New-York tribune., 1908-02-25
THE OHIO SITUATION.
Foraker Trying to Break Solid Idft
Delegation.
[By Telegraph to --he Tribune. J

Columbus Ohio Feb. Ex-senator Foraker mas
made good his intention to hold rump conVehuoie
and in spite of the pressure brought 10 pedi ~
exercised by the Taft managers the hrst ruiip
gathering will be held in Xepia tomorrow "heii'
the Foraker men assert, delegates to the hepuph
can National Convention will be chosen anu III
structed for Foraker first. last and all the 'ii.
They will demand admission TO the natlonai con
yention, although the committee feSpohsioie
for the convention is not recognized by the ma
iority of the election board officials of that ais
trict-the 18th Congress-they appear to pe sure u
their ground, and if successful Will shat'er 'iie
solid Ohio plans of the Taft managers
The 18th District regular convention, ent1reiy III
charge of the Taft managers, will convene at Love
land tomorrow. The convention will name Dele
gates the national convention choose d FreSi-
Dental clector and in all likelihood ratify the ac
ton of the district primary which nominated Jesse
Taylor of Greene County for Congress the Nehla
convention is also thinking of indorsng Taylor as
well as the Presidential elector to be named at
Iloveland and the only fight win be i'll the selec-
of delegates.
The Foraker convention at Xenia will be IN
charge, of D. Q. Morrow, of Highland; Edward
Schmidt of Greene and Omega Young, of Brown
Mr.. Taylor is placed in delicate position II the
two conventions ratify his nomination Tor Con
gress. He is out-and-out Foraker man ana
lives at jamestown. but he got his nomination at
the hands of the Taft managers, who hoped py
this action to prevent the rump convention. Both
Taft and Foraker forces are calling loudly 10
Taylor to declare in which yard he wants TO play.
stating plainly him that he and his friends can
not be expected to accept part of primary can
and reject the rest Taylor is greatly concerned
for if he goes the Taft people the Foraker con-
vention may decide that some other candidate IS
just as good If he flops to the Nenia convention.
the anti-Foraker people, who have the pohtcai
machinery at Loveland well oiled and ready 10
start will make mncemeat of him. AT present MT
Taylor is~between the political devil OF factohai
differences and the deep of public obhFloh'
From present indications ii appears that SEN
ator Foraker will have at least two delegates 10
the Chicago convention from Ohio.
The next big convention will be held in ONO on
Tuesday March 3, and there appears to be no ques-
ton what it will do regarding the state 5
''fayorite son. as every of the Sl5 delegates
and the SIS alternates entitled TO seats has been
selected under the direct instructions by the mem
bers of the party in each county for Secretary
Taft
Democratic politics will liven up in Ohio during
the week. District conventions will be held in the
18th District at Kent. on Tuesday While the sth
Congress gathering will convene at Delaware on
Wednesday, and the Congress committee OF the
9Th District meets in Cincinnati on Saturday Inc
11th District committee meets on Thursday. rms
means an early bottIing up of the state for Bryan