The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-20
OHIO IN LINE
FOR TAFT
REPORT THAT SENATOR FORA.
KER WILL suFPoRTIWaR
SECRETARY.

NEW YORK. March 2o.zThe Sun
prints the following dispatch from its
Washington correspondent:
That William Howard Taft, Of Ohio.
viii so before the next Republican Ma.
tional Convention as a candidate for
the Presidential nomination with
many. n not all, of the ffty.six del
egates from his own State of Ohio
behind him, is regarded here as a pref
~ safe wager. For many months the
managers Of the fortunes OF the secre.
tary OF War have been quietly at
work, perhaps without his knowledge.
10 an effort TO. solve problem that
presents itself when the Taft boom
began to take form and substance. The
problem was embodied in the fact that
the party In Ohio had, and has in the
persons of Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker and Mr.. Taft, two favorite
sons on us hands, both of whom are
regarded as Of Presidential size, and
each supposed to entertain ambitions
leading beyond the post of honor he
now occupies. 1t is said that the way
Is about to be cleared in Ohio, where.
by the party in that State will persent
the name Of one man to the Republic.
can National Convention of 1908, and
he is Mr.. Taft.
Senator Foraker. It is claimed, will
not be candidate for first honors
next year and It is said that his sup.
port will be thrown to Mr.. Taft. With
Ohio solidly behind him, the admins.
tration openly favorable to his candi.
'dacy, and approved by conservatives
who look askance upon some of the
Roosevelt policies. the friends of Mr..
Taft believe that he looms UP head
and shoulders above all others whose
names have been mentioned as likely
to'bs called upon to hold aloft the Re.
publican standard in the forthcoming
national campaign.
Announcement Expected Soon.
Tafts availability for the Presiden.
tiai nomination has repeatedly been
secuted by many practical politicians
on the ground that with Senator Fora.
ker standing In his way with grip
on the State organization he could not
count upon the delegates from Ohio.
It Is expected that an announcement
Will be made before long, setting at
rest all doubts ON this score. The Re.
publican party out Ohio way fattens
and prospers when playing winner.
Leaders there are reported to be con-
yinced that once II Is made known
that ohio;is for him. Mr.. Taft will i'm.
mediately be placed in the enviable
advantageous all around. Mckinley
ley In the campaign that preceded the
national convention of 1896. At that
time Foraker was showing no enthu.
siasm for McKinley's candidacy, but
Foraker and Hanna got together and
patched up a truce that proved to be
advantageous anil around. Mckinley
was nominated and elected and Fora.
ker came to the Senate.
In Justice. to Senator Foraker It'll
should be said that he has never given
the slightest intimation that he was
or would be candidate. All the COS.
sip handed about connecting his name
with the Presidency has originated
with his admirers and friends, of
whom he has many throughout the
United States. He has made no !
scramble for delegates: he has not
told his friends to get busy In his be,
half.
It looked some months ago as IL
Senator Foraker might shy his castor
into the ring. and this would inevita.
bly, have resulted in Ohio losing all
chances of landing the grand prize
i'm the 1908 convention. Information
said to be authentic has been received
in Washington that the regular or.
sanization in the Buckeye State is
about to adopt Mr.. Taft as its very
own. This is construed to mean that
Senator Foraker will go to the con-
yention at the head of the delegation
from that State. and placed Mr.. Taft
in nomination.
Dr.