The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-10

" he v not NJ feod slseahrt - The
Senator ran undoubtedly carry audl
enecs with him m sha, uuhiect
Washington ls rife " n specuiaticns
abcai thc ouicoms of thls rreat fiFhi
an che details of the developments
between the two political giadtatop
are eagerly dcyourcd. Tine meutenants
on both sides are throbbsnR with ac-
tivity. Thi5c who profess 10 be wise
tell just how the fight IL coming out.
In reality no one knows anything
about u yet. and one mans opinion
is almost as good as anothcr's. The
general impression IL that a majority
OF the Ohio voters will be for secre-
tary TAFT as against Senator Foraker.
provided Secretary Taft continues 60
stand out as the favorite OF President
Roosevelt But II IL believed that
Secretary Taft's Ohio strength Is
rather the strength OF President
Roosevelt.
| The power OF the organization. how
eyer, is not overlooked, and Senator
Foraker's support will probably wax
every day till the primaries are held
l.Sis friends are the best politicians in
| the world, whereas Secretary Tafts
! fr ends are tyros in that business,
Great pressure is being put upon the
Secretary to establish firmly in the
| Ohio mind that he is a sure enough
candidate and not a stalking horse for
President Roosevelt For every day
| evidences accumulate in Washington
| that a great mass of the people would
/ a.. n 80. ~
His own determination not to accept
another nomination is accepted as
| final by those in Washington who know
him best. but that is not the opinion
of most politicians in the State. Many
are declaring for him because they
think that will advance their own po-
litical fortunes. So the Secretary 8
friends are trying TO establish the con-
viction that he is to be a candidate in
his. own right.
They are also trying to dispel a
widely-held conviction that the Secre-
tary would desert his candidacy any
moment II he could have an appoint
ment as Chief Justice OF the United
States Supreme Court OF his prefer
ence for that Office as against the Of
flee OF President there can be no ques-
tion. The Secretary likes judicial
work His eye has been upon the seat
of Chief Justice Melville Weston Full
Ter, Democrat, nominated by President
Cleveland. April 80, 1888, almost ex-
actly nineteen years ago. The Repub-
licans have had envious eyes upon the
ChIef Justice ever since he reached
the age of three score and ten-which
was over four years ago-and they
have constantly started reports that
he was about to resign. However,
Chief Justice Fuller never has had any
intention of retiring. although he
could do so now on full pay. Only
the termination of his life lis likely to
give President Roosevelt an opportu-
nifty to nominate Secretary Taft 20
Chief Justice Fuller's place. Never
theless, the Secretary, of late, has al
lowed the information to be published
tiuthoritatively that he has burned all
bridges behind him and would not now
accept an appointment to the highest
judicial position under the govern
nent. even were It offered him. He
has stated in most positive terms that
he will see it through" and will
stand by his family and friends who
nave Dttn biNinB VI tiiN'A AhOhNy ~N
their time TO make him President.
3 Glbwing articles have been written
and widely disseminated about the
splendid fighting spirit the Secretary
is showing, now that his blood Is up.
These are all probably true in sub
stance. although the man who calls at
his office for, news about his boom sees
nothing of the firmly-set jaw ard the
humping of the Secretary's fist upon
his Office table as he declares his de-
to fight 1t out with Foraker
If it takes all summer and all winter.
These scenes are reserved for the lit
tie contingent of the Secretary's
friends who are bound TO force him
into the running. 1t must be ad-
mltted, nevertheless, efter everything
else has been said, that the Secretary
is n reluctant candidate.
No one knows yet anything about
the Secretary's strength as a Presi-
Dental aspirant. few Legislatures
have declared for him, but this has
generally been at the dictation of the
President. Many individuals have de-
clared for him, but IL remains to be
shown whether they are yoiclng the
popular opinion or whether they are !
not chiefly cranks and politicians who |
want to ride the crest of every wave. |
There are few States which the
President can undoubtedly control for |
him. The Secretary Is well liked by |
many Of his countrymen. but no
groundswell for his nomination has
The choosing OF delegates
VIII not begin for a year yet. ana
twelve months are likely TO be a ter
rible strain upon the staying qualities
Of a candidate. His opponents think
he Will peter out before that time.
Senator Boies Penrose OF Pennsyl-
yania. who set in motion the whopp' Ds
big joke about the s5.0O0.000 conspiracy
TO defeat the Presidents policies and
to nominate a "reactionary." has at
ast come TO Washington and made his
first call upon the President since that
great yarn was put out from the
White House at the Inauguration OF
he Presidents campaign 10 control
he next convention. He was heralded
~ coming several times before he
'eally came, and few details OF the
meeting have reached the public. II
. known that the physically gigantic
senator cooled his heels IN the Presi-
lenrs ante-room for nearly an hour.
ie sat ana talked with Secretary
ooh, into whose ear he poured tbs
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