The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-31
WALKER SAYS INDICATIONS
ARE OF TAFT'S ELECTION
Bryan Stronger Than Before but the Popular
inclination Is for the Republican Nominee
The Faction Fights Composed.
By Ernest G. walker.

By Ernest G. walker.
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)
NEW YORK, October 19.-Who is
gking to wina That question is upon
the lips of everyone who has any inter
est in politics and even upon the lips of
those who do not care particularly
whether Taft or Bryan is to be the
President of the United States FOR the
next four years. For the campaign is
now drawing to a close. The cities and
towns have completed their registra-
tion very generally. The qualified lists
of voters to determine the state and
federal offices to be voted for is made
APP. The party organizations are wing
tremendously to get a majority.
There has been a great surging over
New York way of late ON the part of
observers and others who like to see a
whirlwind finish of presidential cam
paign. Here the arrivals come together
and compare notes, read the great met
ropolitan newspapers and strive to read
the signs of the coming election Alright.
1t is a feverish time. There has been
no such presidential campaign in six
teen wears. Whatever the outcome it
IDS been real campaign with neither
sHe sufficiently certain to be entirely
satisfied. The situation has been chang
ing in many a state week by week, so
that when one party thought it had
things sewed up'' in a given locality,
it had to turn to and fight again for
advantage.
But after all, weighing this side and
that and taking into account the con-
alterations. it looks like Taft. 1t may
be Bryan, but probably not. They talk
about great undertow. One hears
that kind of talk in any campaign
where there is the slightest doubt. One
can not say there is no strong under
tow of public sentiment, but the polls
and eanvasses indicate that the trend
is evident on the surface and that the
heft of favor is with Mr.. Taft. And II
that be the fact he win be elected.
There are no prospects for great MAORI
ties. Probably his popular majority
will not be half a million votes. But
that would be ample.
1t is said that there are many voters
who have not vet made up their minds
Nominee Taft and Nominee Bryan are
working like mad, as though they be-
Ieved there were still opportunity for
making converts by the tens of thou
sands. That can be their only excuse
for flying about from state to state, all
but exhausting themselves in speaking
efforts. For the eamjaign has become
quite spirited The voters are now
awake and it is not probable that any
oratorv from Taft or Bryan could stir
:" a. enthusiasm in their respective par
hes that would be of particular value
at this time. 1t is well understood that
oratory's chief function ID campaign
time is to stimulate interest rather than
to make converts, but the speeches of
the presidential candidates themselves
are regarded as exceptions. Bryan UNI
doubtedly makes votes as he speaks.
Taft, too, is undoubtedly doing so for
he has become a seasoned campaigner.
He is not the successful campaigner
apparently that Bryan, of much longer
experience. now is, but he has done
wonderfully. He has strengthened his