The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-14
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tary Taft will be absent from
Washington the best part OF a month
on his speaking tour. He begins
speaking May 20 at st. Louis. where
he Is scheduled to address a conven-
ton OF millers. This will bring him
into touch with n large following from
the Southwest and from up and down
the Mississippi Valley states. Mis-
souri,. be 1t remembered. will he well
represented at this convention and will.
have thirty-six delegates in the next
Republican National Convention. There
is undoubtedly a leaning toward Sec
rotary Taft among the Missouri Re-
publicans, although the party is badly
split by two warning factions. The
Secretary will traverse the State and
by June 6 will be down at Tulsa, In
dian Territory. where the Republicans
OF the new State OF Oklahoma propose
to hold a state convention. The Re-
publicans Of this prospective new Com
monwealth are in demorallzed state.
but are trying to pull themselves to-
gether for hard campaign against the
Democrats in the election of State off,
GERS and of a Legislature which will
Vice President Fairbanks has already
been down in that country speaking
and made a good impression there.
That, however, was last autumn, ana
1t remains to be seen whether he Sc
cured promises of delegates. Secre-
taft Taft has friends in both Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, and there will be
a dead set to get some delegates from
the new State who will vote for his
nomination. If President Roosevelt
approves of the new constitution, and
the Oklahomans also accept It at their
August election. the new State will
have fourteen delegates in the next
Republican National Convention.
The Secretary will travel northward
from Indian Territory and June 10 will
speak, as now arranged before the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa ton
at Milwaukee. That Is in Senator La
Follette's territory and 1t is supposed
Senator La Toilette can have the 20
delegates from that state IL he wants
them. But at that convention many
business men will be in attendance and
will have a chance to size up the big
Secretary of War His next speech
Will be two days later at Iowa City,
before students of Minnesota Univer-
sity, at Minneapolis. His remarks be-
fore these two student audiences will
not flavor of politics in the slightest.
although thus far the Secretary has
had no time to prepare any of the six
speeches he is scheduled to deliver.
The last speech he plans to make be-
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be at Ottawa Kansas, June 20. There
as at Tulsa, he is expected to speak
largely on political subjects. 1t is sup
posed his two speeches before the in
dustrial conventions will be largely
political.
The sentiment in Minnesota for the
Secretary is said to be very friendly
and II is said also that he Will take
the delegates from that state without
a struggle. There is a very friendly
feeling for him in Iowa and likely
enough the Roosevelt men there will
deliver to him the large Iowa delega-
ton. The Secretary is going into Ne
braska and will visit Fort Mead be-
fore he reaches Ottawa. Kan. and It
is worth remembering that the senti-
ih'hb ipi III ANtpIdEhh IN SliohB.
at least is strong for Roosevelt and Is
sufficiently Rooseveltian to
enable the President to deliver the
Nebraska delegates to whomever he
chooses.
Kansas would like to be the first
state in the Taft band wagon, accord
ing to reports now coming from there.
It is known that the Secretary is TO
speak in that state largely with the
hope that Kansas will soon be STAN
peding to get under his banner.
Before he Is back in Washington the
Secretary may speak elsewhere along
the way. for his friends are anxious
to get him as much as possible in the
view of those enthusiastic westerners.
who are in favor of nominating and
electing Presidents without regard to
the wishes of the effete east or of
the money loving Republican office
holders of the South. As the Ohio
is not likely to make demands
upon his time. the Secretary will prob
ably be free to make more speeches
during the summer than would have
been the case otherwise. He will return
to Washington about July 1 and after
A short stay here will go on his vaca-
ton. Then he will start for the Phil
Ippines. On his tour across the coun-
try, en- route to Manila. the managers
Of his campaign will have a chance to
bring him before other audiences, es-
peclally in the far west where his
cause thus far has not been pressed.
THE OTHER ASPIRANTS.
Just at this juncture, with the Tart
looming so prominently,
IL not hearing much about
other aspirants. The Secretary of war
lust now seems To be eclipsing all
,thers In the race. Some politicians
around the National Capital are stu
very skeptlcal and say II IL far too
,arly TO make any positive predictions
they say pessimistieally that the Taft
boom has started prematurely and that
1 viii peter out long before next spring, |
when the states elect their delegates.
rhey hint. as ever, ~ the labor record |
II the secretary of War, when he was
4 United states circuit Judge. ana AT
is vigorous espousal Of the Presidents
llde Of the Brownsville controversy
Conflicting reports arc heard ~ the
Fairbanks boom. Apparently tho vice
IL enjoying himself on hls
Western farm, drinking butlermilk ana
the crops grow iui ho N a