New-York tribune., 1908-08-12
VORYS AT HOT SPRINGS
EXPECTS UNITY. IN OHIO.
Confers ssith Mr. Taft-Candidates
Fine Fettle at Golf.
rRr Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


r5ot Springs. Va, Aug. 11.-William H. Tart
had q conference this afternoon with Arthur 1.
vorvs Of Ohio, who arrived to-day and brought
the Republican Presidential candidate a pleas
;ng report Of conditions in Ohio. Mr. Taft also
-ecetved a call from Senator Elkins this after
nom and then took & ten mile ride TO the top
If a nearby mountain. from which he wit
nessad the sunset and the rise of the moon
Mr. Vorys brought word to Mr.. Taft that
.he Ohio situation was rapidly clearing UP and
.bat he believed Ohio would send strong a
penuhlican delegation TO the House as in the
rresent Congress. He said the platform adopted
~, the Democrats of West Virginia had COM
nIetelv cleared up the question of the negro
rota in Ohio. The effort of the West Virginia
Oanocrats to disfranchise the negro voters
u,thin their state. he said. had demonstrated
N the negroes of Ohio what they had TO ex-
nert from the Bryan party, and there would
he no Democratic negro vote in the Buckeye
State.
obio NOW has five Democratic members Of
.A House They represent the 4th, 9TH, 9Th.
Orb and 18th districts. Mr.. Norys is convinced
that the Republicans Will regain the 9Th. which
&c Senator Foraker's district, and he believes
+bev have an excellent prospect of carrying the
5th 9th and nth It is safe, however, to put
the 3D. where the situation is decidedly mixed.
with q possibility of two Republican candidates,
IN the doubtful column. and the chances Of the
Republican candidate in the 18th are somewhat
dubious This is Representative Laning's dis
+-iot and he had the misfortune to be indicted
for enbezzlement just after he was renomi-
mated M Ianing confidently expects to be
acquitted. insisting he show that he was In
no way responsible for the defalcation of bank
funds with which he is charged; but the Demo-
Gratis have nominated a railway conductor. and,
while the Republican campaign must await the
action Of the court the Democrats are making
bav With an apparently popular candidate.
The nominee in the 9th District is Represen-
tative Campbell. who was elected four years
ago and defeated last time. He is certain he
will be reelected this time In the 9th District
ex-Representative Southland, who was defeated
two years ago by General Sherwood, is running
again and under more favorable circumstances.
EXPECT VICTORY DESPITE MIX-UP-
There is some trouble in the 10th District,
where a strong Foraker faction nominated Mr.
Mechlin. and the Taft people named Ronulus
Johnson The Board Of Elections has held John
son TO be the regular nominee, and as the dis
trict is strongly Republican the organization is
unwilling TO concede the district as even doubt
full The 10Th District is close one. but the
Republicans expect to win with James Joyce as
their candidate. In the 18th District there is
no Republican candidate thus far. the man
selected by the convention has refused to run.
Senator Elkins said after his call on Mr.
Taft, that he had not discussed the West Vir-
ginia situation with the candidate. and that
there desire to draw him into the fight.
When asked about the situation the Senator
again insisted that it would all straighten out
in due time. although he refused TO go into de-
tails regarding the method whereby such
rrfr rervo
insisted however, that with both tickets in the
field there would be a sufficient number of
Democrats who would vote for Scherr to pre-
vent Democratic victory, and that with a
margin of 10000 to $1,000 Republican votes not
only the national but the state ticket was GER
tain Of victory.
Il reported here to-day that an effort
would be made TO have the West Virginia lead
ers settle their differences and withdraw one OF
the tickets undoubtedly the Scherr ticket.
Frank H. Hitchcock. who will arrive here to-
morrow, viii discuss with Mr.. Taft the seIec-
ton Of the members OF the advisory committee
Of nine decided on to aid In financing the ma
tional campaign. II is predicted that these
men Will be chosen for the most part from the
commercial centres Of the country and will be
men whose abilities in financial affairs are
already recognized
Many tentative campaign plans. ii is under
0NSON VIII be discussed by MI IaTtS campaign
managers. such as the selection and assign
.aeht OF speakers. local organization and the
literary features 10 be developed.
John Hays Hammond, Of Massachusetts, will
srTlFe here tomorrow TO discuss matters in
connection with the National League of Re-
publican Clubs
II mas Tor some time been Mr. Taft's ambi-
Coh 70 beat the golf score Of John D. Rookie
1eller, whose round Of these links In SS is re-
se--eo among average golfers as good. Bogie
ts 'o' but the course is unusually sporty" and
f" requires even and skillful play to come
"i'hln ten strokes of this. Mr.. Taft made the
round to-day in IS in foursome play and wit
-eSSes of MS and Mr. Rockefeller's play as
serted that Mr.. Taft's game had been much the |
sOuhaer Of the two. The candidate in his
elauon over his score and also over his defeat |
VI senator Bourne, who has devoted unuch
more tine 70 practice than has been possible |
lor MI TAFT, accepted these compliments at |
oaelr face value. Mrs. Taft followed over tbe |
course with William Reid Rogers. attorney for
'ie i1shlnian Canal Commission The foursonne |
vas composed Of Mr.. Taft and Richard Lind |
sey against General Edwards and Senator
Setrne |