The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-30
F|CT|NC FOR
THE LABOR
VOTE
BY Ernest q. walker.


The Federal capital here at Washing
ton is rapidly putting New York and
Chicago into the shade as political
headquarters. BY this is meant Re-
publican headquarters. For the Dem
oerats, including leaders and workers,
are giving it a wide berth. Their cam
paign quests are elsewhere. A Demo-
cratic politician of emnence in Wash
ngton is rare, except it be someone
who stops Off here en- route between
New York and Chicago, or someone
who has come to dig out material that
the Democratic National Committee
hopes can be used to advantage against
the Republicans.
But the Renublicans are coming and
going daily in goodly numbers. They
are on errands that pertain to the
management of the campaign for the
election of Mr.. Taft. They proceed to
the White House offices, where the
President is spending a portion of his
time daily receiving reports from di'
vers sections of the country and max
ing up his mind what can be done to
boost the Republican campaign along.
Since the President began to send for
these politicians he has become the
biggest managerial figure by far. AS
matter of fact, most of the Repub-
fcans of the National Committee are
glad to have the benefit of his eXpe-
rience and acumen in handling trouble
some situations. They are aware that
he is the best politician in the party
and that he is more likely to be able
10 help them out of any troubles than
Of bn NaIn ~ nd
Chicago.
Taft to Confer with Roosevelt.
Nominee Taft himself will come
swinging through Washington in few
days and is expected to have quite a
talk with the President about the po-
litical situation. He will bring fresh
Information, first hand, about how
things are going in the West. That
will enable the President TO proceed
better in his efforts to keep any of
the Western States from sliding away
TO Bryan But Mr.. Taft will be on his
way to IA speaking tour of New York
and adjacent States. In the recent
talks the President has had with New
Workers, who have been summoned
here, he has grasped the details of the
political situation in that State very
thoroughly and will be able to give
Mr.. Taft important advice as to what
he shall say and do during his tour of
the big Emnirc state The president
6o. NOT orly , yery wide aeouo;ntan.o
n,;tb tho Ioodars in Nou yori, ond h, :,
aounaed tho sentiment there deonIy
mt be hos also eomnaignea o,,er tbs
state many times and knows what limo
IF .roument 10 I;kely IN nroye r,oet of.
Feetive with the Nav York voters On
tho otbar hand Nav yorL 10 ,,or,, n,,oh
Of an unknown conntrv noI;t;caIlv IN
Mr.. Taft. who has made but few
Speecbes in the state during his nuhIic
earear
OAiriaI declarations NJ confde,ce
almost of supreme confidence naval
ON every hand in wasbington bnt in
snite Of these the nojit;cai world bero
is nerv;pg ;tself for tbo hordest oo+o.
her eamnaign that has been known in
sixteen years All the cabinet mem
ners anu other h'sh omcials OF speak
ing apnl.y are making hurried Piahs
seI oul upon the stump. Every mar
Oh PoiiCieai ihiiuehee Is pelhg urged "a
enu heipihg hanu.
hn results OF polls taken IN several
states nave peeh conveyed TO the Pres'
ldent' These, on the whole, are salts
factory to him, If only he could rest
certain that many Republicans intend
30 vote for Bryan without making
their intentions known, and also that
the party leaders would be able to get
the voters to the ballotboXe A more
or less careful canvass, in New York,
fSx instance, shows that Taft will have
"a mat State about as many votes as
Roosevelt received. That should be
sufficient to assure him the State.
which, also, in all probability. would
assure him the presidency. But Roose.
velt's New York vote was NOT much
larger than McKinley,s and there is
the possibility that n united Democ.
rarn' might turn ont in force and. as
sisted by recalcitrant labor yota
make the New York election uncom
Tortobly .losa
treat Need OF Campaign Funds.
The great concern of the Republican
managers about campaign funds is large
Iy because of the necessity for none,
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