The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-24
Primary Campaign Is
Beginning to Pail
a Little.
"ROASTS" TIRESOME
President Is Ready
to Struggle to
the End.
BY Ernest q. walker.
mail Special to The Advertise

BY Ernest q. Walker.
mail Special to The Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Here at
the Capital people are already girding
themseles for the national convention.
After all, those Republican primary
combats are getting little monotonous.
1t is interesting enough to hear Pres
ident of the United States declare that
an ex-President of the United States
is mistaken, or that his memory is at
fault and for an ex-President of the
United States to retort that President
of the United States ought to know
better, or knew that it was not true
when he was saying it. But in this
exciting and excitement loving age
even such interchanges as those pail
upon the interest when too frequently
reiterated We political folks do not
want a steady diet even of Republican
President and a Republican ex-President
calling each other liars.
But Chicago! all, there is where the
fur will fly. Taft has as good as a
majority of the delegates now, if he
can only hold the delegates that
started off for him and can keep ma
jOrity of the national committee at his
back. Mind you the President will
fight on, right through the primaries
in Ohio and New Jersey, right on
through the meeting of the national
committee at Chicago; right on through
the convention itself. So closest
friends say.
Fighting Hard.
He is mighty slow about starting
One has to build a fire under the Presi-
dent to get him going but that is the
kind of men who are relentless when
once they are in motion. The Presi-
dent did not want to come out into the
open and denounce his predecessor, but
now he is at it he proposes to keep
telling his story to the American peo-
pie and doing the utmost he can to pre-
vent Theodore Roosevelt from succeed
ing him in the White House.
Roosevelt has contested so many
delegates from SO many States, even
fully intends carrying the fight right
meeting of the national committee ac-
cordingly promises to be the hottest
and most exciting affair that the ma
tional committee has had ever, which
is saying much. Washington is now
looking forward to that event. 1t is
only about three weeks before the men,
bers of the national committee will be
starting away to Chicago, which means
that goodly number of Republican re-
representatives. and senators will 90 for
almost score of them are members
of the committee and will be the lead
ers and chief advisers in the program
to be followed there. 1t is bound to
come down to the point where the YER
diet of this national committee will 90
far toward deciding the nomination for
the Presidency and the sessions for ten
days or two weeks, while the contests
are being heard can but have an i'm
portant bearing upon the situation.
Chance for Scrap.
When the national committee has de.
cided upon the contests, the report is
made to the temporary organization
of the convention and the delegates
whom the national committee favors
are part of this temporary body. But
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struggle before the convention itself
If the losers insist upon having a de.
tailed hearing. True the temporary or
ganlzation may cut these contestants
of, but there is chance that two or
three days, or even week If the strug-
gle becomes very bitter one, will be-
consumed before the convention is per
manently organized and made ready
for nomination
The Democrats do not like any such
prospect. They would prefer to know
who the Republican nominee is and
what the Republican platform is be.
fore they decide upon platform and
nominee for themselves. More than
that they would like a little time TO
intervene to see what the public com
ment may be upon the work the Re,
pnblicans have done.
Ordinarily national convention
lasts for about three days. The Re
publican convention at Chicago will as.
semble Tuesday and under normal con.
ditions would adjourn the following
Thursday. The Democratic convention
is scheduled 10 meet just one week
after the Republican convention as
sembles- Tuesday, June 20, Thus far
there Is small prospect OF any squab-
bling over seats By tho Democratic
delegates, Hardly the shadow Of q
contest has yet been suggested, There
may be none az all, in which event the
Democratic national eommittee viii
have no work At all TO DO IN making
up the temporary roll beyond whatever
there is Of routine character
Washington opinion siill 10 that Taft
viii BIO Fenomipated, II he Is il seems
very eeFtain ihat Roosevelt viii aghl
hie reeleeiion, II Roosevelt i nomi