The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-01-10

President does not interfere the otnei
candidates will pick up these Southern
! delegates and that a few months from
now matters win be in a condition
where the President will be powerless
to help Secretary Taft in that section
There is little prospect of Secretary
Taft getting very big bunch of dele
gates in the East and therefore the
Importance of his campaign in the
South is recognized. But his friends
are constantly emphasizing the great
er Importance of his campaign in Ohio.
4 prominent Eastern senator. who
wants the Secretary nominated, said
a few days ago that If he were man
aging the Taft boom he would con-
centrate everything for the next month
or two on Ohio. Unless Ohio goes for
Taft with something like unanimity,
his boom will fiatten out and the rest
of the country viii look upon it as
a big joke. The Eastern people are
already rather skeptical of the secre-
tary's running qualities any way and
they as well as people in other parts
/ of the country, would have a better
! opinion of him should he show that he
could sweep Ohio at the primaries.
Some talk had been heard here about
| n peace pact between Senator Foraker
and Secretary Taft and there will be
more of it probably. when the secre-
tary returns The Taft workers are
now becoming aware of the big mis-
take they made three months ago in
trying to run their campaign. with
the elimination of Senator Foraker
from public life as one of the basic
principles. He can not be eliminated,
the Taftites are trying to undo him,
as is already apparent. and the while
he can pull the pillars of the polit-
ical temple down over their heads
Senator Foraker Would have kept the
politica! peace, if the Taft advocates
would have promised to support him
for reelection. which was no more than
he had a right to expect from them, !
after his long and eminent career in /
the Senate.
Hints have been made to Senator I
Foraker recently that he might ex-
pect overtures from the Taft lieuten-
ants, now that they find themselves in I
eXtremities but he is defiant. He is /
a declared candidate for the Presi-
dency and has asked for primaries IN
Ohio to determine whether he or Sec-t
retary Taft shall have majority OF
the support from Buckeydom at the
next Republican national convention.
Nevertheless, it is possible that a
peace can yet be arranged. but if it is
arranged President Roosevelt, by Sem
ator Foraker's insistence must be a
party to- it. The President will have
to capitulate absolutely and promise
to keep his hands off Senator Foraker
for the remainder of this administra-
ton. He will also have to promise
to let Senator Foraker alone in Ohio
and leave him free to conduct a cam
paign for reelection or not, just as ne
chooses.
AS to other presidential booms.
much can be said in the light of the
Presidents reiteration. Every Repub-
lican aspirant has been taking notice
and reforming his lines. The .favorite
sons are all looking across state lines,
although thus far Speaker Cannon,
and Senator Knox have been doing
little or nothing outside of their own
bailiwicks. Speaker Cannon has been
urged to branch out. His friends tell
him that there are ripe persimmons on
the tree to be plucked if he will reach
for them. He is restricting operations
to Illinois and has been Tightening his
lines there as much as possible. Sem
ator Knox has been doing the same in
Pennsylvania. Both of them will be
starting after votes elsewhere.
TiPe-PrpSida0t Tai ulr &c eli |
active candidate, although not a de-
that many people buried his boom a
long time ago and painted cocktail
glass upon the headstone. He is hold
ing Indiana and no one is aware just
how much strength he has in other
states. He has done more work for
his boom in widely scattered sections
of the country than has been done for
any other boom, except the Taft boom,
and may surprise his opponents by his
when the time for balloting
comes. 1t has been said that the vice.
president might be the second strong
est candidate on the first ballot. There
is much good will for him in all parts
Of the country and also a feeling that
he has not had exactly a square deal
AS things look now his vote will be ;
larger on the first ballot than on any i
ballot. He will have some
votes in the South, some from New
England, some from the far West.
The Hughes boom is worrying all
the other candidates, although Gov
arnor Hughes remains a sphinx in his
)ffice at Albany and gives no sign.
His friends are organizing to secure
the delegates from that state for him:
but he has not encouraged them to do ;
so. 1t is not probable he will have a {
solid delegation but all the indications ,
point to a Hughes vote of considerable =,
from New York The plans
% make him President are not well !
arranged. Clubs and other political a
are declaring for him. 9
The President will fight this move
nent. He leaves no room for doubt
IN that score. He does not want Gov
.rnOr Hughes TO be his successor But 7
nen wonder whether the Hughes boom 9
an make great headway. now that /,
he President has reiterated and thus
eliminated himself. Governor Hughes
$ said to be one of the most difficult t
men in public. life to get along with. d
lie does not observe even the ordinary
.ourtesies of politics. That is one OF
he things that started the trouble /.
,etween him and the White House.