Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-21
FORAKER men ACTIVE
Senator Receives Endorsement
for Presidency.
TAFT PARTlSANS RUFFLED
A. I. Vorys Dares Foraker to Sub
NIT to a Popular Primary.
PROGRESS OF OHIO FIGHT
Action of Executive and Advisory
Committees Of Ohio League OF
Republican Clubs.
RoGREss OF OHIO FIGHT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 81
United States Senator Joseph Benson FOR
aker of Ohio was yesterday Endorsed foi
reelection to the Senate and for the re-
publican nomination for. President at 8
joint meeting Of the executive and the
advisory committees Of the Ohio League
Of Republican Clubs.
The committees declare that they have
no sympathy with the proposition thai
Senator Foraker be eliminated from pub
lie life because he was not able to agree
with President Roosevelt on all questions
The action of the committees at once
brought out a challenge from a. !. Vorys
manager of the Taft presidential can
vass, for a popular primary of Ohio re-
publicans for a candidate for President.
About 100 ardent supporters of Senator
Foraker, members of the committees. OF
holding proxies, were in attendance al
yesterdays meeting. Conrad ]. Mattern
of Dayton, first vice president of the
league. presided in the absence of Presi.
dent Harvey v. Spleiman.
The resolutions indorsing Senator For
aker were presented by Warren G. Har-
ring, former lieutenant governor. and
they were adopted unanimously, the an
nouncement of the vote arousing cheers.
Text OF the Resolutions.
The resolutions recite that the gen
eral officers of the Ohio League of Re-
publican Clubs, together with its advisory
and executive committees, representing the
Lightweight counties Of Ohio, in session
assembled, believe it opportune to de-
clare:
That in our opinion, the good Of the
republican party requires that we should
positively announce that we have NO
sympathy whatever with the proposition
that had recently been advanced that
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker be elimi-
mated and retired from public life be-
cause he was not able to agree with
President Roosevelt as to the rate bill
or Joint statehood for New Mexico and
Arizona, or about the Brownsville matter.
On the contrary. we believe that he
was right In opposing joint statehood, as
ne did. except on condition that a ma
jority of the citizens of each territory
should vote therefor, in which requirement
the President now concurs; and we be-
lieve that he was right, and we thorough
ly approve his action in demanding that
the negro soldiers Of the 18th United
States Infantry, who had served their
country with great valor and distinction
should be given an opportunity to testify
In their own defense that they were not
guilty of crime for which, on purely
ex parte testimony, they were discharged
without honor.
Entertaining these views. we send him
his labors at Washington that he has our
unqualified confidence and esteem; and
we not only pledge him our loyal sup
port for his reelection to the Senate, but
we further declare that he is our choice
as Republican candidate for President OF
the United States In 1908.
Foraker Right, Roosevelt Wrong.
with him for President, the policy OF
protection to American industries and
American labor would not fear the at
tacks Of its enemies, whether made in the
open by avowed free traders or by those
who, in the guise Of friends. professed to
improve 1t by downward revision of du.
ties: and every American citizen, whether
white or black, and no matter how hum.
BILE. would feel and know that there would
be fearless enforcement Of laws that
have been enacted for the protection OF
his rights.
AT this time Of business depression and
painful uncertainty as to financial condi.
lions his nomination would be especially
helpful. 1t would arouse the oldtime
spirit Of republicanism, restore confidence
and secure victory.
1T Is for such reasons that we present
Joseph Benson Foraker as our standard
bearer. and appeal to republicans every.
where to Join us in his support"
When told Of the action taken at the
league meeting, Insurance Commissioner
Vorys, manager OF the Taft campaign
dictated the following statement:
The resolution processes that the com.
mittee is representing the lightweight
counties Of Ohio AS a matter Of fact
the members Of the committees were not
elected by the republicans Of the several
counties of this state. At the time these
committees were announced 1t was general
sy understood that the members were
named by a representative of Senator For.
aker.
Il hope that this action may precipi-
tate what the friends of Secretary Taft SC
much desre-that is. ian opportunity fol
direct expression by the republicans OF
Ohio Of their choice for presidential can
didate. / am satisfied Ohio republicans
are overwhelmingly for Taft