The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-08-07
PROGRESS OF
THE CAMPA
By Ernest q. Walker.

mail Special to the Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Eminent
pilgrims to the two springs-Hot
Springs, Virginia, and Colorado Springs,
Colorado-in recent days, returning
here with confidential information, say
a great turning of all the wheels in the
Republican machinery will take place
with the speech-of acceptance era, which
the last week of July is to usher in.
he preliminary survey of the field has
been made. Nominee Taft has been at
tending to important inquiries in the
Middle West. Chairman Hitchcock has
brought back from the Far West a
number of ideas about conditions there,
which he has not given to the public.
They are by no means discouraging,
but of character to guide him in the
educational and vote-getting campaign
of the next three months.
The speech of acceptance has been
tuned as far as possible to harmonize
and inspire the legions of voters. Al
though Mr., Taft has not seen Chair
man Hitchcock since the latter's visit
to the inter-mountain country, the two
have been in frequent correspondence
by letter and by wire. Mr.. Taft, while
at Hot Springs, was in daily conference
by telephone and telegraph with Oyster
Bay on wide variety of subjects af-
fecting the campaign. AS a matter of
fact, the speech of acceptance was mail
ed both to Secretary Root and President
Roosevelt several days before Mr.. Taft
startedron his journey to the East, not
withstanding statements that he carried
copy for the perusal of those two
J, party leaders.
} The Republican nominee has been Civ
J ing very close attention during the last
two or three weeks to the preparatory
campaign movements in Ohio and In
diana. He feels that he is likely to
have more trouble carrying Indiana
than any other Middle Western State
i and has been somewhat concerned be-
cause he has few friends, skilled in the
political game in that State, to whom
: he feels like entrusting his interests un'
: reservedly. Many cheering messages
local Indiana leaders, with whom the
]. nominee has sought to get into closer
. personal touch. He believes the Re
publican situation in Hoosierdoom il
improving and that, in the course of s
: few weeks, much better things can be
expected of it.
4 Mr.. Taft's interests in Ohio are il
! charge of tried lieutenants, and he il
0 in contented frame of mind over theil
s efforts and the results therefrom to date
In spite of all the paragraphs writer
, about the friendly attitude of Senator
Foraker, the fact remains that wha
Senator Foraker has himself said t.
date is of an exceedingly formal char
acter, and that he is still only luke
! warm. Mr.. Taft has had 70 talk what
. ever yet with any of Senator Foraker'i
. representatives, although there have
been pretty definite hints from the For
, aker camp that "some understanding
would be welcomed. Certain visitors to
q Hot Springs have brought away the i'm
preston that there will be events il
Cincinnati, while the nominee tarriei
q there the next few days to promote
, better political relations between thu
+ two men. This is not taken to NEAR
that Mr.. Taft is at all likely to make
any promises to the Senator, but thai
there will be outward evidences of {
renewal of the entente cordiale, which
will put Buckeye voters in Better heart
Should Senator Foraker be in Cincin
matt that week it is hoped to bring the
a two men together, perhaps at dinner
Neither Mr.. Taft nor Mr.. Hitchcocl
J IS yet figuring on what States the Ma
. tional ticket will carry. There has beer
small talk in some quarters about car
rying this State and that State ant
about unprecedented majorities in Re
publican strongholds. Mr. Taft is very
. confident over the general outlook, al
, confident of election as he was of tbs
s nomination three months before tbs
' Chicago convention met. But he ant
Q Manager Hitchcock are giving atten
= tion rather to conditions-how to i'm
y prove them when in given localities
g they are bad, and how TO hold and in
s crease the enthusiasm where the eon
ditions are all that could be expected