Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-12-31

IN THE |ATEREST0F HARMONY
Ohio Senatorial Situation
Furnishes Another Poll
teal Surprise.


announcement was made from his
headquarters here this morning that
Chaiies ?. Taft has Withdrawn from
the senatorial race lin the interest Of
harmony 1t is also stated that the
Hamilton county delegation. the back.
bone of the Taft strength, will be de,
seems to have been misunderstood. I
Burton, thus assuring his election as
the successor Of Foraker.
have the effect of bombshell in po-
litical circles, as it was generally I'M
derstood that Mr.. Taft was deter
mined to remain in the senatorial
fight until the finish, especially in the
face of the fact that such powerful
opposition had been organized against
him by the Independent Republicans
Of Cincinnati, whose displeasure he
had incurred. Previous to the elec.
tion of his brother William Taft, to
thetpresidency ii was understood that
his ambition was to be made ambas-
sador to the Court OF st. James at
London, Eng. Now that he has with
drawn from the race for senator it
may be that his ambition to be am
bassador will be realized. His action
in withdrawing, assures the selection
of the Hon. Theo. Burton of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and means political OBJ.
livion for Senator Foraker. Mr.. Taft
is the owner and publisher of the Gin
cinnati Times-Star, Cincinnati's larg-
est one-cent newspaper.
Foraker Also Withdraws from Contest.
Columbus, o., Dec. 31.-Taft issued
a statement in which he said:
My candidacy from the beginning
seems to have been misunderstood.
hkees been represented as urging my
own personal ambition at the expense
of Republican harmony and success.
The imputation is unjust, but that
is of no moment now. The cause ex-
lists no longer My personal ambition
is for the accomplishment of better
and more important things. | have
long had the ambition to be senator
from Ohio. | sought the honor with
out reliance upon the popularity or
prestige of any other man, and espec
tally without the expectation that my
motives would be misinterpreted.
Conditions have now arisen which
impose higher duty upon me than
the qualification of personal ambition.
1t is clear that prolonged contest for
the senatorship would divide the Re-
publican party of Ohio, and am not
willing to be responsible for such di-
vision. ! withdraw as candidate for
Senator, and with grateful appreca-
tion release my friends from further
efforts on my behalf
Later Foraker issued a statement in
which he withdrew from the contest.
sBurton Is Many-Sided Man.
Columbus, Dec. 31-Theodore E.
Burton. who will be elected Senator
from Ohio. served as member of the
fiftyfirst Congress; was defeated for
reelection in 1890, but was elected to
the fifty-fourth Congress and was
member of the succeeding congress.
While in that body, he served as mem
Der of the river and harbors committee.
later becoming chairman While at
the head of the committee he took an
active part in furthering the plans for
deep-water-Ways. In 1907 he was
nominated by the Republicans for
mayor of Cleveland, carried on a
spirited campaign against Tom John.
son, his Democratic opponent, but was
unsuccessful in the contest Burton
is a lawyer by profession, also an au-
thority on finance and has published
several books on the subject.
Dicks Toaa in Danger.
Columbus, O., Dec. 81 Later in the
day Governor Andrew Harris and Gen
eral J. Warren Keifer, also withdrew
and stated that former Lieutenant
Governor Harding would drop out of
the race. The Friends of Senator
Charles Dick are deeply. concerned
over the developments of the day. 1t
has been the invariable rule of Ohio
politics that the northern end and the
southern end of the state should alter
nate in naming Senators. As both
Burton and Dick are from the north
it is said thatythe senatorship will go
to a sQhsh man in 1911. Many be-
lat Taft will renew his can
didacy at that time. Foraker's'
friends believe, he, too will make the
race two years hence. F