The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-05
THE PRESIDENTIAL.
LINES FORMING
tMail Special to the Advcrtiscr.)


Two things OF some moment In TIL
mancuvcrs for nominating the mex
President have come to the surfac,
here in recent days. One Is prospect
forecastcd by good authority, that Sen
ator Foraker will eventually eliminat,
himself rs presidential possibility
and strike hands with Secretary Taft
The other is an incipiont boom for Sen
ator Culberson, of Texas. 1t is being
brought to the front by Democrats OF
Northern cities, some of whom ar,
Southern born.
Senator Foraker, of course has nevei
declared himself in the running ant
has been more or less passive under
the discussion of his availability. AT
present he undoubtedly holds the Ohio
situation firmly and to all appearances
could have the delegates from that
state to the next National Convention,
should he want them. But il is claim
ed that Senator Foraker is most CON
cerned that President Roosevelt shall
not be renominated and that, as soon
as he is assured beyond all doubt, will
quietly step aside and permit Secre-
tary Taft to get the Ohio delegates
If he can. There has been a lot Of
political bitterness between the Presi-
dent and Senator Foraker and the latter
prefers to have some one in the White
House with whom he can maintain
more amicable personal relations.
Such action, of course, would be to
the political Qualification of Ohio. That
State would like very much to have
another President and all the patron
age favors which go with such an
honor. At the same time, Senator
Foraker is not blind to the unpopu-
larity of his attitude on railroad legis-
lation and to the fact that, even if
he could secure nomination, the
charge Of being a reactionary would be
raised at once against him and, prob
ably, with telling effect. If the eff
forts to bring about such condition
of affairs in Ohio succeed, it would i'm
mensely strengthen Secretary Taft's
prospects and would be a long step to-
ward narrowing the rivalry for the Re-
publican nomination to himself and
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Secretary Taft remains as Indifferent
as ever t. all plans to nominate him
as Roosevelt's successor but there are
men working actively for him in spite
of this. The semblance of an organiza
tion in his interest has already been
started and this organization is to be
rapidly enlarged in its scope and eff
cheney.
The Secretary's. brothers are very
much alive to his presidential chances.
One of them, x-Representative Charles
p. Taft, editor of the Cincinnati Times
Star, while here the past week, said
in conversation that the Secretary
would certainly be nominated and elect
ed. Whether or not Secretary Taft be-
comes formidable as a candidate, the
friends of Vice President Fairbanks
are carefully noting the developments
for the nomination of the present head
of the War Department and also the
arguments that the Secretary's friends
are using with some effect that, if
Mr.. Fairbanks would not
be elected. The visit here a few days
ago of Ex-Governor Durbin, of Indiana,
started the anti-Fairbanks talk. He
and the vice president have some old
political scores to settle. But while |
Ex-Governor Durbin's attack on Mr.. |
Fairbanks as vice presidential can
didate rested largely on personal
much that he said is being
by the Republicans of Con
gress who are political leaders in their
States. lt is having some
weight, for instance, with the Massa
rhusetts Republicans here although the
Senators and Represen-
tatives have very kindly feeling for
the vice president and may yet de-
eide to support him for promotion. 1t
is having weight, too, with Ohio Re-
publicans and the Republicans of some
other Western States.
1t was proposed here recently that
a dinner of representative Democrats
be held to launch boom for Senator |
Charles A. Culberson, of Texas. That |
idea has been abandoned for the pres
ant, but other means are being used
% bring his name to the front as a
residential candidate. An argument
being urged for him is that he will
in the south all the strength
hat Bryan could command-and prob
y more-and that he would be very
acceptable to large contingent of
,outherners in New York, Chicago and
'ther large Northern centers. These
'outherners, residing in the North
lever have taken kindly to Mr.. Bryan.
Their votes in New York and Chicago