The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-26
PACIFIC COAST
IS FOR TAFT
POLL or THE VARIOUS STATES
GIVES HIM SO PER CENT or RE
PUBLICAN VOTES.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 7-Repub-
llCan sentiment on the Pacific coast is
almost overwhelmingly I'm favor of the
nomination of William Howard Taft
for president A canvass of the entire
Pacific coast undertaken by the Port
land Evening journal demonstrates
this fact i'm most convincing man
ner The lump result OF the inyesti-
cation would assay in this fashion,
Taft so per cent.
Hughes, 20 per cent
La Toilette trace.
Speaker Cannon, Vice President
Fairbanks, Senator Foraker, and Sec
rotary Cortelyou are not mentioned. 1t
| is recorded that there is one man in
Idaho, Senator Hepburn, who would be
! glad to see the band wagon, conducted
under the management of the friends
of Philander Knox, come under the
wire with a triumphant lead, but even
he will not oppose Taft in the state
convention.
CALIFORNIA; twenty delegates and
the six delegates from Idaho will be
for Taft, barring always the proven
bal political hoodoo, the "unexpect-
ed" The battle-ground, if there is go
ing to be any battle ground, will be
confined within the boundaries of the
States of Washington and Oregon. In
Washington the storm center of the
Hughes boom is about Bellingham. At
Tacoma the governor of New York is
picked as the states second choice. At
Walla Walla he occupies the same
place. Seattle picks Taft with La Fol
lette as a second choice. Spokane is
registered for Taft
In Washington the La Toilette
! strength rises naturally as a result
of the existing war between the lum-
bermen and Hill and Hartman rail-
roads. Then La Toilette sentiment in
Oregon is confined to Union and Bak-
er counties and finds it's source in the
same spring-hatred for Hartman.
Somewhat peculiarly La Toilette has
been selected upon in these strongly
anti-railroad centers as the Republi-
can who can carry the fight against
the roads to its most successful con-
Iclusion, this despite of the fact that
neither Hughes nor Taft have ever
been accused Of any particular fond.
ness for traction magnates or their
methods Apparently the La Toilette
boom is local in each case, although
there were rumors of the organization
OF La Toilette bureau in Seattle
some time ago.
George NJ. Thowbridge, managing
editor of the Journal, sums up the Ore.
gon situation as follows:
While Taft is the choice of a ma.
jority of the Republicans of Oregon
there is a marked growth of sentiment
in favor of Hughes or La Toilette
Taft's candidacy has never aroused
strong enthusiasm in this state anc
his visit to Oregon a few months age
evoked only passing interest, though
the loyalty of Oregon voters to Roose
welt is exceedingly strong and in this
lies all of Taft's strength. Four year!
ago Oregon gave Roosevelt a plurality
OF 1884 votes out of a total of 9O,15.
cast.
The growth Of sentiment in favor O
Hughes is particularly noticeable il
Multomah county which casts approx
imately one-fourth of the vote of tn
state. La Follette's strength is NOR
apparent in the country districts, es
pecially those which have suffere,
from the oppression of the Hartman
system. Present indications seem t
be that the delegation to he ,nationa
y convention will be unpledged.