The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-09
TAFT WANTS TO
BEAT HARMON
CHAs. TAFT, MYRON T. HERRICK
AND yORYS AT WHITE HOUSE.
Vorys Denies There Was Political
Significance to Conference
Fear Harmon.
CoNFERs WITH OHIO LEADERS.

Washington, Lee. J.-Au lnJtfeet-
ling gathering OF prominent factors
in Ohio politics as the personal
guests of the president at the
white house. set political watchers
goss!p!ng at a lively rate, although
none of those directly interested
would admit that their coming to-
gether at the white house had any
significance whatsoever.
| Former Governor Myron T. Her
rick, of Cleveland. and Charles p.
Taft. of Cincinnati. the presidents
brother, are stopping at the white
house. This combination in its ef-
fleet was sufficient to indicate to many
that politics might have at least a
tiny place in their discussion with
the president.
white house for luncheon with the
others and remained there in confer
ence until late IN the afternoon, 1t
was Immediately assured that the
Ohio political AFFAIRS of an important
nature we're surely being considered.
C. p. Taft, said. however. that his
visit was but one of many he hoped
to pay TO his big brother during the
latter's term Of Office.
Governor Herrick vowed that his
visit was Of purely personal charac-
ter, and Mr.. vorys further complicat-
ed the situation by announcing that
until he arrived here he did not know
that either Mr. Taft or Governor
| Herrick was in the city.
His invitation to luncheon. he said,
dated only from the moment early
today, when he asked an audience Of
the president.
| Mr.. vorys was President Taft's
chief of stan during the campaign of
| last fall He was for several
months in charge of the campaign in
Ohio, and at one time 1t was rumor-
ed that he was to become national
chairman OF the part.
Gossip as to the conference
turned largely upon the possibility
of available material in Ohio for a
candidate to oppose Governor Har-
mon for the governorship next fall.
1t is supposed here to be taken for
granted by the Republican leaders in
Ohio that Governor Harmon will be
renominated and 1t is also consider
ed by them that If he should be
elected for a second term, he will be
la formidable factor in the presiden-
tial race in 1912.
Republicans Determined.
| The Ohio leaders, even regardless
of the presidential campaign, do not
relish the idea of losing the COVER
norshlp to the Democrats twice in
succession and are anxious that the
strongestspossible man should be put
up against Governor Harmon next
fall.
Since the appointment OF Henry A.
Williams as national bank examiner
the Republican organization in Ohio
has been without a state chairman
and this was another subject which
may have held the attention Of the
white house conference.
The legislature which is 10 be
elected next fall. will elect a success
sor to United States Senator Dick
He is an avowed candidate for re-
election and has announced himself
as being in favor of primary choice
for the nomination.
Charles P. Taft was candidate
last year for the senatorial nomina-
tion, but finally withdrew from the
race and made certain the nomina-
ton and election of Senator Burton.
He intlmated at that time that he
was through with politics for the
present. but did not gay then. and
has not said since that he might not
be candidate at some future date.