Arizona republican., 1907-07-30
Today is Not the Time to Endorse Can
didates for the Presidency
He Himself May at the Proper Moment Ask for
the support Of the People and Not That Of the
State Committee.

Cincinnati. July 29.-That it is i'm
possible for him under present condi-
tions To favor the presidential candi-
dacy of Secretary Taft is a statement
by Senator Foraker in a letter given
out here addressed to Mr.. Mccoy, a
member of the republican state COM
mittee.
IL is intended as an expression Of
the senator's views to be presented
when the committee meets in Column
bus tomorrow. An interview of Gov
ernor Harris in which he favored the
endorsement of Foraker for senator
and Taft for president encourages a
suggestion of his own name for an
other term as governor.
The letter follows: "Inasmuch as
you are a member of the state central
committee. l take the liberty of ad-
dressing you and all the republican
voters In Ohio upon the questions
brought 10 our attention. At the Day
ton convention yast year it was pro-
posed by a great number OF the dele
gates TO endorse a candidate for the
presidency. | opposed the proposition
on the ground that ii was not only
gates had not been chosen with refer
ence to that question. Their action
could not be binding upon the next
state convention.
''The present state committee is
composed of only twenty-one mem
bers. chosen by that convention. They
were not selected with reference to
presidential preferences. They were
OH - hi
the party. The selection of a candi-
date for the party is not one of their
duties. Their action i'm now endors-
ing candidate for the presidency
would not therefore, as Governor Har-
ris well says. be binding upon any
body. not even upon themselves. but
would be wholly outside of their jur-
isdiction and unauthorized. Ii is only
the same as the individual opinions of
so many citizens. of theNstate.
"On a number of occasions hereto
fore / have stated that so far as
have been individually concerned as
Il citizen of Ohio and member of the
republican party | did not think the
question should be determined except
in accordance with the expressed wish
of the republican voters Of Ohio, and
that in view of the controversies that
have arisen, the voters should be Civ
en- an opportunity to be heard from
before any action is taken by any
committee or anybody not chosen by
the people.
I'm view of what Governor Harris
has seen fit to say, / trust II is not
out OF place for me to cali attention
to my former expressions. / do not
think the state committee has any
authority to pass on any such subject
and ! do not think il would promote
party harmony for ii TO undertake to
anticipate the republican voters by
speaking in advance of any action by
them.
Il do not think anybody would re-
gard such action as binding. | am
sure | would not and / do not think
IL could in any way promote party
good in our state or advance the cause
of republicanism either in Ohio or
elsewhere. | think il is premature
and bad policy to undertake to inject
the presidential question and national
politics into Ohio politics at time
when We are concerned with munich
pal elections.
1T should be the desire of every re-
publican to subordinate everything
that might stand In the way OF a unit