Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
State Central Committee Declares for
Secretary of War.
PLEASANT WORD FOR FORAKER
Anti-Taft Men Say Committee Went
Beyond Its Authority in Indorsing
Candidate for President.

the republican PRESIDENTIAL nOmtnd t1On In
1908.
The action was the climax of long and
strenuous fight between the Taft and the
oick-Foraker elements of the party in
the staee.
The resolution declaring for Taft was
adopted in the face of statement made
before the committee by G. b. Mccoy CT
Coshocton that Senator Foraker, in view
of his open letter iss led M1rday night,
was to be cons. dered :. candidate for
President.
The Taft people take credit for having
tackled on at the end of the resolution a
complimentary notice for Senators For
aker and Dick.
This clause of the solution declares
against the talked-of elimination" from
public life of the senators, whose serv-
Ices to the party and state have been
distinguished by ability, wisdom aand pa
triotism" After tossing this bouquet the
Taft people say there is little excuse for
the DICK Foraker faction further iaising
the cry of discord, for the friends of Taft
are simply urging his candidacy and are
not fighting that of Foraker.
The Foraker adherents on the commit
tee tried to stave off the Taft indorse
ment, but in vain. When they saw the
votes We're against them they tried to
force an adjournment, but failed.
Committee Exceeds Powers.
The Foraker men declare. as the sena
tor did In his letter. that the committee
In indorsing Taft went beyond it's author
ity and took action that is not in the
least binding upon Ohio republicans.
h. Sc who voted against the IL dnrse-
ment of Taft were Andrew ]. Hess OF the
fourth district. George G. kihs of the
sixth, O. B. Gould, warden Of the rea'ten-
tiary and comml .teaI1an from lie IeEth;
John j. Adams. holding the lroxy Of
Walter Black Of the fifteenth district
I. b. McCox Of the seventeenth and John
5. McNutt o. tEn .!f..,.',t.l
The allies OF the tOrial faction were
not very numerous but they made up in
activity what they lacked in numbers.
Gould, Mccoy and Adams were the leaders
of the ants. and they were on their feet
most of the time.
Immediately after Chairman Walter
Brown of Toledo had called the meeting to
order c. B. Mccoy. floor leader Of the
Forakerites. addressed the chair. Brown
didn't See him. however. and recognized
N. F. Overturf of the eighth who intro
duced the resolution to indorse Taft.
Before a vote was taken on the resolu-
ton, however, w. II. Phipps of the fifth
district offered an amendment to attach to
the Taft resolution a declaration that the
committee opposed the elimlna ton of Sena-
tors Foraker and Dick. This amendment
was seconded. but before 1t was voted upon
Gould made motion to adjourn. Adams
seconded it. but tie committee voted
against adjournment.
The Foraker people were displeased over
the Phipps amendment. although the Taft
managers thought it would please them and
1t came near to being lost the vote being
IL to 10 The resolution as a whole in
dorsing Taft and declaring against the
elimination Of the two senator's was adopt
ed by vote of Is to 6.
Text of the Resolution.
The resolution follows:
BE 1t resolved by the republican state
committee of Ohio. That we believe the
great majority of the people of Ohio con-
Vlnced OF the nigh character, great ability
and DISTINGUISHED services of Secretary
| Taft. indorse his candidacy for the Presi-
| dency: and further. we declare that the
| republicans of Ohio overwhelmingly de-
| sire that the name of William Howard Taft
| be presented to the nation as Ohios candi-
| date for President and that the republicans
| of other states be invited to cooperate with
| the republicans of Ohio to secure his nomi-
ma lion In 1908: and be 1t further
RESOLVED. That we empha tically declare
that the republicans of Ohio are opposed to
the elimination from public life Of Senators
Foraker and Dick. whose services to the
party and state have been distinguished by
ability and wisdom and patriotism
The committee after hearing election
board contests decided in favor of the Engle
faction in Celia county, the Johnson lac
ton In Lawrence county and the Westfal
faction in Vinton county.
Statement by Vorys.
A. I. Vorys, manager Of the Taft can
didacy, made the following statement last
| night:
THE action of the state committee while
extremely gratifying, is not surprising for
the committee has formally and officially
declared what has been so apparent. namely,
that the republicans are overwhelmingly
for Secretary Taft for President Roose-
velt's successor.
The great Importance of the committees
resolution lies in its removing all doub q
! in the minds of people in other states about
Ohio being for Taft and in its demonstra-
ton that Taft will have the Ohio delega-
ton in 1907
Foraker Not Downcast
Senator Foraker gave out the following
statement at Cincinnati yesterday after
noon after the news reached him
of the result of the meeting in Columbus
II cannot add anything to what l said
in my open letter published this morning
l wrote that letter foreseeing the resu and
feeling that it was my duty to give notice
beforehand that l would not be bound by
any such unauthorized action.
The committee had no more right to
speak on that subject for the republicans
licans of the state might have had and the
action of the committee will not affect my
course in any way.
The next state convention will have
authority to speak. and by the action of
| that convention it will be the duty of every
good republican to abide. In the mean
while we shall have our municipal cleo
tons and the benefit of occurring events,
In the light OF all which we shall no doubt
be able to act intelligently and satisfac-
torily.''
Senator Foraker will go right along of
course, filling his speaking engagements
the next being at Celina, Ohio. August l.
Two or three other addresses are scheduled
| for this week, one of which, on Friday,
| at Cedar Point, will be before the legisa-
| tors of the state at their reunion.
1t Is considered unlikely that he will mod
| ify his expressions from what has been his
| standard of criticism in recent utterances
! re garding public men and matters. 1t is
even believed that there will be wider
range to his criticisms. In fact. there is
| no doubling that he and his following are
in the fight to stay until some action or
agreement that they consider more binding
| than that of yesterday is forthcoming.
| Boss George b. Cox will probably loom
| up at once in all of his former rather CO.
| lossal proportions all over the state as
| result of yesterdays doings. His recent
| conference on yacht near Toledo with
| Walter Brown, chairman Of the state CEN
| trail committee will no longer be passed
| up and over as simply a casual meeting and
| chat. 1t now marks epoch in political
| history.
Chairman Brown has vindicated himself
| with many doubling Thomases an astute
| politician. He was assured in his stand for
| days past but up to the last kept the other
| side guessing
| One of the features of the 'Iate unpleas-
antness." whether the same is to be pro-