The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-27
NATIONAL
POLITICS
Cannon Won't Let
His Name Be
Used.
C,ulIom Utterly Refuses
Vice President
Chances.
Hearst Beats Retreat and Turns .
Host OF Helpers
Adrift.
eMaR Special to the Advertiser.)

lMal Special to the Advertiser.)
wAsIITNGToN. d. c., May A.
With the apparent slaughter of the
Cannon vice presidential boom, Wash
ington politicians have 1apsed into
quietude, which has lasted several
days. Speaker Cannon himself gave
his own boom frigntful stab in the
back before ne departed for the state
fray In Illinois, eliminating in mis- ap-
pearance as presiding officer at the
fierce did 1dr. Cannon become in de-
nouneing not only his vice presiden-
tial boom but all those who encour-
aged it that no one valoroug enough
to attempt to bring 1t to life has yet
been found. The Judgment Of the
| prominent Republicans close to the
administration is that no effort will be
made to nominate the picturesque and
forceful speaker. Talk about no man
being able to decline nomination by
the national Convention of his coun-
trymen avafls nothing. Mr.. Cannon
paved the air and tore around SO vfo-
lentiy about 1t before he left wash
ington, that he convinced everybody
he meant what he said and that it
word simply create a scene In the
convention to try to put the nolnina-
'tion on him.
FAIRBANKS THE ULTIMATE.
The conviction that such an effort
would be fruitless has led to the re-
cent talk about nominating Uncle
Shelby Cullom. the veteran senator
from Illinois, and also Representative
r. R. Hit, of the same state-who is
chairman of the committee on foreign
relations and a very erudite inan-as
vice president. Mr.. Culiom has since
declared to high heaven that he viii
have none of 1t. Mr.. Hit still here
in Washington where he maintains a
palatial establishment and moves in
exclusive social circles, simply smiles
In his suave manner when the subject
is mentioned. There is almost no pros
pect that either of these gentlemen
win be heard of In the convention in
connection with the vice presidential
nomination Mr.. RooseveIt's closest
friends are still talking Fairbanks.
PLATFORM FOR CHICAGO.
The Republican platform to be a.
dopted in Chicago is still In an incom-
plete condition. Right at the close Of
the session of Congress Senator Lodge,
4 = ,. +I-a
chairman of the committee on resolu-
tions, after talking with the President
ami several other senators, drew a
rough draft of the document. 1t was
extensively discussed at various con-
fersnces as told in the press dispatches
at the time Then Senators departed,
but as the language of the platform
did not altogether meet with the ap-
proyaI OF the various gentlemen in
the conferences, 1t was decided to have
Mr. Lodge make another try. He has
beer in no haste to do SO. as there was
no occasion for haste. For several
DAYS ne has been resting at his resi-
Of fasfiioning anew the platform at his
leisure
RETREAT BY HEARST.
Aside from the demolition of Uncle |
Joe's'' boom there has been other ac- |
tfvfty IN the demolition line. The |
headquarters OF Representative VIII |
liam r. Hearst, Democratic candidate |
for the Presidency, have been here. /
Having encountered disaster after |
disaster. interlarded with an OCCASION |
Al success. Mr. Hearst has decided to |
break up his headquarters here and /
has discharged q large number OF his |
clerks and helpers. That was hardly |
more than was to be expected, for the |
period of his activity in many states
has passed. It is particularly true /
mere in the District of Columbia where
he was badly worsted at the primaries
-or six delegates to the st. Louis con- /
Tention. although his lieutenants have
been trying by a series of carefully
Continued on page ~ s