The sun., 1908-09-21
OHIO SEEMS SURE FOR TAFT
FORAKER~STANDARD OIL INCI-
DENT MAY EVEN HELP HIM.

DENT MAY EVEN HELP HIM.
Republican Leaders I'm ew Of Senator's
Brfcnaiahip for OIL Trust Before
Hearst Told or IT, and They Had Acted
Aecordhigfy-No Detection TO Bryan.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 2o.-This is an article
on the Ohio situation. Republican and
Democrutie- and It pertains to th , national
a. vel ~ 10 the State situation.
It b the result Of unbiased iuvestiga-
ton, and incidentally It may be added
that tho conclusions Of no politician.
Republican or Democrat, are contained
herein. Not that politicians are more
uutruthful than other humans Interested
In q given cause or enterprise. but for
the purposes Of THE SUN's readers it
may not be out Of place to state that the
opinions Of business men. manufacturers.
miners. professional men, clerks. work.
ingmn, lab1Ws. are perhaps Of morn
value ut q time ike this than the expres-
sions Of campaign managers, big and
little. for the reason that political chiefs
and their ieuteuants are rather inclined
toward prejudioed vi,wa
It is not difficult to anaiyze the vote
OF Ohio and neither Is 1t necessary to
bark back to dozen campaigns TO make
1t plain that the Commonwealth after
episodes Of greenbaciism and other isms
now rests upon the solid foundations Of
Republicanism. tariff. sound money and
the fundamentals Of the Republican
party. As an evidence OF the truth Of
this statement 1t Is only necessary to
recite that for twenty-five years past
the total Republican pluralities In State
and national campaigns aggregate 1.o77.-
002. while the Democrats in all those
years won in but one campaign by 42,eA7.
leaving the Republicans In the van by
a total OF LOS. .255 in pluralities.
As REPUBLICAN As vERMoNr.
Ohio Is as Republican as Philadelphia
or Vermont. and there can be no stronger
comparisons in the political catalogue.
They will tell you that there Is to De q
1t won't amount to q fly on a whesl in
determining the result, not any more than
the greenback vote in former years.
The highest Socialist vote cast in the
State was $4,000. In 1904. when Roosevelt's
Presidential plurality in the State was
255, ,421. and the next highest Socialist
vote Of record was 49, .4s2 last year. wheri
the Republican Secretary Of States
plurality was 50.s90.
No. the State Is solidly Republican. ard
II the conclusions of those interviewed
by THE SUN's correspondent ara to bs
accepted In full faith Taft will carry the
State by from $4,000 to rs 900. and Harris.
Republican candidate for Governor. will
retain his seat In the Executive chamber
at Columbus by about the same figure.
What about the Foraker-Archbold-
Standard Oil disclosures and their effectp
Only an incident, merely an episode
is the answer heard on all sides. For
half a dozen years Taft and Foraker
have not been friendly. The first effect
OF the disclosures, in the Judgment of
those competent to speak on the sub
ject. will be the retirement forever OF
Senator Foraker to private life, and per-
haps the sensation may aggravate dis
astrously the serious illness from which
the Senator has suffered for several
years. Senator Foraker, however. has
been declining factor in the Republican
political life Of. his State for a year or
more. The elimination came at Co
lumbus last spring. when he was over
whelmingly defeated by the followers
Of Secretary Taft. Foraker. by all and
every means suggested by the prolific
intellect OF one Of the greatest organize
ton minds in the history Of the Repub-
hcan politics In this State. had sought
TO defeat Taft for the Presidential nomi-
nation. Foraker had the political favors
of lifetime upon which to draw the
support of stout friends from other
States. and he failed, and moreover he
failed ignominiously. Foraker. the
United States Senator who had been
the spokesman for Ohio in national con-
ventions since 1884, who placed John
Sherman and William Mckinley in norni-
nation for the Presidency. was turned
down by the Taftites for even place
as district delegate to the Chicago con-
venton. His defeat was crushing and
humiliating He had become the David
b. Hill Of his State and Taft had become
the Grover Cleveland of Ohio.
RECONCILIATION NEVER REAL.
Since the Chicago convention Senator
Foraker. it is asserted. has endeavored
to encompass the defeat of Taft in this
State. While Taft was at Middle Bass
Island q month ago Taft and Foraker
met at Toledo. and in Cincinnati re-
Gently there were other meetings. but
on these occasions there was only
quasi appearance Of reconciliation. and
there was no depth, no warmth to the
greetings. Taft was aware that Fora
ker's evident desire for harmony and q
renewal Of the former friendly relations
were born of a last hope that he, Foraker.
might be returned to the United States
Senate, while as q matter Of absolute
truth and fact steps had already been
taken by which either Ex-Governor
Myron T. Herriok or Representative
Theodore e. Burton was to be elected
to Foraker's seat. provided the Repub-
licans elect joint majority OF the Jcgis-
lature this fall. Against the advice Of
Ex-Governor Herrick Chairman Hitch
cock Of the national committee brought
about the meeting between Mr.. Taft and