The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-29

there has been appearing in many
newspapers paid advertisements about
an article on Roosevelt the Destroyer
which has greatly incensed the Presi-
dent. He has strongly combated ali
suggestions that such a phrase would
convey and has been active in deny
ing that he could be justly blamed for
the money stringency.
WHITE HOUSE POLITICS.
| While the National Committee re-
manned in town, there were suggestions
! that the President would switch to the
+ support of the Cortelyou presidential
boom in due season, if it should be
shown that the Taft boom was flatten-
/ ing out. AS far as one could learn,
no good authority existed for such
! statements, beyond a reasonable prob-
! ability that the President would not
oppose Cortelyou's nomination. The
| Taft 1ieutenants, on the other hand,
are leaving no stone unturned to re-
vive the Taft boom and were buttons
holing every member of the National
Committee. The secretary, en- route
around the world, has now embarked
on the ocean and in the course of ten
days will be back in Washington. His
return will probably quicken his cam
paign. If he does not gain ground
soon, he will be out of the race
There can not be as much interest in
the meeting of the Democratic commit
tee this week, Notwithstanding the
great eagerness of Washington for poll
itical information. It has been said
that Mr.. Bryan favors taking the con-
vention out to Denver. That is farther
west than any National convention has
ever gone. But Mr.. Bryan lives farth-
er west than any candidate ever non1i-
mated by either of the leading parties.
Naturally the attendance upon the
Democratic convention this year will
be small. but it would be long jour
ney for the, eastern and southern peo-
pie and it remains to be seen whether
a majority of the committee can be
persuaded to vote for Denver.
MAYOR TOM JOHNSON.
Mayor Tom Johnson. of Cleveland, |
will attend the meeting and his pres |
ence in washington is likely to attract |
attention He is going to pay his re- |
spects to the President, as has been /
announced from Cleveland. He viii |
be a lion in Washington. not that he |
is a strange figure here, for he was i
a member of the SIND and 53rd Con-
crosses but because he is now a man
with a National reputation for having
defeated President Roosevelt's candi-
date, Representative Theodore Burton,
for the mayoralty. Mr.. Johnson wants
to get the Democratic National Con-
vention to Cleveland and is expected
to make a smart fight for it before
The committee.
A few months ago Louisville, KY.
was counted upon to make good fight
'or the Democratic convention and had
raised a good purse. AS the South
could not expect the candidate, either
or President or Vice President, it was
argued that the convention could well
,e held in a Southern city. But things
AVE been going badly for Louisville.
The state went Republican at the
ecent election and a contribution of
10. 600 voted by the city government
oward the convention has been de-
Jared unconstitutional by the Supreme
,ourt.
FIVE MONTHS TO CONVENTIONS.
Practically five months now remain
efore the conventions. Within
Month the calls for conventions TO elect :
elegates will be issuing and by Feb i
uary the statisticians will have their {
aper and pencil, figuring which can
it7ate is leading. The machinery that '
as to be put into motion TO make 7
D a national convention is enormous. /