Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-18

had the Elkin faction won. The nOmi |
nation of John p. Elkin would have
jeopardized seven or eight Congress
sional districts and endangered the
election of Republican Legislature
which must choose a successor to Sen
atof Penrose.
The fear of Elkin was based upon his
connection with the administration oi
Governor Stone, which was discredit.
ed. The best political judgment was
that Elkin's nomination might easily
have cost Senator in addition to tho
seven or eight districts.
Senator Quay saw the danger. knew
he would be held responsible for any
Democratic gains, which might lose
the House OF Representatives AMI so
he declared against Elkin. although he
was thought to favor the latter's candi'
dacy. Defeat would mean loss of ma.
tional prestige, but the result has been
satisfactory. and Senator Quay himself
will manage the State campaign.
There is danger of the loss of two or
three districts as result of the suffer.
ing and discomfort caused by the coal
strike. but that may be settled in am.
pie time to redeem those districts.
Apart from the confidence caused by
the prospects in Pennsylvania, there Is
strong reason for growing Republican
hopes in the matter of political issues
and political conditions.
i The Democrats have. from the begin
ming of the present session, been hut.
ing for campaign material and cropping
for an issue. Imperialism has been
practically abandoned because it was
doing more harm than good. The gen
eral attack upon the army and the ap.
plication of the epithets of butcher
infamous brutes," "murderers" and
tho like to officers and soldiers OF the
army have been harmful to Democratic
prospects. There has been absolutely
no public response to their designat.
ing members of the Mckinley Admin.
istration as participants in an "inra.
nous cabal."
Then the election of two Republican
Representative in Congress from Ors-
E gon by increased majorities, where the
retention Of the Philippines and the ad.
: ministration of affaGs in the archipel.
ago were Immediately at issue, nas
done much to cause the abandonment
OF an issue which was unpatriotic an
therefore untenable. They were com.
PEELED to follow the advice of such
Democrats as David b. Hin and Arthur
p. German, who are striving for Dem.
; ocratiC leadership.
Senator Bailey, of Texas, who is REQ.
ognized by his Republican colleagues
as a man of great ability and of con
/ siderable capacity for leadership. mas
r sought to aid his party in formuIa,ina
an issue but without success.
The trust" issue offers no promis,
for the Democrats in view of the deter
mined attitude of President Roosevelt
+ and his Administration in fighting The
: Food Trust. The Democrats are HON,
n full of accomplishing sometime
through their proposed attack upo,
the tariff. but the Republicans have n,
. fear OF that and almost welcome suaI
o an assault.
I Current developments in the Cuba,
j. matter give some of them hope. but |
, does not appear as il anything reall,
, tangible can result.
~ Let us look at the mathematical sid
y of the Congressional outlook. LittI
food for confidence on the Democrats
ID side is app trent there. In the begin
!, ming in weighing election chances. n
- lowance must always be made for III
Democratic South. In the next Hous
l. there will be ESQ representatives. n
u increase OF twenty.nine over the pre,
'e ent House, due to the reapportionmenl
y or these additional members. ten wi
20 come from the South and ninetce
from the North. Colorado gains ~,
Congressman. # is the only Norther
State that went for Bryan in 900 tia
gains n representative.
IS The Renublican nrosnocts in Col,
II RADIO are brighter than thew have bee
In in wears. Rut II is NOT necessary ;
, count on anv gain in Colorado Tbs