The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-27
DOES NOT CONSIDER TAFT
 IS THE CHOICE OF OHIO
FORAKER MAKES PLAIN STATE MENT REGARDING PRESIDEN-
 TEAL NOMINATION.

Suggests Primary Election to Chose
 Delegates to State Convention to
 Decide Choice of People to Head Re-
 publican National Ticket and to
 Choose U. s. Senator--Generally Un-
 derstOod 2 That FOraker, Himself,
 VIII be Candidate to Succeed Pres
 ident Roosevelt,
 Washington, March 26.-That Senator Foraker does net concede that Secre- tary Taft will be Ohlo's choice for the presidential nomination next year is made plain by statement issued by the senator tonight. Senator F'oraker says that he "does not want any polit- ical honors from the people of Ohio without their hearty approval" and he suggests that the proper way to deter mine who is the choice of the people to lhead the republican national ticket and to represent the state in the United States is for the republican state ex- ecutive committee to authorize pri- mary election to choose delegates to the state convention, which will be called upon to determine these ques- tions
 The announcement of State Superin- tendent of Insurance Arthur l. Vorys that he will support Secretary Taft for tine presidential nomination led Senator | Foraker, it is believed, to issue the statement outlining his position. The senator declares that he is willing to go before the people on his record and that he has 'f>othing to conceal from his constituents" MT. Foraker does not say that ile will be a candidate to succeed President Roosevelt but it is generally understood among his friends | in Washington that at a later date he will formally announce his candidacy and that if the primary election is call ed in Ohio he will enter into the fight to secure the endorsement of his own state.
 Senator Foraker's statement in full follows:
 T have beeD so busily occupied that I have had neither time nor disposition to even think about politics, either state or national, especially politics that be- | long to next year.
 'It seems to me premature to be now discussing what is so far ahead. How ever, in view of the interviews and arl- nouncements of one kind and another ttaat are appearing in the newspapers, feel that I may with propriety say that do not want any political honors from the republicans of Ohio without their hearty approval.
 'In order that there may be mo doubt as to their preferences, l shall at the proper time request the republican state central committee to issue a call for a republican stare convention, to be composed of delegates elected by the republicans of the state at duly author ized primary elections, for the purpose not only of nominating candidates for state offices to be voted for at our next state election, but also to determine the preference of the republicans of Ohio as to candidates for United States sen- ator and for president
 "If this suggestion should meet with favor it should be provided that the primary elections shall be held at a convenient time long enough after the call therefor has been issued to enable all who are interested in the work of the convention to be chosen to appear before the people and discuss the pub lie questions about which we are all concerned, so that the people who are interested may act intelligently in the selection of their delegates, thus bring ing this selection as nearly to a direct popular vote as is possible under the laws now in force.
 q have no opinions to conceal from my constituents, and there is no point in my public record as to which l am not ready to render them a full ac- count"