The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-28
HIT WOULD ACCEPT.

| according to the washington star
of May Is. Congressman Robert r.
Hit of Illinois will accept the vice
presidential nomination on the Repuh-
lican ticket If it Is offered to him. The
Star mentions that Mr.. Hit is frank
to say that he would regard his selec-
ton as an honor and proceeds as
follows:
This candid admission, SO sharply in
contrast to the coyness OF some others
| who have been proposed, is refreshing
20 the politicians. The verdict today
was that the Endorsement of Mr.. Hit
| by the Illinois state convention as good
as dominates him for the vice presi-
lency.
1T was agreed, further, that Mr.. Hit
/ would make strong candidate, add
| to the national ticket, strengthen the
party in Illinois and If elected make
an enninentiy satisfactory Vice Presi-
| dent He is popular in Congress, is
socially prominent and is liked In all
official circles OF the capital.
Because of his service at the head
OF the foreign AFFAIRS committee and
in the State Department he is often
diplomat. but rot IN the generally ac-
cepted definition of the term. He IS
disciple OF the school OF diplomacy
OF which William r. Day was an ex-
ponent, irreverently called shirt
sleeve diplomacy" Mr.. Hitt has
way Of speaking his mind that woald
lead a European diplomat to Jump at
once to the conclusion that he was
trying to conceal his thoughts, opin-
ions ana motives. That was what they
used TO call shirt sleeve diplomacy
in the time OF Secretary Day, and 1t
took the Europeans months to get the
curves
Probably 1t was this quality OF d.
rectness which led Mr.. Hit to plump
out the truth when the subject was
first preached that he thought the Of
fee of Vice President twas some pun
kins" and he would be very much
gratified to have it fall to him.
1T was the first case on record in
this campaign where there was no,
sidestepping, shying or ducking III /
proposed vice presidential eandidate&
The politicians are almost like the |
European ALPHABETICALLY to fear |
that the unusual frankness may con- |
ceal something else. But they are glad |
he was frank about it, and glad It |
was Mr. Hit whom Secretary Shaw
proposed.
with the republican national con-
ventfon only five weeks of, the poll
tieians will be very glad to have the
vice presidency cleared ur. Roosevelt
and Hit sounds like bih, bang" and
that's the way the republicans want
to make the campaign go. All ar
engagements will have been made for
the republican convention, ticket and
platform as soon as the Hitt matter
is clinched.
Mr. Hitt In the vice presidential Of
flee might fairly be expeced To be
.tfriend at eoure" for Hawaii. The
position is not only NEAR" the chief
executive, but it's occupant is ex officfo
president of the Senate As a men-
Der of the Hawaiian Commission that
drafted the Organic Act. Mr. Hit Wis
tied these islands and, in public meet
ings, addressed the people on Oahu,
Maui and Hawaii. Since then he has
taken much interest in Hawaiian af-
fairs, with the glad hand extended to
visitors from Hawaii TO the capital.
Roosevelt and Hit, /. emb1azoned on
the travelling banner of the Hawaiian d
to Chicago. might make a
very good hit.