The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-04
Political Leaders In Dark
AS To Result Of Election

politics has q distant aspect TO Wash
| ington. But the entry of Governor
Hiram w. johnson into the senatorial
race to succeed John ID. Works of Los
/ Angeles has interesting points. John.
son has been spectacular figure in
California politics has been RepubE-
can, Democrat and Progressive, and
"gotten by" with cn,rrpnses that
seemed impossible He now seeks a
Republican nomination for senator, in
defiance of well established observ.
ances, one Of which is that Southern
California shall have senator at
Washington. If Governor johnson
wins, northern, or superior" Cali
fOrnia, as northern residents some
times phrase II, will have both the sen.
ators. Chances probably favor John
son. who helped elect a Democratic
senator from California two years ago,
hut the State will have very inter
esting campaign this year
Pandering To Rurales
Secretary Of. the Treasury McAdoo
already has about 10000 letters of in.
quiry about the new rural credit
banks These Indicate how seriously
new farm loan act. which President
Wilson has just signed. Most of the
inquiries come from the West and the
, South. The operations of the new
banks are expected to be chiefly in
! those sections. The department off
Gals reason that New England fam
crs and also those from adjacent East
ern States will patronizr the farm loan
banks only to a. limited extent, prefer.
ring in many cases to continue getting
their loans from the savings banks.
No one here Overlooks the political
phases of any matters of legislation
these days, and Of course Secretary
McAdoo win not. 1t is said that
, every effort will be made to get the
farm loan, banks into operation at the
earliest possible moment. Pie nom,
irations' Of the rural credits board
probably will be made within fort.
night As soon as confirmed, the mem
bers will be expected TO make tour
of the country to determine how the
! twelve districts should he arranged.
"WC believe the banks will be max
ing loans before Election Day." said
one of the, enthusiastic Law makers who
helped frame the m,f This may be
possible, but it would be very quick
work.
Some Potent Cabinet officials
incidentally, the secretary of the
treasury is becoming more potent
official than ever. The nggrandiBe
! meUt of his Office by accessions of
authority from congress in recent
/ times continues. AS chairman ex-
officio Of the rural credits board he will
| have great influence. He is a member
OF the federal reserve BOARD. While
his Official activities in these and nu.
| merous other lines are NATIONWIDE
they are more essentially Eastern aud
I the secretary of tie treasury stancs as
! Colossus of the cabinet to people
east of the Mississippi, while the sec
rotary of the interior, whose duties af-
feet -tenths of the people of the
| West, stands in like relation in the
! other sections Of the country.
There are four branches of the pub.
| lie service, as represented in the cab
met, that come especially near to tn"
people. The other two are the post
Office department and the department of
agriculture. The department of com
mercc, while appealing naturally to II
restricted class. has been developing
rapidly as an instrument of practical
service. Secretary Red field has large
visions of what can be accomplished
in trade relations at home and across
the seas, and these visions are shared
| by the administration and the national
legislature.