The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-02

/ fss8t II would De EGry 9sst1eg2S7 To say
which delegation was regular and
which WAS not. So fae rivals ware
given half a vote each. bat it happens
Also thur this Was Just . wee sop To the
F'arakerites. szlao we're vSry greatly
exasperatea at the manner in which
tire offieehalders took part ia the Ohio
Political maneuvering That small
concession may not have piaeased the
Foraker following. but 1t gave the
Taft people in Ohio chance 10 say
they had given their rivals something
and also a chance 10 make an argu-
ment that ali contests aaa been han
died fairly, as certain concession would
show.
Probably the general conclusion by
impartial men will be that the Taft
managers made a top-notch record in
automatically shutting out anti-Taft
delegates on these ga contests. But
the committee was acting on direct
authority from Washington The
President lei it be known through au-
thoritatixe announcement that no
quarter should be given. He said that
IL the Taft opposition had been In tho
saddle il would have shown the Taft
delegates no quarter and therefore
daily operations of the steam roller.
AS most of the contests We're from the
South. where the Republicans can not
hope TO carry any states. there viii
be no direct loss TO the party. The
voters generally are not inclined 10
pay much attention To the grievances
Of politicians and accordingly the
ants who were thrown ont by the
sIssaf
III Committee probably will not receive
at large Will show any resentment at
that kind OF highhanded procedure re-
mains TO be seen. The action of the
National Committee will block the Re-
pubiicans from eriticizing the Demo-
Gratis in New York, who had a his
row last spripg In throwing PAT Me-
Carren and other faetionalists ont Of
their state convention. Then 1t Is
we'll understood that the approach ~
a presidential campaign, when the
| nominees are once In the field, absorbs
popular interest and as a rule any
| preeonvention or convention outrages,
unless they be of a most fragrant char
acter. resulting in serious dspriva-.
ton of personal or political rights are
| speedily lost sight Of.
No OLIVE BRANCHES RECEIVED.
With the Control of the National
Committee in the hands of the Presi-
dent, and the seating Of Taft dele
| gates in such large numbers. the COM
plete triumph of the Secretary in the
convention was assured. At the same
time the cause of the allies collapsed.
They have been I reping up show
of fight and have been rejecting all
proffers of the olive branch. This
was due in large measure, probably.
10 the persistence of Senator Knox, as
the candidate for the presidency from
Pennsylvania. While the keystone
state has groomed many a favoriie
| son for the highest office, no one was
ever brought before a convention with
such earnestness and enthusiasm.
When the late Senator Quay entered
the arena as a presidential candidate,
it was understood TO have been for
political and tactical reasons. But the
Pennsylvania men are convinced that.
Senator Knox is unquestionably of
presidential size and that he merits
their unfinching support They have
persistentIy refused to enter into any
deals, conditioned upon the withdrawal
of their candidate. Hardly day has
gone by, since the convention hosts
came together, but what some tempt
| ing bait WAS held out to those Penn
sylvania managers of senator Knox,
hut they put ali temptations away and
have been declaring that their man
was 10 be voted for, even if Secretary
Taft's nomination was a foregone con-
elusion. They argued that the time
had come for the greatest and most
steadfast Republican State in the
Union to assert herself in national
conventions and demonstrate that she
could present a favorite son worthy
the consideration of the country.
Representative James Burke. Sena-
tor Knoxts manager was very active
and. energetic in advancing that idea.
we have a candidate" ne said the
other dag ta group in one of the
hotel Hobbies here, who more than any
man living, except possibly President
Roosevelt himself. is responsible for
the Roosevelt policies. He inaugurated
those policies, as Attorney General,
or by his work in the Department OF
Justice made the prosecution OF those
policies possible. He is not candi-
date 10 be trified with by the conven-
ton. The Pennsylvania delegates are
earnestly for him and they have no.
right 10 be for anybody else. after
their constituents have instructed them
to support him.
1t is also to be said that Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks has maintained very
determined position ever since the Ma
tional Committee met He has not
shown the white feather and has mott
allowed his managers to do so. he
has been down at his horne in Indian
apoiis. where he could be easily in
communication with Chicago. After
President Roosevelt had been playing
long-distance politics for several days
With the National Committee. Vice
President Fairbanks got the long-dis-
lance wire TO this city one morning
and sounded some keynotes for his
managers and sympathizers in Chi
cage. one of his slogans was that heI
and his friends did not favor nou1i-
nation through dictation The Vice
President told his headquarters that
he wanted no concessions On his