Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-21
FORAKER OUT As SPEAKER
Senator Will Not Preside at Mass
Meeting Tuesday Night.
SENDS NOTE TO JUDGE TAFT
Years Hia Present Position MiRht
Prove EmbarrnssinR Co Can
dIdate ana wIthdraws
Voluntarily.

CINCINNATI. Sept. Ex-senator j. p
Foraker tonight eliminated himself from
participating with Judge Taft In the politi-
cal rally of-the National League Of Repub-
llcan clubs. to be held here next Tuesday.
HIS action was made known to Judge Taft
IN the following letter, addressed to the
Judge today, and made public by the sena-
tor tonight:
CINCINNATI. Sept. E9s-My Dear Judge:
Having read. in the newspapers that some
on your friends, and you, are in doubt as
at Music RaH neSt Tuesday night, j nave
concluded rot to attend the meeting. l
take this action not because deem the
charges insufficient nor because of any
lack of loyalty to. your cause, but only be
cause / do not wish to dc anything that
might injur6 the cause or embarrass YOU
personally. Very truly yours u.
Hon. william II. raft' Cincinnati.
10 John Hayes Hammond. president of
the NstIoral League OF Republican Clubs,
Mr.. Foraker sent this letter. which he also
made public; '"'-'
herewith enclose a self-explanatory
letter that / have Just sent to Judge Tart.
FOraker's Action voluntary.
Senator Foraker said on giving out the
correspondence that his action was entirely
voluntary and that he had received no d.
rect communication from Judge Taft re-
earding the situation.
The publicity OF the letters followed a
series Of conferences held yesterday and
today. Senator Dick and Mr.. vorys were
the Intermediates. Senator Murray Crane
Of Massachusetts, reached the city today
and went at once, &c. the Charles p. Taft
residence. whefe Judge TaN remained the
entire day. After an extended conference
MIR. Crane retHi HedStO the Sinton hotel,
wlcre he was met by Senators Foraker and
Dsck. The three lenc4ed together in the
hst.t and then repaired 90 Senator Fora
ibcr's office In the Traotion building. Here
the conference was protracted until late In
the afternoon. after sRt4eh Senators Crane
and Dick again saw Judge Taft.
3 Neither Judge Taft, Senator Foraker,
Senator Dick o. A. u Vorys would add
anything to the contained in
the letters which were made public, with
the execution Of. Mr.. ForakeE,s remark that
his action was voluntary. # could not be
ascerta ned whether MF.N Foraker's inten-
lions were to eliminate himself. entirely
from the campaign, or whether he will, as
Intended, take the stump later.
AS it did yesterday, so today, the Hearst
Foraker controversy eclipsed all else IN
the political horizon here. T~hroughout Judge
Taft has declined to.discuss the matter for
publication or otherwise, with the excep-
tlon OF with Senators Crane and Dick and
Mr.. Vorys. communicated between the
candidate and the New. York headquarters
was frequent today however, and even
before Mr.: Foraker gave out his letter to
Mr.. Taft It was known here that he would
not be present on, the platform will Mr..
Taft at the Tuesday meeting.
Tat. on Philippines.
Judge Taft last night addressed a number
OF the citizens Of Norwood, o., in the as
sembly room of the sinton hotel. His re-
marks we're confined to a discussion of the
Philippine question: which he declared TO
be an issue In the campaign because Of the
position taken in the democratic platform.
He took occasion to answer the recent crit
icIsms OF Mr.. Bryan with reference to the
galway franchises and Friars' land sale.
q ''Tne democratic party" he said, has
Declared In its platform that as soon as a
stable government is established In the
Islands we should leave them. A stable
government is established, so that this Is
equivalent to a resolution in favor of Inn
mediate withdrawsLS a.
Judge Taft reviewed the alternatives pre-
HNlAAtd ~ nv ChANNh PNoNNS W.T. NAtANiA
to the Philippines at the close of the Span
ish war, and asserted the conclusion that
there was no other course but to assume
the responsibility.
And" he added, 1Mr. Bryan and his
followers we're responsible for the cost and
suffering and loss OF life on both sides dur
ing an Unnecessary war
Railway Franchises.
On the subject of railway franchises In
the Philippines, which has been critically
referred to by Mr.. Bryan recently, Mr.,
Taft said;
"rhe greatest need in the material dc.
velopment of the islands is the construc-
tlon OF railways. Under the organic act OF
1902 congress gave us authority to grant
railway franchises, but try as we would We
we're not able to enlist capitalists In the
enterprise except in the construction OF
two small lines, branches of the old road
In 1905 congress passed a law enabling us
to guarantee the interest on the bonds oil
any new railway to the extent Of 4 pei
cent for thirty years, the amounts paid tC
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