The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-11
ATTITUDE N N
OF ALLIES
Alb on TIM ALSO RAMS WILL
LOYALTY SUPPORT THn MA.
TlONAL TlCKHT
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WASHINGTON, ID, g. Juno 10, Tho
'Nllles' who, NJ the Chicago oouycu-
tlun, were opposed to Taft but nc.
quloaced In HIS nomination rather than
force u Roosevelt stampede viii give
the republican ticket hearty support In
the fall campaign, Some will Wp.
port TAFT out Of pNrty loyalty, othors
VIII take an active part In tho cum
palgn la the hope that by ~ doing
thoy viii win the good grace OF the
republican canddNtc,
Tho frat Of tho allies to announce
his support Of TAFT wNs Senator Fora
kcr Of ohio, Tarts blttorcat enemy No
sooner had the news Of rafta nomin-
alton roachod Washington than the
Ohio Senator guyo out an interview
plodglng hlmuolf to faithfully support
the tlckot Foraker was moved to
mako hlA expression from various
motlvoa First und foremost, ho want-
cd To plnouto Tart In the hope that
Tart would not undertake. to prevent
His recollection to tho Senate, Second
w. Foraker has hopes that some time
IN tho future ho may be- choaon by u
republican national convention tn lond
tho purity In presidential campaign,
nnd therefore ho must remain loyal
Thirdly, Foraker N usually found with
the purity organization on party duos-
lions, ana In tlmoa whom the pnrty line
IN clenrly drawn hut the main rea.
son why ho wnB 40 prompt In an
noun0lng hla intention was to givo
forth tho Impression that he was
through making war upon Tart, aud
lhnt he expected Tnrl 10 rociprocnto
FORAKER DlsTRUsTmD
No ono who knows Foraker bolloyos
mat he VIII ROMAN IN poucoru turn
Of mind II no lB ro-eloolod 10 tho
Senate, aud Tafl is elected 10 tho
Presidency IN such oyont Fornker
! would be- ns much Ut n thorn I'm tho
side 0f the incoming administration
~ ho hnB boon In the side Of the
! lt00aoyult administration But For.
nhor knows whom ho must be- good,
nnd ho roallzos that now IN one OF
tho llm0B lle would have the utmost
dlllleully being ro-olocted n Taft
should openly oppose him IN ohio;
therefore he courts The good Ernces OF
the republican nominee ana for tho
time being IN willing 10 cat out Of his
hands Whether TAFT viii mako peacn
with Foraker, or whether no viii nm
dort1ho 10 prevent his ro-aloctlon has
not yet boon announced. Tafl has
not committed himself on this In
terestlng question
CANNON A PARTISAN.
speaker Cannon, IN declaring his
loynliy 10 the Taft ticket, IN prompted
by much the same motives that stirred
Fbmhor into declaring himself. Can
non has not been close 10 the liooBo-
volt administration; IN fact has boon
getting farther and farther away from
yonr 10 yoar Whom the Chicago con.
yehtlon met thero WIS u vast chasm
between Cannon and the Roosevelt.
Taft forces Now that tho Taft poo.
pie have shown their strength, Can.
non thinks n lB high time 10 make
Doaeo, for bo is 10 be candidate for
recollection ~ Speaker, and The friend
ship NJ tho President could be- Of great
assistance, Just ~ the opposition Of
the administration would DO serious
obstacle, Cannon, noyorthelegs, IA a
rank partisan, lie has always boon a
republican, always voted the republl-
can ticket ana would do so this year,
no matter who WIS nominated. But
he promises 10 DO more than vote, and
the extent Of his enthusiasm can bo
safely taken aB measure Of bis con.
corn over bis own campaign for 70.
election as Bpeakor Of the House. II
Cannon takes on his cont aud "wh0op,
~ up' for TAFT, 10 viii be- d safe guess
That Uncle JOo' N pretty badly scared
KNOX NO kNOCKER
None among the "allieg' Will xiv,
Taft more enthusiastic support thar
senator Knox Tho little man from
P6nnsylyanla had The good sense b
know that his presidential boom WA
never worth anything, unless tho con
yentl0n should become deadlOclfod, an1
he ala not anticipate a deadlock From
the 0rst be did nothing 10 force him
solf ~ the front, bis boom was On.
irelg I'm the hands Of hls ffi0udg. 800
ing comparatively young man. Knol
Knows that The reform wave, rampant
Tor mo past f0W yoarg, WIN not con
ilnae foreyoF and whom d rtaetloh sel,
~ nero may be- less antipatby ~ d
man NJ his type than exists IN the
public mind today Moreover. be hopes
! by bis course IN the Senate. ~ dlsnbuse
the public mind NJ the prepnt idea
ihht no N q corporation" man. when
these changeg come, Knox may loom
~ as n formidable candidate for tbo