The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-16

Gov. Hughes is entirely merciless IL
whaeking the organization of his par
". He has practically demoraliasi tn.
Republican organization in New York
state. To the men who 80 to Reluh.
lican conventions their organization
means a great deal The organization
is an important factor in carrying cleo
tions. II is important in many other
ways to the party. II Governor Hughes
should become President the Republi-
cans would have reason to expect as
much disregard for their organizations
in the states and in the Nation as he
has shown for the organization in New
York There he even refused TO CO.
operate in politics with President Roos-
evelt. who had made him governor
secured his nomination and then
thrown the influence OF his admins
tration in New York state to elect him.
TAFT OR KNOX.
Therefore many think that sooner or
later the fight for the nomination will
narrow down to Taft and Knox. Both
of those men are as available as any
candidates in the field. The President
can hardly oppose the nomination of
Senator Knox openly. although he will
undoubtedly work against him secretly
to the extent of his ability. Senator
Knox struck many hard blows in the
Presidents behalf and the President
has said many things in commenda-
ton of Senator Knox which he can
not take back now. So If Senator
Knox should be nominated. the Pres
ident would have to accept it with q
pleasant face and say he was de
lighted"
1t will probably be three or four
perhaps six or eight months,
before there will be any decisive
change in the trend of popular favor
for the several candidates. President
Roosevelt is now doing all in his pow
er for Secretary Taft but his work has
not vet reached the stage where It Is
telling. The field of candidates COM
bined against Secretary Taft when the
President began to champion him open
ly last spring. The President saw that
and appeared to be less emphatic In
his advocacy Of the nomination Of his
Secretary of War. He proposes, how
ever, to reopen the ball in the autumn
and by the time he gets back to Wash
ngton he will be taking up the fight
FOR Taft with tremendous energy. The
to Secretary Taft is wen
Its leaders are active this
summer and a lot of good hard work
S being done in several states. II this
opposition should be able to convince
he President that he was beaten in
his championship of Secretary Taft. it
would be no surprise If he should take
Ip some other favorite. He could
hardly take up Secretary Root, much
Is he might like to do so. Secretary
Root has been so identified with large
,orporati ton practise that his nomina-
ion would be party suicide. The Sec
etary himself knows it. The Presi-
lent might take up Senator LaFollette
II Wisconsin, who will be a progress
live candidate for the Presidency and
will have some following in the con-
-ention. But the President has never
aiken very kindly to Senator LaFol-
ette, although he agrees with him In
many issues now before the people.
the President would try to
fleet an alliance with Governor
Hughes. That, however, would be-
,itter pill for him to swallow. Gov
rnor Hughes has repulsed him once !
md the President never forgets such |
n action.
So while Secretary Taft's candidacy |
ooks quite as good and perhaps a lit |
lie better than that of any other Re-
'ublican, there is a lot of trouble |
head of him. His foes within the |
arty are concentrating their efforts to |
that he would encounter !
opposition from the voters. |
hat is why the opposition of the
egroes to him has been SO generally /
Exploited. Whether the negroes would
AIRY this opposition to the ballot box
; a matter of opinion. They do not
Ike his attitude on the Brownsville
fray and they do not like his
peeches in the South in which he v,r-
ually approved of negro disfranchise.
lent. There is the possible opposition
f the labor vote, because of his strike
functions when a United States Ci-.
uit Judge. In the last general cam
ain, too, the President sent him oT
ne long journey out TO Idaho to speak
gainst the cause and the candidates
lbor was favoring. The high tariff
republicans do not like him for his
dvocacy of revision. The beet sugar
rowers of Michigan, Colorado. Cali
1rnia and other states do not like him
IT the zeal with which he has urged
ne enactment of Philippine tariff
Nv which they believe would let down
ne bars for Philippine sugar to come
Ito competition with sugar produced
n the mainland. Accordingly he has
eavy burdens to carry as a presiden-
al candidate, apart from the bostil- Il
y of the Foraker faction in Ohio.
ERNEST G.. WALKER.
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