The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-01

of the House is on the National Com.
mittee. Almost a dozen Republican
senators are of the National Commit
tee, and, in the present instance, that
means the Republican opposition To
Roosevelt in the Senate has a strateg-
zeal advantage in the committee that
arranges for the coming campaign
The President, on the other hand. has
ten or twelve, and possibly more, prom
inent federal officeholders in the
committee. The inference is that those
officeholders will champion his plans.
A few proxies will be held, because
| there is always a number of absentees.
CENTER OF STAGE.
While the committee is in Washing
ton it viii monopolize the political in
| terest. The doings Of Congress for
the time being viii sink into COMPARE
/ tive fnsignif1cance. The committee al
ways calls upon the Republican Presi-
dent as a matter of courtesy. The
members are also much at the capitol
and they sound the sentiment of the
multitude of politicians in Washington
at that time. Washington and the
politicians here are invariably inter
ested in the tidings the committeeman
bring from the divers parts of the
country. The committeeman in their
turn are deeply interested in finding
out what their colleagues are thinking
about political matters and what the
political world of Washington is think
ing.
Considerable sentimental importance
is sometimes attached TO the decisions
Of the committee about the national
convention. The factions sometimes
have test of strength over the date
for the convention or the place for the
convention. Such a test is altogether
probable in December It is claimed
that the location of the convention
sometimes has much to do with the
nomination. This should be accepted
with considerable qualification. A big
contingent of claqueurs, packed into
the galleries of a convention, can make
a lot of noise and cause much incon-
venience, but nowadays delegates are
too familiar with such methods and
the way they are executed TO be great
ly Influenced. A convention in Chi
cago, ST. Louis, st. Paul, or almost
any American city would be as fair
toward one Republican candidate as
another. The Hearst boomers packed
the Democratic convention at ST. Louis
in 1904. They made tremendous
racket and eventually became great
nuisance but did not influence the final
nominations.
TAFT LEADS.
sThe showing for Taft at the Decem-
Der meeting of the National Committee
will be watched of course in a score Of
NV hot
time will have just returned from his
globe encircling tour. The work of his
lieutenants in the meantime will be
more or less apparent. The members
will bring reports about the strength
Of the Taft movement in their respec-
tive states. AS he is now undoubtedly
the leading candidate, although appar- |
entity by no means assured of the Mons |
ination, his friends will strive to make !
the most favorable impression possible.
for him. If they find they are strong |
enough they might attempt to run the |
committee to their own liking. II
they have such a strength it might be |
helpful in bringing over the men who |
stay on the fence till they see what !
candidate is most likely to win.
A very inter asting feature, however, |
will be the views of the committeeman |
with reference to Gov. Hughes of New |
York. All the information that comes |
to Washington tells of Gov. Hughes |
growing popularity. AS things look |
lust now he is Taft's most dangerous /
if indeed he is an opponent, I
for the Governor has never indicated |
vet that he would be a candidate. |
Many things are in the Governors |
favor. The country is approving OF I
him more and more every day. Wher.
ever the Governor goes he makes
friends People like his attitude on
public questions. His speeches have |
the right ring. He went over into Vef-
mont some weeks ago to speak at a |
meeting of the Fish and Game Assoc
ciation The meetings of that asso- /
citation are in reality political meet-
ings, for the politicians of Vermont
from far and wide attend All Ver-
mont is still talking about the excel,
lent impression the Governor made.
A few days ago he went down to
jamestown to~attend New York day at
the EXPOSITION. He shook hands with
5000 people His speech was declared
one of the best, perhaps the best, that
has been heard on the fair grounds
this year.
HUGHES WOULD BE STRONG.
Matters are in a nebular state in
New York but it is said that Gov.
Hughes is going to have the New York
delegation to the convention. The
voters like him in the East. They also
like him in the West. His nomination
for President would mean almost to a
that New York would 'give
him majority and that would mean.
beyond any matter of reasonable
doubt, that the next election would be
throughout the country.
The Democrats can hardly win without
New York.
The Empire State legislature meets
this winter and will be on Governor
Hughes hands for several months. If
he succeeds with that legislature as
he succeeded last winter, good pollt1-
clans believe nothing can prevent his
for President. The Repub>