Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-04-11
POLITICS IN OHIO.
TAFT AND FORAKER
WHAT THE SENATOR HOPES To
MARSHALL AGAINST THE
SECRETARY.

When Senator Foraker gets to
Ohio and begins his campaign against
Secretary Taft. the latter's labor rec
ord, his Akron speech in 1905 and
MS action i'm the Brownsville matter
will furnish the ammunition.
Foraker's men are now engaged in
looking up the injunction case de
cided by Judge Taft I'm 1894. and
te state. That was the year OF the
Pullman strike. The Cincinnati
Southern railway was in the hands
of a receiver. judge Taft issued a
restraining order forbidding interfer-
ence with the employees of the road
and any EFFORT to get them to quit
their occupation. Phelan, Deb's
lieuenant, went TO Cincinnati TO
take charge OF the strike there. and
Taft sent him TO Jail for six months
for violating the Prder The Judge
said in ending hfs decision that If
1t had been a stike for shorter hours
or better pay he would not have in
terfered but the convention was
over something entirely foreign to
the operation OF the road
This decision is counted on bv the
Foraker men as great card. and
they intend to make it the ammu-
milton for their frst broadside. The
brownsville business Is relied upon
to hold the negroes I'm line and
that is a matter Of Importance. for
negroes are numerous in ohio. The
Akron speech ls relied on by the
Foraker men TO keep the machine
men faithful. The organization mer
have never forgiven Taft, particu.
larly In Cincinnati, whore the speech
smashed the Cox machine.
However, II is quite likely that
the Foraker men overesImate the
mower OF sentiment to keep poll
ticlans OFF a baud wagon. Ex
Gov. Horrick. whose defeat was be
lieyed 90 have been largely due TO
Taft, IS for him now. though nat
urally he H. not enthusiastic over
the Akron speech. part of his can
didate's record Orc difficulty which
Foraker Will cxralonce in holding
on TO tho muahi IS thst the county
chairman was afraid to be for him
even when they want TO be. This
Is because OF the dread OF Roose-
welt. To oppose the president I'm
this strongly pro Roosevelt state 4.
TO invite political death.
There IS n secret organization I'm
the state which had It's birth I'm
D'clTs home city. and is reaching
ont all over the state. Tts purpose
Is TO pledge dclcpates and legislative
candidates for Roosevelt and against
Foraker There is TO he no mention
Of Taft but whatever the organiza-
tion succeeds I'm doing viii re-
bound to Tafts benefit naturally.
Neither will Of the candidates be
pledged to any particular senatorial
candidate
Gov Harris's district. the Sd. will
be solid for TAFT The governor is
not saying n word Both sides are
committed to this candidacy for re-
election. and there is chance for his
developing into compromise SEN
otorial candidate II the fight for
that Office gets hotter Before Com
missioner Vorys accepted the lead
ership of tho TAFT forces. however.
he conferred about # with Harris.
md they spent night i'm thresh
ing II ont from every standpoint
What harris thought about IT can.
not be known but Immediately af-
forwards his Insurance commissioner
accepted 'he Taft leadership. New
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