The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-13
COUNT NE OUT,SAYS FORAKER
BEJEfTs PR0pnS4L TO TNDORSE
tart FOR PRESIDENT
And Himself FOR Senator. and Denies That
He Was or Is n Party 70 the Proposal
-nefuses to sanction Any Agreement
Tna, MAY He Made by Dick Conference.

That May He Made by Dick Conference
WASHINGTON. May 1?~.-Scnator Joseph
q Foraker threw. a bo:nhsheii into the Ohio
Republican, harmony camp tonight. In a
r,apareI statement he refused to stand by
an; arrangement that might be made to
;rdors, Taft for President and Foraker for
Genator or otherwise provide for an amalga-
nation of the Taft and Foraker forces.
Senator Foraker denies that he was or Is
a party to the proposal of'George b. Cox
IN the interest OF Secretary Taft. Senator
Foraker and Gov. Harris. He refuses in
advance to sanction any agreement that
NAV be reached by the conference to he
held on Wednesday 10y the Republican
Consressnen from Ohio and the Republican
political managers in that State.
This conference was called by senator
Charles Dick. Senator Foraker's colleague,
and the announcement OF Mr.. Foraker is
practically a reputation OF Mr.. Dicks
course. Up to the time of George B. Cox's
declaration in favor Of Taft for President
and Foraker for Senator Mr.. Foraker and
Mr.. Dick we're acting together and Mr.
Dick had announced that ne was with Mr..
Foraker and against Mr.. Taft in the Ohio
~factional contests.
Mr.. Foraker's position ia, as outlined in
his statement, that Endorsements OF Mr..
TAFT or himself or anybody else for political
prsferment can be properly left to the State
convention. and he reiterates his intention
70 request the State central committee
to provide that delegates TO the State oon-
vention shall be elected at primaries. He
will make the request, he says. when the
November elections are over.
The moving cause of Mr.. Foraker's decla-
ration Of independence was a statement a
Yesterday in Cleveland by Representative
Theodore L. Burton, nj Of President
Roosevelt's strongest supporters, a par
tisan Of Secretary Taft's Presidential boom
and candidate to succeed Mr. Foraker IN
the Senate. In his statement Mr.. Burton
denied a newspaper story that Mr.. Taft
in a long distance telephone conversation
with Mr.. Burton had ~repudiated the pro-
posed Taft Foraker combination and de-
olsred that he would continue TO fight
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Senator from politics. Mr.. Burton said in
his denial that Mr.. Taft had "conscientiously
refused to enter into any deal, = and it is
to this remark that Mr.. Foraker addresses
his statement. This is the statement Of MIR.
Foraker;
MIR. Burton's statement is likely 10
create a false impression. SO far as l am
concerned no effort whatever has been
made to make a deal or a bargain or a
compromise with anybody about any
thing. The statement put out by Mr.. Cox
was his own, and he made IL on his own
motion, and certainly not in my interest
nor with my approval. At the same time
thought he was striving for party har-
mony and that his purpose was a laudable
enc, and | was willing 10 accept the results
Il the convention should act favorably upon
his recommendations, not because | was
included in his plan of compromise but
because | was willing TO conform to any
thing reasonable that party good might
seem TO require.
Il think il the first duty OF any man who
believes in Republican principles and as
pires TO represent them to contribute all
he can to party unity, strength and victory.
In saying what did in esponse to Mr..
Cox's recommendation | went as far, how
ever, as | can go consistently with self
respect, II would have been very crafty
ing 10 me il all strife and contention could
have been avoided not on my own account
but for party good; but inasmuoh az that
seems impossible judging by what learn
from the newspapers and otherwise as to
the attitude of the friends OF Secretary
Taft think it due TO my friends and to
the whole body OF Republican voters in the
State TO announce that all questions Of
Endorsement and nomination should, in
my opinion. he deferred until the next
State convention can act upon them. That
is the only body that has power to au-
thortatively speak on such subjects.
u shall not therefore regard as binding
upon me or on any Of my friends any action
that may be taken in the meanwhile by
any Individual ~ any committee or COM
mttees not specifically authorized to settle
these questions for the Republicans OF
ONO. The rejection of the suggestions
looking to an adjustment Of differences
las The effect, so far as ! am concerned.
q restoring he situation we were in before
Mr.. Co&'s statement was issued. After the
November elections arc out Of the way l
shall accordingly, as heretofore announced,
request the State central committee, in
issuing its call for the next State conven-
ton, to provide that the delegates shall be
elected rom the various counties at prima-
res dull held under tho statdte in such
c1sas applicable. 10 tue end that the voters
themselves may have IN opportunity 10
determine, as they should, what IL TO be
done as 10 all matters in which they will at
that tine be interested.
/ take advantage OF this opportunity
70 any that all nominations and indorse-
merits that can be properly and authori-
tatve!y mado only by the State convention
should be !efi for that body to deal with.
Efforts t. settle them in aivance by
unofficial individual announcement or CON-
mit'ee action, no matter how we'll intended.
usually do more harm than good. The
party will be stronger and can act more
intel!igently II we will always wait for it's
duly chosen representatives to speak on
suea questions and then Loyalty abide the
tc'!oa so taken.
i make this last statement because
me newspapers ~nnounc that a call has
oeen issued for a meeting Of the Republican
s'st2 central and executive committees
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