Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-30
Under Present Conditions 1t is
Impossible for Him to Favor
Taft for President.
OPPOSES HIS ENDORSEMENT.
Republican Voters Should BE Given n
Chance TO be Heard Before
Committee Takes Action.

in q letter given out here today. The
letter is addressed to c. X. Mccoy of
Coshocton, a member of the Republican
state committee, and Is intended as the
expression of the senator's views to be
presented when the committee meets at
Columbus tomorrow. The Interview Of
Gov. Harris, ia which he favored the
endorsement of Foraker for senator
and Taft for president and encourages
the suggestion of his own name for an
other term as governor aud various re-
cent publications are taken as the
text for the letter, which Is as fol-
lows:
FoRAKER's LETTER.
II learn from the newspapers and
otherwise that resolution is likely to
be offered at the next meeting OF the
state central committee to be held in
Columbus tomorrow, July 30, endorsing
Secy raft as Ohio's candidate for the
presidency, and / have seen 1t stated
that resolution Is likely to be offered
endC rising me MS candidate to be my
own successor In the senate of the
United States. and IN today's papers is
published what purports to be an au-
thorizsd interview with Gov. Harris
favoring this proposed action in endors-
ing Secy. Taft and expressing friend
respect to e. continuation of my public
services. but dlsclaiming desire to
have himself endorsed as his successor
as governor.
I'm this interview he announces, as he
has heretofore announced that he is in
favor of revision of the tariff. Now.
endorsing n candidate for the presi-
dency would not, therefore, as Gov.
Harris well says, be binding upon any
body, not even themselves but 1t would
be wholly outside of their jurisdiction
and unauthorized. 1t would be only
the same as the individual opinions OF
so many citizens of the state. In fact,
there would be much less excuse for a
committee of 81 members not chosen
with reference to presidential prefer
ences 10 settle question OF that char
acter than there would be for a conven-
ton composed of eight or nine hundred
representative Republicans, and such
action by the committee would be en-
titled to espondingly less credit and
responsibility.
GIVE VOTERS A CHANCE.
ION a number of occasions heretofore.
I have stated that, so far is l have been
individually concerned, as citizen of
Ohio and q member iof the Republican
party, did not think this question
should be determined except only In ac-
cordance with the expressed wish or the
Republican voters OF Ohio and that in
view of the controversies that have
arisen the Republican voters of Ohio
should be given an opportunity to be
heard before any action Is taken by
any committee or anybody not chosen
by the people to represent them IN re-
gard to this matter.
I'm view OF what Gov. Harris has
seen fit to say. ] trust 1t Is not out az
70 nj
former expressions 10 this view ana 70
report that | do not think the state
central committee has any authority IN
pass on any such subject and i do not
think 1t would promote party harmony
for 1t TO undertake TO anticipate the Re-
publican voters OF the state ny speak
ing IN advance OF action by them.
II do not think anybody. as Coz.
Harris we'll says, would regard sucn
action us binding. / am sure l would
not and / do not think 1t could In any
way promote party good In our state
or advance the cause of Republicanisni
either in Ohio or elsewhere.
an addition to these considerations
I think It is premature and bad policy
TO undertake In this way to inject the
presidential question and national poll
tics into Ohio politics at time when we
are concerned with our municipal cleo
tions with respect to which II snouid
be the desire of every Republican 20
subordinate everything that might
stand in the way of united. harmonious
and successful Republican effort
''When we are through with the cleo
lions of this year we can take up III
an orderly way and without INJURY 70
any interest, as the next business 10 pc
transacted, the settlement OF our presi-
Dental preferences
AS To STATE CONVENTIONS.
II shall at that time, as have here
tofore announced request the state
central committee to order, In accord
nnce with the spirit and declarations
of the platform adopted By the conYen-
ton that assembled at Dayton last
Year that delegates for the next con-
yention shall be selected In all the
counties at primaries to be duly held
under the law as II now stands OF
such law as may be then In force, u
there should be In the meanwhile any
change IN the statutes of Ohio apple
able thereto. In this way we may free
ourselves entirely from the ott-repeateu
charges that have been made, with too
much ground for them, that the action
NJ o,r state conventions In recent years
has not been governed by the voters
who are supposed to be- represented oy
the delegates, but by committees, BOSS
% and small coteries with selfish IN
milton and warning that the people are
Justly dlspleased with such praetises
I'VE should not stubbornly disregard
these warnings
~ learn also from the newspapers
and otherwise that It Is claimed as q
reason Tor the proposed action. tha'
secy. Taft Is the only candidate Ohio
has for the presidency, and mat or
such account, from sentiments OF stats
prIde we should unite in his support
ana for this reason the COMMITTEES
should take the proposed action at this
| time So that the whole country may bC
advised what Ohio intends to do mex
year.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
II see It stated almost every day IN
| the newspapers as a reason Tor tn'
claim thai Ohio has only one candi'
| date for the presidency, that have no
| al any time announced my candidacy
| for that office. II Is true that nave
| never made any such announcement. a
| candidate for the presidency must as
| sumo first, the great ana serious re-
| eponsihiity OF leading his party IN the
| national campaign, and N SUCCESSFUL
| as we hope and expect 10 be, he mus
! then assume the grave and serious re-
! sponsibllltles OF administering the ex'
| ecutiye Offices These responsibilities
| are so grave and so serious that ans
man might well feel highly compli
mented and greatly honored 10 have hi
fellow citizens name him In such Q
connection, but al the same time thoS
are 80 grave and no serious that an,
ordinary man might well hesitate Il
! proclaim himself qunlified for such re-
la.lla In "a 10 al