Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-21
Given a Boost by His
Friends Out In Ohio.
Endorsed For Reelection and
For the Presidency.
Sec. Taft's Friends Not Alarmed
by the Movement.

Columbus. O. Nov oO.-United
States Senator Joseph Benson Foraker
# Ohio WAS today endorsed for re-elcc-
ton to the Senate and for the Republic
can nomination for President at d joint
meeting of the executive and the ad-
visory committees of the Ohio League
Of Republican clubs. The committees
declare that they have no sympathy
with the proposition that Senator
Foraker be eliminated from public life
because he was not able to agree with
President Roosevelt on all questions
The action of the committees at onr"
brought out a challenge from A. T.
NoryS. manager of the Taft PreSiden-
tial canvass for a popular primary of
Ohio Republicans for candidate for
President
About 100 ardent supporters Of Sen
ator Foraker. members Of the commit
tees or holding proxies. We're in a.
tendance at today's meeting. Conrad
Mattern of Dayton. frs; vice president
of the league presided i'll the absence
of President Harvey V. Spielma.
The resolution endorsing Senator
Foraker was presented by Warren G.
IIarrng. formerly lieutenant governor
and they We're adopted unanimously
the announcement OF the vote arousins
cheers.
The resolutions rccito that tho
General officers of the Ohio League of
Republican clubs together with it's adj
visory and executive committees rem
rtScDting the So counties of Ohio. il,
session assembled, believe il oppOltune
to declare:
THAT il; our opinion. the COOL of the
Republican party requires that we should
publicly announce that we have no sym
PATTY whatever with the proposition that
has recently been advanced that Senator
Joseph Benson Foraker he eliminated
and retired from public life. because he
was not able to agree with President
Roosevelt as to tho rate hill or join.
statehood for New Mexico and Arizona
or about the Brownsville matter.
"On the contrary. we believe that he
was right in opposing statehood as he
did. except on condition that q major
itv of the citizens of each territory
should vote therefor in which require
merit tho President now concurs: and we
believe that he was right and we thor
"ughly approve his action. in tieman nd
ing that the negro soldiers of the 25th
United States Infantry. who had served
their country with great valor and dis
tnction should be given an opportunity
to testify in their own defence that they
were not guilty of a crime. for which
on purely ex-parte testimony they were
discharged without honor
Entertaining these views. we send
him greeting and assure him. as he re
turns to his labors at Washington thai
he has our unqualified confidence and cs-
teen: and We not only pledge him our
support for his reelection to the Senate
h''t we further declare that he Is our
choice as the Republican candidate for
President of the United States in 1908
with him for President the uolicv Of
protection to American industries and
American labor would not fear the al
''ckS OF its enemies whether made i'm
'he open ~ av"wed freetra1IerS or bv
those VINO. IN the Cuise of friends pro
feSSed I" improve it by a downward re-
vision of duties: and every American
ci'izen. whether white or black and no
n'atter how humble. would feel ard know
mat there would he q fearless enforce
meht ct laws that have been enacted
Tor the protection Of his rights.
81 mis- time of business depression
ana painful uncertainty as to financial
conditi"ns his nomination would he es-
rec'ally helpful 1t would arouse the old
t'me spirit of Rcpublicanism. restore
confidence ard insure victory.
II is for such reasons that No ~
sent Joseph Benson Foraker as orr
standard Bearer. and appeal to Republi.
cans everywhere to join us in his SIM
po,t''
When told of the action taken at n.
league meeting Insurance co,,r,;ssio,,...
.oiys. manager of the Taft c,n,n,;,,,
dictated the following statement.