Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
'ARlFF REVISION PROBLEM
Enmity of Daugherty and the Senior
Ohio Senator.
RECALLS SHERMAN CONTEST
Question of a Duplicate Republican
State Convention--Memory of
Hills Ambition.

can state central committee to meet here
January 6-the same date as the
meeting of the general assembly. The
mer in Ohio, but with the passing of the
holidays it will, no doubt, begin to boil
The friends of Secretary Taft are mani
Testing fear Of the organizing ability of
pressing the call for an early conven-
ton with all their. power. They have it
in their own control, and the convention
will be held the first week in February.
no doubt.
When Senator Hanna had control Of the
patronage both here at the state capital
and in Washington, Senator Foraker was
powerless, and some Of the Taft leaders
supposed they would have him In the
same condition in the impending fight,
but they are finding that many OF the
postmasters in the state are uncertain
about their allegiance. They see the end
Of the present national administration ap-
preaching, and that is the only thing they
are absolutely sure Of. The senators may
continue and they may not. For this
reason many of the federal officeholders
are flirting with both sides. and in the
meantime the Taft organization is not
getting the support from them that was
expected.
Tariff Revision.
When Senator Foraker sounded long
and loud protection note in his letter
the Endorsement of the
of the State League of Repub-
lican Clubs, 1t was thought by many here
that he had made serious mistake, for
the stand-patters do not seem to be in the
majority in this state. But Ior the imme-
date purposes Of the senator that feature
of his letter was very adroit 1t has made
the eighteenth district and the sixteenth
district, which were regarded as certain
to be for Secretary Taft, doubtful
ground. II, indeed, they may not be now
regarded as Foraker districts. The eight
zenith district is the one which sent Nc
Kinley to Congress and which gave such
strong support to his protectionist doc
trines. 1t contains the great iron indus
tries that cluster about Canton, Alliance,
nous potteries Of East Liverpool and
Wellsville. With Secretary Taft openly
advocating q revision of the tariff, the
play Of Senator Foraker here Is sure to
win support for him.
The sixteenth district Is hardly less
strongly inclined to high protection. Coal
and iron and clay Industries make the
counties that compose it prominent indus
trial counties.
Next to being eliminated from politics
Gnv1o To, los 0to h no nnof
Inundated by having for his successor in
the Senate Harry M. Daugherty of Wash
ington Court House, who was the first re-
publican to announce himself g. candidate
for the senatorship after Senator Foraker
announced that he would not be a candi-
date for that honor again.
Fight for the Senate.
In the hard fight that Senator Foraker
had with the late John Sherman for his
seat in the Senate, resulting in Foraker's
defeat, Senator Foraker blamed Daugh
erty more than any one else for that de-
feat, and the two have never been good
friends since. Daugherty was then a
young man just getting into politics. He
was a candidate at the regular election
the preceding fall for member Of the
house from his county, and Senator Fora
ker claimed to have given him financial
aid in his campaign. the understanding
being that he should have Daugherty's
vote II he was elected. Daugherty was
port up to the very hour of the vote, but
he supported Sherman. Daugherty al
ways denied that he was under any obli-
cation to support Foraker, but the fact
ways in their estimates on their side in
Dictated that they thought at least that
they had good reason for placing hims
there.
Believing that Senator Foraker Is in
and that come what may out
of the controversy over the nominal
ton of the presidency he will retire
from the Senate at the end of his present
term, the republicans of the state are be-
to canvass the situation with him
out of it. There have been mentioned here
as successors Gen. Grosvenor, Gen. keifer,
Burton, Representative
Longworth, Gov. Harris, Mr.. Daugherty
and Attorney General Ellis. 1t is very ap-
favor with the workers here. They seem
to be agreed on one thing, and that is
that they want young mana fighter in
the Senate-and a young man is likely to
take the vacant seat If It is relinqushed
by Senator Foraker.
No Double Convention.
All talk of a double state convention by
the republicans this year, one in Febru-
airy, to select the delegates-a t-larse to
the national convention, and the other
later in the year, to select the state can
didates has been abandoned. The candi-
dates for places on the state ticket are
anxious to have 1t over with. They want
to know early whether they will be on
the ticket or not. The candidates for
places on the state ticket making no OBJ
lection to an early state convention, there
see ms to be no good reason why any one
else should do so.
Secretary of State c. A. Thompson. who
Is ex-officio the state supervisor Of cleo
tons, estimates that the coming primary
election asked for by the republicans to
secure an expression as to choice of the
party In the state for presidential can
didate will cost SO per precinct. That
means an aggregate cost of $1O6 600 for
the entire state, all of which will have
counties. 1t is a good thing for the
county funds that the situation in the
democratic party is such that there will
probably he no call for such a PRIMARY
election; certainly not for such pur-
pose from. that party.
Parallel of Hill.
The republican members of the legisla-
ture who contemplate standing for re-
election at the regular fall elections next
year and those who have arranged to be
candidates for county offices on the re-
publican ticket at that time are becoming
alarmed at the controversy over the pres
idential nomina ton, which promises to de-
velop by that time into serious split in
the party. They foresee that 1t will not
be easily possible for any of them to go
through the campaign without taking