The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-11-26
CONGRESSMAN WANT BOND
ISSUE FOR MANY PROJECTS
Have Scores of Plans They Want Taken Care
Of---Republicans Are Satisfied With
Recent Elections.

| Ilere was Similar sign III DeHnO'
cratic Indiana, which seems to be favor.
able to the reelection of Senator Al.
bert j. Beveridge. An issue was made
over the mayoralty in the city Of In
dianapolis and the Republicans won.
The senator is resident Of that city
and threw himself into the mayoralty
| fight with much earnestness The ma.
jority of Indiana cities elected Demo-
cratic mayors but the entire vote was
rather favorable to, Republicans. In
Ohio cities the results, while due in
some measure to local issues, can but
have n bearing on the big campaign
next year, when Governor Harmon, now
supposed to be the leading Democratic
laspirant for the presidential nomina-
ton in 1912, will run for reelection.
The big cities like Cleveland, Columbus
and Cincinnati gave good Republican
pluralities. In the frst-nameo city the
defeat of Tom johnson for reelection
as mayor was distinct Republican vic.
tory.
The defeat of constitutional amend.
ment DISTINGUISHING the negroes in
Maryland, means that State is to re-
main close in future national elections
and will not be n one party State. The
Legislature, however, is overwhelmingly
Democratic and Senator Isador Rayner
will be reelected this winter for six
| years. term TO begin March 4, 1910.
| Maryland is one of the few States that
elects United States senators a year or
more in advance of the beginning of
the term.
All these little signs, while, perhaps,
of comparatively small party signifi-
canoe give the Republicans fresh cour-
age. They show, at least, that there
has been no great reversion of popular
sentiment since the presidential cleo
tion of 1905.
Prominent among the political ac.
| tivities, incident to President Taft's
return, will be the reaching for ripe
plums upon the federal tree of patron
age. Events of the autumn have
matured luscious fruit. The plucking
of it will focus the energies of many
citizens for n while. There are at least
two important diplomatic positions to
be flled-the ambassadorship to Great
Britain and the ministership to China.
President Taft's ideas about filing
those two places are not known, fur
ther than that he wants two men of
good ability. 1t has been reported
that Oscar II. Crosby, a former army
engineer and graduate of West Point,
who made lots of money out of the
consolidation of street car system in
Washington about ten years ago and
who has Travelled extensively in China
and Thibet, may be chosen. He makes
his residence now at Warrenton. Va.
Only few days ago the name of ex-
Mayor Seth Low of New York, was
brought out again as the probable sue.
cessor TO Ambassador Whitelaw Reid.
The President is averse to allowing
politics to influence his selection of
men for these places, just rs he is
aVerse to having any political consid-
erations govern him in the nomination
of new justice for the Supreme Court.
Gossip has been busy with the names
of eminent lawyers for the vacancy
caused by the death of Mr.. Justice
Peckham. At first it was asserted quite
positively that the place would 60 to
/, Circuit Judge Horace H. Lurton, of
Tennessee. AS far as known President
Taft has never said he intended to
nominate Judge Lurton, but quite an
opposition has sprung up on the sup.
position that he would do so. Judge
Lurton is sixty.six years old and there
are already two members of the court
from that circuit-Justice Harlan, of
Kentucky, and Justice Day, of Ohio.
Then representatives of organized labor
are opposed to Judge Lurton because
of his decisions in labor cases. 1t is
more than likely that President Taft
will want man who is younger. Those
who have searched the precedents say
that no Judge as old as that has been
promoted to the Supreme Court.
There is much favorable mention of
late of Attorney General Wickersham
for the vacancy. He has demonstrated
his ability as a lawyer and his nomina.
tion would be very acceptable to New
York State, which with Vermont and
Connecticut comprise the second cir.
cult. 1t has more federal court bust.
ness than any other of the nine SUI
preme Court circuits, except the eighth,
which is in the heart of the Mississippi
Valley. Furthermore Attorney General
Wickersham would be from the same
circuit as was Justice Peckham, The
New York sentiment is of course very
aggressive for nomination from New
York and il will have weight with the
President. As against the nomination
Of Judge Lurton il will be urged that
the entire Atlantic seaboard from
Northern, New England down to and
including the Carolinas would have no
! representatives upon the Supreme Court
II the Tonnessecan were named. The
. Maryland circuit, including the Virgin,
las, has had no Justice upon the su
F, preme Court since the DAYS of Chief
4 Justice Roger r. fancy and the Penn
!, ,ylyania circuit, including New Jersey
c ana Delaware, none since the retire
}, ment Of Justice Shras.
}. Another New York man, former
:, Judge Alton 49, Parker. is being boom
e ed In some quarters for the nomina
= tioG, II Is not believed President Tai
Z will consider m-ehiehY, perhaps. fo
J, the reason That be l. a Democrat. m,
J, mention ~ his name for the crminl
II romes largely from Democratic friend
r who expect that tho President vii
name Democrat % surerri lustie
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