The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-07
HERRICK ON FORAKER
Says Senator Always Opposes
Administration.
ATTITUDE IS NOT SURPRISING
Ohio Does Not Take .PrO-Negro, Anti
Roosevelt Campaign Seriously, De-
cIaFes Former State Executive.
Says His Mission Here Not Political.
Relations with Taft Friendly.

Former governor Of Ohio. Myron T.
Herrick, of Cleveland, and Mai. G. b.
Wilcox, Of Sandusky, who was the Bur
toH-Daugherty candidate for State chair
man in the fight against Senators Foraker
and Dick last IAN. arrived in Washing
ton yesterday Their mere appearance
here started the fire under the Ohio
political pot, which now is boiling merrily.
Grapevine reports had it that the com
ing OF Messrs. Herrick and Wilcox bore
directly on the Taft Presidential boom.
They denied that their visit was OF a
political nature. but there were develop
ments which indicated that il was OF
political significance, IL not made pri-
mariiy for purposes of politics
Most important of these developments
was an interview given out 10y GOV. Her
rick. The former governor paid his com
pliments to Senator Foraker in a way
that that gentleman is not likely 10 forget
in a hurry.
In the hrst place" said Gov. Her
rick, when he was pressed to talk poll
tics yesterday, Il want it understood that
I did not come here on a political mis-
sion. ] merely came 90 attend the meet
ing of the trustees Of tire Mckinley Me
mortal Association. which did this after
noon. and tonight 7 shall be present at
"a dinner which Vice President Fairbanks
is giving 10 the members Of the board
Tomorrow morning / shall go TO New
York. SO you see I haven't any time for
politics"
GOV, HerrioE did talk politics. how
ever, when De was asked the question
that is put 10 all Ohi0ans who show up
in Washington these days: What do the
people of Ohio think oC Senator Foraker's
tight in the Brownsville affair. and what
effect is it going to have politically"
Did Not Surprise Ohio.
Senator Foraker's attitude i'm this
affair is not much of q surprise to US out
in Ohio remarked Gov. Herrick. we
do not regard it so much an evidence of
his love for the colorcd man. but rather
as his availing himself of an opportunity
TO oppose a Republican administration.
You know OF the man who is always
agin the government We'll Senator /
Foraker may not be 'agin the govern /
ment' but he has maintained an un-
broken record OF being agin' Rcpubli- |
can administrations, whether State or ma /
tional
This opposition seems to be tempera-
mental and constitutional i'm Ills case.
Therefore, we take it less seriously, per /
haps than other people are inclined TO /
take il.
'As we recall history in Ohio. Senator /
Foraker has been opposed TO every prom /
inent Republican who seemed to be in his /
way or whom he conceived to be inimical !
to his interests. For instance. among 4
those he has opposed We can recall Sher- /
man, Mckinley, Hanna, Nash, Herrick- /
I refer to myself as governor-Taft. Bur I
ton. and Dick. until Dicks surrender. As 4
for national administrations, he opposed /
Harrison and Mckinley, while the coun-
try is thoroughly informed as TO his at
titude toward the Roosevelt administra-
ton.
In fact. as now recall it. the Senator
has been out OF sympathy with Repuhli-
can administrations. both State and ua-
tiOnai. for the last twelve years. As /
said before. if it were not for these facts,
we might take his championship OF the
coiored brother as against President
Roosevelt more seriously
Gov. Herrick would not predict who
will be the candidate OF Ohio Republicans
for the Presidency, nor would he name
the candidate he favors personally.
Not Hostile 10 Taft.
There have been reports that NIr Her
rick is hostile to Secretary Taft because
Of the latter's famous Akron speech in
the campaign in which the governor was
defeated for reelection. but he says such
reports are untrue
Secretary Taft and myself are on en-
tirely friendly terms said the former
governor While his speech at Akron
probably resulted in my defeat, I am sat
sfed that such a result was farthest
from his thoughts when he delivered the
speech. He presided over the convention
at which I was renoninated, and reviewed
my administration in a way that indi-
Gated clearly his desire that I be re-
alected"
It was reported that Mr. Herrick. Mr.
Wilcox, Representative Burton, James r.
5arfield, and other friends of Secretary
TAFT would hold a conference last night.
1t which plans for advancing the Taft
Presidential movement would be discuss
I'd There was no formal conference. hut