The Washington times., 1907-05-09

The Cincinnati Republican ma.
chine Is out for Taft, provided Taft
for President and Foraker for re-
election as Senator can be made the
basis Of a compromise.
This is the proposal made By
George B. Cox, many years boss OF
Hamilton county and stIIl the power
behind the JlrOne of the party or
ganizatlOn there. Cox declares for
Taft on the ground that Ohio, with
hiL-, has a chance provide an
other President. He wants Foraker
to go back to the Senate, and he
wants Governor Harris nominated
10 sucC himself.
Senator Foraker promptly in
dOrsed the Cox proposal He said if
the Cox plan should commend itself
to the Republicans Of the State, he
would accept, and become as hearty
a supper Ct Taft as anybody.
All Make Statements.
Plainly enough. the negotiations had
been carefully framed up. Everybody
gave out statements" which read as
II they might have been prepared and
compared IN advance. Cha rles P. Taft
stated
Mr.. Cox takes a broad view OF the
matter He sees the opportunity TO
elect another Ohio Presid snt, and very
wisely urges that we get together"
And Chairman Hynicka, of the county
committee, nominal boss in succession
TO Cox but really only a Cox henchman.
declared for Taft, making plain, how
ever, that he wanted harmony as a
means TO getting away with the local
plums in Cincinnati and Hamilton county.
Chairman Brown of the state central
committee declared himself a Taft man
Of two years standing. and was anxious
that the arrangement be made by which
Taft would get the delegation. The har-
mony plan looked excellent to him
Leaves Burton Out of Running.
Not word is said, however as TO
what is to. become Of Congressman Theo-
dore Z Burton. the original reform
leader. Burton was some time ago
brought forward as the Taft candidate
for Senator in place of Foraker. Then
he was dropped, when Charles p. Taft
fss11ed his famous def, declaring that
Secretary Taft was willing to fight for
everything at once. and that as between
Secretary Taft and Foraker II should be
complete control or complete extermina-
ton Mr. Burton seemed to be left out
OF the deal from that time forth.
L(But now the situation is clearing. The
Administration is not at all certain IL
wants Cannon for Speaker next winter.
Mr. Cannon is regarded as \ serious
stumbling block in the way Of accom-
plishfnC the things TO which the PreSi-
dent Is deVoting himself both in the
way Of constructive corporation legis-
lation, ana in regard to the direction
OF the national campaign of 1905. The
Speaker Is no Taft man. He wants TO
control Illinois.
Wants CannoRs Strength Broken.
The President wants Illinois to be for
Taft. To get it, Cannon's strength must
be broken. Nothing would do so much
20 accomplish this end as 10 deprive
him OF the Speakership.
Thus two birds can be killed with one
stone. Elect Burton, and the Admins
tration gets the kind Of n Speaker il
wants, breaks Cannon in Illinois, and
helps the Taft movement in Ohio. II
Just how such an arrangement will
affect the course of the general Presi-
dental preliminaries is the theme Of
much discussion. There is no denying
that many who would like to see Taft
a winner believe that the compromise
will be bad for him. They believe that
the country is anxious 10 see a sample
of the fighting mettle of the man who
is TO succeed Roosevelt as the Republi-
can leader. The contest OF 1908 is not
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