The Washington herald., 1908-03-14
BOLTING FROM TAFT
Ohio Republican Paper Leads
in Serious Revolt.
OBJECTION TO STATE SLATE
oId-line Parry Newspaper Charges
that to Secure the Delegation for
the War Secretary, Mr. VOrys Has
Turned the Organization over 10
''BOss'' Cox and Walter f. Brown.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Columbus, Ohio. March 13.-A new
danger threatens the Taft movement in
this State. II does not grow out of the
opposition of the Ohio Senators. but
arises from revolt among the Taft Re
publicans at the price paid 10 the politi-
cal bosses of the State by Manager Vorys
of the Taft compaign for the Endorsement
ot Secretary Taft by the State conven-
tion last week.
IL is openly charged by Old-lne Re
publican papers that in order to secure
the Presidential delegation for Secretary
TAFT Mr. Vorys has placed the party in
the State in the control Of George b. Cox,
the Cincinnati boss. and Walter F.
Brown, whose tactics in the northwestern
part OF the State has turned Toledo. a
] Republican city. over to the Democratic
party and sent Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood.
a Democrat. TO Congress 10 succeed Rep
resentative Southard in a district which
/ is usually Republican by FIVE or six
/ thousand.
The first evidence Of this. it is as
! serted, the State ticket nominated at
the Taft convention. Cox and Brown, as
| representatives of the corporate interests
it is alleged, have nominated candidates
for attorney general. State auditor. and
/ State treasurer which win nullify all OF
the reforms that have been brought
about in the State
Papers Are Critical.
All Of the Republican papers Of the
State. with the exception of those uu-
/ der the control Of Charles Taft and the
| political bosses. have criticised the
ticket since its nomination. But II re-
mained for the Toledo Blade. which
has been faithful 10 the Republican
party since its organization, 10 lead ar
open revolt against the Taft-Cox-
Brown ticket The Blade in the issue
received here to-day announces that il
VIII not support the ticket, and devote:
almost its entire front page TO what
ii declares to be an exposure OF this
I deal which has turned the control OF
the party over 20 the Cox Brown combi.
nation. The Blade is an afternoon pa.
per. and on the following morning tht
Sandusky Register indorses the Blade.
attack upon the State ticket The Reg.
ister, like the Blade. is an old-line Re
publican paper, which has supported
the party in and out Of season.
The bolting Of the Blade has completely
stUpefed Secretary Taft's managers here
II has always been a most loyal SUD
porter of President Roosevelt and hi.
policies. II was the Blade which led II
the movement which forced the indorse
ment Of Roosevelt by the Ohio State con.
vention in 1898. More than this. the BLADE
was one of the first papers TO declare foi
Taft. 1t was for Taft because It recog
nized him as the administrations candi
date. But now il is in open rebellion
against the methods by which Taffi
delegates had been secured In the cOurs.
of an editorial headed Some informa
ton for Ohio voters The Blaze SAYS:
The citizen who does not know that
clique Of politicians composed OF Waite
Brown. Walter Guilbert. and George 3
Cox, aided by leutenants, had a slat
at last weeks State convention and sue
ceeded in baggIng the game. must eithe
} be blinded by partisanship or is an am
ateur in politics.
Blade Is n BoIter.
me ueleSdltS 10 last week S convention
were selected, apparently, with one objec
in view. and that the Endorsement O
/ Secretary Taft for President. Candidate
for places on the State ticket were scarce
ly discussed. Working quietly and efrec
, lively under the Taft banner, the Brown
Cox-Guilbert clique manipulated the cor
vention in the interest of the men the
hao selected for the three importan
positions, and they secured exactly wha
they wanted. With these men elected
Brown. Cox. and Guilbert will completed
dominate the affairs of the State. as we
as the machinery Of the Republican party
THE Blade believes it to be its duty a
a newspaper 10 acduaint the voters q
Ohio with the situation as it exists.
WILL from time 10 time. add t. the fact
found on the first page of to-day's issu,
so that voters may be qualified TO cas-
their ballots inteligently at the Noven
Der election