New-York tribune., 1908-09-04
No TAFT-FORAkER DEAL
THE TOLEDO MEETING.
Foraker asked No Pledge of Sup
port an SenatOrship Contest.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.1

tBy Telegraph 20 The Irlpune-I
Middle Bass Island. Ohio. Sept 3.-Mr- Taft
spent an uneventful day. unless his catch Of four
good sized bass and pfckereI may be regarded
an event. He went 10 the fishing grounds at
6 a. m. and was rewarded by a reasonably good
string.
The occurrences of yesterday have been dis
cussed Middle Bass Island to considerable
extent to-day, more especially the effort OF q
certain part of the Ohio press to discover in the
declaration of regularity of Senator Foraker and
the speech of Mr.. Taft a significance by no
means warranted by the facts. Senator For
aker's friends have for some time been telling
him that his reelection to the Senate depended
his regularity and his cordial support of the
Republican ticket Night before last President
Lewis of the Middle Bass Club gave dinner. at
which Senator Foraker. Generals Corbin and
Keifer and few others We're present Generals
COrbin and Keifer reported their inability to in
duce Mir. Taft to come to Fort Meigs but as
sured the Senator that when he did meet the
candidate for President he would have pleas
ant reception. They also urged the Senator to
appear on the platform of the Lincoln Club and
declare his purpose to support the Republican
ticket. Mr.. Foraker said he would cheerfulIy
support Mr. Taft if Mr.. Taft would agree to
further the claim of no other candidate for the
Senate. General Corbin told the Senator that
Mr. Taft would make no pledges, but he was con-
vinced that, Mr.. Taft had taken part in
the SenatOrship contest in the past, he would
remain neutral in the future. 1t was also sug-
gested that the Senator might avail himself OF
the ocC On to announce OF at least to intimate.
that he a candidate for reelection Mr..
Foraker declined at the time to commit him
self, and nothing definite was known regarding
his plans until he appeared the stage.
One report widely circulated in Ohio was 70
the effect that Senator Foraker had said later
that he had not made peace with Mr. Taft.
most emphaticany not" General Corbin gives
the following explanation of this statement: II
present" he said. when newspaper man
approached Senator Foraker and said to him.
Is it true. Senator. that you have made a peace
pact with Judge Taft?' To this the Senator
replied. No. it is not. Most emphaticaIIy not.
/ could not make a peace pact with Judge Taft
because there has never been anything but
peace between US The newspaper man evident
" forgot the most important part OF the state
ment"
NO REORGANIZATION NEEDED
Senator Foraker said to the Tribune's corre-
spondent after the Lincoln Club reception: Il
have been seriously misrepresented in the press
Judge Taft and have long been friends. and
no time has there been enmity between US All
this talk of a fight and a reconciliation is non
sense"
1t is remarked that Judge Taft was guarded
in mis- remarks in so far as they referred TO the
Senator combining himself TO the same expIana-
ton of gratitude which he used in acknowledge
ing Mr.. Foraker's telegram Of congratulation.
Mr. Foraker's avowal Of regularity was conplete
and unequivocal. and it made without
pledge or intimation of assistance from Mr..
Taft Senator Dick who has long echoed the
sentiments of the senior Senator. reiterated
what Mr.. Foraker had said and emphasized his
colleagues guarded avowaI of his candidacy.
and the effort to discover any subtle signifcance
is certain to meet with failure.
The reception. which turned into sort os
rally. was planned to aid the recently reorgan-
lied Lincoln Club and it was in order that the
cIub might start it's new life under the most
favorable auspices that Mr.. Taft and the two
Senators were invited TO speak That it should
have been made the occasion Of Mr. Foraker's
declaration of regularity is regarded by the club
members as d good omen
The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs. Gar
field arrived here to-day for a brief visit with
Judge and Mrs. Taft. Mr. Garfield said his visit
was entirely social He will go from here TO
Mentor his Ohio home. and little later will go
to Maine where he will make several campaign
speeches Secretary Straus will call on Mr.. and
Mrs Taft soon. probably this week
F3ecaust. he learned that Sandusky is TO be the
scene of a Labor Day celebration, Mr. Taft has
decided not to speak there that day he
fears il would interfere with the programme al
ready arranged. but he will spend a part Cf
Tuesday there. and will visit the Soldiers Home
and consult leaders of the Republican Organiza-
tion.
RegarIng the result of the Vermont election
Mr. Taft said to-day: The returns from Yer
mont are very satisfactory In round numbers
the majority is 10000 which is nearly what il
was in 1901 and equal to what it was in 1900 1t
is an Indication that there is no undercurrent
against the Republican party. and there is no
trend toward such radical change in the opln-
ion of the electorate as is essential 70 Demo
cratic success in November. 1t would perhaps
have been better. from the point of view of the
party managers if the majority had been less.
in order that the danger of OvercOnfidence might
be Iessened among the Republicans. The vote
in Vermont is much more significant. as one cast
under normal conditions. than will be the vote
in Maine next week. because IT is understood
that the peculiarly local situation there this
year prevents a reduced Republican majority
there having national bearing"