The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-02
Campaign for Harmon.

electoral votes in that section.
Campaign for Harmon.
A very aggressive campaign for
Governor Judson Harmon S nomination
will start forthwith. 1t will have much
strength in the Mississippi valley and
the West and viii be backed by ster-
ling arguments. He is already a de-
clared candidate. The Ohio Democrats
made him that, by endorsing him for
the nomination when they selected him
for a second gubernatorial term. He
has not only won a second term as
Governor, an unprecedented thing for
Democrat in Republican Ohio, but he
also won in a contest where the Re
pGhlcans in their State convention had
endorsed President Taft for renomina-
ton.
Governor Harmon has had longer
official career than any of his prospec-
tive rivals for the nomination. He was
attorney general in Cleveland Is cabinet
and has been much before the public
the last fifteen years. 1t will be
claimed, at least, that he could carry
Ohio for President. Many Republicans
believe, that after all is said, their
party will be compelled to renominate
| President Taft. The President is said
to entertain that opinion himself. The
only alternative now seems to be Roose-
! welt, against whom there are now even
stronger objections than appeared be-
| fore the election or some lnsurgent out
of the West, like Senator Cummins of
Iowa, or Senator La Toilette, of Wis
| consin. But it is doubtful whether
either of those westerners could ever
carry big eastern States, like New York
and Massachusetts, against fairly ac-
ceptable Democrat.
Governor Harmon will be sixty-seven
years old when the new administration
comes in. Although well preserved
man, he is a little beyond the age of
presidential candidates. The radical
| Democrats of Ohio-and they are very
numerous-have supported him stead
tasty. None the less, as a presidential
| aspirant he must face the criticism that
| he has been corporation lawyer and
has been suspected of reactionary ten
denotes. 1t probably will not be at all
to Governor Harmon Is advantage that
Governor Marshall, of the neighboring
! State of Indiana, is also looking fol
the presidential nomination. The
Hoosier win hardly attain it, but he
is tower Of strength with the Indiana
voters and with an eastern candidate
for President he would be very
available presidential nominee.
As matters stand right at the thresh-
old of this contest for the nomination
Wilson and Marshall look like a for
midable combination. 1t might be Dix
and Marshall, or more remotely GaynoT
and Marshall. The South, New York,
New jersey, Connecticut and Indiana
are historic political combination
But if the Harmon boom makes great
headway, the ticket might read Harmon
and Foss 1t is not beyond the proba
| bilities that New England Democrats
win be tying up with the Ohioan, es
peeially il Dix and Wilson do not de
yelop up to the popular expectations
1t might read Harmon and Dix or Har-
mon and Wilson.
The contest promises to be the great
big feature of national politics Al
Washington from now on. 1t will rage
along the lines already described. The
records aud achievements Of the two
or three leading figures will be closely
serutinized and judged. There will be
well planned activities Tor extending
aeqnaintanees among the people Har
mon, Wilson and Dix viii have many
opportunities during the next year Ia
make addresses. The Democratic poll
, tieiHus Of many States viii he busy