The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 6.-On the
eve of municipal election, President
Taft tonight threw the weight of his
influence to the ticket put up by the
Republican machine headed by George
B. Cox. For days protests have gone
out from independent Republican voters,
merchants, and professional men of
this city against the re-entry into the
political situation of Cox, who, in the
Drake inquiry of 1905, was alleged to
have participated in the division of
nearly 100000 of spoils, county
money, which went to the Republican
machine leaders.
HOW COX CAME BACK.
The independent Republican leaders
here wanted 10 keep Cox out OF the
mayoralty campaign. Cox forced him
o self back. He iss counting on the re-
election OF Gustav Schwab whom he put
in the Office of mayor two years ago.
While President Taft was on his long
trip to the West, the Republican machine
thought that an Endorsement of SChwab
by the President might lend great
strength to their cause. So they induced
Julius FleisChmann, a millionaire manu-
factUrer, to send a letter to Mr.. Taft
urging support. The President in 1906, in
a speech in Akron, came out strongly
against the Cox machine, and it was left
to Mr.. Fleischmann to patch up things
for tO-morrOws election.
In his Akron speech the President de-
cla-ed he would vote against the munich
pal ticket nominated by the Republican
organization in Cincinnati, because the
power secured by the boss. Cox, and his
assistants under the machine has un-
doubtedIy Injured TO their pecuniary bene-
TT and 1t is seen in the large fortunes
which they have.
How their money was made has not
been disclosed exclaimed the President.
Defeated the Machine.
Mr.. Taft's speech excoriating the Cox
machine had much to do with the defeat
OF the boss and his assistants in
Hamilton County. The Cox machine
came to life again, however, and Schwab
was elected.
The letter sent by Mr.. Fleischmann to
the President softly passed over the graft
situation developed 10y the Drake com
mittee.
Wrote Mr.. Fleischmann:
In view of the attitude announced by
YOU some years ago, 1t must be presumed
that you intend to vote the Democratic
ticket in the municipal election to be held
November = Conditions to-day, you
are no doubt aware, differ materially
from those which prevailed some years
ago. In fairness to yourself and to your
party here. I feel justified in asking you
to state your attitude at this time"
Although conditions, to the local mind,
had remained about the same, the Presi
dent ter getting Mr.. Fleischmann's let
ter, in Pittsburg, a week ago, promptly
replied:
Conditions Changed
Il Shall vote the Republican ticket be-
cause I think conditions under which I
made my Akron speech have substantially
changed"
When the independent political leaders
here heard of Mr.. Taft's Endorsement of
the machine ticket, mighty protest went
up and a letter was sent urging that he
reconsider.
Despite this independent appeal, the
President to-day projected himself into
the Cox fight by appearing in the city
and registering so as to vote the Repub-
lican ticket.
Eets tonight were even money that
Henry T. Hunt, the Democratic nominee,
would be elected in this Republican
stronghold.