Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15


kept to his home and his private affairs,
| and for the first time in more than TWEEN
| ty-hVe years a campaign passed Off in
| Ohio without Foraker being heard from
on the stump. This was so very unusual
| that it created national talk. But let 1t be
| know now that although the name of For
| aker did not appear in the country week.
| lies of Ohio and along the highways in
| glazing letters he was busy looking after
| some fences that just about that time
| needed much care and attention. And
| from all reports that come from different
parts of the state, he was more than sue
| cessful in the treatment given.
Foraker's Careful Canvass.
| AS a result of all this the name of For
aker is one to conjure, with today. and
will be until the United States senator
ship from Ohio is settled and the COM
mission signed. Foraker is candidate
to succeed himself This announcement
| Is made on the very highest authority
And Foraker never has yet been candi-
date for any Office without first having
gone over the grounds and knowing con-
siderable about the longitude and the latf-
tude of his position. No one who knows
Foraker can accuse him of entering any
game without first ascertaining the limit
and knowing just about as much about
| the deck that is being used as the man
| that sits next to him. And he is gener-
| dealer in the game.
When he entered the fight this year to
succeed himself he did not do it without
first going carefully over the ground. His
agents in the state have been busy since
the direct information came to him of
the successful candidates for the legisla
ture and the senate at the election held
November 3.
Charles P Taft brother of William H.
Taft. c. p. Taft has had a taste Of Of
| fetal life In Washington. having repre-
scented his district in Congress. That ex-
| perience was so pleasing to him that he
seeks more of Washington life and feels
as If he can be Of great assistance to his
| brother. who will then be in the White
| House.
| Nearly a dozen prospective candidates
are in the field, but they are all awaiting
| word from Cincinnati to see just what
Mr. Taft will do in the matter But as no
word comes and the press reports continue
| to boom the Cincinnati statesman they
are convinced that he will be a candi-
will have pretty good understanding Of
| the situation.
Some Other Candidates.
A. I. Vorys was mentioned as a candi-
date. but 1t is understood that he Is to
be taken care of by President Taft as
United States treasurer, and is thereby
| eliminated from the race. T. E. Burton.
the Cleveland Representative, was next
named, and he even announced that he
would be a candidate for the toga Of
| Senator Foraker. but the word comes
| from Hot Springs, where he called upon
the PreSident-tO-be. that he is to be taken
care of In some other form, and will not
| be very active as an opponent of Mr.
| Tafts brother. 1t is even mentioned that
| he has been promised support for the
| speakership against Joseph Cannon If he
! withdraws from the campaign in this
state.
Gen. J. Warren Keller when in the
| city last week said he would be a candi-
| date for the senatOrship If Charles Taft
| was not. Harry Daughtery of Columbus
| is a candidate in the same light. Gov
| Harris has been mentioned for the place.
| but it is given out this week that he is
| to be Secretary of Agriculture under the
next administration. AS the governor Is
| a practical farmer with more than fifty
| years experience, 1t cannot be doubted
that he would make good man for the
| place, and it is much more to his liking
| than the SenatOrShip.
| But what seems to be in part at least
the key to the situation is just how
| George B. Cox Of Cincinnati stands in the
matter. Before even the nomination for
| President was near solution Coxtan-
nounced that he was for Taft for Pfesi-
| dent. Harris for governor and Foraker
for senator to succeed himself. At that
| time there was much talk in the press of
the state of the elimination of Foraker.
but Cox come to the rescue of the senior
| senator and pronounced his loyalty to
| the man who had done much to make
| him the power in politics that he is today.
| Conferences have been held without num-
Der, according to rumor. during the past
| two weeks In an EFFORT to have Cox
| change his mind, but if any conclusion
has been reached 1t has not yet been an
nounced.
| Cox a Man of His Word.
| The attitude of Cox will have much to
do with the way the Hamilton county
| delegation votes on the question Of SEN
atorship. and the way Hamilton county
votes will have much to do with the way
| other counties in the state will vote. Gin
| cnnati being the home of both candi-
dates. they will be expected to come into
the legislative hall with a solid delega
| tion and this Is one OF the questions
which is worrying the President s brother
George B. Cox. above all else. has been
a man who would always keep his word
| in all matters. both business and political.
This has been one of the things that
gave him the success that has come to
him. He could always be depended upon
! In political as well as business matters
to keep his word. And that is what is
worrying the enemies Of Senator Foraker.
who are anxious to have him break away
| from the old ties and support those which
have so lately come into control in Buck
eye state politics.
| One Of the most careful observers in the
state. who has been travelling very ex-
| tensively since the election, says he
| found twenty EIGHT members of the two
| legislative bodies who will stand by For
aker If this be true, no senator will be
| elected at the special session that will be
called for the first week in January.
| Another matter that is bothering the
| opposition to Senator Foraker is the talk
of combination among the democrats
| of the state 1t has been said within the