The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-02
BENSON FORAKER.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, Saturday, Sep
TENDER 19.-After a series of confer
ences today in which William H. Taft,
Senator w. Murray Crane, Of Massa-
chusetts, and Senators Joseph B. For
aker and Charles Dick were figures, a
letter was this evening sent to Taft by
Foraker, in which he informed the
presidential candidate that he would
not attend the meeting at Music Hall
next Tuesday.
That all Foraker's speaking dates
will now be cancelled is accepted as
fact here tonight.
1t was an anxious day with all the
politicians who were in and about the
Taft headquarters in the Sinton Hotel.
They all knew, or at least thought they
knew, that something was going to
happen, and they also thought they
knew what was going to happen, but
they were not sure how it was going to
come about
Taft remained at the home of his
brother all day, presumably to dictate
speeches, and his absence from the
headquarters made the suspense all the
greater.
Senator Crane came in early in the
day, and it was said that his appear
ance in Cincinnati was timely. 1t will
be remembered that it was Crane who
early in the spring attempted to get
Foraker and Taft together so as to
stop what looked to the outside world
as bad fractional fight in Ohio. The
situation today was not exactly re-
versed, but it was a situation which
needed the attention of a man who was
not entangled in what some politicians
called feud in Ohio, and who was a
friend of both of the men interested.
The disclosure made by William r.
Hearst in his Columbus speech as well
as his st. Louis speech, wether true or
not, or whether the action of Foraker
as portrayed in the series of letters
was justified or not, did not enter into
the case.
1t was condition which could not in
the heat of the campaign be met. AS
Foraker was not connected in any way
with the candidacy of Taft, except as
declared well-wisher, the friends of
, Taft did not believe that he could af-
ford politically to enter into the For
aker matter in any way, and did not
believe it was necessary to inject the
Foraker matter into the Taft cam
paign. This was the situation this
morning when Crane made his appear
ance in Cincinnati. Shortly after he
, came he was driven to the home of
Charles P. Taft, where he met Taft.
There followed long conference, in
r which there is no doubt that the For
aker matter formed the chief topic.
Crane after the conference returned
, to the Sinton, where he lunched with
> Foraker and Dick, and then they went
. to Foraker's office to continue the con
ference.
e 1t was after this conference that
: Foraker addressed letter to Taft
which solved the problem and cleared
,, the atmosphere to great extent fol
: the friends of the candidate. Foraker 4
g letter to Taft follows:
"Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept. 10.
n "My Dear Judge.-Having read II
: : the newspapers that some of youi
friends, and possibly you, are in doubt
r as to the propriety of my speaking will
: you at Music Hall next Tuesday night
:, have concluded not to attend the
meeting. take this action not be
D cause / deem the answers / have made
n to Hearst's charges insufficient, MOI
d because of my lack of loyalty to YOU
I cause, but only because ! do not wisl
/ to do anything that might injure thu
O cause or embarrass you personally.
II every truly yours,
81. B. FORAKER."
After despatching his letter to Taft