River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-24
SENATOR FORAKER
QUITS CAMPAIGN
ALL OHlOAN'S ENGAGEMENTS
FOR SPEECHES CANCELLED.
TO ANSWER HEARST LATER
Then He Will Seek Reelection to
Senate-Judqe Taft's Generous
Attitude Toward Him
Disclosed.

Disclosed.
Cincinnati, Sept 21-United States
Seaator Joseph B. Foraker has can
celled all of his speaking engagements
in the campaign. In written request
to National Chairman Frank H. Hitch
cock he asked to be relieved from the
appointments which had been ar
ranged for him by the national speak
to State Chairman Williams of the
Ohio Republican committee he made
the same request as to the engage
ments that had been arranged for him
in this state.
AS to Senator Foraker's senatorial
candidacy, the Associated Press is au-
thorized to state the senator's position
as follows:
Senator Foraker will leave the Sc
lection of his successor to the legis-
lature, but will do all in his power to
see that a Republican legislature is
elected
He Will Seek Reelection.
In addition to this information, Sen
ator Foraker Sunday told his friends
that he should, at the proper and con-
venient opportunity, make a speech
in answer to the Hearst charges and
in defense of himself, and then should
campaign the entire state in behalf of
his senatorial candidacy, but under
the jurisdiction of no political COM
mittee.
The interesting details of just how
Senator Foraker came to withdraw
from participation in the forthcoming
convention of the National League of
Republican clubs, at which he was to
speak with Judge Taft here on Tues
day evening, were disclosed Sunday
authoritatively. On the morning of
the first publication of the Hearst dis
closures (Friday) Senator Dick came
to the city from Columbus. After a
conference with Senator Foraker, he
went to the Taft residence, where he
had an interview with the candidate,
at which the situation was discussed
frankly.
Taft's Generous Attitude.
No conclusions were reached, but
Senator Dick obtained the distinct i'm
preston that, in view of the circum-
stances, the question of the joint ap-
pearance of Taft and Foraker was one
which required consideration. In this
connection the arrival of Senator
Crane on Saturday morning was
noted, and the junior Ohio senator in
dicated that he should take up the
matter with his Massachusetts col
league. After Senators Crane, Foraker
and Dick had conferred Saturday
morning, the letter which Senator
Foraker made public Saturday night,
In which he eliminated himself from
the meeting, was taken to the Pike
street residence by Senator Crane.
Throughout the negotiations Judge
Taft refused absolutely to comment
for publication on the matter. 1t has
since developed that he had at once
taken the position that the joint en-
gagement must be cancelled. 1t
has also developed that the candidate
received insistent advice to take the
initiative in the matter of cancelling
the arrangements, and that his reply
was emphatic in this language:
IF it would win me every vote in
the United States l cannot hit a man
when he is down"
President joys the Voters.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 21.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt in letter to William
B. Mckinley, chairman of the Repub-
lican congressional committee, made
public Sunday, appeals to disinterest-
ed citizens to join with the national
Republican committee and the con-
gressional committee in a movement
to elect William H. Taft as president
and Republican congress to support
him. After reviewing some of the i'm
portant legislation of the past seven
years the president declares that Mr..
Taft and the Republican candidates
for congress seek election on a plat
form which specifically pledges the
party to continue and develop the
policies which have been acted upon
for seven years past.
All Tie dlu lUdC Call US given " per
petuate the policy of the government
as now carried on, the president says,
should be given by every good citizen,
as it is far more than partisan mat
ter.
Bryan, Parker and Hill Confer.
Albany, n. Y, Sept. 21.-Important
conferences bearing on the political
situation, both national and state, were
held Sunday by William J. Bryan, with
Judge Alton B. Parker, at Esopus
and with former United States Senator
David B. Hill, at Wolfert's Roost, near
this city. These were preceded by a
long consultation in the early morning
between Mr.. Bryan and National
Chairman Mack in New York city.
George w. WeidIer Is Dead.
Portland, Ore, Sept. 21.-George w
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