Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-28
REPUBLICANS SEE
TROUBLE AHEAD
SPLIT IN OHIO WORRIES THE
LEADERS
In Effort to Arouse More Enthusiasm
Taft Pleads with Members of
His Party to Get To-
gether

By Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, July 27.-Two impor-
tant events politically resulted from the
meetings and conferences in the final
notification day preparations today.
William H. Taft addressed a joint
meeting Of the Ohio state central and
executive committees, identifying him
self closely with the state campaign
and making it plain that whatever had
been done by Arthur I. Vorys and
other state leaders had been recognized
and approved by him.
Just what Is to be the status of Sem
ator Foraker at the opening of the
campaign at Youngstown on September
s is to be decided by a special commit
tee of the state executive committee
appointed today. The duty of this
committee is to decide a speakers pro-
gram with special instructions to re-
Iort on the advisability of inviting the
senior Ohio senator to make an ad-
dress. 1t was stated the committee
would consider the Foraker matter in
three aspects: Whether to invite the
senator to speak Internationally; to
invite him ON condition that he indi-
cate in advance the position he Is to
take, or not to invite him. No predic-
tion could be obtained as to which or
these courses will be pursued or as to
the probable report the committee Will
make.
The state central committee settled
the three county contests in favor of
what is termed the Simon Pure Taft
men," Under the state law each
county committee certified an election
judge to the secretary Of state. When
there is doubt as to validity of the
certifying committee the state officials
are required to refer the matter to the
state central committee. The Meigs
county contest was decided in favor of
T.. Erwin and against the Lindsey COM
mittee, that in Gallia county was in
favor of the Switzer and against the
Eagle committee, and the Vinton
ter instead of Vallenweider committee.
Earnest Work Needed
| The joint session of the state central
committee and executive committee
held in the rooms of the Hotel Vinton
was largely attended. In calling the
meeting to order State Chairman w.
f. Brown referred to the resolutions of
the committee on its organization, de-
claring the Republicans of the state
are in favor of Taft for president, and
said that the present meeting was a
williams of the executive committee
followed with an exhortation to earnest
work during the campaign.
Governor Harris followed with em-
phasis on the value of thorough or
ganization for political effectiveness,
and Arthur 1. Vorys spoke for some
minutes on the splendid ticket the state
had to work for. The party, in reality,
he said, had two tickets as an incen-
tive, one Taft, the other Harris. With
these united and the state organization
perfected, he saw no reason why an
effective fight should not be waged.
Judge Taft's speech concluded the
meeting. It was received with enthusi-
asm and was generously applauded.
He said:
my friends, before get through
with you tomorrow you will understand
the Importance that I attach to the
information which has been limited to-
day, and of which l shall receive full
account tomorrow. | am not here
to make a speech. am here only to
have a friendly talk and to identify
myself as far as possible with the Ohio
campaign. Republicans of this coun-
try have been in the habit of electing
to office their Ohio candidates and l
should be very much disappointed If
there was to be any exception to that
rule, but we should be very unwise to
lose a controversy like this through
overconfidence.
.'We must know, those of us who face
the facts, that we are meeting large,
strong party, headed by an able, force
full and experienced candidate, and we
should be exceedingly imprudent If we
helittle the forces behind him and the
resources of an able leader. There
fore II is our duty as Republicans to
see to it that the Republican cause has
behind 1t all the force of discipline, all
the force of organization that our sin
cere belief and interest in our cause re-
quires.
Organization Necessary
Organization in such affairs is abso-
lutelv necessary. 1t is necessary that
we should bring out the vote. 1t is
necessary therefore that the issues OF
which there are many In this campaign
should be clearly explained to the vot-
ers. The men who are to bring about
these results in Ohio for the Republic
can cause 1 am now addressing.
1--WE have, as / shall hope to explain
to Won. too. a lust cause that may well
arouse our enthusiasm. We follow and
hope to continue an administration
than which there is no one winch mas
done more for the country, and than
which there is no one that ought to call
out more enthusiastic support. We
have a state ticket every candidate on
which has high character and has ex-
perience sufficient to insure the proper
and competent discharge OF his duties.
We have a candidate for governor
whom we are proud of, and whom It is
a pleasure to follow.
IT am not going back of the conven-
tion. because all that is wiped off the
slate. We are standing now together,
shoulder to shoulder, to meet our COM
mon enemy, and overcome him as we
have in the past. 1t is great comfort
to me to know that in the strenuous
times that are to follow from now on
I shall have the close and personal and
most useful assistance and aid of our
friend whom you know and | know as
Jake Vorys. He has faculty for
telling YOU things you ought not to do
that makes him one of the most valu-
able advisers / know. And he has an
energy for doing things that makes
lazy man like me admire him in
tensely."