The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-03
FORAKER LOSES
THE FIRST HEAT
Ohio State Committee Calls
Republican Convention at
Columbus March ga.
PRIMARIES ON FEBRUARY II
FOURTEEN FOR FAT BOY, SEVEN
FOR FIRE ALARM.

Columbus, O., Jan. 2.-The Republicans
of Ohio will be given an opportunity to
express by direct vote their choice for
the party's candidate for president at
primaries to be held on Feb. l., when
delegates and alternates to the Repub-
lican state convention will be elected.
The convention will be held in Column
bus on March and 1, and Il will select,
in addition to tour delegates-at-large TO
the Republican national convention. can
didates for governor and other state Of
fees.
Two to One for Taft.
The call for the primaries and con-
VentiOE was adopted this evening by the
Republican state General committee after
a protracted and lively session. The
friends of William H. Taft, secretary of
war and candidate for the Republican
nomination for president, were in con-
troll of the committee, casting fourteen
votes, to seven for the supporters of SEN
: tor Foraker, also an avowed candidate
for the presidency. The vote stood IA to
on every proposition which required
roll call. except the selection of a tenn
pOrary chairman of the state convention.
James r. Garfield, secretary of the in
terror the choice of the Taft support
cast for Harry Nj. DouEherty of Column
bus. Richard McClOud of London, a
close personal friend of Mr. Doughtery,
but a Taft supporter, voted for him, as
against Mr.. Garfield.
Left to the Districts.
The state committee decided that it had
nothing to do with the selection of ma
tiOnal delegates in the congressional dis
trictS and declined to make any Sugges-
ton in regard thereto.
The committee met early in the after
noon and after a short session appoint
ed a subcommittee TO draft call for
the primaries and convention.
This committee called on Governor Har-
Tis during the recess TO consult his wish
es in regard to the call. A committee
representing the supporters Of Senator
Foraker also called on the governor and
asked him to permit his name to be pre-
scented for chairman of the state con-
vention, but the governor declined.
The call reported by the subcommittee
and adopted by the general committee by
a vote of Ia 20 7 is one of the most
elaborate ever issued by state commit
tee.
Amendments Voted Down.
Several amendments to the call were
proposed by the friends of Senator For
aker, but in each case they were voted
down. The chief fight was made against
ton of delegates to the state convention.
They proposed that delegates TO county
conventions be chosen by direct vote, the
county convention to choose the dele
gates TO the state convention.
The call as adopted provides for to-
tai of 1S5 delegates to the state conven-
ton The Australian ballot is TO be used
in the primary. If petition is made the
names of candidates for delegates may
he printed under the name of the per-
son who may be their choice for presi-
Dental candidate. The unit rule in the
election of delegates will be observed in
all except CuyahOga, and Hamilton cOun-
ties. which m V be divided into districts
Provision is made for challengers at the
polls, which will be open from 1 to p.
m, Feb. II.
Dick Held AIoof.
Senator Charles Dick was here to look
after the interests of his colleague, Sen
ator Foraker, but he remained at his
room in the Hotel Hartman and did not
go to the Neal house, where the commit
tee held its sessions. Senator Dick re-
ceiVed many callers, but had no commu-
nication so far could be ascertained.
with Arthur Vorys, manager of the Taft
canvass, regarding the convention pre-
liminaries and no efforts at compromise
were made on either side, although rumOrs
to that effect were in circulation. After
the state committee had concluded its
work Senator Dick declined TO make any
comment upon it, either in regard to the
dates set for the primaries or conven-
ton, or the regulations adopted for con-
Quoting the primaries. Mr. VoFys also
declined to make any formal statement
saying that 1.-THE results speak for them
selves"