Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-01-25
Dove OF PEACE IN OHIO.
lowering Over the Political Stu
alton In Buckeye State.
TAFT HOLDS THE STATE SAFE
Foraker and Dick Alert and Will
Have Large Minority DeIeea-
ton at Chicago.

NfNH O. Nff~~A~s
Washington. jan 20.-'fOyer the
Ohio political situation is lowering
The dove Of peace. Whether it will
aIight or not remains yet TO be de-
termfned; but the prospects are
bright that IT will"
This important and significant state
ment is made by a prominent Ohioan
who is in intimate touch with the
Ohio senators. He Is thoroughly cog
infant of their intentions and desires
and is convinced that the situation in
the Buckeye state is clearing.
$40 doubt exists in the mind of any
observant politician who has been
over Ohio that Secretary Taft holds
the state safe My own opinion is
that on test vote between Taft and
Foraker the former would win by a
ratio as great as 10 to T. BY some
of the secretary's more enthusiastic
friends it is believed be would win by
2 to /.
However that may be, there is no
question that the two Ohio senators
have a pow erful and effective minor
ity in the state. In the present cir
cumstances, it will be practically i'm
possible for Secretary Taft to secure
a solid and enthusiastic delegation
from his home state to the republican
national convention. Generally, by
those who have canyassed The sitNa-
ton. it is thought that the delegation
will be split and that Foraker will
have from three to six delegates from
Ohio in the convention. This is recog-
nized by Taft's friends as particularly
serious, because, while the minority
in the delegation would be small it
would be very voeiferoGs and would
be certain to make trouble in the con
vention.
Last spring Senator Dick had a
plan to bring about a harmonious ar
rangement between the Taft and For
aker factions in the state. The mat
ter was discussed in some detail At
that time, a proposition was made to
Elmer Dover. secretary Of the repub
lican national committee-an Ohioan
himseH-to undertake the manage
ment Of Seer etary Tsft's campaign.
He would not consider thep proposition
unless harmony could be restored in
Ohio Finally, the arrangements were
completed for an amicable agreement
and only the approval Of Secretary
Taft was needed to make it binding.
When the matter was presented to
him he threw the whole proposition
into the air, refusing to consider it
seriously In effect the proposition
was that Taft should be endorsed for
the presidency and given a solid dele-
CATION to the convention and that For
aker should be endorsed for re-elec-
ton to the senate.
With the refusal Of Taft to such an
agreement, the fight began in earnest
and it has continued ever since. The
senators from Ohio know they are
beaten, so far as Foraker's presiden-
tial aspirations are concerned, but
while they may be defeated this time
they will live to fight another day.
In these circumstances comes the
dove OF peace. Already negotiations
have been opened between the Taft
and Foraker people looking to an adj
justment OF a situation that is EN-
barassing to all parties. The negotia-
tions were opened by the Taft adher-
ents and the likelihood is that they
may be carried to a successful issue.
No definite conclusion yet has been
reached, but the friends of both Sec
rotary Taft and Senator Foraker
many of whom have a deep personal
concern in the result, are urging both
strongly to compose t cir differences
and get together. In the more opti-
mistic quarters, little doubt is ex-
pressed that in a short time harmony
will be restored in Ohio. Both Taft
and Foraker, within few days, have
been saying complimentary things OF
each other and it is considered that
the time now is ripe for harmony in
Ohio with big H.
All To His Wife.
The will OF the late Thomas !