The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-05
THIRD PARTY HERE
UNCERTAIN, SAYS
GEORGE R. CARTER

Uncertain what steps will be taken
to form a Roosevelt party in Hawaii
and lamenting what he terms tFthe-
wreck of the Republican party" ex.
Governor George R. Carter yesterday
returned on the Mongolia from his
trip to the Chicago convention. He
was accompanied by. A. l.. G. Atkinson
''The Taft men since the Chicago
convention, said the Ex-Governor.
are silent as to their responsibilities
in being the benefciaries of moral
war. From Roosevelt 1 bring only a
message of satisfaction.
"The suicidal success of the conven-
tion," continued Mr.. Carter, twas
completed when the Tafters used the
power they had by turning it into
beautiful steam roller. They ignored
public opinion, reversed their own
opinions and reversed rules to suit
themselves. They had the power, but
did not know how to utilize it.
'The Roosevelt men, - SAID Govern
or Carter, edo not complain of the pre-
cedents and rules of the party. The
unburied dead politicians argue that if
the Roosevelt men Nhad control they
would have done the same. The
answer to that is that wherever they
abused the rules they made moral war
possible. The Roosevelt men voted
with the majority where they thought
their claims were not Just. That is
why some of the Roosevelt contested
delegations were thrown out by
unanimous vote.
Sees Wreck of Party
"It looks to me like the wreck of the
Republican party mournfully de-
clared the former governor. 81 doubt
il there will ever again be big Re-
publican convention. / don't believe
the party can stand the shock. Roose-
welt lacked but three votes of the cleo
toral college according to the vote,
which sent the delegates to Chicago.
He has already two million votes and
that means that two million votes of
the Republican party have been ig
1ored. If they lie down and accept it,
they are not fighting for self-govern-
ment because they have no representa-
tive party government.
1'How severe the reaction is going to
be remains to be seen. We did not get
it there, but there was a ground swell
and then roller in Chicago. The tidal
wave is coming"
Concerning Hawaii IS part in the fray
Ex-Governor Carter said he did not
know what should be done regarding
the organization of third party here,
but that for the Roosevelt men to drill
in the Republican ranks would be for
them to tolerate gag rule.
81 am very much gratified,' ex-
claimed the ex- Ex-Governor, cat the force
of character displayed by John Wise.
He was the only one of the alternate
delegates who had the moral courage
] to say that if he had been delegate
( he would have disregarded the in
structions to the delegates to vote for
Taft. No instructions that he may have
received would have induced him to
disregard the moral side of the ques-
ton. Taft men, who heard the rumor
that the delegation was going to switch,
rushed around to find out, but they
were told they needn u worry. The
convention, openly, had instructed the
delegates and they stuck to their in
structions to the end. Hawaii had de-
cided for them and they and Hawaii
had to take their medicine.
The Ex-Governor was asked whether
he had heard anything of the govern
orship matter. He replied that he
could not state definitely but said cryp-
tically, cit looks very bad