The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-11
GOSSIP Of THE
BIC CANT AIGN
What Is Doing Among the
Leaders of National
Parties.
mail Special to the Advertiser.)


WASHINGTON, D. c., July 25.-
Both the candidates have been travel
ling. Nominee Taft has moved nearly
the entire way around a somewhat cir
cular course. He started from Hot
Springs, Vas his base, moved through
Washington and on to New York and
Oyster Bay, returning by more north
ern route via Columbus to Cincinnati,
where this week he has delivered his
speech of acceptance. And soon he will
be back at his favorite Hot Springs.
Nominee Bryan has been moving on
straight lines. He journeyed from Lin
coin eastward to Chicago, tarried there
for a couple of days, and then re-
turned to his base at Fairview.
In these journeyings, which all the
people seemed to follow, each nominee
accomplished something toward the ad,
vaneement of his campaign for cleo
ton 1t was largely machinery work
that each had to do. Nominee Taft
had a chance to talk it over with Pres
ident Roosevelt, to show the latter his
speech of acceptance and exc to dis
cuss campaign plans, in which the Pres
ident is taking a most lively interest.
Shortly after Nominee Taft IS huge
shadow crossed the Sycamore Hill
threshold and departed the shadow of
National Treasurer Sheldon was
athwart the same portal. And return
ing the Republican nominee had oppor-
tunity to talk it over with the New
York leaders and probably heard some
thing about the New York situation.
especially the New York gubernatorial
situation. which is not altogether what
all the New York Republicans would
have it, although Gov. Hughes has an
nounced that he is willing to accept a
denomination, which probably means
that he will get denomination.
By his journey to Chicago Nominee
Bryan settled the matter of the Ma
.tional Craftsmanship. Editor Norman
E. Mack, of Buffalo, was designated
and is already on the job, competing
with Republican Chairman Hitchcock
in the organization of forces and the
appeal to voters. Among Democrats
there is satisfaction over the selection
of Mr. Mack, who is a business man of
good capacity and a thorough Bryanlte.
His selection is far more satisfactory
to them than the selection of a South
erner like Representative Ollie James
would have been. Mr.. Mack knows
the political game very well, has had
long experience in practical politics,
and, while he may not have the facili.
ties for conducting big and success
full campaign that Chairman Hitchcock
will have, he can be counted upon to
make the most of his opportunities.
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Dental headquarters will be open in
Chicago. Both parties have named
their executive committees, which COM
mittees constitute sort of cabinet for
the respective National Chairman and
comprise the experienced captains upon
whom he chiefly relies for advice and
also for aid in executing his plans.
They are expected to keep him clear of
the pitfalls, which no one man is re-
garded as capable of avoiding in such
a stressful time as a presidential cam
paign when the opponents are doing
all sorts of things to get the National
Chairman and his candidate on the
other side into trouble.
Incidentally the ! n d e pc n TAG
League, of which William Randolph
Hearst is proprietor, has been holding
its sessions in National Convention at
Chicago. This convention is a matter
of keen anxiety to the Democracy, for
Mr.. Bryan s efforts to patch up peace
with his former co-worker evidently
have not succeeded. 1t will be two or
three weeks probably before any line
can be had on the influence the hide
pendence League viii have in the cam
paign. 1t has always been claimed
that the League draws as many Repub-
lican as Democratic votes, but that IS
not generally credited. It is believed
that if the League is a menace to the
success of any party in this campaign.
it will be a menace to the Democratic
party. Probably it viii not cut much
ice. as the saying goes in the West, al
though Hearst is very aggressive IN In.
diana, where the Democrats have some
hope of success, and in Illinois, where,
if the Democrats have any chance at
all. third party movement that drew
only few thousand votes, might rob
them of victory.
ANY how the Republican and the
Democratic forces are getting into mar
tial array in the West for the big bat.
tie that is to be fought out beyond the
Alleghenes. Every day or two there
is an announcement to show that Chair
man Hitchcock is gaining ground and
doing something to strengthen his posi-.
ton He seems to be making good for
the party and that gives the Republi
cans stronger hope. At last he appears
to have gotten the stubborn and quar-
relsome Arthur /. Vorys out of the way
in Ohio. for it is announced that Vorys
is, to withdraw and allow Hitchcock to
manage the National campaign in the
Buckeye state. The Republican Chair
man is doing a deal toward ''ironing
out the wrinkles in the Western
states. which augurs weii for formid
able campaign as the weeks of the late
summer and early autumn go by. The
prospects point to a fine old campaign
frav in the Western section and the Re-
publicans are by no means allowing the
grass TO GROW under their feet. They
are out Tor business and propose to
convince the radical Westerners by a
thorough educational campaign what
the election of Taft to the Presidency
means for the country.
The eager search for good campaign
chairmen. which has been feature of
early presidential politics this year. is
not ended. The Republicans want an