The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-08-31
BALL IS ROLLING
Delegates to Nominating COnVGn-
tiOn Elected.
SURPRISE IN SOME PRECINCTS
Men Who Should Have
Been Elected Failed.
Attendance in Some Precincts
Very Good-In Others But
Few Turn Out.

The first gun in the '97 election cam
when the delegates to the Nominating
Convention were elected. AS rule,
the attendance was small, but in the
Second Precinct of the Fourth District,
it was very good. In this precinct Is
nominations were made, though an
attempt was made to close when six
had been nominated. T. F. Lansing
was wanted by his friends to be a
delegate, but some one foolishly had
him elected chairman of the meeting,
and as a result he had no opportunity
to work on the floor and was defeated
in consequence.
In L. B. Murray'S precinct, he also
was made chairman of the meeting and
had to act as secretary and Enrolment
Committee as we'll Being thus handi-
capped, Murray could not hold his pre-
cinct and failed to be elected.
In the Fourth Precinct, Fourth Dis
trict, the boys began ''telegraphing"
on the first ballot, for when it was
counted, there was just one more bal
lot than people at the meeting. In this
G. W. Smith was defeated, but as the
voting was irregular it was called off.
Willie King should have been sent as
delegate from this precinct, but he
failed to make it.. G.. w. Smith, F. S.
Dodge and w. d. McBryde were the
lucky men.
In the Second Precinct some Of the
successful men came in as a surprise.
Neither Robert Grieve nor S. B. Rose
have taken a great interest in politics
of late, but they were both returned as
delegates. This is where Mr.. Lansing,
a really active man, failed. This was
clearly through mismanagement, as it
was intended to send him to the con-
vention.
From this time until the convention,
which takes place on the 18th, candi-
dates for legislative honors will crop
up on every street. The plan of cam
paign is not yet organized, and except
in one or two instances local candi-
push In Pearl City A. J. Campbell
and L. L. McCandless are anxious TO
sit in the Legislature, and Campbell
succeeded in electing his man, Mike
lemi. as a delegate from Pearl City.
w. j. Lowrey, delegate from Eva, is
not pledged to any one, but it is pos
sible he will favor McCandless. The
latter has not given up hopes of his
through defeat at Pearl
City. His brother, J. A. McCandless,
will be a delegate from his precinct,
and should work hard for Link.
The position of A. G. NJ. Robertson
is one of indifference, so far as the
nomination is concerned. He says he IS
willing to run if the people want him,
but if they can fix up a slate without
his name he will be satisfied. Mr..
record in the last House |
was such that will warrant his being
again. He is young and intel /
ligent. and was one of the hardest |
workers in the body, both in commit |
tee and on the floor. 1t is not at all |
probable that he will be allowed to re- |
main away from the next session. E. |
c. WinStOn's name has not been men |
toned, nor has Captain Cluney's, but |
when the time comes their friends may |
be heard from. Inere seems 70 De no
doubt that several Independent candi-
dates will crop out after the conven-
ton has been held, in which case the !
friends of the regular candidates will |
have to work the harder to elect them. /
Following is the list of delegates |
who will sit in the Nominating Con- /
yention:
FOURTH DISTRICT.
First Precinct-Governme Nur-
sery. Two delegates: B. F. Dilling-
nam and F. A HOsmer.