The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-27
JUDICIAL" TAFT WATCHES
THE IMPETUOUS COLONEL
Roosevelt and Taft Factions Getting Ready for
a Contest in 1912 Teddy Practically
in the Field

I ing the political interests of the Repub-
lean party and should not be thrust
aside for the furtherance of any ind-
yiduaI ambition.
New York battle-ground.
A combat for the leadership of New
York Republicans and spectacular in
cursion into the South are now in
immediate prospect. Both Will have
a prediction significance regarding
Colonel Roosevelt s future. If he car
ries everything before him in New York
State. he Will have won stronghold
in his fight for another nomination. lie
has recently promised to clay on for
all there is in him, when he has re-
turned home to Oyster Bay. He will
castigate crooks and bosses, and 90 to
the Saratoga convention with the eX-
pectation of controlling the Empire
State Republicans in the writing of a
platform and the nomination of candi-
dates. Very soon he Will be whirling
/ through the South on an extended trip,
Just as he has been doing in the West
for the last two weeks.
The politicians viii be interested to
know whether the southerners will 60
into eestases over his advent into their
midst They believe he is making the
journey for the same purpose that he
made his western lourney-to lay the
foundations for a big block of national
convention delegates If he captures
g ntiment there anew, he Will have a
powerful weapon with which to antag
onize any official coterie that may fling
out the banner for Taft in 1912.
Dignifed Acqu1escence.
Outwardv none of these big Roose-
veltian schemes are worrying President
Taft, the imperturbable. Once or twice
he has shown signs of combatiyeness,
but has subsidized into dignified acquies
cence Efforts continue at Beverly to
make it apparent TO the country that
he will have nothing TO do with an
aggressive anti-Rooseyelt program. He
will attend strictly to administration
business, ana give occasional encour
auement to candidates for congressional
offices, because he is anxious that the
next house Of representatives shall not
DE Democratic. And be wants "A Re
publican house of representatives, as
has been heretofore stated, largely for
the purpose of enacting the legislation
which would enable him to complete the
performance of party pledges made at
the Chicago convention. He wishes to
round out his administration with rec
ord Of fidelity to the people who en-
trusted him with the duties of office.
In most times this would be regarded
as very commendable.
Nice Jaunt to St. Paul.
The President returned from his trip
To ST. Paul in good spirits. 1t was 4
l500-mile ride going and a 1500mile
ride coming, but he does not object to
being . on the wing. - Travelling agrees
with him. He had his speech all writ
ten before he departed. There was lit
tic for him to do, except to ride to St.
Paul and ride back again. 4 few dele
cations boarded his train en- route.
few crowds gathered at the stations,
and the President made brief address
or two. On the way back he had I'M
interrupted opportunity to play bridge,
Of which he is quite fond, and for an
hour or so talked with Senator Crane
OF Massachusetts, his chief political ad-
| wiser.
Words of praise for his st. Paul
speech have been pouring in upon him.
apparently the President has every rea-
s.1n to believe that it took well with
| the West and with other sections of the
| countrv. 1t outlined a definite policy
| for the use o. natural resources upon
! the public domain, and seems to have
| met the western criticisms of the adj
| ministration IL. That regard.
| His reception at St Paul was pleasing
| to the President 5 friends. A faction
| of oppositionists tried in overt ways TO
! make things embarrassing for him. EX-
| Forester Clifford Pinchot, one of the bag
| men in charge of the conservation con
| press. departed from town just before
! President Taft came. This was regard
ed as unworthy of Mr.. Pinchot, but 1t
! was in line with other little things at
| tempted in the hope that 1t would en-
harrass the President. As an example,
| notice was sent out that the congress
would assemble at halfApast ten Mon
dav morning and also that President
Taft would speak at half-past ten. Inc
evident purpose was to make 1t difficult
for the President to make the opening
of his speech Not only would there
be fewer people on hand at such an
early hour 10 applaud him but the noise
of people entering the hall would de
tract from the effect
Trying to Job Him.
An issue of $500 postal cards were
printed and prepared for mailing, IN
tended to put slight upon the Pres1-
dent. These cards announced that the
program on Monday would include a
speech by President Taft Then IN big
black letters at the bottom 1t was an
nounced that the big day of the con
gress would be Tuesday (the day after
President Taft departed) when eX-
President Roosevelt would attend. Some
friends Of the President in St. Paul got
wind of this effort and succeeded III
suppressing the postals.
There were two organized factions
in the congress. The particular effort
Of the Taft faction was to make dem
onstration when he spoke that would be
exceptionally impressive. The effort OF
the other faction was to make It appear
that Colonel Roosevelt received more
fiattering reception than President Taft
had had Both sides had claquers upon
the floor to carry out the respective
| programs.
| All This yyarrinr Of course did the