Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-22
rrrJsEs TO STUMP FOR TAFT
IN LIGHT OF THE MIDDLE IN
TO WHICH HE WAS PLUNGED
BY HEARST CHARGES.
OHIO SENATOR TO
ANSWER CHARGES
TELLS FRIEND THAT HE WILL
MAKE A SPEECH IN DEFENSE
OF SELF AND THEN CAMPAIGN
STATE FOR REELECTION.

Cincinnati O., Sept 21.-United
States Senator Joseph b. FORAKER mas
cancelled all of his speaking engage
ment in the campaign. In written re-
quest to National Chairman Frank II.
Hitchcock he asked to be renewed
from the appointments which had been
arranged for him by the national
sneakers bureau, and in communlca-
ton to State Chairman Williams OF
the Ohio Republican committee, ne
made the same request as to the en-
gagements which had been arranged
for him in this state.
AS to Senator Foraker's senatorial
candidacy, the Associated Press is
authorized to state the senator's posi-
tion as follows:
Senator Foraker will leave the
selection of his successor to the legls-
lature, but will do all in mis- power to
see that Republican legislature is
elected"
In addition to this information, Sen
ator Foraker yesterday told his friends
that he should, at the proper and con-
venient opportunity, make a speech in
answer to the Hearst charges and In
campaign the entire state in behalf of
his senatorial candidacy, but under
the jurisdiction of no political COM
mtttee.
The "Inside" Story.
The interesting details of just how
Senator Foraker came to withdraw
from participation in the Forthcoming
convention of the National Lefgue of
Republican clubs, at which he was to
speak with Judge Taft here on Tues
day evening, was disclosed today au-
thoritatively.
On the morning of the first publica-
ton of the Hearse disclosures (Fri-
day. Senator Dick came to the city
from Columbus. After conference
with Senator Foraker he went to the
Taft residence, where he had an inter-
view with the candidate, at which the
situation was discussed frankly.
No conclusions were reached, but
Senator Dick obtained the distinct i'm
preston that in view of the circum-
stances, the question of the joint ap-
pearance of Taft and Foraker was
one which needed consideration. In
this connection, the arrival of Sena-
tor Crane on Saturday morning was
noted and the junior Ohio senator in
6icated that he should take up the
matter with his Massachusetts, col
league. After Senators Crane, For
aker and Dick had conferred Satur-
day morning, the letter which Sena-
which he eliminated himself from the
AL - f1oD f,+r oDt
residence by Senator Crane.
Taft Masnanimous.
The suggestion was made, after fur
ther consideration, that the letter
should be made addressed to John
Hayes Hammond, president of the Ma
tional League Of Republican clubs,
under whose jurisdiction the meeting
in question was being arranged, for
the reason that as the candidate had
no control over the arrangements,
further correspondence would be nee
essary. Then followed another con-
ference between the three senators, at
which the suggestion of forwarding
the Taft letter to Mr.. Hammond was
decided upon which, it was explained,
obyiated the necessity of a reply from
Judge Taft. This plan, after being
presented to Judge Taft, at another
conference, was adopted.
Throughout the negotiations Judge
Taft refused absolutely to comment
for publication on the matter. 1t has
since developed that he had at once
taken the position that the joint en-.
gagement must be cancelled 1t has
also developed that the candidate re-
sceiyed insistent advice to take the
Initiative in the matter of cancelling
the arrangements and that his reply
was emphatic in this language:
''ff it would win me every vote in
the United States cannot hit man
when he is down."