The Washington times., 1908-09-02
Senator Foraker, Deserted by His Political Friends,
Seems to Be Facing Certain Defeat in Buckeye State
Fire Alarm Joe" Will Prob
ably Be Succeeded by Rep
reSentative Burton.
Republicans Claim They
Will Garry Buckeye
State by 100000.

who have been nominated have not been
pledged TO vote either for or against
Foraker for his denomination for the
Senate. But Il is well known how they
stand before they are nominated The
thing Is being done quietly. without os-
tentation. without speeches and without
boastfulness. With a erimnCss caused
by the unalterable determination Of ths
parry leaders 10 wipe him oUt, they are
seeing to 1t day by day that the trail
Is being blazed-the trail Wnicn will lead
Foraker to defeat when lis name is
proposed for denomination before the
Republican caucus of the State Legis-
lature.
Fight Against the Ring.
Persons outside OF Ohio have never
realized the bitterness Of the Foraker
fight against what ne has called the
ring" E,y the same token. they do not
realize now the determination with
which the State leaders have gone about
the work OF ending ForakeFs career.
Already. they have practically made
sure OF It. but they are taking no
chances. They viii be ceaselessly on
the job until his denomination fails next
winter
There are. as yet. no certain indlca-
Uons as TO who viii be his successor.
From the best information Obtainabie.
however. il seems that Theodore r.
Comr7ittee on Rivers and Harbors. will
be the man Against him, the strongest
man is at this time Arthur J.. NOryS,
Tafts personal manager and represen-
tative IN the campaign. but Burton, be-
fore going to Europe this summer. start
ed mis- campaign. Ever since he an
nounced his determination 10 be a candi-
date-and. indeed. before he announced
it-his friends have been working for
him IN every section Of the State VOrys
labors under the handicap of having had
too much 10 keep him busy with Taft s
AFFAIRS TO allow him the time necessary
fOr maugurating a strong fight.
Taft Popular Now.
In view OF the predictions now made
that Taft viii carry the State by 10000.
this is q good time TO note that he is
.immeasurably more popular IN Ohio to-
DAY than he was when he was officially
notified OF his nomination in Cincinnati.
1t was then that the city and county
leaders from all parts Of the state
stood around in indecision. saying
openly:
"Vorys has been thrown down in the
matter Of the national craftsmanship.
Where does he stand and where do we
standE tie mas made US many promises.
Will he be able TO carry them OutTf
But. before leaving Cincinnati. Taft
took pains 10 announce that NOTys would
stand close 70 the pie counter. and
that he would be ia a position 10 make
good mis- promises That statement was
q piece Of good politics, and it may help
20 explain why the candidate has grown
so in popularity here during the sum-
mer. That he Is popular was proved by
the enthusiastic crowds which greeted
him at every stop his train made in his
ride across Ohio 10 get 10 Middle Bass
Island.
Thus it is that the outlook in Ohio
is rosy for Taft. for the Republican
party. and for Theodore BurtOn-rOsy
for every body but Foraker And thus
il is that there will be few 10 mourn
when the seasoned Old veteran. the
fighter who never knew when he had
enough. the foe Of Roosevelt, the foe
OF TAFT. the foe Of his party. is voted
] down and out by the Legislature