The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-09-27
POLITICS HOLD
SOLE INTEREST
Cooperation by Republicans and
Progressives in Spots,
Also Fights.
By Ernest G. walker.
all Special to The Advertiser. }

(Mail Special to The Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, September 49, The
progress of the day in current interest
pertains almost solely to politics.
Precious little light the country is get.
ting upon any of the important points
in political controversy. The cam.
paign has not yet fully opened. 1t is
far from being in full swing. Really,
the nomination of state and congress.
sional tickets appears to be the chief
political enterprise. Every day the
wires bring news of state conventions,
| Republican, Democratic and Progress.
sive, and likewise of primaries in
States where the primary is a substi-
tute for the State convention.
This proceeding will continue for
some little time yet. OF recent years
the Eastern States nominate their can.
didates for local and congressional Off
ces late in the season. You cannot stir
up much enthusiasm in New York State,
for instance, over presidential politics,
as long as the politicians and some of
the PLAIN people are exercised about
the nominees for Governor.
The Progressives have nominated
their State officers in New York by the
convention method, but the other nom
nations are yet to be made, The bosses
and the sub captains of politics are
running around in circles up there
The New York newspapers are full OF
articles about the gyrations. The all
important question, as far as the New
York Democrats are concerned, has
been whether Governor Dix shall be
nominated again, and the all-important
question among the Republicans has
been to find an acceptable man who
can stand as nominee for Governor
against the Democrats, and also
against ex.Secretary of Commerce and
Labor Oscar Straus, whom the Progress
sives have nominated.
Early Western Primaries.
The slate is pretty well cleaned up
as to nominations, in most western
States. For some reason OF other, mos
western States held their primaries
early. August is a favorite montl
for that, although illinois, for example
held her primaries for the nomination
of State officers and Of United state
senator as far back as last Apnl. Th,
Progressiyes stand especially for loml
nations by primary, but tl;ey nave becl
over the West in recent weeks. ha
was due to the fact tnat ,heir part,
was not organized till last August
when most western States hal hell
their primaries.
Iowa has just had Progressive stat
convention, and 80 have nrmerous 9th
or western States. II will be rcralls
that Colonel Roosevelt 'sit"l rvcTa
western cities in the course %! NJ
western tour on the day wkea tho mo
gressives were holding S'att ronv'n
tions. His tour appears 10 hay" bee
planned with reference 10 his appear
ance ia M many Progressive Siaie con
MENTIONS as possible. ! lan0 lIs -
Gently nominated her ?rog"~i's can
didatcs sud Colonel hdorf rlt Wn }
town the da5 IL wac iona. D'tt1 !
Washington state,
Colorado IN one Of the bel,lrl pi
mary States, but u iust counting ih
returns ~ ascertain w." hir been roH
mated for governor, 0n che f"Nrri
tickets, Md WHO had hecn scleried I
run Tor United Sthius puliof ihrI
are two vacancies 10 bs nlia from o
, 0TadO ana consequently hn pFimhfii
there lnYe been par 'lHflf rM inl
Connhfiifut ha. lu'i p1minsflt ffii
officials and sO has Nrf llampHhif
30 bta Nias9sd
R0ulinatlng Pull T.ehsis
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