The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-30

mere spleen when he comes out so
squarely against such large number
of his own party. The general view
now is that Mr.. Parsons intends first
to have all excuses for failure ready
in advance in case the New York
city elections should, as usual, be
carried by Tammany.
But that reason is considered only
the least important of ME- Parsons
ideas in attacking the old reactionary
House Organization here, as well as
the upstate New York Republican
machine and Tammany at the same
time. In the House Mr.. Parsons was
President Roosevelt's accredited rep
resentative, just as he was in New
York State politics, and the blow at
the Organization in Washington and
at the New York state men who op-
posed Rooseveltism in their sections
Is considered here to be the first
move for the concentration of a
Roosevelt party by putting Roosevelt
men in control of the New York State
organization.
Mr.. Parsons has already announc-
ed his intention of carrying his char
ges to the New York State conven-
tlon next year. Such a move could
hardly mean more than determine
ton to unseat the men in the Repub-
lican ranks whom he alleged TO be
implicated in the Cannon deal. AS
these men are all anti-Roosevelt, their
deposition would mean the complete
submission of the party in New York
State or afer1vf
men as Parsons and Loeb. Whether
Mr.. Parsons is taking these steps
with view to the return of Mr..
Roosevelt from Africa, and with an
eye to possibilities at the next presi.
dental election, is a question much
under consideration here now. But
the wise ones are saying little about
Il.
NEW YORK, Oct. Republican
County Chairman Herbert L. Parsons
does not back down one iota in his
charges against Speaker Cannon,
Tammany and upstate Republicans,
who, he declares, conspired first to
aid Cannon in keeping control of the
House and next in preventing the
passage of laws that would give to
the Republicans a chance to carry
the city of New York. Mr.. Parsons
further declares that he has full
knowledge of the names of the men
who were in the deal both at Albany
and in Washington, and that he will
furnish the information at the proper
time. Mr.. Parsons said that the only
way to defeat Tammany frauds in
this city was to have enacted such
bills as were presented at Albany,
and that if necessary to get those
bills passed he would make the mat
ter a State issue.
Senator Raines, the Republican
Senate leader, says he will answer
Mr.. Parsons as son as he can look
legislation that the Republican chair
man complains Of. Mr.. Parsons calls |
attention to the fact that Charles T. |
Raines, son of the Senator is a 3d.
900 clerk in the office of the Demo-
cratic State Comptroller. To this
the Senator replies that he had moth
ing to do with the appointment, and |
declares that Mr.. Parsons himself !
has some of his adherents on the |
Tammany pay roll. So, in the spar
ring between the political giants, the |,
people are learning some interesting
truths.
Mr.. Parsons replied TO the charge ,
of Speaker Cannon that he was dis
gruntled because he had been refus- !
ed place on the Interstate Com
MERGE Committee. He said that he )
was told very early that he could |
not expect any favor from Cannon !
because he supported the message Of /
President Roosevelt on the secret
service dispute.
The bills which Mr.. Parsons COM
plains were not adopted were amend
ments to the existing election laws
the signature, identifi-
cation and householder acts which
we're passed at the previous session.
One amendment required an addition
al column in the poll book which
was to be initiated by the inspector,
showing that he had compared the
record of registration day with that
If election day. The purpose of this
vas to fix responsibility for honesty