Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-21
FORAKER BACKS
DOWN AND OUT
WON'T EVEN HELP TAFT IN HIS
OWN STATE
Retires from Ohio as Well as National
campaisn-May Later Reply
to Standard OIL
SANDER
[By Associated Press.J

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 20.-
United States Senator Joseph B. For
aker has cancelled all of his speaking
engagements In the campaign.
In a written request to National
Chairman Frank Hitchcock he asked
to be relieved from the appointments
which had been arranged for him by
the national speakers bureau, and in
a communication to State Chairman
Williams of the Ohio Republican COM
mittee he made the same request as to
the engagements which had been ar
ranged for him in this state.
AS to Senator Foraker's senatorial
candidacy the Associated Press is au-
thorized to state. as follows:
Senator Foraker will leave the
selection of his successor to the legis-
lature, but will do all in his power TO
see a Republican Legislature is elected"
Senator Foraker told his friends to-
day he might make speech in answer
to the Standard OIL slander and in de-
fence of himself, and then might cam
paign the entire state in. behalf of his
senatorial candidacy; but under the
Jurisdiction of no political committee.
The details of just how Senator For
aker came to withdraw from participa-
tion in the forthcoming convention of
the National League of Republican
clubs, at which he was to speak with
Judge Taft here Tuesday evening, was
disclosed today authoritatively.
Dick Takes Hand
On the morning of the first publica-
ton of the sensational disclosures Fri
day, Senator Dick came to Cincinnati
from Columbus. After a conference
with Mr.. Foraker he went to the Taft
residence, where he had an interview
az. Iof nj xstht tha cff
ton was discussed frankly.
No conclusion was reached, but SEN
ator Dick obtained the distinct inn
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 Saturday morning was
noted, and the junior Ohio senator in
dicated he would take up the matter
with his Massachusetts colleagues.
After Senators Crane, Foraker and
Dick had conferred Saturday morning
the letter which Senator Foraker made
public last night in which he elm
mated himself from the meeting, was
taken to the Pike street residence by
Senator Crane.
Taft Spares Him
The suggestion was made after
further consideration that the letter
properly should be addressed to John
Hays Hammond, president of the Ma
tional League of Republican clubs,
under whose Jurisdiction the meeting
was being arranged, for the reason that
as the candidate had no control over
the arrangements further correspond
ence would be necessary
There followed another conference
between the three senators at which
the suggestion of forwarding the letter
to Mr.. Hammond was decided upon,
which, it was explained, obviated the
necessity of a reply from Judge Taft.
This plan, after being presented to
Judge Taft at another conference, was
adopted.
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 engagement
must be cancelled.