Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-13
NAY RETIRE FORAKER.
Theodore Burton and Others
Will Try to Supplant Ohio
Senator
PRESIDENCY is NOT INVOLVED
While Burton /. Taft Supporter, Other
Interests Desire to Defeat Foraker
Burton Considered Poor Politician
Herrick May Enter Feld-The Sit
uation Reviewed.

Herrick May Enter Flelo-lne Se-
uation Reviewed.
Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, July 13.-The recent
announcement of Representative Iheo-
dore E. Burton of Ohio, that he Will
be d candidate for the senate to sue
coed Senator Joseph Benson FORAKER
means that from now on until the
Ohio legislature next winter picks the
successor to Mr.. Foraker there will be
a real, old-fashioned political battle In
the Buckeye state 1t will he fight
that will loom large In the eye of the
whole country for various reasons.
Senator Foraker has been In the lime
light for years and especially since he
threw down the gauntlet to President
Roosevelt on the question of federal
regulation OF railroads. For a long
time there have been signs that the
movement Cor the elimination of For
aker was on but much has been heard
Of adjustments and compromises and
it seemed that after all an arrange
ment might be made that would per-
NIT him to retain his senate seat. But
the open avowal OF Burton's candl-
dacy means that Foraker is In
struggle for his political existence and
that he is to be eliminated If his OPP
ponents are capable of accomplishing
this rather difficult task.
SO far as can be discerned, the con-
test in Ohio over the senatorship does
not have close relation TO the vote IN
that state on the presidential ticket.
Under any circumstances, Ohio voters
will give Taft as the candidate Tor
president substantial majority. Ihe
legislature of Ohio, however, is IN
doubt and the democrats feel they
have a good fighting chance of elect
ing their state ticket. Senator Fora
ker not long ago in a statement en-
phasized the serious nature of the nght
to keep the legislature from gong
democratic.
Representative Burton went to Hot
Springs and had conference with
Secretary Taft before he announced
himself as candidate for the SEN
ate. It is expected he will have to
considerable extent the backing OF the
Taft organization in Ohio. He Is gen.
orally regarded as having the support
OF Charles P. Taft for the senate and
Of such prominent men in the IaIt
organization as Walter Brown OF To-
ledo and State Auditor Guilbert 1t IS
not certain that he can count on the
support of George B. Cox in Cincinnati
and Hamilton county and If Cox goes
to Foraker it will be an important adj
dition to the latter's forces. Mr.. Bur-
ton will have the advantage in the
coming struggle Of being known thru
out Ohio and the whole country as q
man of high intellectual powers, cap
able Of taking the very highest rank
In the senate or any other parliamen Z
tary body. His long services as heao
Of the river and harbors committee OF
the house have afforded q good meas
ure Of the mans capacity, and II ne
comes to the senate he win shed credit
on his commonwealth. !,
ON the other hand, Mr.. Burton VIII
enter the struggle under some dis
advantages. One Of these is that he
is q poor politician. He is too much
given to independence in thought ana
action to train we'll with the average
BODY Of political managers. He suf-
fered some loss of prestige when he
went into the fight for the mayorship
Of Cleveland with Tom Johnson and
was badly beaten by that enterprising
and indefatigable parsonage. NO one
disputes that Mr.. Burton is man OF
exceptionally high grade but it was
made to appear in that contest that
the traction interests Of Cleveland were
irving to use him as a cats paw. Fur
Their than this, there is factional d.
vision In Cuyahoga county, on Foraker
and anti-I raker lines, from which Mr.
Burton has suffered in the past. 1t IS
likely he would have gone to the SEN
ate in the place Of Charles Dick four
wears ago had he been able to control
his county and unite it in support OF
himself. Still another difficulty in the
way of Mr.. Burton is geographical
one. Senator Dick is from northern
Ohio and Senator Foraker from south
ern Ohio and the argument Will De
used for all 1t is worth that the south
ern part of the state should retain
one Of the senatorships.
Moreover, it is likely a number OF
other candidates will enter the field.
Many aspiring Ohio politicians are
credited with having their eye on the
Foraker toga. Myron T. Herrick, ex-
governor, is generally regarded as
wanting to go to the senate. Harry
Dougherty is an aspirant. Wade Ellis
is generally thought to have ambitions
in this direction. Men who are closely
acquainted with George B. Cox declare
it is the ambition of his life to have
seat in the senate. Various others
might be named. One Ohio politician
said. lately that Ohio had as many as
pirants for the senate as there were
candidates for vice president mentioned
at Denver. This, however, may be an
exaggeration. At any rate, plenty OF
candidates may be looked for. In this,
the Foraker men see their best chances
of success. They believe II the situa-
ton becomes complicated by the en-
trance into the field of a number of
candidates the senior senator will