Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-12
SENATOR FORAKER'S
SILENT CAMPAIGN
Keeping All His Plans to Him
self at Present.
C0NFERS WITH GOVERNOR
Harris Assures Him That He Win
Travel Middle of Road.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS CALL
Senator is Warmly Greeted in Column
bus, Where He Goes to Dis
cuss Situation.
Harris Assures Him That He Win
Travel Middle of Road.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS CALL

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. April Ex-senator
Foraker had little to say for publication
eral at the opening of a campaign, he 10
keeping his plans to himself The issues
are now sufficiently clear to all concerned.
Senator Foraker knows this and recog-
nized in the avalanche of questions put to
him here only attempts to draw him out
and lead him to reveal his plans.
The senator came here for consultation
with his friends. He was warmly greeted.
He went about his business with a direct
ness that showed the old campaigner in
him. There was no demonstration on his
arrival. Twenty minutes after he arrived
he was in conference with Gov. Harris. 1t
was important to know where the governor
stood in this controversy. and the senator
got it direct from the governors lips that
the connection of A. I. Vorys, the state
insurance commissioner. with the Taft
movement cid not mean that the state ad-
minstration against him. The gov
ernor said he had firmly resolved to con-
tinue In a middle-of- the-road course The
senator did not need to be assured of the
governors high regard. The governor said
in speech here last week that Ohio had
In his opinion, leader in debate on the
ator.
All Heads Called on Him.
Every head of department in the state,
with his staff, called at the executive office
to pay respects to the senator and in the
evening, when he held open house at his
hotel quarters, there was continuous
stream of callers, embracing public pro-
fessional and business men of influence and
standing. All this called out merely
by the newspaper announcement that Sem
ator Foraker was in the city. He left this
morning for Cincinnati, where he will re-
main for a week looking after his political
interests from the law offices of Foraker
& Outcalt. He will probably return to CO.
lumbus next week for a day or stop here
on his return to Washington
An Active Campaign.
He will continue an active campaign and
is accepting all invitations to speak
throughout Ohio, and 1t is intimated that
he has not discharged all his ammunition,
and he still has in reserve some interesting
matters of discussion regarding the differ
ences between the President and himself
An invitation to address the Civic League
at Oberlin, before an audience from Ober-
lin, Ohio, Wesleyan of. Delaware and other
colleges, was accepted. An audience Of
1900 is assured. He has other speaking
dates at Steubenville, Wilberforce College
(colored), near Springfield, and Guernsey
county Chautaqua, at Cambridge.
The addresses which he will make TO
these gatherings will be similar to the Can
ton effort.
Dick and Ryan.
The only part of the senator's plans given
out here last night was that Senator Dick
and former Secretary of State D. j. Ryan
will conformity have charge of the sena-
tors Ohio interests. Senator Dick will come
to Columbus next week and open Foraker
state headquarters.
While here Senator Foraker met Col E.
F. Glenn, L. 8. A, who. counsel for
Mai Penrose, took part in the recent court
martial proceedings growing out of the
Brownsville rioting, and the two held a
private conference about the developments
of the court martial, they bear upon Sen
ator Foiakers position in that controversy.