tuesday by
a vote OF Is to 6. The endorsement
carried with It declaration that the
Republicans of Ohio are opposed ito
the elimination from public life OF
Senators Foraker and Dick"
Although beaten by a decisive vote
In all the preliminary contests, the
adherents of Senator Foraker in the
committee refused to accept the olive
branch extended by the Taft support
ers, and when the resolution, as
amended, was finally adopted no eff
fort was made to make the action Of
the committee unanimous.
Wording Of Resolution.
The resolution as amended and final
ly adopted by the committee is as fol-
lows:
BE II resolved by the Republican
state central committee Of Ohio, that
I'VE believe the great majority Of
the people of Ohio, convinced Of the
high character, gseat ability and dis
tinguished services of Secretary Taft
endorse his candidacy for the presi-
dency, and, further,
I'VE declare that the Republicans of
Ohio overwhelmingly desire that the
name of the Hon. William Howard
Taft no nraSantad 20 tho nation ou
Ohio's candidate for president and
that the Republicans of other states
be invited to cooperate with the Re-
publicans of Ohio to secure his nom-
nation In 1908.
"And be 1t further resolved, that we
emphatically declare that the Repub-
licans Of Ohio are opposed to the
elimination from public life of Sem
ators J. B. Foraker and Charles Dick,
whose services to the party and state
have been distinguished by ability,
wisdom and patriotism"
~. Opposed by Foraker. .
The endorsement Of Secretary Taft's
candidacy by the committee was Wig
orously opposed by Senator Foraker,
who, upon the eve of the meeting OF
the committee, openly voiced his dis
sent to the proposition. The senior
senator from Ohio controlled seven Of
the 81 members OF the committee on
all votes except that taken upon the
adoption OF the resolution endorsing
Taft. A. w. Mcdonald, Of the Six
teenth district, broke with the Foraker
forces on the final ballot, which stood
Is to 6.
The Taft resolution was presented
to the committee, as son as 1t had
convened in the Neil house Tuesday
afternoon, by Senator N. F. Overturf,
Of the Eighth district, who made a
brief speech in support OF 1t. c. B..
Mccoy, Of the Seventeenth district,
who led the Foraker forces. raised the
Soint of order that the committee was
not following the order OF business
set forth in the call for the meeting
issued by Chairman Brown. The
chairman ruled that the order was
not we'll taken and Mr.. Mccoy ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair,
whAaA was sustained by vote Of IL
to-
Olive Branch 10 Refused.
II was at this stage of the proceed
ings that the amendment to the res
olution, declaring that the Republicans
Of Ohio are opposed ito the elimina-
ton from publiuc life of Senators
Foraker and Dick" was offered by w.
H. Phipps, Of the Fifth district Com
mitteeman Gould, who is warden OF
the Ohio penitentiary, endeavored to
block action at this time by motion
to adjourn. On roll call the motion
was defeated, II to Z. The Phipps
amendment was then put to vote
and adopted, IL to 10, all the Foraker
members and three of the radical Taft
supporters voting against It. The res
olution as amended was then adopted.
A, ]. Vorys, the manager of the Taft
campaign, declared Tuesday night the
action of the committee was important
In that 1t gave assurance to other
states that Secretary Taft had the
support OF his party in Ohio and
would be backed by the delegation
from this state In the next national
" IN