Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-07
CAMP AGNIS
nov WELL UNDER
WAY; WARM, TOO
Senator LaFollette Adds to the
Heat by Denounciug Third
Party Leaders
BY C. S. ALBERT.


WASHINGTON, ID. CT August 20
The campaign has been given fairly
good start, despite all the efforts of
party managers to hold their candi-
dates and spellbinders in check until
the warm weather passed President
Taft, Governor Wilson and Col. Roose-
welt have been mailing speeches at
every possible opportunity In addi-
ton they have held conferences with,
every grade of leader that came their
way. 1t has become self-evident that
the campaign will be long and warm
one, no matter what conditions the
weather may assume.
To help matters along Senator La
Toilette cut loose and delivered pol
itical hafangue while speaking on the
wool veto. He declared it was his in
tention to remain within the Repub-
lican party and seek to reform it..
He said the Progressiyes were formed
inside the party and would not desert
it. He took away the Third party
movement, at. Chicago all credit for
having either. organized or furthered
the Progressive movement Mr. La
Toilette said that Immediately upon
the adjournment of Congress he would
speak night and day in favor. Of popu-
lar government. and endeayor to
spread the Progressive propaganda
until the faction he represents con-
trolls all branches sof the party organi-
cation.
Il am just seething with the sub
ject," said Mr.. La Toilette.
The gaiety of the occasion has been
augmented by the notification of
James S. Sherman and Thomas NJ.
Marshall that they were nominated
by the Republican and Democratic
conventions. They seemed delighted
with the be1ated news and spoke In
reply. They each put forth the plat
forms on which they expected to stand
or fall
As a sort of capsheaf Chairman Hill
les, of the Republican National Com
mittee come over here and rounded
up some So Republican members of
the House.
Whether it was love feast or the
preliminary to wake, was not decid-
ed. Be that as it may, the meeting
was fairly enthusiastic I'VE will beat
'em to a FRAGILE" and "They haven't
got q lookin," and Its like taking
candy from chill" were the expires
sions used, whereupon Mr.. HiIIes
would look nervously over his shoul
der and perhaps wondered If they
were kidding him"
The why and wherefore of the meet
ing was explained by Mr.. Hilles to be-
merely that he wanted to talk over
political affairs with the Faithful and
'inasmuch as the House would soon be
scattered by adjournment, he thought
it more expedient to come over and
seek them in a group.
1t was free for all and open to the
'public affair, held in the room in the
House Office building allotted to the
minority. Chairman Mckinley of the
republican congressional campaign
committee was host, assisted by Audi
tor Browning and Assistant Treasurer
John C. Eversman AS the members
of Congress dropped in they were pre-
scented to Mr.. Hilles, and after ex-
changing views went over and took
"a cigar with Uncle Joe Cannon, the
other side of the room.
= According to best accounts, it was
just an informal gossip fest, every
body speaking his mind and giving
his views straight from the shoulder.
Prior to this session there was meet
ing of the republican congressional
committee called by Chairman Hilles,
Secretary j. Hampton Moore was pres
ent, and there was a good represents
ton of the committee.
representative Curry of New Mex
s,n<a y1r hoo RI tho hull
moose party, rendered his resignation
from the committee, and the vacancy
will be filled later. 4.
Chairman Hilles announced the APP
pointment of George r. Sheldon, New
York, to be treasurer of the repub-
lican national committee. Mr.. Shel-i
don was treasurer in the campaign OF
four, years ago.
Mr.. HilIes declared at the. White
House that there was no truth in a
statement that he had come here to
force congressional nominees for Con-
gress to- tell how they stand as be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt. He had
come here on the invitation OF a num-
Der of congressional candidates who
desired to talk over the congressional
fight. 1t was the desire of the nation-
al committee, he said, to cooperate
as fas as possible with the republican
congressional committee in the cleo
ton of republicans to Congress. lt4
is expected that the alliance between
the national committee and the con-
gressional committee will be closer
this year than ever before The cleo
ton of protective tariff republicans
is considered almost as important as
the election of Mr., Taft, it is said.