The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-31
OHIO COMMITTEE OUT FOR TAFT
i0RAkER'S PLEA FOR NON-ACTION
REJECTED BY ~ To q.


declaring for Secretary of War Taft for
tho Republican Presidential nomination
N 1905.
The action was the climax of a long and
strenuous fight between the Taft and the
Dick Foraker elements Of the party in the
state.
The resolution declaring for Taft was
adopted in the face of a statement made
before the committee by G. b. Mccoy of
Coshooton hat Senator Foraker, in view
Of his open letter issued last night, was
to he considered a candidate for President.
The Taft people take credit for having
tackled on at the end Of the resolution a
complimentary notice for Senators Foraker
and Dick.
This clause OF the resolution declares
against the talked Of elimination from
public life Of the Senators. whose SER
vices to the party and State have been
distinguished by ability. wisdom and patri-
otism.' After tossing this bouquet the Taft
people say there is little excuse for the
Dick Foraker faction further raising the
cry of discord, for the friends of Taft are
simply urging his candidacy and are not
lighting that Of Foraker.
The Foraker adherents on the commit
tee tried to stave of the Taft indorse-
ment. but in vain. When they saw the
votes were against them they tried to force
an adjournment. but failed.
The Foraker men declare. as the Senator
did in his letter. that the committee in in
dorsing Taft went beyond it's authority
and took action hat is not in the least bind
ing upon Ohio Republicans.
Those who voted against the indorse-
ment Of Taft were Andrew j. Hess Of the
Fourth district. George G. King Of the Sixth.
o.. b. Gould, warden OF the penitentiary
and Committeeman from the Tenth; John
J. Adams, holding the proxy OF Walter
Black Of the Fifteenth district; c. b. McCox
Of the Seventeenth and John s. McNutt
Of the Eighteenth.
The allies OF the Senatorial faction weren't
very numerous, but they made up in ac-
tivity what they lack ed in numbers. Gould,
Mccoy and Adams were the leaders Of the
ants, and they we're on their feet most Of
the time.
Immediately after Chairman Walter
Brown OF Toledo had called the meeting
TO order c. B. Mccoy. floor leader OF the
Forak critics. addressed the Chair. Brown
didn't see" him. however, and recognized
". +. Overturf Of the Eighth, who intro
duced the resolution to indorse Taft.
Before q vote was taken on the resolution.
however. W. H. Phipps Of the Fifth district
offered an amendment to attach TO the
Taft resolution q declaration that the COM
mittee opposed the elimination Of Senators
Foraker and Dick. This amendment was
seconded, but before it was voted upon
Gould made n motion to adjourn. Adams
seconded Il, but the committee voted against
adjournment.
The Foraker people were displeased over
tho Phipps amendment. although the Taft
managers thought it would please them. and
il came near to being lost. the vote being
II to 10. The resolution as a whole indoors
ing Taft and declaring against the elimina-
tien OF the two Senators was adopted by a
vote of Is to 9.
The resolution follows:
BE it resolved by the Republican State
committee Of Ohio. That we believe the
great majority of the people OF Ohio, con-
WINGED of the high character, great ability
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Taft. indorse his candidacy for the Presi-
dcncy; and. further, we declare that the
Republicans Of Ohio overwhelmingly de-
sire that the name OF the Honorable William
Howard Taft be presented to the nation as
Ohio's candidate for President and that the
Republicans Of other States be invited to
cooperate with the Republicans Of Ohio
to secure his nomination in 1908; and be it
further
sRssolred, That we emphatically declare
that the Republicans Of Ohio are opposed
TO the elimination from public life Of Sena-
tors Foraker md Dick. whose services TO
the party and State have been distinguished
10y ability and wisdom and patriotism"
The committee after hearing election board
contests decided in favor OF the Enple fac
ton in Celia county, the johnson faction
in Lawrence county and the Westfall faction
in Vinton county.
4. |. Vorys. manager Of the Taft candi-
dacy. made the following statement to-
night
The action Of the State committee, while
extremely gratifying, Is not surprising, for
the committee has formally and officially
declared what has been SO apparent. namely,
that the Republicans are Overwhelmingly
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successor.
The great importance Of the committee's
resolution lies in its removing all doubts
in the minds OF people in other States about
Ohio being for Taft and in its demonstration
tha, Taft will have the Ohio delegation in
1905
CINCINNATI, July Ex-senator Foraker
gave out the following statement this
afternoon SCOT after the news reached
here Of the result OF the me citing in Column
bus:
81 cannot add anything to what | said
in my open letter published this morning.
! wrote that letter foreseeing the result
end feeling that il WAS my duty to give
rotiCc beforehand that ! would not De
bound by any such unauthorized action
The committee had no more right 10
speak on that subject for the Republicans
az ohio than any other 81 Republicans
al the STATE might have had, and the action
Z tho committee will not affect my course
u any way
HIN p,xt G,,,o convention will haya