Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-01
On The Firine-Line In National
Politics

AS June approaches TIC ui'lhucl VI htS US 90
on the national fring-line echoes from New York am
Chicago far ont to Hawaii. The outcome OF the Ike
publican convention is still in the lap OF the gods
and that has stimulated local discussion enormously
Where will Pennsylvania stand? That is always al
anxious question for the political veterans, for this
4 keystone State in politics quite as much as in nick
name
Pennsylvania election of delegates and delegates
<t-laree was held on MAY IL. Senator Boies Penrose
tie old fox OF Republican politics in this state put ont
I;cet into the field and Governor Brumbaugh put an
ofhef. Penrose won IS delegates and Brumhaugh 81
The Brmbaugh ticket getting nine OF the twelve dele
1sfes-at-Iarpe. Governor Brumbaugh led the field,
personal triumph for him over Penrose. but the latter
controls both the delegation and the state committee
It viii be national committeeman. nus IN genera
ia PENNSYLVANIA election was victory for the Fen
rose element
What tfis means in the national contest Is not yet
.ntirely clear As earlyas April last, Alexander z
Moore, the Pittsburg editor, declared that Penrose
would ultimately be found working for Roosevelt lie
IS said that Former Secretary Of State Knox would
c found in the Roosevelt camp. II this strle. Penn
S. vznia win be a power for gfe Colonel, although the
Allegation is not bound BY the unit rule Moore pre-
ced that Roosevelt would have at least 40 Pennsyl
mi. delegates on the first ballot. ~
incidentally Brtiinhaugh had plans for getting his
|.nc presented to the convention as Pennsylvania
-.t;ce FOR president which illustrates the nerve OF
..'ne Of these self-appointed rfayorite sons.
Vest Virginia is credited with being favorable to
cnaior Theodore Burton, which means taaf if Bur-
were 70 be far behind on the first on and second
ots This state might swing into line for some other
h. The Republican state chairman recently declar-
that there IS no Hughes sentiment in his part Of the
|onntfy.
anes r Garfield secretary of the interior IN Roose-
|&'ts cabinet has been making Surveying trips
<.ely Recently he returned to New York from the
Fscifc coast with the declaration that the Roosevelt
sentiment III the west Is Amazing absolutely safiaz,
.c an expression characterstically enthusiastic But
1ne noticeable thing about this preconvention situa
on IS the enthusiasm, OF the Roosevelt men and their
ondcuce that the Big Chief can be nominated at Chi
Two of the possibilities who figured considerably
{cNAxee<s apo are apparently definitely eliminated
Former Governor Hadley of Missouri and Ex-Secre-
.r Knox Hadley, whose star shone brilliantly at
Iicago four years ago and who was marked then as
coIning man in national politics, has been in the
background ever since The reason is said to be that
his Health IS permanently impaired, which may explain
tie rapidty with which this energetic figure has faded
INTO the background,
Knox is admittedly an able man but even his friends
io not credit him with nationwide popularity, and
geographically, his election would be unfortunate Pre-
sdehtiaI candidates ate usually picked from pivotal
<iates Republicanism IS so strongly in the ascend
ant IN Pennsylvania that this is not pivotal state
The latest count of delegates which has to Ha-
.aii Is as follows Eight hundred and twenty three
6elegates out Of the 985 who will sit at Chicago had
Zen elected up to the middle of May. OF these $40
IRE nninstructed and 277 are instructed as follows
Cummins. "a; Sherman. 81 Burton, 4S; Fairbanks,
4O Ford. so; La Toilette, 25; Roosevelt 8.
The absence of Hughes from this roster and the
sallnumber ofaccredted Roosevelt men are explained
by the fact that the justice and the colonel each refus
ed 10 allow his name 60 before the voters at presi-
dental primaries
OF the 1928 elected, 1913 are claimed by Hughes men
70 Be favorable to the justice the second ballot the
avorite sons" having been given complimentary votes
On the first ballot
Hughes followers also say that Progressives arc
willing to support Hughes and will not stand by the
Colonel should he oppose the justice.
AH of the states have elected their delegates now
cept West Virginia. West Virginia's delegation is
20 be elected until June 6 and the vote may have
photographed to Chicago
|vominp and New Mexico elected six delegates
ea@ Wyor,inc's six are understood to be favorable
to 4brhes while the half-dozen in New Mexico are
sxovNky Roosevelt men,.
tiaNns delegation, as is generally understood, con-
siss no and does not have vote in the convention
The rightto vote may be won before the convention
opens. Nether Delegate Kuhio nor Henry Lyman,
ff,a So tad 10 one