The Washington herald., 1908-07-28
TAFT PACIFIES;
URGES HARD WORK
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character and has had experience sun
cient 70 insure the proper and competent
discharge Of his duties We have a can
didate for governor OF whom we are
proud and whom it is pleasure to fol
low
Y am not going back OF the convention.
/ because all that IS wiped OF the slate.
We are standing now together. shoulder
70 shoulder. 10 meet our common enemy
and overcome him. as we have IN the past.
I It Is a great comfort 10 me TO know that In
the strenuous times that are 70 follow from
now on I shall have the close personal and
most useful assistance and aid Of our
friend whom you know and I know as
Jake NOrys. He has a faculty for tell
ing YOU things you ought not 10 do that
makes him one OF the most valuable ad-
visers 1 know And he has an energy for
things that makes a lazy man ike me ad-
nlire him immensely
VIII Poll His Share.
Vow. gentlemen. as I say. I did not
come 70 make a political speech I only
came 10 assure you that hope in This
campaign IN Ohio 70 pull my weight in
the boat and 10 be on the ground 10 as
sist in the carrying 10 victory that ban
ner which Republicans Of Ohio have al
ways carried IN a Presidential campaign
I an confident the Republicans Of Ohio
viii organize as they ought TO organize.
and viii not allow the State 70 90 BY de-
fault
7 thank you. NJ friends. for coming
here I appreciate the opportunity OF
meeting You. and wish you 10 under
stand that every one Of you IS a man
whom I feel 10 be in a common enter
prise with me. Il any one Of you thinks
there is anything ought 10 know. I hope
you viii address ne directly. because I
shall be glad 70 hear IL Any assistance
that I can render IN the common cause
you can certainly count upon"
Mr- Taft was frequently interrupted by
applause. and when he finished address
ing the Organization, the men whooped II
up n great shape. Any doubt that had
fingered in their minds as 10 the purpose
OF his speech was dispelled n the last few
sentences.
There was a political meaning also 10
the remarks which AIr- Taft made about
the nominees or the State ticket espe-
ciauy Gov Harris Stories have been 90
ing around that the HcUOr element il the
Republican party IN Ohio was preparing
~ u a-.4E h-tL-S --i4-L Arlh- mar - anu
support OF the national ticket Gov Har-
ris has some strong views on the temper
alce question NJ Taft made IL plain
that he is TO lineup as hard as he can
behind the State ticket
Gov Harris himself was at the meet
ing and followed the candidate as
speaker He indorsed what AIr- Taft had
said as 10 the Importance OF getting 10
getEer and perfeccing the party 0rgaziza-
q
would make greater effort this year
than ever before.
Vorys also made a speech. and was
received with cheers by his men He also
denied BY inference, the report that some
Of the Republicans were getting ready 10
knife Harris
Taft in Conference.
Before this meeting was called 10 order
M Taft spent Two OF three hours IN
conference with Vorys and Chairman
Williams, Of the State central committee. |
and Chairman Brown Of the State execu-
tive committee It is believed that an
understanding was reached at that con
ference that 8Ir. Taft was TO stand be-
hind Vorys in everything that he had I
promised IN his ante-conventioa cam I
paign-
The decision was reached at this con-
ference that Mr.. Taft should go before /
the members Of the State central commit I
tee and the candidates for State Office |
and give them an assuring word
Immediately after the speechmakirg /
the State central committee went into /
session and took Up contests from three I
counties The State committee decided 1
In each case IN favor Of the sim0n-pure I
Taft county committee The opposing I
committees tried 10 make out that they
also were real Taft organizations. Dut /
that did not 60 II the old Foraker or
ganizatiOa committee from Meigs County
had not lost one Of its members on The /
way down 10 Cincinnati II would have \
stood better show. This member mused I
over the trip for about half an hour after
the cOntesting committee had boarded tie
train. then he jumped OF and disappeared
IN the woods
Committee of Six.
The State executive committee ap-
pointed a committee Of six. headed by
Chairman Williams. to take I'D and make
the arrangements for the opening speech
Of the campaign at Youngstown. on Sep
rembeT 3 This means that this subcom-
mittee VII decide whether or not Senator
Foraker IS 10 be asked TO speak at thai
meeting OF at subsequent meetings IN the
campaign The committee is made I'D OF