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


on the national frngline echoes from New York anf
Chicago far out to Hawaii. The outcome OF the Re
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 Tor TINS
keystone State in politics quite as much as IN NICK
name. ...
Pennsylyanias election of delegates and delegates
at-larpe was held on May H. Senator BoieS Penrose
the old fox of Republican politics in this state put one
ticket into the field and Governor Brumbaugh put an
other. Penrose won IS delegates and Brumbaugh 81
the Brmbauo ticket getting nine of the twelve dele
eates-at-Iaroe Governor Brumbaugh led the field a
DersonaI triumph for him Penrose. buf the latter
controls both the delegation and the state committee
He will be national committeeman. thus IN genera
the PENNSYLVANIA election was victory for the ZEN
rose element.
What this means in the national contest is not yet
entirely clear IS carly April last, Alexander 4
Moore. the pttsburg editor, declared that Penrose
would ultimately be found working for Roosevelt lie
also sid that Former Secretary of State Knox would
bc found IN the Roosevelt camp II Tins is1ruc, Penn
sylgania viii be power for Inc Colonel, although the
deepaton is not bound by the unit rule Moore pre-
diced that Roosevelt would have at least ~ Pennsyl-
>ania delegates on the first ballot
Incidentally Brumbaugh had plans Tor getting his
name presented to Tic convention as Pennsylvania
cho;ce for president, wih illustrates the OF
some OF these self-appointed fayorite sons.
West Virginia is credited with bcing favorable TO
Senator Theodore Burton, which 1nears that if Bur-
,o, were ia be far behind on the FIRST and second
bzots this state might swing into line for some other
man The Republican state chairman recently declar-
ed dat there is no Hughes sentiment in his part OF the
country.
lanes r. Garfield secretary of the interior in Roose-
relts cabinet has been making some surveying trips
!aftlr. Recently he returned to New York from the
Pacific coast with the declaration that the Roosevelt
sentiment ii the west is amazing absolutely anlaz-
;,,e an expression caracterstc1ly ent,sashs. But
one noticeable thing about this pre-convention sua-
ton Is the enthusiasm of the Roosevelt men and their
on6dence that the Big Chief can be nominated at Chi
cage.
Two OF the '.possiblities" WHO figured considerably
few weeks ago are apparently definitely eliminated
Former Governor Hadley of Missouri and Ex-Seere-
tarv Knox Hadiey, whose star shone brilliantly at
Chicago four years ago and who was marked then as
coming man in national politics, has been in the
background ever since The reason is said to be that
his healtris permanently impaired whichmay explain
the rapidly with which this energetic figure has faded
into the background.
Knox is admittedly an able but his friends
do not credit him with nationwide popularity and
geographically his election would be unfortunate Pre-
sidential candidates are usually picked from pivotal
states Repubcanism is so strongly in the ascend
ant IN Pennsylvania that this is not pivotal state
The latest count of delegates which has come to Ha-
wallis as follows Eight hundred and tWenty-three
delegates out of the 0S5 whoswl sit at Chicago had
been elected up to the middle of May fthese SAC
are ,ninstructed and III are instructed as follows
Cumnins, "a; Sherman, 81; Burton, 4S; Fairbanks
40. Ford, so; La Toilette. 25 Roosevelt, 8.
The absence of Hughes from this roster and the
smalInumber ofaccredited Roosevelt explained
BIZ the fact that the justice and the colonel each refus
ed to allow his name go before the voters at pres
dental primaries.
OF the 823 elected, 33S are claimed by Hughes ier
TO be favorable to the justice the second ballot the
savorite sons having been given complimentary votes
on the first ballot
Hughes followers also say that Progressivcs are
willing to support Hughes and will not stand by thC
Colonel should he oppose the justice.
All OF the states have elected their delegates now
except West Virginia. West Nirginias delegation il
not to be elected until June and the vote may have
I to be autographed to Chicago.
= wyoming and New Mexico elected six delegates
zach Wyomng's six are understood TO be favorable
"a Hughes while the half-dozen in New Mexico art
Awedly Roosevelt men. @-.. .....
avail delegation. as is generally understood, con
sbf two and does not have vote in the convention
chit to vote may be won before the convention
OPEN Neither Delegate Kuhio nor Henry Lyman
ING AHawaii delegates is committed to any one
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