The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-22
WAR IN OHIO.
Hot Fight on for Foraker and
Dick Succession.
Charles p. Taft Looming Up as
a Candidate.
BURTON AND HERRICK
BURTON AND HERRICK
Are Also Among the Admins
trative FavOrites for Place.
Question of Locality Is Figuring
in the Contest.

Cleveland, o.. Aug. 22.-Ever since
Foraker ard Taft battled for the Ohio
presidential vote in the Republican
national convention the Ohio SEN
atorial situation has been highly COM
pick. During the early days of the
Taft canvass one of his greatest
stumbling blocks was the notorious di-
vision of his own party in his own
state, caused by Senator Foraker and
Senator Dick and other friends. The
division was due primarily to long
continued hostility between Foraker
and the Roosevelt policy, which
naturally resulted in hostility between
Foraker and the Taft policies. With
Taft, the undisputed victor in every
skirmish, it has been universally
stated that Foraker would be forced
to retire from the senatorial contest.
When Foraker was procuring his
presidential votes he had no stronger
hacker than his Ohio colleague in the
Ohio house of congress, Senator Dick.
Foraker and Dick have always been in
perfect harmony and unity of action.
AS a result the Foraker blight be-
comes also Dick blight. and the
senatorial situation in the Buckeye
state is accordingly further involved.
Senator Foraker's term expires
March 3, 1909, when he will have
Senator Dicks term expires March g.
1911, when he will have served seven
years in the upper house. The contest
is now on for both of their places
Letters have been received in Cleve-
land indicating that Republican lead
ers in southern Ohio will demand that
the senatorship. to be vacated by
Foraker next year, be given to that
section of the state. Foraker himself
Is from Cincinnati and southern Ohio.
Dick IS from Akron and northern
Ohio. If Foraker retires and a north
ern Ohio candidate is elected to sue
coed him. the northern part of the
state will have two senators until the
term of Senator Dick expires in 1911,
while southern Ohio will have none
Hence the political pot is boiling
noisily.
1t has been generally expected that
the leading candidates for succession
TO the Foraker toga would be either
Myron I. Herrick or Theodore E. Bur-
ton of this city.
Herrtck is an ex-governor and an ex-
national committeeman. Burton is O
member OF the lower house of congress
or long record, and many honors. Both
have been Taft boomers, and both are
accordingly in favor with the Taft
management in Ohio. Herrick was one
of the Taft field managers in the Chi
cago convention and Burton was the
SpoilsOr CHOSEN TO present Ta1tS nam
at the convention. 1t has been gener-
ally conceded that either Herrick or
Burton would be selected to succeed
Foraker. But the letters received
from Republican leaders in southern
Ohio, raise this new question as &c
whether Cleveland and Akron. both in
northern Ohio, should have the two
. Ohio senatorships.
y These same letters suggest that For
aker of Cincinnati and southern Ohio
should be succeeded by another party
from Cincinnati and southern Ohio
and bring forth the name of Charles
p. Taft for the place. This is none
other than the famous Brother
Charles" who has furnished the finan-
cial sinews of war for William H.
Taft's campaign. According to present
indications he is not at all unlikely to
receive a well-rounded senatorial
boom in the very near future, and
should such an event occur there
would be little question of its success
In this event Burton and Herrick
would have to wait until 1911, when
the term of Senator Dick expires. 1t
would obviously be a simple matter
for the Burton Herrick forces in