The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-20
defy FORAKER TO
COME OUTOPENLY
TAFT FOLLOWERS THINK SENA,
TOR WANTS PRESIDENCY
BUT DAREs NOT ENTER.
PLANS ARE OVERTURNED
Yet Secretary's Foe Refuses to say
What viii Paeify Him-Foraker's
Cause Lost Unless He Takes
Up Active Lead

, Columbus, Ohio, May 10. Senate
Joseph Benson Ferakers c-.sp refus
al to acc pit the judgment of Govern
Tor Andrew l. Harris and his colleag
ues cf he state administration, that
Ohio Rep lblicans should be for Sec
| Rotary William II Taft; his aciduoul
reply TO Chairman Walter Brown d
the Republican State Central Com
1 mittee and his ultimatum that he
4 would recognize no force in state poll
/ tics but the convention of 1908, were
considered today. III political circles
latter the reading Of the declaration
lof he state officers and of the Toledo
/ int ryiew Of the state chairman. Elk
| pressions collected directly thereafter
from state officers Of all grades and
rank from Taft's supporters and For
akeT adherents. produced the consen-
sus that the senator mus; declare him
self candidate for the presidency
and that right speedily.
The swing IS toward the War Sec
Rotary as the interesting events of
the past I'm days indicate. Active OF.
is going On In his behalf.
and the III nensions of his army are
steadily Increasing. The. rapierlike
thrust of Chairman Brown that the
senators are secretly FOR Vice Presi
dem Charles w. Fairbanks, went
home just as lie nc doubt intended ii
should, But II is net the only rea-
son quoted By both his opponents ana
friends for uniting in the statement
thai Foraker must take the field for
himself Or b lefi alone,
Foraker At the Bridge.
The Fairbanks candidacy would b |
Dc mere feather on the roadway. am |
would connt no more than the threats /
Il the desertion Of the Afro-Ameriean |
ct rs and the hostility of organized /
labor have done up 10 date. Il Is 4 I
lattle Of Lodi that Foraker Is fight
ng. He cannot remain In the rear
mi derect his troops. Like Napoleon
le must take the colors himself and
cad the charg across the bridge to I
iintnrp ai4v gvaeresl ~rrrif~s, alarr,s IL
Without :floralsaE nothing
Opinion WAS divided AS to whether
rs reply to Chs.unar Brown and the
ction OF the state officials was In
roduet Of impulse or calm delhi ra-
on. II il was the latter then there
same hope in an expression that he (,
III come 70 this decision This mat
n felates to that sent nee in which
e says he win abide by the action
fthe 1908 convention as 10 whether
Q shall be a candidate for any Of
&c. and If so, what that office shall
e.. Thsre is both breadth and depth +,
taat statement cryptic though II !
.ay seem in the hurried read ng of III.
ut, to be frank about it, the senator
III have 10 put out something more
finite than mere illusions or v lied
Fer the present his more :.
dent admirers say be has checked
ie plan Of the Taft men to fore
a'tcrs in the state for The purpose j.,
demons rating 10 the test of the -
untry that Ohio is for their canai- =
tie. ard that his negative strength +
Only slightly impaired by IN action "a
the Governor and the other stat
iicials going to be other side.
Taft Men Optimistic. y
AZ The Taft headquarters There is D n
ost optimistic feeling. Apparently Il.
Is "a n for granted that the Do =
ara ion of Governor Andrew l.. Har i,
s and the others Of his cabinet m I,
vor Of the War Secretary has prac s.
,9ily determined The controversy r..
he Statement IS made that the utt r.
ice Of Senator Foraker his morn nj
g does net affect the situation al all
has always been ass med that he lfb
opposed 70 Secretary Taft, and th Ia.
iteration today adds nothing. Again.
has asserted that he would listen 4
nothing lint a state convention held ii
50 year and a restatement Of that II
s riion neither adds nor takes away
ything from the situation.
As for the dispute with Chairman
alter F Brown upon the subiers ~
bossism. that is regarded As purely
ademical and not bearing ar an up.
he general conditions. Nor can
utility Of a convention or prf
airy be GO n now ahen II is EVIDENT f.,,
At Taft is the choice of the vsfinr
ajority Of the members Of the nsrfv =,
ie Of The Taft leaders said that if a.
Is entirely unnecessary 70 hold u.
INVENTION or primary simply 10 Pr IN.
Y Senator Foraker TO record his ~
&c There is some persiaage in ID.
eae utieranoes. however The fact
that the Taft manae RS are pur-p.
their policy Of Nz5tiug 70 see hos
p STATE viii take this latest move