The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-08-07

A season of vigorous work to make the
best possible showing for the ticket
must intervene before election day.
The figuring on States and on prospec-
tive maiorities will come later when
the voters have had many weeks in
which to think things over.
One observation Chairman Hitchcock
is understood to have brought from
Colorado Springs covers a very general
indifference to the campaign and to the
party candidates. That has been n
characteristic of several State and Fed
eral campaigns in recent years, but was
especially noted as feature of the re-
ports which National committeeman and
State chairmen made at Colorado
Springs, because the Westerners are ac-
customed to more enthusiasm in their
politics than effete Eastern voters. Pc
culiar as the statement may seem, it is
said here that one of the efforts of the
Chicago Republican headquarters, soon
to be running full blast, will be to
awake the Western country up" and
to give it some doses of orthodox ex-
hilaration.
Already the Republican leaders see
that there is to be great party rivalry
this year for the labor vote. Some of
Mr.. Taft Is best men were assigned two
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situation their most careful attention
and some very effective work is now
under way. While agreeing fully with
the frequent reiteration that the labor
vote cannot be delivered these good
lieutenants say that spirit of restless
ness is abroad, and that it is not Use
politics to overlook condition in Che
labor world, which, entirely ignored,
might develop into material reduction
of November majorities. For instance,
there is John Mitchell, former president
of the Mine Workers Union, supposed
to be most influential with the hun
dreds of thousands of miners in that
great belt of Republican, States which
includes Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
and Kansas. Those miners have been
voting the Republican ticket in Federal
elections for number of years. They
showed lukewarmness in spots two
years ago, and as result Republican
Congressman or two lost his job. Mr..
Mitchell, though a Democrat, has been
very close to President Roosevelt, and
has been an advocate of Mr.. Roose
velt's policies both during campaigns
and between campaigns. He has moi
said yet that he feels friendly to Taft
Gated a leaning toward Bryan. If Mr.
Mitchell should decide to assume the
aggressive, the soft coal mining dis
tricts in the five States mentioned would
take notice. 1t goes without saying
that the Republicans are already plan
ming to look after that big mining vote
Young as the campaign is, it seems
now that it will not be a campaign OF
abuse and invective, unless the Demo
Hitchcock IS visit to the Far West hai
convinced him, so the word comes here
that the Western people are impatient
of abuse of Bryan, just as they are OF
abuse of Roosevelt. The Far Western
Democrats had most uncomfortable,
half hour when Permanent Chairman
Clayton, Of Alabama, delivered at Den
yer his address assailing the President
The outburst taught some Democrats {
lesson which they will not speedily for
get. The West, as Chairman Hitch
cock has heard from his trans. Missouri
allies, wants no misunderstanding thi
year
line regarding the recent Colorado
Springs conference, TO the effect thai
California is thought to be one of the
doubtful States, was received in Wash
ington political circles with incredulity
1t now appears that the reason for II
is in some feeling of uncertainty about
the effect the Denver anti -Asiatic planl
will have. Twelve years ago the Cali
fornia voters gave the Republican party
the mitten, chiefly on account of thu
snti-Chinese agitation. The Denver
plank was "a bid to the anti-Japanes'
vote, which includes the all-powerfu
labor unions in San Fran cisco and tn,
southern part of the State. As the
campaign progresses concerted anti
japanese agitation is expected on th'
Pacific Coast. The Republicans plan Il
do their utmost to head II of, lest
should 1t take root, a Pacific Coast State
or two and an inter.mountain State oil
two should waver in its allegiance.
The Western Democrats have not YET
concluded their period Of exuberanc'
over the Denver convention. While the,
are throwing up their hats and hasten
ing to Fairview to extend eOngratula
tions, the Republican managers hav'