The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
4 BOSS COX TALKS
Cincinnati'S Leader Tells of
Tuesdays Election.
SARCASTIC IN REFERENCES
Says Victory Was Won without
Taft IndOrSement-If Any One Has
Been Eliminated, IL Is Burton. Not
FOrakcr-Thinks Nick LOnEvvorth
VIII Get Foreign Mission.

New York. Nov 9--George 3. Cox the
undisputed master Of the Republican or
ganizatiou OF Cincinnati. Was at the Wal
dorf-Astoria tonight and Is TO remain in
town until Thursday. He was in a highly
communicative mood. He spoke Of the
election for municipal Offices in Cincin-
natl on Tuesday. and said:
Our candidate. Leopold Markbreit. had
5000 votes; Mayer Dempsey, the Demo
crat. 1900 votes, and Frank I. c. Pfaff.
who is vice mayor under Dempse. re-
ceived 9,coo votes. Markbrei; nus beat
Dempsey 2o.0o0 votes and he beat Pfan
5000 votes. When Dempsey came in two
years ago he turned out 300 Of our Re
publican officeholders- After January 1
it Will come our turn 20 turn out Demp-
sey's 5000 oficeholders.
our victory was accomplished without
the Endorsement by the county organiza-
ton Of Secretary Taft for President
State and national issues did not enter
into the campaign. Perhaps the nearest
approach 10 national issues was. the fact
that Nick Longworth presided at our
convention
How is Senator Foraker
7 saw him in Cincinnati a couple NJ
days ago" replied Mr.. Cox He is in
excellent health. and was 10 start for
Washington to-day. I haven't heard any
talk within the last thirty OF sixty days
OF the elimination Of Foraker. have yOu2''
Foreign Mission for Longyvorth.
A few words were said about the re-
ported ambition of Representative Long
worth 70 succeed Foraker or Charles
Dick in the United States Senate. "Oh.
that's all talk. and nothing more re-
piled Mr.. Cox. for. as I understand the
situation, Nick's father-ln-law. before he
goes out. is TO give him a foreign mis-
sion"
The conversation then turned TO Rep
resentative Burton, just defeated for
mayor of Cleveland by Mayor Tom L.
Johnson. and the reputed ambition Of
Mr. Burton to succeed either Foraker
or Dick in the United States Senate.
4 guess that's all ended now" said
Mr.. Cox, for as I understand the sit
uatiOn I'm Cleveland Mr. Burton was
nominated for mayor by the express
wishes Of the President. Secretary Taft.
and Secretary Garfield. and had Mr. Bur
ton won. he would. without doubt. have
been in line for either Foraker's or Dicks
seat in the Senate. But If there has been
any elimination in Republican Ohio poll
tics. am afraid that Mr.. Burton has
been the man who has been eliminated
from any further consideration as a pos
sibie United States Senator TO succeed
either Foraker or Dick"
M Cox was asked concerning the del
egates at large for Ohio next year to
the national convention. and what pro-
portion Of the district delegates from the
State would be for Taft. 1T Is too early
10 talk about that" replied Mr. Cox.
but as I understand the situation, with
in a week or so the Republicans OF Ohio
are 10 take up that matter and look
into it thoroughly. The financial situa-
tion in the East. Middle West, and the
West will have very much TO DO in COM
ing TO a conclusion.
Tries to Interview Reporter.
Now, you've asked me a lot Of ques-
tions: let me ask you one or two. Sew
eral days before left Cincinnati I heard
that the New York State Republicans
and others had come 10 hard and
fast understanding by which the Presi-
dent was not again 10 be a candidate.
but that he was 10 succeed either Platt
or Depew in the United States Senate
DO you know anything about that? If
that is not true, is the President to con-
trOl a majority of the New York State
delegation 20 the national convention ?
Finally. is the President working for a
renomination?"
An interviewer is not always inter
viewed. II is not his business to be in
terviewed. but rather il is his vocation
to interview. That's what happened
here.
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