The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-01
ROOSEVELT BACK OF
BURTON'S BIG VICTORY.
Hand of President Seen in Drawing harles p Taft Out
Of Senatorial Race-President is Happy Over Result
New Republican Organization Certain to Fol-
low With Burton as Dictator
TEDDY HAPPY.

of Charles y. Taft withdrawing his
name from further consideration for
the Ohio senatorship President Roos-
evelt found warrant for great joy.
Now that the fight is over no at
tempt is made at the White House TO
conceal the fact that President Roos-
evelt regarded Charles p Taft's at
tempt to come ITO the senate as III
advised and CONTRASTING, both 20 him
self and necessarily to his successor.
1t is practically admitted here now
that the most serious difference Of
opinion ever existing between thu
president and William II. Taft arose
concerning the candidacy of the Gin
cinnati editor. The president con-
sidered himself and his administra-
tlCn bound morally to support Bur
toms pretensons and the presidents
constant fear was that the continh-
ance of Charles p. Taft in the rate
for the senatorship would make IL
possible for Senator Foraker to sue
ceed himself
Although stronuously denied n year
ago the elimination OF Joseph Benson
Foraker from public life mas bean
the pet object of Theodore Roose-
welt fer more than two years.
LEADERS CANNED.
columbus, o., Jan. Theodore
Burton OF Cleveland will succeed
Joseph d. Foraker in the United
States senate March by the unani-
nous vote of the Republican men,
bers of tire Ohio legislature
The aNcendancy of Burton means
net alcne the retirement OF Foraker
after long and eventfu' public ca
reer. The passing of Foraker car
ries with 1t the eclipse OF Senator
Dick in 1911 and usheIs i'm a new
alignment in the Republican politics
of Ohio. Having Nacn place i'm the
United States senate without compro-
missing himself as TO the future, Bur-
ton will direct a remo1a'ing of the
state organization of his party. This
work is already mnder way.
Deceived utterly by spells system
politicians who promised what they
could not deliver, Charles p. Taft
withdrew from the senatorial con-
test. Senator Foraker and all the
others haiied Burton as winner. They
brushed aside by the stampede that
followed the retirement of TAFT in
the face of certain defeat.
PLEADS WITH cox.
Foraker alone showed a flash of
his old time spirit. He accepted the
inevitable only after a final appeal to
George B. Cox, of Cincinnati Over
the telephcne he pleaded with Cox
for support from the Hamilton
county delegation
"The votes of the Hamilton pon-
ty delegation will go to Burton and
Senator-elect ThOrne Baker will sec
ond his nomination., came the re-
ply.
Foraker Immediately issued
statement of formal Withdrawal, talk
ing a last savage shot at the discred-
lted leaders of the state organiza-
tion, and went In search of Burton.
lAs the year 1908 passes into his
tory Foraker retlres from politics for
ever. He Is authority for the state
mont that he will not lhry to rehabil-
itate himself politically He will
complete the brief remaining period
of his term and then turn to other
pursuits.
The sudden finish OF the Ohio sem
atodial fight came through desire
TO prevent abreach that might ire
parably rsgd the Republican par
ty. PresSbnt-olect William II. Taft
refused d come to the aid of his
brother in the last extremity. Out
generated and with a hostile senti-
ment from the Republicans all over
Ohio bea6ng against his candidacy,
Taft retired as gracefully as possible
to npee ambitions for the future.
TRt left the field of conquest this
2ftenoou ON the friendllcst terms
fSyh'h Burton. Yet the senatcrship
'soeS TO Burton without deals. From
both Burton and Taft comes the un-
qualified statement that the elevation
OF the Cleveland mau carries no
agreement of support for Taft two
years hence.
III6RRICK ALL IN.
F1iendly AIS he is to Rurton, Taft
Is full of rage toward those who
are responsible for his plight. The
new deal in Ohio contemplates the
elimination OF Auditor Walter ID.
Guilbert and Walter +. Brown,
chairman of the state central COM
mittee, Henry A.. Williams, 1t is unl
ders'ood, will be dropped from sight
i'm the reorganization of dIhe state
committee.
There is wnamimity among an the
controlling forces bringing about
peaceful settlement OF the senatorial I
strife tlhat Myron r.. Herricq has
met mis- second great political re-
verse. The door IS now closed