Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
FOR LEADERSHIP IN OHIO
Methods of the Taft Faction Are
Shown Up.
THE BAND-wAG0N MOVEMENT
Senator Dick Expected to Arrive to
take Hold of the Field Work
Next Week

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 20-Quietly, but
effectively, Senator Foraker is pushing his
| campaign for the republican leadership in
Ohio. That is the issue, and the senator is
| getting the fact before his constituents In
| its proper light. 1t is a renewal in a new
form Of the fight that was made upon him
by disgruntled members of the party I'M
der the leadership of Representative Burton
and Harry NJ. Daugherty at Dayton last
fall.
Hopelessly beaten in that fight. Senator
Foraker's republican opponents have reor-
ganized their lines and, hosting the Roose.
welt banner. are seeking to avail themselves
of what popularity the President seemed
to have in Ohio in the national campaign
three years ago to help them accomplish
this year what they failed in last year.
On the Taft side the campaign seems to
be one Of tom-tom beating. Every day
some bulletin is issued announcing new
accessions to the Taft strength or an al
legged detection from the Foraker side The
evident object Is to start stampede to
Taft. They are trying to Undue the re-
publicans of the state with the notion that
1t is all going the Taft way, with the hope
that Taft bandwagon movement will be
induced. The thing is being timed SO as
to reach the climax with the arrival of
Secretary Taft in Ohio. Opportunities will
probably be arranged for presenting the
Secretary to audiences In a half-dozen
places on his visit to Ohio.
Foraker Keeping His Own Counsel.
lit.
sci. comforting with his leutenants in all
parts Of the state and making progress
that his opponents do not know of. He has
not found 1t necessary to form new or
ganization. His old one is in perfect work
ing order, and it Is being used. The re-
publicans Of the state recognize in Sem
ator Foraker the ablest leader they have
ever had. Hanna had, perhaps, greater
executive ability, but all republicans know
that upon the stump and the platform the
party never produced a man in this state
who could compare with Foraker.
They hesitate when the proposition is to
retire such man from party leadership
for a man like Burton, who has been tried
and proved failure; or one like Secretary
Taft. who has never been tried at all.
- One cause of whooping from the Taft
headquarters this week was the announce
ment that John r. Malloy would not man
age the Foraker campaign. Malloy Is en-
gagged In business that precludes his taking
an active part in the campaign. But ne is
out In a declaration for Foraker. Much is
made Of the statement that majority of
the Ohio republicans in Congress are for
Taft, but a careful analysis shows that 1t
is only by deduction that many of them are
shown to be for Taft They have not
specifically said SO. Senator Dick is to
reach Ohio next week. and is expected to
be in Columbus Tuesday. With his coming
it is expected that open work on the For
aker side will be begun.
The interest of Senator Foraker will prob
ably be looked after from this point by
Senator Dick, eX-Secretary of State d. j.
Ryan and Judge John ]. Adams of Zanes-
vile.
The developments of the week now closing
in the Foraker-Taft controversy have not
been notable on the Taft side for the rea
son that they have all been of the whoop-
hurrah variety, and on the Foraker side
because what has been done has been
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