The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-21

herar,sa they reason that that VIII
nIease the President. He has made NJ
formal statement Of his preference tol
the nomination Of the Secretary Of War
although il is known that he is work
ing to that end The Federal office
holders in many states are also u
. about the same fix, for they realize
that il is a serious matter 70 declare
for the nomination Of any other can
didate than Taft. This Is particularly
! true in the southern States, where the
President is using patronage with
veucearce 10 further his plans for max
inc the next national convention bow
70 his viii.
/ Thus the strange political situation
| in the Republican party grows more
complicated every week. and no one
knows just what the outcome viii be
The sincerity Of q large army Of Re
publican Senators, members and other
offceholders is a matter of doubt, ana
there is no telling but what, as the
| lime for electing delegates 10 the ma
| tIonaI convention draws near next WIN
| fer they NAV desert the President. by
/ that time he viii have only a year re-
manning of his term and the nearer he
comes TO private life the less regard
the omceholders will have for him.
There is a likelihood that this viii be
true in the South, as the President
has been severe on of1cenoiders there,
as compared with the treatment they
have had from former Republican ad-
ministrations.
Then il is also a question whether
the Southern officeholders will take
kindly to the candidacy of Secretary
Taft. Already copies OF speech thaf
the Secretary made last year to the
Republican state convention at Green's
boro. y. c., are being circulated extern
siveIy throughout that section. In this
speech he upbraided the Southern Re-
publicans for being governed by office
holders and for being in politics chief
w for the Federal places. The speech
caused much comment in the South at
the time and did not enhance the es-
was held by the Republicans there.
Now they are being reminded that they
would have little to hope for, should
the Secretary be nominated and elect |
ed as President of the United States. |
The political warfare in Ohio between
the Taft and Foraker factions goes on /
with great eruptions Of hot air. The
Taft followers here claim that Sem |
ators Foraker and Dick are quitting. |
The Foraker supporters here say that |
Secretary Taft is getting very sick OF
his bargain and wishes he were out OF
the Presidential running, as they think
he will be before another spring rolls
round. Both sides are playing distinct
politics from Washington, and the best
informed people here believe the fight
is likely 10 be very close.
It is known that Secretary Taft fears
Foraker viii be endorsed for
as Senator, whatever the out
come of the struggle for Presidential
delegates may be. That might mean
the loss of the next Legislature and
also the loss of the State in the Pres
identtaI campaign. The Taft men have
had some careful canvassing done In
the cities and they say il is by no
means certain that Bryan can not cap
.ure Ohio.
They conclude that practically all
The large cities of the State, unless 1t
3e Cincinnati, may elect Democratic !
Members Of the Legislature. There is a
big radical element in the Ohio cities. ,,
Furthermore, the factiona1 fight is
growing so bitter among the Republi-
ans that it will be difficult 10 get them ;
% the polls for one ticket in Novem- ;
Der, 1908. i;
The Foraker press bureau and the !
Taft press bureau are busily at WORK I
lere in Washington. The Taft press :
bureau says Senator Foraker is now t
rying TO run away from a primary and
hat he is doing this because he has +
cen the State is against him. The q
Foraker press bureau here is saying t
hat President Roosevelt is opposing an t
arly primary because he is satisfied t
fter q careful investigation Of the r
ituation, that Secretary Taft can no, \
yin the four delegates at large and that c
e (ths President) would interpret the a
allure of Ohio TO elect Taft delegates t
8 rebuke to his administration,
WITCH would weaken his influence with u
congress and encourage anti-admfn- .
stration Republicans in other States
o raise the standard of political re-
oft Probably the truth is that both
ides are afraid to make the test in J
,hio.
The Foraker press bureau in Wash
ngton is also making much of the fact
hat President Roosevelt may at any
ime desert the Taft boom, as he has
eserted other causes the moment he p
as seen they were doomed to go down Y
here is no doubt that the Taft boom Q
rs feel a little uneasy on that point, i
Though at present the President is b
behind Secretary Taft and s
'roclaims to callers that he wants Taft b
dominated. But he has said several s
lines. also. that he wants above all I
Kings a man of the Taft type. and. of t
curse, he might slip away from the
ohio supporters of the Secretary of t
Var at a critical moment If he saw Q
hat the Taft boom was likely tn have Z