The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-11

appreciated by any Republican mem
Der who could get it.
Back of the unwillingness of Re
publicans to accept the Craftsmanship
this year. there is story of consid-
cradle decentralization in the Republic.
can organization and of general at
tack upon members of the Old Guard in
the House. They form a little oil
garchy of men, whom Speaker Cannon
has gathered about him. They have
dominated the Congressional committee
for years, have won many Congress
sional district by clever politics, and
have been regarded as about the most
capable political managers in public
life. But one after another of them
has been declining the Craftsmanship
this year, since Representative Sher-
man, reelected as chairman last winter
was nominated for the Vice Presi-
dency.
As result the usual status as be-
tween the Republican and Democratic
Congressional campaigns is reversed
The Democrats chose their chairman
several months ago-Representative
James T. Lloyd, of Missouri, credited
with being one of the most level head
ed of Southern Democrats in a hard
political game. He and a number Of
assistants have been at work for weeks
and have their campaign well Under
way. The Republican Congressional
Committee, which by this time. usually
has campaign blocked out, has done
practically nothing. The illness of Mr.
Sherman, which ante-dated the Chi
cago convention, is one reason for this;
the inability to secure a new chairman
is another reason.
Representative James A. Tawney, of
Minnesota, long an official of the com
mittee and a seasoned politician, could
have had the job. The Congressional
Committee, from whose membership the
chairman IS always chosen, wanted him.
He had 10000 ma iority at the election
of 1906 and it was felt that ne. with
the prestige of being Speaker Cannon S
right hand man in the House and chair
man of the Appropriations committee,
could well spare the most of the sum-
mer and autumn away from his dis
trict. But Mr.. Tawney declined. Then
the committee turned to FL. G. Louden-
slayer, of New Jersey, another old com
mittee official. A few weeks ago he
was anxious for the place. Now it is
understood that he will not accept, al
though he was elected in 1906 by 1000
majority. Representative J. A. T. Hull,
of Iowa, still another of the so-called
Congressional Committee oligarchy,
would be available for the chairman
ship. but he has had big fight for the
nomination and there is doubt whether
he is to be a candidate for Congress
this year.
Mr.. Tawney is facing a primary fight
in his district He is supposed to be
in no danger. but is unwilling to be
away from home much during the
autumn. The same is true of MIR.
Loudenslager, who shares the confiden-
tial view of some New Jersey Repub-
leans that that state IS too full of
political unrest to take anything for
granted in the present campaign.
Then the tremendous opposition that
the West and the Southwest have been
showing to Speaker Cannon, since the
Chicago convention. makes it dues-
tionable whether anv of the old com
mittee leaders identified with him. could
manage a Congressional campaign to
advantage This opposition. which
comes from Mr. Taft 5 stauneh friends
in that section although not coun-
tenanced by him. has been urging the
election of Democratic Congressman in
preference to Republicans who would
train with the Republican speaker.
The movement is especially strong in
Kansas. which has a solid Republican
delegation of eight, in Nebraska, Iowa.
Wisconsin. and even in Illinois, the
Speaker s home state
It has led to much talk about the