The Washington bee., 1907-04-06
FORTY FIVE THOUSAND.
Negro Vote for Foraker.

From the Columbus, Ohio, Press Post
One of the leading Negro Republicans
of Ohio, in an interview with the Press
Post, makes the statement that the AS,
900 colored voters of the State are with
Senators Foraker and Dick to man,
and says that all are prominent cOlored
newspapers are turning their batteries
on Roosevelt and Taft. He said:
1T is going to be a tug of war be
tween the Foraker-Dick and Taft fac
tions as to which faction will control
the colored vote at the primaries that
will select delegates to the next State
and National Conventions Just now the
$4,000 colored voters of Ohio are to a
man with the Foraker-Dick people, and
if they can hold them there will be no
question as to which side wins.
1t is said that both Secretary TAFT
and his brother, Charles P Taft, have
seriously considered this matter, and
both are impressed with the gravity of
the situation. Colored voters hold Sec
retary Taft jointly with the President
responsible for the Brownsville order,
and the fact that he is favored by Pres
ident Roosevelt makes their hatred of
Taft the stronger. Prominent colored
men throughout the State are already
in correspondence regarding a systematic
and united opposition against Taft, and
some of the best known men of color IN
| Ohio are in the movement.
The colored newspapers, not only in
Ohio. but throughout the country, with
out single exception, have turned their
editorial guns on Taft and Roosevelt.
AS the first test will be made in Ohio,
colored men in every State in the Union
have signifed their intention to assist
Ohio colored men, even to the raising
of fund to fight Taft in Ohio. A
well-known Cleveland colored politician
Of State and national reputation, speak
ing about Vorys as manager Of the Iatt
BOOM said: Mr.. Vorys will find that
colored manager is the most indispensa-
bic requisite for the Taft boom just
now. and | don't believe there is col
ored man in Ohio that would come out
openly for Taft. The greatest desire OF
the colored voters in Ohio is to stop the
Taft clock, and later on put a crimp IN
| Mr.. Longworth's ambitions
1T is said that Senators Foraker and
Dick have already a splendid colored
organization. In fact, it is known that
they have, and many ward meetings
have already been held to perfect plans
for opposing Taft"
MaHOyS Statement.
Former State Oil Inspector, John K
! Malloy, in discussing the situation, said a:
No. I do not believe the whole OBJ
iect Of Mr.. Vorys and his advisers IS
to ascertain the sentiment of Ohio to-
wards Secretary Tafts candidacy, be-
cause Mr. Vory's himself has said that
sentiment is deep, emphatic and spon-
taneous. l repeat that it IS my convlc-
ton that the efforts of the organization
of which Mr.. Vorys has accepted the
' leadership will be toward the control
, OF the State Convention, the nomination
t of State officers and the selection of a
i State Central Committee Being of this
t opinion, cannot but feel that it is most
S unfortunate that Secretary Tafts friends
t have permitted their candidate to be
Y drawn into a movement that must nee
!. essarily precipitate a contest which viii
[ result in at least a divided delegation
2, No National Convention has ever nom
= mated a Republican candidate for Presi
t dent whose own State was not behind
n him"
T Goes TO Cincinnati
n State Insurance Commissioner Worry:
T was not at his office in the Statehous'
e Wednesday, but had gone to Cincinnati
o on business connected with the Iaf
e Presidential movement, and where he il
e to confer with Charles P. Taft, th'
T brother and millionaire backer of tn,
r Secretary Of War.
r 1t is the concensus Of opinion abou
h the Statehouse that the statement o
e Senator Foraker isued Tuesday nigh
It presents a new situation, indicating
o factional contest for control of Ohio po
ot Itical affairs, which for acrimony ant
ID bitterness will excel anything in tn
le history of the State, and naturally fore
L Mr.. Vorys TO retire from the commits
er sionership or involve the governor il
IL the controversy.
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