The Washington herald., 1908-07-27

Cincinnati. Ohio. July 25.-Arthur Z
vo-ys viii not manage the Republican
Presidential campaign in Ohio.
Mr.. Vorys is going 10 meet Chairman
Frank Hitchcock. OF the national commit
Zee, here tomorrow. and an understand
ing VIII undoubtedly be reached between
them. by which the conduct OF the cam
palgn IN Ohio viii be under Hitchcock-s
control. just as Il is IN the other States
Vorys. upon retiring from the manager
ship Of The Ohio campaign. is to become
1Ir. Taft-s personal guide and friend, his
chief OF stan in the fed OF politics HIS
work viii not be confined 10 Ohio. but
viii extend 20 any part OF the Union
where there is a factionaI row 10 be set
lied. He viii be the great harmonizsr.
backed by the candidates own we'll
known ability as a peacemaker.
Apparently, Mr. Vorys himself IS 70 be
given the credit for this new turn in the
Ohio situation. When he was named as
manager OF the Ohio campaign by the
national committees subcommittee, Il
was agreed that he should IN no way be
subject 10 the orders Of Chairman Hitch
cock. and that he should report directly
70 Mr. Taft On the conduct OF the cam
paign- OF course. everybody knew that
this appointment was intended merely as
balm for Vorys' injured feelings Al hav-
ing lost the cHairma1slip-
The independent managership plan
promised well al a-st. but soon the ques-
ton was raised IN the Olio State organi-
zstion: How about Henry a Williams.
Of Columbus. the regularly-eI-cted chair
man q the Republican state central com
mittee?
Vorys Anticipated Trouble
IIr. Vorys himself was one Ct the first
% appreciate the possibility for trouble n
This situation. He went % 9lr. Taft and
told him that the plan would not work.
at the same time suggesting. IL Is under
stood. that his former rival. Hitchcock.
be called into the Ohio campaign or the
same basis as in other States steps
have already been taken IN this direction.
and IL Is likely that vorys and Hitchcock
VIII shake hands tomorrow and bury
their differences over The chairuanszip
/ honors-
It IS chiefly 10 bring cheer 20 the souls
Of the Vorys followers who want some
I assurance that they viii be taken care
I Of that to-uorrow's meeting OF the cen
/ traI committee has been called.
Mr. Taft win b. engaged practically the
/ entire day cOnferriug with the members
[ Of the State central committee and other
/ interested visitors Il Is expected that
| the news that Vo-ys IS 70 b. M Taft's
chief Of star and personal representative
/ IN the campaign will be inspiring 70 the
county leaders who joined the Torys Or
Z zanization- and whose Interest has Jagged
I a tri7e since the ChairUanship went
wrong
AIr. Taft has told his friends that he
/ believes AIr. Vorys VIII be an admirable
man 10 represent him in settling factioral
I differences
Tie reason given 10 the public for call
I ing the State central committee together
[ tomorrow Is the settlement OF the c0un-
| " contests Only one Of these concerns
+ in any way the old Taft-Foraker fight IN
the State.
9IeiEs County Row.
IN Meigs County the lines are pretty
I sharply drawn between the old Foraker
organization and the new wing as repre-
sented by the VOrys organization The
( Vo-ys organization is. Of course. in com
pIete control now OF the State central
/ committee While the question OF IL
viting Senator Foraker 70 speak at che
/ opening OF the Ohio campaign AZ Toungs-
town on September viii probably be
/ discussed Informally at the meeting Of the
/ executive committee, It IS not likely that
d
course that the executive committee viii
/ pursue viii probably be 70 send a repre-
I sentative 10 the Senator 10 ind out Il he
can forego an attack on the Roosevelt
I policies On that occasion and confne him
! self 10 a discussion OF the tariff, OF some
equally interesting subject
1 Il is practically certain that Senator
/ Foraker VIII not be invited 10 participate
in the Youngstown or IN subsequent
I meetings under the management Of the
state central committee unless he gives
/ some assurance
Foraker Cannot Be silent.
! Nj Foraker's friends admit that Il the
Senator remains silent during che cam
paiga he viii be IN jslst about as bad
1 fix for his own interest as he would be Il
/ he continued 20 attack the Roosevelt poll
tics on the stump. His silence. they fear.
would be construed as a boiling OF the
! Taft candidacr-
/ Dir. Taft attended church this morning
at Christ Episcopal Church. with Mrs.
/ Charles P. Taft After the service. he
walked down Fourth street for ten or
twelve blocks, viewing the decorations.
| Almost every building IN the business
/ section Of the city IS ablaze with red.
1 white. and blue. while Mr.. Taft's photo
! graphs appear everywhere The latter
/ amused the candidate
II the afternoon Afr- Taft went out 70
/ the home Of his father-in-law. former
/ state Senator John ". Heron. He was
I there until evening. when he met Arthur
H. VOrys. who had just come 10 town
from Columbus.
AIr. Taft talked for two OF three hours
with Mr. Vorys about to-morrow's meet
ing and the plans for the campaign