The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-16
PRESIDENTIAL
POSSIBILITIES
(Man Special to the Advertiser)

(Mal Special TO the AdveruSer-l
WASHINGTON, D. c. July 2s.-Who
is going 70 be nominated? Questions
like that continue to pour in upon
Washington, as though Washington
ought TO know. The interest Of the
country has been tremendously siinl-
ulated. The beginning OF the presi-
Dental campaign SO early has grad
uaIly aroused the attention Of the
country. The fact that Mr.. Roosevelt
thought Il Of enough Importance 10
engage his attention helped rivet the
attention of the people on the Strrg-
gle among the Republican chieftains.
And the campaign has begun in
earnest. No matter that the politician
class, the state. town, and county
committees. and the managers Of as
pirants are about the only ones who
have thus far been active. The peo-
pie watch the politician class, the
state. town and county committees,
etc. much more than they did when
the last free for all race for q presi-
Dental nomination was run. Il used
TO De that the politicians and managers
could burrow under the ground for
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The dear public. The newspapers
would print something Of their opera
tions but the public showed little con-
cern in political operations till the
grand, spectacular battle for votes in
the open began.
Now every stage in the campaigns
Of candidates is followed. Observers
OF political movements ind the keenest
interest among nearly ell classes OF
people. The latter want 10 know who
they viii have 10 vote for next year,
who is 70 be pitted against Bryan.
how far he viii represent the policies
Of the present administration, what
his antecedents have been, what fac
tions in The world Of politics he has
trained with, what corporations. If
any. he has shown sympathy with.
PARTY LINES DIN.
Party ties rest lightly upon voters
nowadays and it is no rare thing TO
hear prophets prophesy that if this
man or that man is nominated, strong
Republican states might go Democratic 1
and Bryan might be elected, for il IS
taken for granted. in spite Of all the /
talk TO the contrary, that Bryan will |
have the Democratic nomination. Much /
of this independent talk comes out OF /.
the West. There the people are scru- /
tinizing the candidates more closely I
than ever before. There is 3 general 1
determination not 70 be buncoed. The /
feeling of opposition 10 the politicians
is very strong. II has been growing 4
ever since Theodore Roosevelt in the 1
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politicians.
Washington does not know who will /
be nominated. by which is meant /
Washington does not know whom the /
Republicans will nominate. No man 1
lives who can tell. There are thou 4
sands OF men who can guess. Such /
guessers predominate in every cam
paign and when they guess correctly /
they puff up with Importance and feel /
big over their political judgment. The
Republican nomination will certainly
go 10 one of five or six men, probably
10 one of three or four men. Any
guesser who guesses stands a chance
OF al least one 10 six of guessing
right. Certainly at this stage of the
campaign there is no political wisdom
in having picked the nominee early.
II is simply matter of chance
FAIRBANKS BOOM WAVED.
Six months ago it seemed very prob
able that Vice President Fairbanks
might carry OF the nomination. He
was in high favor with the Republicans
who were giving the affairs OF the
next national convention their consid-
grafton. But the situation has been
rapidly changing, especially since Con-
yress adjourned. The President picked
Secretary Taft as his favorite. That