Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-16

rnyed against Foraker In this fight.
In a contest for the Presidency he
also has the disadvantage of being
the only Republican senator who vot.
ed against the railroad rate bill and
the only man who was out In the
open fighting that measure during its
consideration by the Senate. There
Were Others as much opposed MS For
mixer. but they bowed to popular will,
while Foraker voted his convictions.
Foraker will suffer the charge OF
being the leader of the "reactiona-
ries," that is, those who is serving
under the banner of the Presidents
"nnfrlends." another term that has
come from the White House. He Will
no doubt be tagged" rs one of those
who is part of the now celebrated
"$5,0O0,000 conspiracy" He will be
the head and front of everything that
is in opposition to Roosevelt because
he will be fighting the Roosevelt can.
didate In that candidates. state. Sec
rotary Taft will be n secondary CON
sideration, The real fight will he be-
tween the President and Foraker.
| Besides having TO fight the Presi-
dents candidate, who is Il resident of
Ohio and n cabinet officer. Foraker
will have the opposition of two mem.
bers of the Presidents cabinet from
Ohio, the Presidents son-lnaw, who
is n member OF Congress from the
state, and the chairman OF the House
| committee on rivers and harbors. as
well as several other members of
Congress. Beyond question Foraker
has n hard fight ahead of him.
But with all the opposition that he
will meet. Foraker will have some
, thing on his side. He is not going
into the campaign empty handed. For
aker was soldier of the civil war,
entering ut the age Of &c and scrv
Ing until the close. His war record
Is good and the old soldiers are with
him. He has always been a promi-
nent factor in Republican politics,
and has made more friends than enc
mics. and they Will be with him. Hel
Will have the negroes with him on
account OF the defense he made of
the discharged soldiers of the TWEEN.
ty-fifth infantry. On account of the
coupling OF the names of Hartman,
Meyer, Haywood and Debs together
and calling them undesirable citi-
zens," as the President did in his re-
ply to Hartman. 1t is expected that
! the labor organizations will be with
Foraker, or at least that portion of
them that has been supporting Meyer
and Haywood
With Foraker Is Senator Dick, the
head of the Ohio Republican organi-
cation. and chairman of the state
committee, which means great deal
in n state like Ohio. Dick is the
legatee of the Hanna organization
and is shrewd politician. With him
Is the militia organization of the state
because he was so long mt the head
OF that organization. He is likely to
have quite following among the sol.
diers of tho Spanish war. as he was
colonel of an Ohio regiment during
that brief struggle.
Foraker will have with him that
body Of Republicans who think IL is
undesirable for President to have
n third term, or to dictate to the par
~ as to who shall be his successor.
There is growing element OF this
kind throughout the country and al
though they do not want to make
themselves conspicuous, it is expected
that they will be willing to fight un.
der Foraker's banner in Ohio, or at
least quietly go to the polls and vote
for his candidate for delegates.
The interest in Ohio will be i'm.
tense, as 1t is the first battle ground
of the campaign of 1908. The deter.
mination of Mr.. Roosevelt to control
the next convention and name The
candidate, or at, least prevent the
naming of candidate who will not
carry out his policies, has precipitat.
ed the contest which would naturally
he fought out next year and brought
on. campaign that will continue for
Is months. Ohio is the first state
on the list. and much depends upon
the result in that state. victory for
Foraker will mean that other states
and other candidates who do not
want to have the President dictate to