The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-09-24
VICE PRESIDENT
IN POOR HEALTH
Sherman Unable to Take Part in
National Campaign as
others Are.
By Ernest G. walker.

he might not recover. lie was, how
ever, restored to good health and for
a long time appeared in good physical
condition. There has been recurrence
of his malady. Along in June he quit
his duties as presiding officer of the
senate. Since that time ne has been
at Utica or in that vicinity and is I'M
der the physician s care.
Much reliance has been placed upon
the Vice President for the Republican
campaign. He is an excellent speaker.
| His power with audiences is exception
al. Furthermore he is splendid prac-
teal politician. He knows how to ana.
lyze the conditions As he travels
! from place TO place, he confers with
men who are conducting the campaign.
He speaks the language of the men
who undertake such work. He knows
how to get along with them, how to as
certain what they know about public
sentiment and how to encourage them
to intelligent efforts for winning votes.
All in all Vice President sherman
should be one of the most valuable
allies of President Taft between now
and the November voting. Governor
Marshall is out upon the stump as viii
son s running mate. Governor Hiram
johnson is faring forth into the East
now as Roosevelt s running mate 1t
is generally conceded nowadays that
! the presidential nominee is need
ed for lot of very tedious work,
Marshall and johnson are living up to
these requirements and Vice President
Sherman would be doing likewise If he
could.
Present reports from Utica are that
his health is not likely to permit of
any such activity during the campaign.
1t was with difficulty that he attended
the public ceremonies for his own mott
fication and there is probably some
truth in intimations that he is disposed
to retire from the ticket, If he decides
to do that-it is declared that he will
not-the Republican national commit
| tee would have to designate his sue
cessor as nominee on the ticket with
Taft The committee was empowered
by the convention to act in case of
such an emergency.
Guild Might Be Named.
! There is mention of Ex-Governor Cur
tbs Guild of Massachusetts, as the pos
sible successor of Mr.. Sherman if the
latter finally decides to retire. Mr..
Guild, now ambassador to Russia, is on
his way back from st. Petersburg. His
return trip, however, is believed to
have no connection with the vice
presidential situation. Some time ago
Mr.. Guild expected to come to America
IN the early autumn to consult with
the President about diplomatic bust
ness, chiefly about his efforts to nego
tiate new treaty of commerce ant
amity with Russia, covering the
. troublesome passport question.
Ambassador Guild is n forceful pub
lie speaker. who would be able TO cop
, successfully with any Of the other vic'
, presidential nominees. He is popular
was conspicuous as personal and po
ltical friend of Roosevelt, and is gooC
politician.
The illness of Vice President Sherman
is also very disappointing to the Repub
leans in their New York campaign. III
! | is very influential in that State, espe
cially in the counties outside of the bIl
city. His personal following in North
ern and Central New York is probably
larger than that of any other Republi
can. Mr.. Sherman has been in New
York politics for years and has the con
fidence of all the organization men. He
denomination was due, in no small part
, to the expected strength he would lend
to the Taft ticket in New York State
Campaign in New York.
The campaign there is taking on live
: ly proportions already. The Progress
, ives have already nominated for COVER
nor, Oscar Straus, secretary of com
merce and labor in President Roose
welt = cabinet. Mr.. Straus also served
| long AS minister to Turkey and later
Il IL. -, IA
the influential members of the Bull
Moose party. 1t Is conceded that he
should poll very big vote in New
York State. On all sides he is com.
mended IA man of ability and honesty
: His candidacy will appeal to men of the
Hebrew race, which constitutes great
percentage of the voting population Of
New York City.
Normally Mr.. Straus should draw
much from the Republican strength in
New York, especially if the two old
parties nominate undesirable candi.
oates. The primaries for these nomina.
tions have not been held. II is uncer.
tain whom the Republican nominee for
governor will be. The Democrats have
been planning to renominate Governor
John Dix, but the opposition to him
| WlLuiH ~
able. He has been associated much,
while governor, with Tammany Hall
and there is a very great sentiment
against giving him another term.
This opposition to Governor Dix may
prevail. 1t has been strengthened by
the disclosures of graft, following upon
the investigation of the Rosenthal muir.
der. Tammany dominates New York
city's government. Hence the disclos.
ures eceentuate the cutlery against Tam.
many domination Of the governorship.
Ex-Secretary Straus can be counted
upon to make an aggressie campaign
and Colonel Roosevelt will stump the
State both for himself and the Pro.
gressive candidate for governor. That
makes a complicated situation and as.
sures even a more spirited struggle than
over for the control of that reat com.
monwealth.