Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-30

Columbus, Ohio, July 3O.-The re-
publican state central committee this
afternoon passed resolution endorsing
Secretary Taft for the presidency by a
vote of IS to 6.
Helps Taft's Cause.
Columbus, Ohio, July 30.-FrienIs
of Secretary Taft are claiming todgy
the addition of three votes i'll the
state central committee because of thC
letter of Foraker to C. b. Mccoy last
night.
Politicians generally today say Foi-
aker's letter places him squarcly II
the fight for the presidential nomina-
ton. Taft men say they will have a
least Is votes i'll committee for the
endorsement of Taft for the presided
cy and that they may have 1G or II.
say They Can Stop Endorsement.
Foraker's leaders are insisting tn Y
can prevent the endorsement OF Taft
when the committee meets this after
noon but give out no figures. 1t is
generally conceded here today Fo
aker's suggestion of a primary to set
tie the matter of Ohio's choice for the
presidency and the acceptance of the
challenge by Arthur Vorys, manager
for Taft, means state primary prop
ably early in the fall to settle the
fight
Differ Tariff.
Cincinnati, July 3O.-That it is i'm
possible for him under present cOndi-
tions to favor the presidential candida
Cy of Secretary of War Taft, because
OF Tafts advocacy of downward revis-
ion of the tariff, is the statement of
United States Senator Foraker in a
letter just given out. The letter is
addressed to c. B. Mccoy, member OF
the republican state committee. For.
aker said the expression of the prefer.
enCe of the u committeeman today
will have no binding effect and will
not be a popular expression of the
voters.
Himself Not Invited.
Foraker says he learns from the pa
pers the reason for the proposed action
is due to the fact that Taft is the only
avOwed Ohio candidate for president
Foraker says the reason he has never
flatly announced himself a candidate is
that no man should unlimited announce
himself as qualified for such grea
Office He writes: 1T is because
entertain opinions of this kind that
have not made any announcement o
any candidacy for any office, and, il
view of what may be inferred from
these expressions, | do not deem !;
necessary that | should"
Issue IL Not Timely.
The senator points out that while re
publicans agree on railroads and trust-
they disagree on tariff revision. HI
cites cases to prove the great genera
prosperity of all classes of men ant
business under the Dingley law.
"On number of occasions" write
Foraker, Secretary Taft has take
pains to announce that he is in favo
Of an immediate revision of our tariff.
observe also that most of the leadin
supporters of Taft i'll our state enter
tain similar views.
Opposes Reductions Now.
when, therefore, we are asked +
commit ourselves to the candidacy O
Taft. we must do it with the fact i
mind that he entertains the views h
has expressed on this subject, and tina
if we make him our candidate, tn
campaign of necessity must be a can
paign for revision downward of tart
schedules, under which the country Ia
been brought to unprecedented an
universal prosperity. There may b
some time and will, no doubt, whe
there ought to be some changes mad
but in view of results we are now el
Joying, | don't think we should ente
upon any such work at this time and
don't believe that we should discred
what the republican party has don
for this country under policies repr
sented by the Dingley tariff law b
making our campaign of next year a
attack upon that statute.
May Change Views.
''If we postpone stating our prefe
ence as to candidate until we go b
fore the people and discuss this que
ton. as we will have opportunity to {
if We select our delegates to the ne
convention at the primaries, our respe
tive views can be presented and II
people can judge between us and thu
act intelligently. If we can be give
time to discuss this subject, as | pr