Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-20
Letter to Judge Taft Cancels
Senator's Engagement to
Preside at Cincinnati Rally
Of Republicans,
ACTION OUTCOME OF
HEARST CONTROVERSY
Senator ReiterateS His Inno-
cenCe of Charges But Fears
His Presence Might Embar-
raSS Candidate,

TaSS Candidate,
IBy Morning journal Special Lsnsed wirel
Cincinnati, Sept. 19,--Senator j. B.
Foraker tonight eliminated himself
from participation with Judge Taft in
the political rally of the National
League of Republican clubs, to be held
here next Tuesday, His action was
made known 10 Judge Taft in the fol-
lowing letter addressed to the Judge
today and made public by the senator
tonight:
Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept 10. 1905
MY Dear Judge Having read in the
newspapers that some of your friends
and you are in doubt as to the pro-
priety of my speaking with you at
Music hall next Tuesday night, have
concluded not to attend the meeting.
! take this action, not because l deem
the answers l have made to Mr..
Hearst's charges insufficient, nor he
cause of any lack Of loyalty to your
cause, but only because l don't wish
to do anything that might injure the
cause or embarrass you personally.
Very truly, J. b. FORAKER.
Hon. w. H. Taft, Cincinnati, O."
To John Hays Hammond. president
of the National League of Republican
clubs Mr. Fnnaker sent thiss letten.
which he also made public:
II herewith enclose a self-explana-
tory letter that / have just sent to
Judge Taft
Senator Foraker said on giving out
the correspondence that his action
was entirely voluntary and that he had
received no direct communication
from Judge Taft regarding the situa-
tion
The publicity of the letters followed
a series of conferences held yester-
day and today. Senator Dick and Mr..
Vorys were the Intermediates yester-
day. Senator Murray Crane, Of Mas
reached the city today and
went at once to the Charles p. Taft
residence, where Judge Taft remained
all day. After an extended confer
ence Mr.. Crane returned to the Vim
ton hotel, where he was met by SEN
ators Foraker and Dick. The three
lunched together in the hotel and then
repaired to Senator FOraker's office in
the Traction building, where the con-
ference was protracted until late in
the afternoon, after which Senators
Dick and Crane again saw Judge Taft.
Neither Judge Taft. Senator For
aker, Senator Crane, Senator Dick nor
A. /. Vorys would add anything to the
contained in the letters
which were made public, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Foraker's remark that
his action was voluntary, 1t could not
be ascertained whether Mr. Foraker's
were to eliminate himself
entirely from the campaign or wheth-
er he viii, as he intended, take the
stump later.
AS 1t did yesterday, today the
Hearst Foraker controversy eclipsed
all else in the political horizon here.
Judge Taft has declined
to discuss the matter for publication
or otherwise, with the exception of
Senators Crane, Dick and Mr. Vorys.
Communication between the candidate
and the New York headquarters was
frequent. however. and even before
Mr.. Foraker gave out his letter to Mr.,
Taft, It was known here that he would
not be present on the platform with
Mr.. Taft Tuesday
Judge Taft tonight addressed an en-
gathering of the citizens Of
Ohio, in the assembly room
of the Vinton hotel His remarks were
confined to a discussion Of the Philip
pine Islands question, which he de-
clared TO be an issue i'm the campaign
because of the position taken by the
democratic platform. He took occa-
sion to answer the recent criticisms Of
Mr.. Bryan with respect to the railway
franchises and friar land sale.
1.-THE democratic party" he said,
has declared in It's platform that as
foon as a stable government Is estab-
lIshed I'm the islands we should leave
them. A stable government is estab-
lished. so that this ls equivalent to
resolution in favor Of immediate with
drawal."
Judge Taft reviewed the alterna-
tives presented with reference to the
Philippine islands at the close of the
Spanish war and asserted the conclu-
sion that there was no other course
but to assume the responsibility and,
he added, "Mr. Bryan and his follow
ers were responsible fo- 1he cost and
suffering and loss Of life on both sides
which arose during the unnecessary
year OF war"
on the subject Of railway franchises