Show TAfT IAn ENDORSED I IFOR I FOR F R PRESIDENCY Letter of Senator Foraker Seemingly Had No Effect I Upon State Committee HE WILL NOT BE BOUND DICK REFUSED TO GIVE HIS VI VIEWS 0 roThe candidacy of William H Taft secretary or of war for forthe forthe the Republican nomination for president was endorsed by the tho Republican state today by a vote of fifteen to EIL Ix The endorsement carried with it a that the Republicans of Ohio are opposed to the elimination from public life of Senators Foraker and Dick Although beaten b by a decisive vote voteaU In aU th preliminary contests the adherents C f C Senator Foraker in the committee re refused refused fused to accept the olive branch extend extended ed b by the Taft supporters and when the tho as amended was finally ac aci no effort was made to make the of the committee The resolution as amended and finally adopted by the committee Is as follows B Bo It resolved by the Republican state central committee of Ohio That we belll believe e the great majority of the people of Ohio convinced of the high hara ter great ability and distinguished services of Secretary Tart Taft endorse his for the presidency and fur further ther We Ve declare that the Republicans of Ohio overwhelmingly desire that the name cf the Hon William Howard Taft be pre presented seated to the nation as candidate president and that the Republicans of ohr states be Invited to cooperate with tIle Republicans of Ohio to secure his nomination In And be It further resolved that wo we emphatically the Republicans of Otto Ollo are opposed ed to the elimination from public life of Senators J B Foraker and harles barles Dick whose services to the party id state have been distinguished by wisdom and patriotism Opposition The endorsement of Secretary Tafts candidacy b the Republican state cen committee was vigorously opposed by Senator Foraker who upon the eve of the meeting of the committee made known hs dissent from the endorsement The Th senior senator controlled seven members of the of the com coin on all votes otes except that taken adoption of the resolution endorsing Taft A W y McDonald of the Sixteenth district broke with the Foraker forces on the final ballot which stood fifteen to six A L manager of the Tart Taft earn cam campaign declared tonight the action of the committee was Important In that It gave assurance to other states that Secretary Taft had the support of his party in Ohio and would be backed by the delegation from this state In the next national Re Rel l Jk U tf |