The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-17
lis Hostile TO Foraker, Says
Kennedy
SENATOR MAY LOSE SEAT
Congressman Thinks Well o.
GrosvenoT for the Toga-Burton,
However, Would Have to Be
Reckoned With Also.

Washington, d. q. Aug. l7--Janss
Kennedy, representative in Congress
from the eighteenth Ohio district. Is III
Washington for a couple Of days look
ing after number Of departmental mat
tsrs of interest to his constituents Slr.
Kennedy talked about the situation as
he understands it In the Buckeye state.
IF one were To speak the absolute
truth said SIR. kennedy, IN talking
about the presidential question, and the
sentiments OF the people Of Ohio with
regard TO available candidates, there is
no Foraker Taft mix-up. The sentiment
Of the people of our state Is cyerRheln-
ingly for Taft for the presidency; only
here and there Is the senator eonsid.
cred as a possible candidate for the great
Office. The real question ia Ohio is
whether Foraker should be returned to
teh Senate. Personally, am 81 the
opinion that Il would be 4 good thing for
the state 70 retain Mr.. Foraker il the
Senate, but there are great numbers 81
influential Republicans who are opposing
his reelection. and who will bitterly
antagunize him in the election OF mem
bers q the legislature that viii select
his successor. Particularly in the eouR-
ties comprising the western reserve is
there determined hostility 10 the sena-
FNe. 80 49,
Roosevelt q quarter Of q million major
ity in the last presidential election. and
the policies Of Roosevelt are exceedingly
| popular among our people. Up In TIE
western reserve there j. a general belief
that Senator Foraker has Systematically
opposed the president and those things
for which he stands Ii is difficult for
the people in that part OF the state not
to believe that the senator's antagonism
20 the presidents railroad rate policy
was q vital mistake
There is 40 doubt the opposition to
/ the senator Is so intense throughout the
/ western reserve and some other sections
I of the state that many who would like
to see him returned fear that II win h
impossible 10 Do 50. Ii Is no secret that
/ through the western reserve counties
every member nominated and elected Il
the state legislature BY the Republicans
I viii BE- pledged TO cast bis vote SO as to
| prevent the reelection Of Dir. Foraker
With such conditions existing through
cut such large and influential scstior
Of the state. il is difficult to see how
the senator can come back 70 tie Sen
ate." Asked a. 70 possible candidates Il
succeed Mr.. Foraker. Mr. Kennedy sail
the name az Mr.. Burton q Cleveland
I naturally suggested itself because 81 NJ.
I long service ID the House and lis knowr
ability and intellectual worth.
There, however, would BE some re
sentiment at the candidacy Of Afr. Bur
ton. Mr.. Kennedy continued, among
many Of those Republicans who believ,
in the standpst doctrine Mr. Burton
I has given dieations now and then thai
he IS NOT altogether sound on the pro
I teetive principle, and has exhibited lean
ings toward free trade that DO not NEE
I with approval among q considerable ele
ment Of Ohi0ans. stil. Mr.. Barton i
one 81 the leaders and must be feckonei
with II Senator Foraker Is unsuccessful.
Looking over the state geograp llcally
II would seem a. If the senator mus
come from the southern half Of thl
state The one Republican IN that see
ton Of overwhelming influence and EN-
iuence in the party. outside Of Mr. For
aker. Is General Charles H. GrQsyeno
Of Athens. who retired from the Housi
with the last session.. / believe the gen
eral would have q very large follow
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