The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-31
State Republican Committee Declares Themselves for
 His Nomination
SOP IS HANDED OUT
 ID F0RAKER AND DICK
The Foraker Forces on the Committee Oppose the Taft Resolution, But Objections Do Not Amount
 10 Anything to Majority.

Columbus. O, July So.-'he candidacy of William II. Taft, secretary of war. for the republican nomination for president was endorsed by the state committee to- day hy a vote Of b 10 l. The endorsement carries with il a declaration that the re- pubitans of ohio are opposed to tho elimination from public life of Senators Foraker and Dick"
 Although beaten by a decisive vote in all the preliminary contests, the adherents of Senator Foraker in the committee refused to accept the olive branch extended by the Taft supporters and when the reso- lution as amended was finally adopted. no effort was made to make the action of the committee unanimous.
 Taft Resolutions.
 The resolution is us follows.
 Be il resolved by the republican state central committee of Ohio. that
 We believe the great majority of the people of Ohio. convinced of tho nigh character. great ability and distinguished services of Secretary Taft. endorse his candidacy for the presidency, and further,
 We declare that tho republicans of Ohio overwhelmingly desire that the name Of Hon. William Howard Taft he present. ed to the nation Ohios candidate for president and the republicans of other states be Invited to cooperate with lhe republicans Of Ohio 10 secure his nomina- ton in 1908.
 And be it further resolved that We em- phatically declare that the republicstas of Ohio are opposed to the elimination trout Tuhlc life of Senators James B. foralSer and Charles Dick. whose services to Inc party and state have been distinguished by ability, wisdom and patriotism
 The endorsement of Secretary Taft's candidacy by the republican state central committee was vigorously opposed by Sen ator ForalSer. who upon the even Of tha meeting of the committee openly voiced his dissent to the proposition. Tho senior senator from Ohio controlled seven of ths twenty-one members of the committee on all votes except that taken upon the adoption of the resolution endorsing Taft. A. W. Mcdonald of the sixteenth district broke with the Foraker forces on the final ballot which stood b 10 i.
 Foraker Forces Rebel. The Taft resolution was presented to the committee as soon as 1t had convened in the Neil house this afternoon by Senator N. r. Overturf of the eighth district. who made a brief speech in support of 1t. C. B. Mccoy of the seventeenth district. who led the Foraker forces, raised the point of order that tho committee vas not fol- lowing the order of business set forth in the call for the meeting Issued by Ghair- man Brown. The chairman ruled that ths point was not well taken and MT. Mccoy appealed from the decision of the chair, which was suatained by a vote of 12 to ', the members of the first and second dis- | trcts lllamllton cOunty), refrainng from voting.
 It was at this stage of the proceedings that the amendment 10 the resolution de- claring that the republicans Of Ohio ars opposed to "the elimination from public life Of Senators Foraker and Dick. whose service to the party and to the state have been distinguished by ability and wisdom and patriotism was offered by ". IL Phlpps, of the Fifth district The amend ment was adopted II to 10. all the Foraker members and three of the radical Taft supporters voting against it..
 The resolution as amended was then adopted by vote of 16 to !.
 All Doubts Removed.
 A. l. VOrys. who Is managing Secretary Taffs campaign, made the following statement relative to the action of ths committee:
 "The action of the state committee, while extremely gratifying. Is not surpris- Ing for the committee has formally and officially declared what has been so ap- parent namely. that the republicans of Ohio are overwhelmingly for Secretary Taft for President Roosevelt's successor.
 "rhe great importance of the commit- tees resolution lies in its removing all doubts in the minds of people in other states about Ohio's being for Taft. and in it's demonstration that Taft will hdvs the ohio delegation in 1908.