The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-25

out sleep. Food and clothes were
things they thought little Of. 1t was
a disorderly convention, whooping,
bowling, arguing and fighting. But
those men were rapt with a great idea.
They didn't worry about panics or
hard times. They were used to hard
times; but were determined that men
should be free, and, after a week of
turmoil, and disorder they fired a
cannon from the roof of their crowded
wigwam and went out, In the old pic
tufesque phrase of Illinois politicians
to set the prairies af1re" with the
name of Lincoln.
DELEGATE TALKS OF LINCOLN
There probably is no one at this con-
vention who was at that and few, If
any, of their descendants. There are
men here who speak with reverence
and real love of Lincoln. l heard a
man last night speak of one who knew
Lincoln who looked upon his face. 1t
was evident to him that the face had
become las if it had been the face
of an angel" Yet speaking thus OF
Lincoln, the man wore the badge of
a candidate who stands today for all
that Lincoln was opposed to; he wore
it in innocent ignorance of the incon-
gruity. This man was of the gay pa
rade which wrought it's pleasure, in
the changing spectacle all day Sunday
along the lake front. That day, like
this, was one of those rare clear days
that now and then come to the lake
region when the air sparkles like
champagne.
All day the delegates and visitors
paraded up and down the magnificent
esplanade with automobiles, carriages,
mounted police, and now and then a
band that swept by on the broad bou-
levard making the spectacle more plea
sing to the eye.
ORDERLY ASsEMBLAGE.
There is no disorder at this conven-
ton. Never at any convention in this
country was the crowd so well dressed,
we'll fed, of such material we'll being
and prosperousness. Indeed in cases
some are pink skinned, white haired
men, one might say trit1e overfed. If
he couldn't or if he wouldn't say as
much of the women, he'd admit to him
self that they were at least over
dressed They parade the Lake Front
and crowd the Hobbies and cafes in the
evening. They sit at little tables,
quite after the continental fashion.
NO ENTHUSIASM.
They talk of Taft. They speak GER
tainly of his nomination but without
enthusiasm. They speak of him as you
might of a man whom a friend had
put up at the club, as the President
has put Taft up at his club. Some OF
them blame Roosevelt for hard times,
| which certainly have not been hard
enough in their cases to induce short
ening rations. In discussions one
never hears ideals mentioned, or fun
damental principles touching men and
equality.
| NO WILD-EYED MEN
AS to platforms, they have small
concern and seemingly little curiosity.
| There are no wild--eyed men at the
convention, according to report, was
| determined to have declared in plat
form planks.
| A few weeks ago another convention
was held in Chicago, not on the Lake
Front, nor was there any parade along
! the Lake Front That convention was
held back in the heart of the city
where perhaps misery and squalor OF
industrial life shows more glaringly
than in any city in the country, That
convention according to report, was
disorderly.
WHERE DISORDER REIGNED.
1t was a real convention as real
conventions are disorderly. These de-
legates were in earnest. Everyone had
to make a speech; everyone had to
try and get other men to help him
realize his ideals, That was the con-
vention OF the Socialist party One
wonders how long It will be before
this well fed crowd on the Lake
Front learns Of that other convention
so much like the one forty-eight years
ago. He begins TO inquire what it's
all about, Today in the midst Of all
this conspicuous waste OF talking, with
such talk as Is OF interest to TAFT and
how Bryan might beat him II Bryan
were nominated, it's evident they don't
know thero is such a thing as the