The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-18
BROWN COMES
OUT FOR TAFT
Chairp Makes Signifi-
~ can't Talk.
. IS FOR SECRETARY
No Leader Is Against the Friend Of
Roosevelt.
Says II Foraker And Dick Are Really
Supporting Vice President FAIR
banks They should Let
People Know.
. IS FOR SECRETARY

Toledo. o.. May 17.-Chairman Wal
ter F. Brown. of the Ohio State Cen
trail Committee. today broke his reti-
cence regarding the Taft-Foral<er i'm
broglio.
He declared himself as unquaiifj<diy
for Taft. said the Republicans ~ Ohio
are solidly in favor of his ca1didacy
and that Senators Foraker afd Dick
owe 1t to themselves and thef friends
to settle the report that they are Sc
cretly supporting Vice President Fair-
banks.
He declared that CHS is so strong
for Taft that IL furthef opposed or IN
anyway misrepresentfd by Senators
Foraker and Dick. itAwill demand ex-
preston in a popular convention.
Chairman Brown is not given to ex-
travagant talk. He is rather extrav-
agant in the opposite direction. He
discusses only matters with which ne
Is familiar and when the conversation
turns upon subjects where he is NOT
certain of his facts he loses his voice
His opinion of the Ohio situation, as
relating to Secretary Taft was summed
up in this sentence:
"rbere is not to my knowledge a
Republican leader whose prominence Is
acknowledged throughout Ohio whom
favors any candidate for the Presiden-
cy, except Secretary Taft"
There are eighty eight counties in
this state" he continued, II have d.
rect information from the leading poll
ticians in ee-fourths of them anu
every man is for Taft. have not as
exact information from the remaining
counties, but / know they, too. are for
Taft. There are, of course. men In va
rious parts of the state indebted to
Senators Foraker and Dick. Some OF
these are making a little noise in be-
half of the senators but even among
them there is not. in my opinion, any
feeling for any candidate but iait.
What Is more important, however Is
the fact that the people OF Ohio az
overwhelmingly in favor OF TAFT Thers
is not the slightest doubt of this and
anybody who does not know II, Is tg'
norant of the real political conditions
in Ohio"
It was suggested to Mr.. Brown that a
rumor exasts that politicians In otneT
states where Senators Foraker ana
Dick control the State party machin-
cry. the power of the organization Is
behind them.
..There was never a greater mistake
than that" said Mr.. Brown. The SEN
ators do not control the party machin-
cry and they never have swayed anu
they do not now sway TIC otoso No
trail Committee in any of its actions.
II is the absolute truth, as every Ohio
politician knows, that the committee
has never been under their control at
any time since its membership was an
nounced. The organization Is with
Taft"
There is one thing l would like to
mention" said the Chairman, and 1t
Ia that nobody who has assumed any
responsibility for the Taft movement.
has expressed any desire to eliminate
Senator Foraker from politics. II such
schemes have been made by anybody,
they are entirely unauthorized by any
man who is connected with the Taft
campaign We desire to eliminate
Democrats from politics as far as we
are able and that is the extent of our
desires in that direction. / wish very
much that the Associated Press would
make that statement to ths public at
large