Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-28
LOOK FOR SOME
C0MPR0MISEFOR
PRESIDENT NOW
BY C.. s. ALBERT.

Especial Blu cti n COrrcspondCnce.D
WASHINGTON, ID. C., May l0.-Re-
publican politicians have finally taken
up the ACCESSIBILITY OF nominating a
dark horse as n substitute for Mr..
Taft. william Barnes Jr., the New
York boss. suggested the necessity for
this course several weeks ago, but was
poohpoohed into silence. Following
the results In Pennsylvania and later
In Massachusetts. Mr. Barnes called
attention to his advice and minated
that II might be good plan to follow
II before a Democrat became Prcsi
dent ....
And so II transpired that all the big
leaders took up the suggestion of VIII
liam Barnes. II daily developed that
II Mr.. Taft were nominated his defeat
would be certain az result Of the
bitter feud that has recently ragged be
tween his followers and those Of COL
onel Roosevelt. II seemed absolutely
assured that much knitting would he
inevitable In November and Demo-
cratic triumph would be equally GER
tain, The folly Of nominating Mr.. TAFT
has been much discussed. The feeling
has steadily grown that some other
selection must he made for the good
of the Republican party Mr.. Taft has
not yet been taken into these coun-
ellis. but had heard Of them.
Burton Good Compromise.
At first the name of Charles r.
Hughes, associate justice OF the SUI
preme Court, bobbed up most fire.
quently A trihc later the name of
! Senator Theodore T.. Burton of Ohio
| was mentioned on all sides and quite
a boom was inflated. II was immedi-
ately realized that Senator Burton
would prove To he an ideal compro-
mise candidate. He Is a straight out
party man, but with sufficient insur-
gency to oppose anything that he con
| siders detrimental to the general wei
| fare. Since his service In the Senate
Mr.. Burton has often voted with the
radical Progressives. such AS La Fol
letto. Bristow and Clapp. His high
standing and eminent ability are rec
| ognizod. The only objection raised to
him Is based on the fact that he is a
bachelor and some have classified him
as woman Halter. But, still. Blu
chanan and Cleveland managed to
struggle along In the White House
without a first lady OF the land to say
! nothing Of Arthur and Harrison after
| his wife's death. otherwise, Mr.. Bur
ton Is the most popular suggestion yet
made In the nature of IA dark horse
candidate.
Think Taft Too Deep in Fight.
The advisability of sidetracking Mr..
Taft Is not based at all on the belief
| thuI ha
| tion. Republican managers do not by
any means concede that Col Roose-
welt can obtain majority of the dele
gates to the Chicago convention. II
Is merely regarded aS party suicide to
make Mr.. Taft the standard bearer af-
ter the desperate controversy that has
been raging since the colonel tossed
his hat into the ring and has since
been intensified by the open attacks
upon each other.
| Other names than that Of Mr. Bur
ton will doubtless be brought forward
as the search for dark horse pro-
crosses William r. Borah. Senator
from Idaho, has been mentioned, but
he Is considered a better selection for
Vice President than AZ head OF the
ticket
simeon Il. Baldwin, Governor of
connecticut, Is the latest entry In the
Presidential race. The Democrats of
Connecticut gave him the four dele
gates at large to the Baltimore con =
vention and instructed them to present
Governor Baldwin's name. The varI-
Gus districts are following this lead
and he will have the solid support of
the States delegation.
Clark continues to pick up stray del
egates everywhere and now has a
strong lead for the Democratic nomI-
nation. The two-thlrds rule is all that
stands In the way Of his ultimate sue
cess.
Oscar W. Underwoods stock has