The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-20
TAFTS NOMINATION
Continued from pags nineJ

President Taft's nomination in
June is as certain as anything can be.
l am confident that there will be com
paratively little opposition to him in
the national convention and when the
nomination is made the Republicans
Of the country will rally to the party
standard and win great victory in
November.
Il would not take this prediction
dill | not feel that my information
from all parts of the country war
rants me i'm doing SO. 1t is easy to
make big claims and TO try to de
ceive people, and ! think that a man
who does so without facts ana figures
to Justify is guilty of deception.
A month ago, before Z had gotten
into touch with Republicans i'm all this
States, I would not hav. said this
much. In that month / have seen the
lines drawn closer and closer. In the
last week the situation has cleared
wonderfully, with Republicans in all
directions falling into line for the
President and manifesting a determin-
alton to bring about his nomination.
1T is useless to speak in general
terms or TO undertake, at short notice,
to 80 into conditions in each state,
but developments in three of the big
States within a few days ought to
point conclusively to the present
trend"
OF the situation in Ohio Secretary
Hilles said:
IN Ohio the Presidents speeches
have awakened Republicans to a de-
gree that was not expected. The Pres
ident was received with enthusiasm
in every city he visited, and l have
not doubt that every delegate from
the State will be for him. There has
been lots of noise in that State, but
the substantial Republicans in every
congressional district are determined
that the President shall have the dele
safes, and he will set them, too
La Toilette Dlstrusts Roosevelt.
An interesting phase of the Republi-
can presidential situation is the fail
ure Of the managers of the La Toilette
campaign and the boomers of Mr.
Roosevelt to effect a union Recently
q proposition, not originating with
Colonel Roosevelt, but with his back
ers, has been made to the La Toilette
headquarters whereby the expenses Of
the La Toilette candidacy-at least of
his headquarters-wou be assumed
by the other faction on conditions that
ioinder be made with the Roosevelt
group. This proposition looked to
/ the election of delegates for both men
and the fna' throwing Of all strength
to the one who seemed to have the
/ greater number of votes at Chicago.
This proposition, it can now be said
was rejected, and the friends Of MI
La Toilette say that his rejection OF
/ the plan answers the charge that he is
/ I'm the fight merely 10 defeat Mr.. Tart.
/ His bitterness toward Mr.. Taft is be-
vond dispute, but his friends say nov
that if he we're opposing Mr.. Taft FER
sonally he would certainly have ac-
cepted this proposition, which prom
ised to throw to the anti-Taf' CAM
not only the La Toilette but the Roose
welt men. They say now that what
Mr.. La Toilette wants is the enact
ment of certain principles, and the
deduction is easy that he does not en-
tireIy trust Colonel Roosevelt for
carrying those principles into effect.
There is nothing new in this dis
trust Mr.. La Toilette feels toward the
Colonel. While in the public mind it
has come TO be assumed that the two
most prominent radicals must be
! friends in perfect harmony with each
other those who followed the course
of progressive legislation in the
Roosevelt terms know that there was
always mutual distrust between the
radical President and the Wisconsin
radical, This appeared particularly in
the rate fight in the Senate. The Pres
ident seemed to find Mr.. La Toilette
too bigoted, too set in in his ideas, tc
make. double harness comfortable
While Mr.. La Toilette appeared to fee
that the President was a little toe
mercurial to make sure leader in :
dangerous crisis.
It is not questioned, however, tina
Mr.. La Toilette would rather see the
Colonel in the White House again
than to see MI Taft there, It look
as if the Roosevelt boomers win keel
up their fght-and this will be with
out cooperation from Oyster Bay
and Mr.. La Toilette will keep up hi
fight for the capturing of delegates