The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-18

Ing Invited to Campaign Opening
Last Year and Has Several Accounts
to Square.
Columbus, March 14.-Politicians,
both Republican and Democratic, are
now busy with conjectures as to the
real reason of the visit of former Sen
ator Foraker to the city on Friday.
1t is generally taken as meaning one
of two things: Either that Mr.. For
aker will make an attempt in two
years from now to again enter. the SEN
ate as the successor of Senator Dick,
or that he proposes to actively fight
for the control OF the state organi-
cation, in order that those men who
opposed him so bitterly in his fight
for reelection and humiliated him as
completely as they could in the cam
paign of last fall, may be shorn of
every semblance of power.
1t is known that the senator has new
or forgotten or forgiven the fact that
he was not invited to the opening of
the Republican campaign at Youngs-
town and given a. place upon the
speaking program. Again he is equal
ly incensed at the fact that an invi-
tation extended him to address the
meeting OF the National League of
Republican Clubs at Cincinnati was
practically withdrawn after the attack
made upon him as attorney for the
Standard Oil company.
1t was noticeable fact that at the
banquet rendered him Friday night
there were present many of those who
have been the most closely associated
with him in his political fights of the
past and that he met these men dur
ing the day and held conferences with
them at his rooms in the Neil house.
While 1t was declared that these talks
had nothing to do with politics and
the senator was sincere In his desire
to return to private life, 1t was also
who saw him were free in their talk
that Mr.. Foraker would still remain
a dominant figure In the Republican
politics of the state and could be ex-
pected to take conspicuous part in
the next campaign
The belief is prevalent that before
leaving the city for Cincinnati the for
mer senator mapped out a plan by
which he will endeavor to secure COM
plete control of the state organiza-
tion and build 1t up along lines to suit
himself. This, IL 1t occurred, would
mean the complete elimination of those
now at the head and would result in a
Foraker man being nominated for gov
ernor in 1910. 1t also might mean
his candidacy for reelection to the
senate in 1911 at the expiration of the
term Of Senator Dick.
The fact that the latter has already
announced he will be candidate and
Is circulating petition papers in order
to obtain a place upon the primaries.
is construed by some to mean that an
understanding between him ana Mr..
Foraker has been reached by which
Dick will have the field alone for the
senatorship, so far as Foraker is con-
cerned. but that they will combine for
mutual protection In the contest to get
control of the state organization.
In speaking to a friend while in the
city the former senator said that he
had not given the, matter of again go
ing back to congress any serious con-
sideration and. then added: 81 do not
see how could well oppose Senator
Dick. However, that is a matter
which need not be settled at this time"
The campaign of his friends will be
based upon the claim that Mr.. For
aker was not given fair treatment in
the contest which led to the election
OF Senator Burton; that an unfair at
tack was made upon him at time
when he could not defend himself;
and that he is now entitled to vindi-
cation. 1t will also be said that GUS
tom has always prescribed that one
senator should come from the southern
part of the state and one from the
nothern and therefore the southern
portion would be robbed of It's right
with both Burton and Dick in the SEN
ate at the same time when they live
in the northern part and within SO
miles Of one another.
That Foraker does not intend to
drop out of politics entirely was
shown in his speech at the banquet
Friday night when he emphatically de-
clared, 81 am now a private citizen
| am no longer the servant of the
people. In the future l shall assist
in the making OF senators and presi-
dents and in seeing that they toe the
mark am out of Office, but am not
out OF commission or out of the Repub-
lican party and do not propose Ia
be read out Of either"
A number OF the more intimate
friends of the senator remained in the
city Saturday and were emphatic in
their statements that II Mr.. Foraker
wished to remain In politics he would
have as devoted and loyal following al
ever and one which would soon be
numerically as large.
The real situation will develop al
soon as a sufficient time has been CIV
en- to carefully study conditions ana
this the senator will do. through hiI
friends in different parts of the state
without delay.
Because OF this talk some comment
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