The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-01

being able TO dictate the nominations
and the platform, he would have been
held responsible for the result at the
polls.
Gaynor Conner.
With Mayor Gaynor coming at
rapid pace as prospective Democratic
nominee for governor and with an eX
celent prospect Of being elected,
Colonel Roosevelt was not over enthu-
slastic about assuming any such re-
spousibiIity. 1t he had dominated the
Stale convention and nominated a tick
ct and written a platform to his liking,
probably the old line Regulars who
rally under the standards of the up
state bosses. would have been luke
warm. That would have lost the party
much support at the polls On the
other hand any program that the up
staters carry through at the Saratoga
convention is not likely to inspire the
great and commanding independent
vote and, whichever horn OF the diIem-
ma one chooses the outlook for victory
is not bright, now that Mayor Gaynor
has recovered from the assault of d
would-be assassin.
Colonel Roosevelt has been quoted in
private conversations brought from
oyster Bay to Beverly as saying that
only two Republicans could win as
gubernatorial nominees in New York
this autumn. One was Governor Hughes
and the other himself He tried to
persuade Governor Hughes to run again
and failed and as he has repeatedly an
nounced will not under any circum
stances accept a nomination himself.
Adding Fuel to Fire.
Vice-President Sherman angered the
Colonel after the State committee had
voted. by hiking away to Beverly for
a conference with President Taft and
announcing several things after he
started for home. One was that he
would surely serve as temporary chair
man. He would not withdraw for the
sake of harmony but would serve in the
interest of harmony. Furthermore he
laid down a little law as to what the
platform was likely to be on that burn
| ING issue of direct primaries. He as
severated that the Legislature had set
| tied that issue which meant that the
State convention would probably not
! take a stand in favor OF the primary
! law that Governor Hughes wants.
State Chairman Timothy Woodruff
| who is in accord with Mr.. Sherman
and the upstate leaders, after his visit
to the President. announced a similar
view. He said the Republicans woul1
accept a primary, which requires regis
tration and which is to he held undei
State auspices. for the choice of dele
| gates to conventions and for the noml
ination Of some minor offices, but thai
the New York Republicans were no
likely to accept direct primary Law
for the nomination of State officials
as that would do away with the con
vention system. The wish was by al
means to retain the State convention.
President Taft seemed to be more o
less in accord with such an idea, al
though he had previously gone on rec
ord as somewhat in favor of the dlrec
primary plan that Governor Hughe
was standing for. As all this developed
Colonel Roosevelt 5 wrath waxed, AM
the climax came with his demand TO
Vice President Sherman as a vicariou
sacrifice.
Withheld Final Break.
His future in politics seems now t
be little better defined. Word frs
came from Oyster Bay that he conten
plated an announcement that he ha
broken with the administration for goo
and would issue statement to tina
effect. He reconsidered. however. an
decided that he would utter no dlrec
word Of criticism of President Taft
He proceeded to inspire news article
which were disseminated the countr
over, that he did not approve of tn
Taft administration. There were man
hints betwnen the lines of the Ovste
Bay dispatches that the colonel woul
wait for 1912 He did not say that b
would again he candidate for tn
Presidency. but MANY who are close t
him have formed the conclusion thu