The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-03
THE COMING ELECTION.

THE COMING ELECTION
1t has been officially determined
to hold the election for Senators
and Representatives for the first
Legislature under the Republic on
October Goth. 1t is not probable
the nominating convention of the
American Union Party will be held
before the closing of the Boards of
Registration on October Sth. This
will give three weeks for campaign
purposes. Under the circumstances
this will be amply sufficient, as
much of the political organization
is already effected and the necessary
new work to be done is compare
lively small though very important.
Both in convention and at the
polls the American Union Party
will present solid front and what
ever opposition it meets will come
from local political factions
with more or less of Royal
ist support or promises thereof
behind them. These are to
be feared for the demoralizing
effect they will produced by the
efforts they will make to foist un-
reliable and unrepresentative men
upon the public as candidates. AS
a political factor proper, the oppo-
sition to the Republicans will
hardly put up ticket with hopes
of electing any portion of It, and it
is very likely the former Royalist
leaders will turn their attention to
local compromises with any avail
able disaffected element in the An
neXation or Republican ranks, in
hopes of bringing to the front
therethrough one or two of their
leaders. These are already weary
of being out i'll the cold, though
they find the usual avenues to the
political fold closed through sus-
piCion or prudence.
1t is necessary the American
Union Party take such steps before
the nominating convention meets
that none but good, reliable and rep
resentative Republicans and staunch
annexationists shall be placed
upon the ticket for Senators and
Representatives. This is especially
important in the case Of nomina-
tons for Senators, as that body
will have to deal with any further
proposition for annexation or any
new treaty looking toward closer
commercial and political relations
with the United States. Every
member of the nominating conven-
ton should be chosen through the
district clubs and, consequently,
be directly representative of the
qualified voters of the Republic.
This is an important point under
our new form OF Republican Gov
eminent, and is one that should
not be lost sight of, between this
and the sitting of the convention.
The Importance OF holding a
nominating convention is more
than ordinary, owing to the fact
that new issues have arisen, since
the formal organization of the
American Union party, which
make it desirable to review the
ground, amend the platform, and
embody such new ideas and neces-
sary additions in a new declaration
of principles upon which the
candidates shall be pledged and
elected. A political policy advo-
eating annexation to the United
States in a persistent and syste-
matte manner should be given the
most prominent place in this dec
laration or platform.
So long as there was an open
rupture between Royalists and An
nexationists there was little or no
danger of all insidious attack being
made by the opponents of annex
alton on the anneXationist policy;
but now that hope lies dead in
Royalist circles somewhat of danger
will threaten party politics through
the Royalst leaders that have failed
both here and in Washington. An
insidious political attack may be