The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-06-25
Breckons Confident That the
President win Be
Elected.
SEES MUCH TROUBLE AHEAD
The Delegate Is Not So Sure
and McCandIess Is
JubiIant.

with the launching at Chicago Sat
urday night Of the Progressive party,
the probability that in Hawaii there
will be Home Rule party in the field,
the possibility that there will also be a
Socialist ticket, not TO mention the
regular Republican and Democratic
candidates, political affairs in Hawaii
promise to be at "sixes and sevens
this fall. Old party alignments are
likely to be broken TO smithereens. and
only a rash man would venture at this
time to make any positive forecasts as
TO what the results will be when the
ballots are counted election night.
Viewed from the perspective which
several- thousand miles gives, the effect
which the formation of the Progressive
party will have upon the result Of the
national election in the States is seen
in varying lights and shadows by local
politicians The Delegate sees in il
Democratic victory. District Attorney
Breekons AM BOD Shingie think that
Taft will be reelected, but BreekOns
also suggests, in the event that the
election is close, the possibility Of its
being thrown into the House Of Repre-
sentatives, in which event the outcome
is purely problematical Link" Ne
Candless is jubilant and thinks that
the entry of the new party into the
lists "eincbes" the victory for the
Democrats, and that they wall win in
a walk.
AS Breckons Sees II.
'IThe formation Of the Progressive
party, so-called," said United States
District Attorney Breckons, sis in line
with the formation of other third
parties The Greenback party formed
and died a natural death, as did the
Know Nothing party, and in recent
years the POpulist party. Outside of
the birth of a new party which was
made necessary by the slavery qnes,
ton, none of them have had any sue
cess at ALL"
Mr.. BreekOns then looked at the
matter from a new angle and one that
has not heretofore been preached.
'"Tbere is a feature of the new party
that have not seen discussed here, "
said Mr.. Breckons. "That is, some
thing that may come from il. There
is a possibility that this may result in
throwing the election into the House Of
Representatives. The Republicans have
the best of the Democrats on the tariff
issue. hut IT is within the bounds Of
possibility. within the bounds Of prob.
-, hot nf tho EfA4Hg
NAV vote for the Progressive eandi-
dates-Kansas. Nebraska and CaIifor.
mia. some of the rampant States. That
might leave an electoral college with
ont a majority for any one man. The
election in that event would be in the
House of Representatives, each State
having but one vote. as is provided IN
such contingencies. This would not be
the first time this has occurred, though
within the memory of few now living.
John Quincy Adams obtained the
presidency in this manner, and, unless
j am mistaken. Thomas Jefferson also.
] am not sure which house-the present
OF the next one-wOuld cast the deeid-
ing vote in such an event. If IL il the
present one, IL will provide an interest
ing question, for now they split even.
Win on Tariff,
Nevertheless, continued Mr.
Breckons. ~ think that If the tarifi
issue is threshed ont thoroughly with
the people, the regular Republican
party will win. They have all the best
of the tariff scrap A more careless
hapbazard lot of legislation was neyei
proposed by any party in power in the
United States than has been proposed
and passed by the present Democratic
house. Some one characterized Their
legislation as about on a par with the
Ignorance exhibited IN the definition Of
the word wetber" given IN Under
wood = lexicon appended 10 the report
on tie wool schedule, IN which We arc
informed that a wether is a sheep opf
year oldl'
Gin 50 far az Hawaii Is concerned
there should not be two sides Of the
question. Every interest Hawaii has
Is with the Republican p0rty-the reg
nlaT Rep bliean party, and anyone whf
does not 20 az il on that basis certainly
has not the welfare Of the Teultory ~
heart u viii take more than the pres
ent faetional conditions o. the hepep
lean party in Hawaii % beat them, be
cause they have all the best " the ~
gument The factions realizing that
viii PROFESSIONALLY get together ana
win out the victory they deserve BY :
bigger maioity than We have bad be
fare
RelatiFe 10 President Tafts state
ment given 10 the Ameneap people oi
he night "a his n0mluaiiop Mf htfeh
nns soid tlHi le most leaIiily nndolsea
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fiepfrY action nj Roosevelt ln ihl0
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