Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-12
Wilson's Campaign Is WoefuI.
" M;slnanaged and Dis
sension Is Rife
6y e. N. SMITH.

- BY e. N. SMITH.
tSpecisl Star-Buitetin Correspondence 2
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27-That
there ispa slow turning of the tide in
favorecf Mr.. Taft,s reelection as
President cannot be doubted. The
movement is gradual, and at times al
most imperceptible, but 1t is appar-
emily none the less sure. Little by
little the sentiment of the people
seems TO be swinging back from a
desire to support Democrat or go
off after the Bull Moose propaganda
Whether this reverse turn of the
pendulum will be sufficient to elect
Mr.. Taft in November remains to be
demonstrated. It is an upiiil fight,
but the Regular Republicans have
the organization and party machin.
cry These will be utilized to the ut
most limit. In addition, Mr.. Taft has
the prestige of a fairly good admins
traitor and continuation of pros
perity during his incumbency.
Governor Wilson's chances Of
sweeping the country seemed to
reach high tide with his nomination
at baltimore. Since that time there
ha6 been a gradual slumping. The
Governors past utterances are being
used against him with telling effect.
Holes are being punctured in all of
hts speeches from the platform dur
ing ME whifiwind tours throughout
the country. 10y q Eet
Management BAD.
The management OF Governor VIII
sons campaign has been the worst
ever Witnessed In any political party.
Nothing but hiseord and .dissension
has thus far prevailed. ALL the yari.
GUS sbureaus are. working AT cross pur.
poses, The net result has been to
create al feeling and cause the bet
ter classes of advisors to keep out of
the controversy As the days pass
the evil results of this absence. of
unanimity and harmony will become
more harmful and manifest. -s-
Col. Roosevelt has accomplished
nothing by his stumping journey
through the West He has been re-
ceived as always, by enormous
crowds, but his addresses have been
rambling and scattering. They have
not brought such conviction to the
hearers as will produce votes at the
polls.
The situation in New York State
has been cause of worriment to ali
three OF the contesting parties 1t is
already self-eyident that if it were
not for the fact that Oscar Straus,
nominated by the Bull Moosers, be-
longs to the same faction as Roose-
welt, he would be elected Governor
by good, strong vote. Even some
Of the great metropolitan daily news
papers would greatly like to support
MIR. Straus were it not for the fact
that in so doing they would aid
Roosevelt.
Tsft's Troubles in Ohio.
More troubles for the Taft Admin.
istration in Ohio are forecast by re.
ports from Cincinnati That the admin
istrRtion is likely to be compelled to
prosecute some of its influential
friends in Cincinnati for alleged VIC
lation of the national banking laws,
resulting in the recent troubles and
reorganization of the Second National
Bank of that city.
George B. Cox and his political
and financial associates we're inVoly
ed in the troubles OF the bank, whose
capital was wiped out by reason of
loans TO concerns that were operat
ing prison labor contracts. A big
chair-makIng concern, controlled BY
Cox. was the principal creditor whose
paper was carried in large amounts
by the bank. This company was
making chairs with prison labor, and
became involved so that it could not
meet its obligations promptly, result.
ing in embarrassment to the bank
The Cincinnati clearing house came
TO the rescue of the institution. 1t
was found that the capital had been
wiped out Strong people connected
with the bank replaced the capital.
the bank was reorganized, and is now
perfectly sound. 1t was never closed
at all.
The latest development in the af.
fair is that the agents of the Depart.
meut of Justice, who were set at work
TO determine whether there was jus.
LITIGATION for a criminal prosecution,
are said to have made a sensational
repoft to the department, covering