The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-01

IN DENVER
Continued from Page One.)
THAT KINNEY BOOM.

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Mr. Watson looked weary when ask
ed if he had been the man to launch
the boom for w. A. Kinney for Vice
President, the reports of which have
been coming back to Honolulu. ''That
was either a mistake on the part of
some newspaper man or a joke on u.s.
he explained .'What we did do was
TO name Mr.. Kinney as the Hawaiian
honorary vice president of the conven-
ton. Every State and Territory named
one of its distinguished citizens as such.
Last convention Charles Mccarthy was
named. This time we named Mr.. Kin
ney. That was all there was to it. We
would not attempt any such an asinine
thing as trying to nominate a man for
office who ism t eligible and who hash t
even vote for the presidency.
eve named Mr.. Kinney in Just the
same way as we named the various del
egates for places in the committees.
l was put on the platform committee,
James L. Coke was named for the com
mittee on credentials, F. r. Harvey
represented Hawaii on the committee
on rules and order of business, w. c.
McGonagle on the committee on per-
manent organization, Allan Herbert on
the committee to notify the presiden-
tial nominee, and O. T. Shipman on
the committee to notify the vice pres
idential nominee.
BRYAN IS CHANCES FOR ELEC-
TION.
Mr.. Watson, and the same is true of
the other returned delegates, comes
back quite convinced with the idea
ha ha
of the United States. 81 attended the
marker to this one,'' he said, in ex-
planning why he believes Bryan will
beat Taft.
Sc never expect to see such another
convention and such spontaneous enthu-
siasm. When the blind Senator from
Oklahoma, Senator Gore first spoke
Bryan S name in a speech, the first
time it had been spoken in the con-
vention, there was a scene tumultuous
and thrilling. The convention broke
out into cheering and shouting. We
tore down the Hawaii banner beside
our place and Coke carried that around
the convention hall for an hour and
thirty eight minutes, every other dele
CATION marching and shouting with us.
Ne howled ourselves hoarse. 1t was
the most remarkable scene 1 ever saw
The cheering was spontaneous, there
was no claque to start or keep it up
and there was no Encouragement like
there is sometimes. When Bryan was
nominated there was another such al
scene, lasting over an hour.
Since | met those delegates from
all over the United States my conf
dence of the success of the party Isl
strengthened. From every section the
delegates appeared to be so confident
that this time they would deliver the
electoral vote, from the East and from
the West, while the South is assured,
that it was almost convincing, even
allowing for the convention enthusiasm. ]
FOutside of the convention, while l
travelled, l was surprised to meet so
many Republicans who stated that this
time they would support Bryan. ALI
the Republicans and great many |
Democrats would vote again for Roose-
welt, but everywhere there is decided /
feeling of antagonism against the man
ner in which Taft s nomination was !
given him and against the way in
which Roosevelt has attempted to die
tate his successor.
I'm California the Republican party |
is so badly split between the machine
crowd and the Roosevelt League that
there is a strong probability that the |
State will go Democratic for the State
Offices, while there is more than fight
ing chance for the Democrats to carry
it for Bryan.
HThere will be fight, at any rate
There is not going to be any walk-over
as there was the last time, and Bryan s /
chances for winning are bright in
deed. -