The Washington times., 1908-09-19
Washington Friends Knew
Nothing of Senator's
Oil Interests.
THINK HE ACTED
ONLY AS LAWYER
Fear That Disclosure Will Mean
Break With Taft and Blast
ing of Future Hopes.
Continued from First Page.)

tween Foraker and Taft. Foraker. for
more than one reason. il now appears.
was opposed to all that Taft and Roose-
Welt stood for. His desire to get on the
Iait bandwagon was prompted bv his
wish for political self-preservation rath-
er than by any intention to support the
national ticket in a whole-hearted
manner
Only few days ago a Foraker man
made the remark. IF Foraker cannot
get the Senatorial nomination. the State
viii go Democratic"
Distrusted by Taft.
Taft has always disturbed him and
mas held TO the opinion that he was
poor ally, because OF his record and
MS policies as regards corporations. but
Ihdt great argument party peace. pre-
vailed against the judgment Of the can
uldate and many Of his friends.
me local danger lies in the fact that
The Foraker men. Of Ohio, may use
the knife on election day. Ohio TODAY
IS IN the throes of the widest excite
ment as a result Of the revelations Of
- "LaheF oeahnSS with STANDARD oil
Iatt friends are loud in their denun-
CldJon OF the Senator, stopping at
nothing in what. they say of MIN. For
surly. ''''N
Following Small.
The Foraker following, fortunately
Tor the national ticket, is small and is
confined for the most part To the Of
hce-holders and the men the office
holders can control But there seems
no doubt that Taft is confronted with
the job Of not only beating the Demo-
Gratis but also Of beating the Demo-
cratic strength, augmented by the re-
venSeful Foraker following Whether he
viii be able 20 do it will not be known
until the votes have been counted. The
result is ali the more uncertain because
MS momentary peace pact with For
aher VIII give them something 10 talk
ABOUT on the stump.
IL would have been vastly different
had Taft been allowed to fight Foraker
openly from the start. If he had done
50, the Republican vote would have
peen greatly increased by the vote of
the independent Democrats who do not
IaVor Bryan, but want that prOgTes-
SlveneSS for which Taft stands Even
now ne may be able TO get some of that
vote But the extent 10 which the Sit
uation has been clOuded. by the un-
Of Foraker, is so great that no
one can fOretell the result One thing
only is evident, and that Is that Ohio
IS now on the map as one Of the great
danger signals for the Republican par
~. This will apply TO the State ticket
as well as the national for there are
on the state ticket a few Foraker men
and many anti-FOraxer men. The thing
is as mixed up as could well be the
case.
Will Repudiat Foraker.
Taft has determined not to appear
at any time with Foraker as a public
speaker. He has determined TO repu-I
diate him. and cast him out of his camp
utterly. Foraker today stands before
his sure as a political Ishmaelite. 4
brilliant lawyer a great organizer OK
mon. anC one of the most gifted plat
form Ora,ors in his party, he and the
remnants Of his old following face
everlasting and thorough ruin. That he
recognizes his plight is shown by the
fact that he has let TAFT know that ne
is willing TO stay away from the meet
ing Of the League Of Republican Clubs !
here next Tuesday night, at which he
had been billed 90 preside, and Taft 10
make the principal speech. Taft had /
already determined not TO appear witb I
Foraker.