The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-16
BIGGEST THING
IN POLITICS
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strength, and they declare that pop
ular Ohio democrat could easily take
| the state away from him.
/ Ohio Not Necessary.
While Ohio, of course, is not math-
ematically necessary to the election
of republican president, it is hard
ly conceivable that an Ohio candidate
could lose his own state and still
reach the White House. The posi-
bility is being given serious consider
alton by some of the most prominent
men in the republican party, and af-
ter the primaries and district con-
ventions have decided the issue be-
tween the two men there will be
made another effort to get Taft and
| Foraker together, which ever is the
loser will be told that, as a good re-
publican, he ought to accept his de-
| feat gracefully and give loyal sup
| port to hish successful rival
1t generally is accepted that Taft
will control the state convention and
secure a majority of the district dele
gates to the national convention for
the presidency, even if he didn't have
| d
i plan of those who hope to make
peace is that, when the delegates have
| been elected, Foraker should with
draw as a presidential candidate and
allow Taft to have Ohio's solid sup
port. On the other hand, the Taft
people, according to the plan, should
withdraw all opposition to the re-
election of Foraker to the senate
This would be a magnanimous thing
to do, and would undoubtedly go Il
long way toward healing the bitter
ness among Ohio republicans.
Whether the accomplishment of
such plan is possible remains to be
seen. All efforts at reconciliation so
far have failed, but if Taft could be
convinced that even if nominated his
election would be seriously endanger-
ed by the Ohio strife he might be
willing to listen.
To Tie Up Foraker.
A suggestion for the tieing up Of
Foraker and Dick, made originally in
spirit of fun, is being given serious
consideration by some of Taft's lieu
tenants. 1t may be decided to cleo:
them as delegates-at-large to the Chi
cago convention and instruct them
for Taft.
The election of Foraker and Dick
aso delegates-at-large has had II
place on the Taft program, but it
would only be following precedent If
the convention named them. 1t long
has been the practice, provided the
publicans, to send them TO national
conventions as delegates-at-large the
fourth place going to some other re-
publican of distinction. Probably
Foraker and Dick would not accept
election under Taft instructions, but
if they did there is no questioning
that such instructions would bind
them. It formerly was held that the
state convention could is ruct dis
trict delegates, but this w&s threshed
out in the national convention Of
1880 and decided adversely. The del
egates-at-large could not with0u dir-
honor disobey the instructions of the
convention which elected them.
Dick Not Sure One.
| Senator Foraker, undoubtedly,
could go from Cincinnati to the ma
tional convention as district dele
gate, but it is not so certain Dick
could be elected from the district
which he represented in congress be-
fore attaining the senatorship. The
present representative from that dis
trict, Thomas, was nominated over
the man who had Dicks support, and
| in other ways it has been demonstrate
ed that the junior Ohio senator has
lost his grip at home.