Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-31
BOTH taft AND FORAKER
WITHDRAW FROM RACE
FOR SENATORSH|P
Taft Throws Strength to Bur
ton. Which Causes Ohio
Senator to Quit
the Flg'eps1 -.
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BURTON NOW SURE
OF THE POSITION
He Has Served Well as a Member
OF the House and Goes to the
Senate With Support Of
United Party In
Ohio.

Columbus, Dec. 3i.-Defnite an
nouncement was made from his head
quarters here this morning that
Charles p. Taft had withdrawn from
the senatorial fight In the interests of
harmony. 1t was also stated that the
Hamilton county delegation, the back
bone of the Taft strength, would be
delivered to Congressman Theodore
Il. Burton, thus insuring his election
as the successor OF Foraker. Taft
issued a statement in which he said:
MY candidacy from the beginning
seems TO have been misunderstood.
have been representa- as urging my
own personal ambition at the expense
of the Republican harmony and sue
cess. The imputation was unjust but
that Is of no moment now. The
cause exists no longer / yield my
personal ambition for the accomplish
ment of better and more important
things.
Il have long had an ambition TO be
senator from Ohio l sought the
honor without reliance on the popu-
larity or prestige of any other man
and especially without the expecta-
tion that my motives would be mis-
| understood.
"conditionsN now arise which Inn
| pose a highe duty upon me than the
gratffica.ionl' 'of my personal am 5i-
| tion. 1t is clear that prolonged con-
test for the senatorship would divide
the Republican party in Ohio and /
am not willing to be responsible for
| this division. / therefore withdraw as
| candidate for the senatorship and
| with grateful appreciation I release
my friends from further effort in my
| behalf"
Later in the day Senator Foraker
issued a statement in which he with
| drew from the contest, thus leaving
the field clear for Burton.
Theodore Il. Burton, who will be
| elected Senator from Ohio, served as
member of the Fifty-first Congress,
| was defeated for reelection in 1890,
hut was elected to the Fifty-fourth
| Congress and has been a member of
| each succeeding Congress.
While in that body he served as a
| member of the river and harbors
committee and later became its chair
man. While at the head of the COM
mittee he took an active part in fur
thering plans for deep waterways.
In 1907 he was nominated by the
Republicans for mayor of Cleveland,
and carried on a spirited campaign
against Tom Johnson. but was defeat
ed. Burton is a lawyer by profession.
He is also an authority on finance and
has published several books on the
| subject.
Later in the day Governor Andrew
Harris and General ]. Warren Keifer
also withdrew and 1t is stated that
former Lieutenant Governor Harding
will drop out of the race. The friends
| OF Senator Charles Dick are greatly
| concerned in the events of the day.
1t has been the rule in Ohio politics
! that the northern and southern ends
OF the state should alternate in nam
| ing senator's AS both Burton and
| Dick and from the north it is said
the senatorship will go to a southern
man in 1911. Many believe that Taft
| will renew his efforts then and friends
Of Foraker say he will also be in the
race two years from now.