The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-26
SENATOR DICK
WILL DIRECT THE FOR
AKER CAMPAIGN
From Three Cities in
Ohio.
Final Plan May Establish
Headquarters in Gin
cinnati-Sta,e Fair
Feature.
CBy Geo. U. Marvln.J

Columbus, W. Aplh So
Dicks stop In this city was decidedly.
brief and 50 filled with matters of tn-
terest to himself outside of politics
that he found no opportunity to talk
concerning the Taft ana Foraker
controversy or the part he proposes
TO take in 1t. The senator came into
Columbus late on Tuesday night from
his home at Akron and at $3.50 We'd
nesday morning started for James
town. Va, as member of the party
which went from Ohio to represent
the state In an official way at the op-
ening Of the exposition. To those
friends who talked with him and ask
ed him concerning the politica! sttu-
alton In the state he said that he
felt he had expressed himself clearly
in the interview he gave out at Akron
and that there was nothing to add.
Il is known, however. that the Sena'
tor will come to Columbus immedt-
ately after his return from the south
and then the matter OF opening up
permanent headquarters and perfect
ing an organization, supplementary to
the regular state organization Will be
taken up and definitely settled. There
Is now some doubt as 10 whether
headquarters will be opened In this
city AT all. A number of the Foraker
leaders have advised against II be-
lievlng that the headquarters should
be at Cincinnati, where Senator For
aker will pass most Of his summer
and where he eau be In close touch
and personal charge. In that event
Senator Dick will make frequent trips
both to Cincinnati and this city where
he can confer with those who wish to
see him. He will also put IN much
time at Akron, his home, and largely
direct matters from there.
Il can be put down as definitely
settled that no primaries 20 deter
mine the question Of preference be-
tween the war secretary and senator
will be held this fall at the time OF
the regular election. The expense
wo,.i be TOO great and the manner of
conducting too cumbersome 10 expect
anything like a satisfactory conc!u-
sion. II primaries are held at all 1t
will be after the first Of the year and
will consist simply OF the selection OF
delegates 20 the state convention. At
that time the people who vote can
express their preference both as 70 the
presidency and the senatorship and
tho state convention will be forced
10 ratlfy the selection 50 made
Much interest and speculation have
attached themselves 70 the coming
visit OF Secretary Taft into the state
and the three speeches he will make,
two at Cincinnati aud one at Dayton.
IL has been announced from Washing
ton that these speeches will be en-
tirely OF non-political character and
have no bearing upon the contest In
the state. But nevertheless the fact
that man who is 50 much in the
public eye. a candidate for the presi-
dency and one of the central figures
In the chief political contest now
agltating the country. Is coming into
his own state TO talk 20 the people
is sufficient 10 give an added dash OF
spice to the situation and enliyen the
proceedings. While he will not talk
politics publicly and make no refer
ence 70 himself In his speeches II Is
fair to presume that he will hold
many conferences with his close and
intimate friends and those who are
managing his campaign and out OF
these will come more definite char
acter to his campaign and the policy
il Is proposed to pursue in the fu-
ture. The Taft managers are not
without realization that the state or
ganization as now composed will lend
itself to the pushing of the claims OF
Senator Foraker and 1t must always
be remembered that this Is potent
help in any contest and becomes par
ticularly 80 In contest where It's own
existence is involved, Therefore the
managers of the campaign OF the war
secretary are exerting themselves to
perfect an equally strong organiza-
ton, going into every voting precinct
of the state. With this done they ex-
press no fear as to the outcome.
The managers of the coming State
Fair to be held here In September are
arranging for unique feature. 1t is
TO be a Homecoming day. day set
apart for the reunion OF all those
former residents OF Ohio who have
left the state and settled In other
places and other oommonwealths.
Letters have been sent into every
community of Ohio requesting the re-
cipient to forward to the fair man
ayers the names OF those whom they
know to have been former residents
OF the state and to likewise give their
present address. To all susH MINES