The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-11-30
DICK WILL STAND BY
FORAKER In HIS FIGHT
The Junior Senator's Right Hand Man Says That
the Insults From Taft Have Come to be Unbear-
able-Bomb will be Exploded Tomorrow.

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officers which was made by Senator
Dick, as Chairman Of the State
Executive Committee, after confer
ring with Governor Harris. state Of
ficers and leading Republicans Of Co
lumbus and elsewhere.
"'I'he object of the conference, as
stated in the call was for the pur-
pose of considering the political stu
alton and conditions IN Ohio at
this time as they may relate to the
Republican party and full attend
ance was urged, as matters of great
moment affecting the welfare of the
party may be considered.
'While the call did not SO state, it
was generally believed throughout
Ohio that the conference might agree
to the triple Endorsement suggested
by Mr.. Cox; and. while Senator
Foraker was not a party to the call
ing of the conference, his friends
then felt and still believe that in his
anxiety for party harmony he would
have acquiesced in whatever action
was taken. However this may be,
the spirit in which the announcement
of the calling of the conference was
received by Secretary Taft's managers
and the Taft newspapers throughout
the state made\ it plain to Senators
Foraker and Dick that harmony was
not what T'aft's friends wanted, and
convinced the Senators and their
friends that the Taftites had not only
determined upon war OF elimina-
ton, but of annihilatiOn and exter-
mination as we'll.
'tIn this belief Senator Dick re-
scinded the call for the conference,
and the second effort at harmony
on the part of Foraker's friends
proved a failure. Following the call
ing of OF the conference appeared in
the newspapers an interview with
Congressman Burton. OF Cleveland.
at that time recognized as Secretary
Taft's spokesman In Ohio, in which
Mr. Burton quoted Secretary FUft'Ass
saying that he. Taft, wanted no In
dorsement for the Presidency coupled
with the Endorsement of any other
candidate for any office.
',NIr. Burton. however, repudiated
this interview, claiming he had been
misquoted. and said that what Sec
retary Taft did say to him was that
+, his (Taft's) position was not one of
elimination, but Of association
How would any self-respecting
man feel after such statement COM
ing from a member of the Presidents
Cabinet and applied to distinguished
Senator of the United States. and that
Senator citizen of the same state
with the Cabinet officer?
''The matters referred to are a
small part of the things that have
happened to give affUnt to Senator
( Foraker
! 'He has been humiliated. and, for
the sake of party harmony. has liu-
inflated himself, and to his humIlia-
ton has been added insult by those
who few months ago were bent up
one determination, but who recently
have shown a willingness to accord
the Senator the courteous and decent
treatment they denied him.
Senator Foraker has said to his
friends II he is to be retired from
public life he will retire with his
self-respect.
Columbus, o.. November 30.-A
portfolio announcement of the candi-
dacy of Senator J, b. Foraker for
the Presidency will ibe in the hands
OF certain OF his Ohio managers Sum
day. These gentlemen will look 1t
over and return it to their chief, and
Immediately thereafter Foraker's for
for the office of the nations Chief
Executive will he launched 1t is un-
Iderstood that this announcement will
lbe made in the East.
This move on the part of Ohio's
lsenior Senator. while not unexpected,
will come in the nature of great
|sulrprise to thousands of his friends
II will Ibe made at great length, ov-
lerlooking nothing along the line
(which has actuated him in coming
out before the people of the United
Estates as receptive standard bearer
In the national campaign of next
year. It is believed that this will
lact as bombshell among the Ohio
warriors and will tend to force a
divided delegation. 1t Is known that
powerful forces are behind this move
land considerable interest will be TAX.
len In every line of the Foraker pro.
lnuncjamento. Those who claim tc
know something about the tocsir
soon to be sounded by Foraker say
at is document that will be pre-
|served among the archives of Amer
lean statesmen
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