Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-13
FORAKER STATES POSITION
Senator Says All Questions OfEndOrsement
Should Go Over Until Next Year.
HE WILL ASK FOR A PRIMARY THEN
Next Wednesday's Conference, He
Ayers, L. without Authority to
Speak for Republicans
of Ohio.

of Ohio.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Foraker
of Ohio tonight issued a statement on the
Ohio situation in reply to Representative
Burton, saying that 80 far as he (Mr. For
aker) was concerned. no effort whatever has
been made to make deal, bargain or
compromise with anybody about anything
that the statement issued by George B. Cox
of Cincinnati was not in Mr.. Foraker's in
terest or with his assent, but he thought
Mr.. Cox was striving FOR party harmony
and he CMr. Foraker) was willing to &C
cept the results IL the convention should
act favorably on Mr.. Cox's recommended
tions The senator says all questions Of
endorsement and nomination should be de-
ferred until the next state convention and
he will not regard as binding any action
taken meanwhile by any individual or COM
mittee not authorized TO settle these ques-
tions for Ohio republicans
The senator reiterates that he will re-
quest that the call for the next state con-
vention provide that the delegates be
elected from the various counties at primar-
les.
Text of Statement.
The statement follows:
In answer to the statement IN TO-DAY s
papers given out at Cleveland by Mr.. Bur-
ton, Senator Foraker said:
Mr.. BurtOn's statement Is likely TO create
a false impression. So far as l am con con-
to make a deal or a bargain, or a COM
promise with anybody about anything. The
statement put out by Mr.. Cox was his own,
and he made 1t on his own motion, and
certainly not in my interest nor with my
approval At the same time l thought ne
was striving for party harmony and that
his purpose was a laudable one and was
willing 10 accept the result IL the conVen-
tion should act favorably on his recon-
mendations, not because l was included in
his plan of compromise, but because was
willing to conform to anything reasonable
that party good might seem TO require
/ think II the first duty of any man VINO
believes in republican principles ana
aspires to represent them to contribute al
he can to party union, strength and VIC
! tory. In saying what did in response to
Mr. Cox's recommendations, ] went as far,
ss es6eet as %ouG G SaRe SeeH veT
| gratifying to me If all strife and conten-
| ton could be avoided not on my own ac-
as that seems mpossible-judging by what
l learn from the newspapers and otherwise
as to the attitude Of the friends OK Seere, ere,
| to the whole body of republican voters IN
| the state TO announce that all questions OF
/ endorsement and nomination should In my
| opinion be deferred until the next state
/ convention can act upon them. That is the
only body that has power to authoritauvely
! FORE regard as binding upon me or upon
i any of my friends any action that may be
taken IN the meanwhile ~ any IN lnuIVluus N,nuIs
or any committee or committees not specin-
| cally authorized to settle these questions
! for the republicans of Ohio The rejection
! of the suggestions looking to an adjustment
of differences has the effect, so far as am
| concerned. of restoring the situation we
were In before Mr.. Cox,s statement was IS.
/ of the way I shall, accordingly as here
/ tOfore announced. REQUEST the state central
| state convention to provide that the dele
! gates shall be elected from the various
| counties at primaries duly held under the
! statute in such case applicable to the end
/ that the voters themselves may have an
opportunity TO determine as they should
! what is to be done as to all matters in
! which they will al that time be interested.
! take advantage OF this opportunity tc
| say that all nominations and endorsements
| made only by the state conventions should
! be left for that body TO deal with. Efforts
| TO settle them in advance by unofficial
! individual announcement or COMMITTEES
action, no matter how well intended, us
ualy do more harm than good. The party
will be stronger and can act more In
| telligently IL we will always walt for Its
duly chosen representatives to speak or
such questions and then Loyalty abide the
action so taken.
! I make this last statement because the
newspaper announcement that call has
been issued for the republican state cen
| tral and executive committees with the
bers OF congress to be held in Columbus
| May is, at which. II is proposed to confer
| about the political situation in Ohio and
possibly take some action with references
My public duties make It impossible fol
me to attend IL 1 desired to do So bu
| without meaning to be disrespectful, de
spite the fact that such meeting woulC
have no authority TO bind any one OF
such matters, 1 would not attend II
could
Taft's Friends stand Pat.
CLEVELAND, o.. May l2--No politica
gathering held In this city in many month
has excited so much interest as that o
the joint meeting of the republican stat,
central and state executive committees Il
be held at Columbus on Wednesday o
this week. for the purpose of reconcilinI
political interests.
The friends OF Secretary Of War william
II Taft led by Arthur I. VOris of Colum
bus, and Congressman Theodore E. Bur
ton OF Cleveland. according to authorize,
statements of those in the confidence o
the Taft organization will Insist on al
unqualified endorsement by the committe
of Secretary Taft as Ohio's choice 10
the presidency and will stubbornly oppos
the linking Of that endorsement with tn
J prospective contests for either Unite,
States senator or governor.
Congressman Theodore F. Burton, VIII
left here tonight for st. Louis. where h
is to deliver an address tomorrow, posi-
lively declined 20 make a statement a
to his position in connection with tn
senatorshiD, Close political friends 0
Mr.. Burton say It viii probably be sev
eral weeks before a formal announcement
as to whether he will become a candidat
against Senator Foraker will be made.