Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-28
TAFT EXPECTS
TO RUN AGAIN
Believes That His Opponent
In 1912 viii Be
Harmon.

sive" and regular alike, who nave
any voice in the national councils OF
that party. Perhaps without any deI-
ini,e basis to go on or any careful
reasoning MI Taft is inclined to sus-
pect at present that his Democratic
oDponent for the Presidency Will De
hudson Harmon of Ohio. 1t is not
meant to say that Mr.. TAFT Is con-
WINGED that the Governor OF ONO Will
he nominated, or that he has given
the possibility anything more than
casual thought.
Perhaps il only amounts to TINS,
that some of Mr.. Taft's closest frlends
and advisers in Ohio have told MN
that Harmon will be the man with /
whom he will have to contest the ,
election. Most of the Republicans /
who have given any attention to the
matter would prefer to have Harmon /
the Democratic candidate rather than
Woodrow Wilson. They all seem TO
think, at least all of them in this
vicinage, that the Democratic noml-
nee will be either Harmon or VIII
son
Before the recent Congressional
election practically every republican
| in Washington, from President TAFT
down to the humblest otficeholder III
| the departments, was convinced IN ad-
vance that the Democrats would car
ny the House. They saw all the
signs and read them Alright. 1t IS not
going too far to say that many of
them have the same feeling, though
not held as strongly, about the forth
coming Presidential election. There
| is surprising number of Republicans
here who believe that the next ma
tional Administration will be Demo-
cratic. They think that the wave
which swept the Democrats into pow
i er in the House has not yet exhaust
ed itself.
Efforts are making to overcome this
psychological obstacle, and certain
/ Republicans are urging the more des-
4 pondent of their brethren to combat
this political malicious animal mag
netism. 1t is sought to induce the
less hopeful to radiate thought waves
= of optimism and good cheer The
danger of going into campaign be-
lieying that defeat is inevitable is
being pointed out. Much of this mis-
sionary work is going on in the
House, and to a lesser extent in the
| Senate.
Speculation About Roosevelt.
What will be Mr.. ROosevelts atti-
tude in the next Presidential cam
: paign is not so important an item
of consideration as it would have
been had the Republicans carried
New York last November while losins
in Ohio. In 1912 Mr. Roosevelt vii
give Mr.. Taft his support, but it il
not at all likely TO be whole-hearted
AS viewed here. 1t is virtually TN
n only course open to the eX-President
if he takes an active part i'll that cam
paign.
There are men who know deinltel
lust what is the attitude of Mr. Roose
welt toward the present Admlnistra
ton, and there are men also Wh
known that the present attitude, un
less unforeseen changes come, Will b
N maintained in the future The Pres
ident will expect Mr.. Roosevelts SUI
port and will get it, but it Will ne
: be fully sympathetic This mean
u simply that while he will work &c
Mr. Taft's election the Colonel woul
prefer that the work was to be don
for some one against whom the Pre-
gressives never had made charge
70 a willingness to temporize with n
action.
J Other progressive leaders, with &c
Roosevelt, will support President Ia
s for denomination. The full-hearte
ness with which they will undertai
-, the task of support can best be jud
o. ed by what they have said OF u
President recently. With the progre
= sives, Roosevelt and all the other
ID the feeling is that the Adminlst
ton recently has shown progressl
y tendencies which, they hold, 1t Dug
4 to have shown from the first. /
progressives will support the Pre
ident and do what they can to el'
him, and with never Word OF |
s~~ past, but it would not be difficult
get from them an admission that
past is not easily to be forgotten
D This submitted outline OF the STU
ton is truthfully drawn, for the III
who have made it possible are tru
ful men. Certainly no one thus
has made any strong effort to con
l3l upon them membership in the g
-. whose motto is Mendacity. The o
line is given with no attempt to re
on as to the rights and the wrol
of the opinions of Mr. Tait's cond
in Office which the progressive le
ers held.
~ Pr0grcssi,cs FOrgi,ing.
H. II no disappointment had come
the progressive leaders follow
. tariff legislation and certain OF
legislation in its first recommen
form. of course there could be
H. question as to the loyalty with WI
Roosevelt. Cummins, and the
would come to the support oil
President in the next camnalgn.
tit is, they will bring more sympS
,..a,,,,tl, a., Tho DTagidnnt'g st.