Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-19

March ., 1913. This was Immediately
construed M Indicating that this ST.
lent but wise politician saw the shadow
Of coming events and was getting from
under by going back to n business ca
reer. He was not In the least influ-
enCed by the pending campaign, but
those inclined to be panlcstrIcken
would not permit any explanations.
At the same time, II became known
that Senator Pcnrose will not attend
the meeting Of the Republican national
committee In Chicago when II meets
To take up the adjustment Of contests.
The affair was aggravated by the
statement that Mr.. Penrosc would not
send proxy. II was thercupOn pro-
claimed that he had deserted the TAFT
ship and would not help make fight
In committee for the contested dele
cations. This was naturally untrue.
for MIR. Pcnrose had arranged for a
good. live proxy. who win prove as
determined n fighter as the bulky Sem
atOr himself
Taft Forces Attack.
In the midst of wars alarms, close
shaves. acts of Providence and the
generally unexpected. President Taft
determined to put ON "A bold front and
prosecute the contest until its end The
purpose. he said. was to make his nom
nation at Chicago "doubly sure"
While many Of his supporters did not
share this calmness of demeunor. but
little was said. and the campaign pro-
cecded In much the same strain as II
the primaries In Ohio had resulted diff
fcrently, An the big batteries were
moved over nto New Jersey ana the
land Of applejack and trusts was given
such dose Of confusing noise that
the presidential preference act may he
repealed to prevent another such at
tack. The feeling and attitude of MIR.
TAFT Is indicated by this statement,
given out ms he boarded a train for
New Jersey:
our opponents quote from state
mcnt of mine, made In Cleveland. that
the fight In ohio. my home State,
much to my qualification, would he
the decisive one ana would settle the
question Of my nomination This Is
/ true. I shall have al least seventeen
votes from Ohio. Including the dele
gates at large. for We have every as
suranCe that we shall control the State
I 'bllNtINlbll. lNlS VIII constitute N
clear majority II the national cOnvcn-
ton. Indeed, in addition to the votes
] from Ohio, delegates elected for IN,
from other States of which have been
advised since my Cleveland statement
give me at the most conservative es-
. innate $40 out Of the 1913 votes In tn,
national Convention-thirty more thar
. the number necessary to nominate.
| u am going to New Jersey to tax,
part in the coming campaign there fol
/ the same reason that I went to Ohio
and such delegates ms we may rccelv,
( from New Jersey will thus make as
surance doubly sure"
I Talk OF Roosevelt Bolt.
And 80 the muddle PUSHES on to,
I ward contamination. There Is mucl
! talk Of the Roosevelt forces holtinl
the convention II their contcsting del
cgations are all unseated. There Il
I talk that Taft aud his followers vii
knife Roosevelt If he pulls off the nom,
! ination. tn" atmosphere Is filled will
all kinds of rumors and inslnuation'
! calculated to make an old Fashioned
Republican blush and seriously con
template removing to foreign parts,
The Democrats can enjoy the stu