Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-27
A STATEMENT BY
SENATOR FORAKER
He Does Not Conoede That Secy.
Taft viii be Ohlo's Choice
For the Presidency.
FAvORS PRIMARY ELECTION.
Which Would Choose Delegates TO
State Gon,cntlon----rn Due Time VIII
Request That it be Called.

Washington, March 26,--That Senator
Foraker does not concede that Secy.
Taft will be ohio's citoice for the presi~
dental nomination IS made plain by \
statement issued by the senator tonight
Senator Foraker says that he does not
want any political hcnprs from the peo-
RE without their hearty approval and
he SUGGESTS that tho proper way 10
determine who is the choice OF the
PEOPLE TO head tho Republican national
Ticket and 10 repre- sent the state In t-s
United states senate is for the Republic
car state executive committee 10 au-
thofizc n primary election to cnoose
delegates to the state convention whlch
Will be called upon 10 determine ehese
questions.
The announcement ot State Supt ct
Insurance Arthur l. VOres that he Will
support Secy- TAFT Tor the presidential
nomination led Senator Foraker. II is
believed. to issue the statement out
lining his position. The senator &C.
clares he is willing to go before the
people or his record, and hat lac has
nothing TO conceal from his cons1ltu-
enGs-"
Mr. Foraker does not say that he win
be q candidate to succeed President
Roosevelt, but IL is generally under
stood among his friends IN Wash-
iugton that at later da1e he VIII
formally announce his candidacy ana
that II the primary election is called III
Ohio he Will enter the hght 70 secure tho
eleors ement of his own state
Senator Foraker, IN his statement,
says
Il have been so busily occupied THAI
I have neither had time moi disposition
to even think about politics either state
OF national, and especially politics hat
belong TO next year.
cit seems 10 me premature TO be now
discussing what is so far ahead How
ever, In view OF the interviews aud an
nouncements appearing Ia The news,
feel ! may with proprlety say do not
want any political hOnors from the Re
pubicans of Ohio without their heaTty
approval.
lin order that there may he no doubt
as to their preferences, l. shall as the
proper time request the Republican
staIe central committee TO issue call
rcr Republican state convention to be
composed OF delegates elected by the
Republicans OF the state at duly au-
thCrized primary elections, for the pur-
pose not only OF nominating candidates
for state offices to be voted for at our
next state election. but also to deter
miue the preference OF The Republicans
OF Ohio as 10 candidates for United
States senator and president.
slf this sugges tiOn should meet with
favor, it should be provided that the
PRIMARY elections shall he held at
convenient time long enough after the
cali has been issued 10 enable all who
are interested in the work of the com
yeiition TO appear before the people and
discuss the public questions involved, SO
thai the people may act intelligently in
the selection OF theIi delegates. thus
bringing this selection as nearly TO a
direct popular vote as Is possible under
the laws now in force.
II have NO opinions to conceal from
sny constituents, and there is no point
in my public record as to which L am
not ready to render them a full ae-
count