The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-01


work of the boss. He gave the word
that Thompson was to be the nom-
inee and he was named. 1t is
true that he stayed in the back
ground, but he was there in the
spirit IL not in the flesh.
Another point which is pretty
generally conceded is that Foraker
and Cox have pooled their interests
and are now working to bring
about the election of Foraker at
the next. session of the legislature.
They have been wise enough to
take into account the fact that
there will be Taft men in that
general assembly and have been
looking for the lever with which
to move them and they have found
It, Cox and Foraker have their
hands upon the first and second,
the sixth, seventh, tenth, eleventh
and fifteenth Ohio congressional
districts. Each one of these dis
tricts is entitled to two delegates
to the national convention, next
year and Foraker men are sure
to be selected 1t is also certain
that Foraker, because of his stand
on the Brownsville affair, absolu-
tely CONTROLS the colored vote in
Ohio.
Now then. with fourteen dele
gates to the national convention
and the 6O,OOO colored voters
backing him up, Foraker can 60
to Taft with a proposition like
this:
"Mr. Taft. you want the nomina-
tion for president next summer,
and in order to get 1t you must
have the solid delegation of your
own state. You may think you
can win the nomination with
divided delegation, and IL you
should be nominated without Ohio IS
solid support, have under my
thumb the 6O,OOO colored voters in
Ohio and you know, that practically
represents the republican majority
In Ohio, and l will swing them
against you and lose you your own
state in the election. Now there
is no use in us fighting this way.
III turn over to you my fourteen
delegates to the convention and
my 10000 colored voters on cleo
tion day II you will deliver the
United States senatorship.',
,, What Will be the tesults
The only thing which couIu re-
suit from such proposition and
such condition. Mr.. Taft will send
the order that his followers in the
general assembly must vote for
Mr.. Foraker, and Foraker will be
elected, provided the general as
sembly is republican.
Some may think that Taft would
not enter into such a deal, but
they must remember that Taft is
in politics to win. He would be
willing to make any sacrifice IL
he could win the presidency and
to win the presidency, he must
have the Ohio delegation to get the
nomination and to get the solid
Ohio delegation he must have those
fourteen delegates whom Foraker
CONTROLS and in order to get them
he must give Foraker what he
wants-the Ohio senatorship. One
follows naturally upon the other.
! The election of Hoke Donithen
this fall will make 1t all the cas-
Ter Tor FORAKER TO accomplish this
end. 1t will give him not only one
more vote, but will give him. at
the same time greater leverage
upon Taft. Foraker, If Donithen Is
elected, can point to the fact and
show how Donithen was elected in
Marion county where the sentiment
seemed to be for Taft, pointing
out this as an indication that he
(Foraker) has very strong back
ing which is not apparent upon the
surface.
| These are points worthy of con-
sideration. You may think Fora
ker has been eliminated from
Ohio politics but he has not been
and he will not be II Hoke w.
Donithen Is elected.
More attention is being given to
the election of school board mem