The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-23
WON'T INTERFERE
IN SENATE FIGHT
TAFT AND voRYs NOT TRYING TO
DEFEAT FORAKER IN OHIO.
STATEMENT BY OHIO MAN
Many Democrats Write Republican
Nominee, Regulating Bryan
He and Sherman Invited
to Syracuse, NJ. Y.


Hot Springs, Va, July 1s.-Arthur /.
Vorys, manager OF the national cam
paign in Ohio, made a statement Fri
day in regard to the senatorial situa-
ton in his state, which he declared
ought TO be satisfactory to all persons
concerned The purport of the state
ment is that the manager of the ma
tional campaign will not interfere with
the election of United States sena-
tor to succeed Senator Foraker
Il have no candidate for the senator
ship" said Mr.. Vorys. This is and
has continuously been Secretary
Taft's attitude respecting the senator.
ship He stands where he always
stood, determined not TO promote any
in the way of anyone who wants to be
a candidate. The fight for the national
ticket In Ohio has been and will con.
time to be divorced from the senator
ial fight, which stands on its own
merits.
dIt wen Nok HttGF FOFdkCT.
There is no concerted effort on the
part Of the Taft men to defeat Fora
ker. Senator Foraker in a statement
made recently in Washington put it
right when he said that we should
proceed to elect a Republican legisla.
ture. After that the question of who
ought to be senator can be settled.
Every ought TO be content to
stand on thas proposition. and in.
dorse It,"
Mr. vorys sees Judge Taft daily and
discusses conditions In Ohio He has
not yet decided when he will leave
Hot Springs, and may remain here for
several days
Judge Taft's mail continues to in
crease, SO that 1t is daily making
greater demands upon his time IN at
tending to correspondence that must
have his personal attention.
Many Democrats Dlsown Bryan.
One of the most interesting features
in his mail is the many letters he is
receiving from Democrats in all parts
of the country declaring that they will
vote and work for his election to the
presidency in opposition to William
Jennings Bryan The Democrats ex
press the greatest Opposition to Mr.
Bryan, and many Of them assert that
after his second unsuccessful cam.
paign for the presidency on the Demo
cratic ticket, they supposed he would
no longer be put forward for that Of
fee Correspondents from Maryland,
Kentucky, Tennessee. North Carolina
and Georgia declare their belief that
the Republican ticket can be elected
in those states.
NJ. E. ingalls,, formerly president OF
the Chesapeake G Ohio railroad, ar
rived here Friday and is occupying his
cottage near the Homestead He is
almost constantly upon the golf links
while here and Friday he and Judge
Taft played against George ingalls,,
who, after giving them a handicap,
came out even at the end of the
match.
Syracuse Invites Nominees.
New York, July 1s.--William II.
Taft the Republican presidential nom
inee. and Representative James S.
Sherman. his running mate, may de-
liver addresses at Syracuse during the
state fair week in mid-September. In
Vitations have been extended to both
by the managers of the state fair.
While formal acceptances have not
been received, 1t was said at Republl.
can headquarters here that both prob
ably Will accept.