New-York tribune., 1908-02-17
THE OHIO OUTLOOK.
No Foraker Delegates IN Sight
State Contention Prospects.

scope single Foraker delegate could be found.
| Foraker factor in Ohio politics, far 81
| delegates 10 the Chicago convention concerned
| is not TO have further consideration. He was
| counted the Ohio state primaries last week,
and when il is considered that the primaries We're
| held at the express request Of the senior United
! States Senator, VINO wanted the people 70 make
their choc. for President the tubilant feeling at
| TAFT headquarters can be imagined
! An extremely light vote was polled which vas
due not because alleged. Foraker Re-
puolcans remained away, but that there was moth
ing 10 il but the Secretary War. every county
| where there a contest the Taft won
hands down. And there pretty hard
fights iD certain Congress districts
Congressman Theodore z. Burton. OF Cleveland.
won great victory his district. which insures
his return TO Congress while his district dele
gates instructed Taft In the 18th District
d a Hoilingsworth nominated for Congress.
The truth OF the adage that what is worth having
Is worth fighting for exemplified in this in
stance, for Mr.. Hoilingsvorth has been after this
nomination for twenty-five years. AS a result of
the contest IN the 18th District announced that
Judge Snlyser. former Congressman from that dis
trct- will become candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor He is pronounced Foraker man. but the
Taft people willing make two con
cessons 10 the Foraker-Dick forces in m. makeup
Of the state ticket to appease the Senators and
their followers
NO 'RUMP" CONVENTION EXPECTED
No had the been received of the
Taft victory than reports began arrive from
Washington stating that Senators Foraker and Dick
were planning to pick four national deesa tes-at-
large. in spite Of the result OF the primaries, and
were planning hold & 'rump'' state convention
II IS often that AIr. Vorys speaks for pubca-
ton, the source this information seemed to
be genuine enough TO cause him to say that he
doubted IL this would be done.
Il don't believe that Foraker and Dick have
such PLAN he said 81 don't think they would
be foolish enough to do that. Foraker is licked,
and he should have enough realize this
fact"
J. NJ. Sbeats. ex-Attorney General of Ohio. who
is taking interest the Taft campaign, said:
y don't think Foraker and Dick. in spite Of the
drubbing they received the primaries. can
didates for the insane asylum just yet Sec
retary Watts, Of the Taft bureau, remarked: IF
they could get 'rump' convention together We
would take II away from them in every precinct in
Ohio. But they can't hold Where will they
get state committee to call one? And where
viii they get the delegates?"
As matter of fact. poticians-even Foraker
nlen-cannot how ''rurnp" convention could
be convened There is committee 10 call a
convention that would be legal, the Supreme
Court recently decided against the foraker men
CieveIand-that the call Of the state committee
under which the primaries were held the only
legal call that could be issued and that the Re
publican party abide by il in every county
in the
II Is the general belief that the reports Of
other convention 10 be as much Foraker as the
coming will be Taft is a plan of Senators
Foraker and Dick continue a semblance of
opposition Secretary Taft. which swept out
OF the way last week and which Il is hoped will
create in other states the impression that Ohio
solid for Taft as the primaries would
seem 10 indicate, The Hardin County de
ciined 10 comply with the call of the state
mittee, and their delegates will be selected
convention February e
PROSPECTS OF STATE CoNvENTIoE.
Active preparations for the Republican state
convention have been under way some time
Never before In history of Ohio politics has
tn re been such q demand for rooms the va
ri us hotels for this gathering. and If present
turbulent factional signs be taken cri-
teTion there promise be al kinds Of political
pyrotechnics during tn. week OF March :.
Senator Foraker and Senator Dick will attend
the convention and are expected TO become rnpor-
tant factors. through certain alleged delegates
favorable 70 them, in preventing nominations for
the various Offices. as well protesting against
the seating of Taft delegates.
Governor Harris will have opposition and
uilI receive = second term nomination. as will
also Secretary of State Thompson The 1tve1iest
contest the convention will be the ncn7f-
nation for Jieutenant Governor there being five
candidates each Of whom is confident Of recefv-
ing II The list includes ex-senator h 2 Writ
Of Nahonfng: Dow Aiken. Of Logan: Judge Kerr.
OF Jefferson; ex-senator s II Bright, Of Hooking
and Q. 2 Hypes, of Clark. Justices Shauck and
Price OF the Supreme Court will receive renomt-
nations Joseph g. Oherrneyre of Hamilton. clerk
of the Supreme Court. would like another term
but opposing him for The nomination Thomas
I Edwards, of Allen. and John 5, McHutt, of
CoIumhiana.
There * also 4 lively fight for IN. State Audi
tor nomination in which Edward N TullinGton.
~ Union. Stephen Sti1wen Of Warren: A / Cor
man. ns Medina and A 2 Beatty. Of Belmont
are contestants. No candidate has been slated
for Attorney General. and G. c. Tphan. of stark
Warren Thomas. Of TrumbuIl; Smith N Bennett.
of Crawford, and I. q. Denn7an of Lucas, all
7opc 70 win. Charles Green and Melville GiIatt
are candidates for the State Treasurer nomina-
ton. as is Auditor Rosser, Of Shelby.
so much attention vas given the fight
Taft and Foraker delegates that no attention has
been given 70 the arranging Of a slate. and the
fight fo- state offices IS more open at this con-
veDtion than ever before.
The rank and file of the Republican party In
the state represented by the present oftceholders
and those having in charge the management Of
Mr. Taft campaign. ridicule the reports coming
from Washington that Senator'S Dick and Foraker
intend 10 organize new Republican party in
rhio TO ne known as the Lincoln Republican
party Organization in every precinct IN The
state va the report received here, which Is
laughed At
Every move Of the Foraker men however, is
being closely watched hE N" t4tL men IT - ASH
sng-on and The results ara telegTaphed 20 Co
1,r1,t,Is daily It regarded probable that
senator Foraker intends 70 to the extra trouble
and sxoeus.- Of organizing Independent Re
n,IbTican pargv when, bv the use Of diplomacy
along rnes he knows well. he make II
oor,+or+able for the Taft managers ny CoTtiny-
,nr the agitation UP to and at the national
NentIon.
KERN URGED FOR SECOND PLACE
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