The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-21
OHIO SCRAP IS
ABOUT TO BEGIN
Committees of League of Re-
publican Clubs Endorse For
aker for President.
TAFT NOT IN THE RUNNING
MANAGER OF THE LATTER
MAKES STATEMENT.
TAFT NOT IN THE RUNNING

Columbus. o., Nov 20.-United States
Senator ]. B. Foraker Of Ohio was to-
day endorsed for recollection to the SEN
ate and for the Republican nomination
for president at a joint meeting of the
executive and advisory committees of
the Ohio League of Republican Clubs,
at a meeting held in this city The
committees also declare that they have
no sympathy whatever with the prop
osition that has been advanced that
Senator Foraker be eliminated and re-
tired from public life because he was
not able to agree with the president as
10 the rate bill or joint statehood for
New Mexico and Arizona, nor about
the Brownsville matter The action
of the joint committees at once brought
out a challenge from A. l. NOTys, man
ager of the Taft presidential canvass,
for a popular primary to determine the
choice of the Ohio Republicans OF
candidate for president
The meeting Of the joint committees
of the Ohio Republican league was held
this afternoon. About 5000 ardent sup
porters Of Senator Foraker, members
of the committees or holding proxies
were IN attendance. The resolution en-
dorsing Senator Foraker said, In part:
With him (Senator ForakeT) for
president. the policy of protection 10
American industries and American Ia
Dor would not fear the attacks of its
enemies, whether made in the open by
avowed free traders or by those who,
in the guise of friends. profess to i'm
prove IL by a downward revision of du-
ties and every American citizen. white
or black, and no matter how humble,
would feel that there would be fear
less enforcement of laws that have
been enacted for the protection of his
rights.
at this time of business depression
and painful uncertainty as to financial
conditions, his nomination would be
especially helpful. II would arouse the
old-time spirit of Republicanism, re-
store confidence and insure victory.
1T Is for such reasons we present
Joseph Benson Foraker as our stand
ard bearer. and appeal to Republicans
everywhere to Join US in his support.
Statement by Taft's Manager.
When asked for an expression rela-
tive to the action taken at the meeting
Mr.. Vorys, manager Of the Taft cam
paign. directed the following state
ment:
THE resolution processes that the
committee Is representing the eighty
eight counties Of Ohio. AS a matter of
fact the members of the committee
were not elected by the Republicans of
the several counties Of this state. AT
the time this committee was announced
II was generally understood that IL was
appointed, and its members were
named by friend and representative
Of Senator Foraker.
THE action of the committee, there
fore, is not surprising. | hope that
this action may precipitate what the
friends Of Secretary Taft so much de-
sire, and that is an opportunity for a
direct expression by the Republicans
of Ohio of their choice for president
am satisfied Ohio Republicans are
Overwhelmingly for Taft"
Attention was called by friends Of
Secretary Taft to section 13 of the con-
stitution of the Ohio League of Repub-
lican Clubs, which says:
This league shall not in any man.
ner eTdeavor TO influence the action OF
any national state, county or NUM-
Cipai convention, nor shall il incite as
a league any preference for any candi-
date before any political convention
nor shall II. as a league. recommend
any person as an applicant for any Of
fetal position