The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-04
SELECTING I.-.
A DELEGATE.
Political Possibilities
Mentioned.
MAUI NEWS MANS IDEAS
Thinks Judge Little Might be Pref
udced Against Honolulu
Other Names.

WAILUKU, Maui, Sept. 1.-The time
of selecting a delegate to Congress is
drawing near, and with due Difference
to Attorney Poepoe, one is to be elected
this fall, says the Maui News. Hon.
Samuel Parker and Judge Little are
spoken of on Hawaii. MIR. Parker is
unquestionably the more popular man
of the two, but Judge Little would do
better work, on account of his familiar
ity with men and things in the United
States. The only thing to be feared is
that he would allow his prejudces in
favor of Hio and against Honolulu to
influence him unduly.
On Maui, Hon. H. p. Baldwin is the
only one mentioned so far, but it is
doubtful whether his business would
allow him to serve No better man
could be selected, If he would take the
nomination. Colonel w. H. Cornweli
of Waikapu and Attorney Geo. Hons of
Waikiki would either one be an avail
able man. but the latter will be needed
in the legislature this session. and with
a Republican Congress it would prob
ably be wiser to send a Republican, in
order to get what Hawaii wants from
the next Congress.
Honolulu presents more complex
position. There are plenty of brainy
men in Honolulu, and some who would
do yeoman's service for the Islands,
but there are butts. w. o. Smiths
name naturally suggests itself, but he,
like several other strong men, is handi-
capped by affiliations which render him
unpopular with the newer element of
his party. A. V. Gear is new man
and perhaps as unobjectional as any
one who could be named, so far as affil-
iations and the influence of personal
surroundings are concerned. Supt. John
McCandless of the Board of Public
Works would in many respects make
an ideal delegate, in case the toga Is
placed on his shoulders, being prac-
teal man and well acquainted with the
needs of the whole group.
John Holt, John A. Wise and Attor-
ney McClanahan are all strong and in
fiuential men, quite worthy of the hon.
or. but the same doubt arises in their
case as of other Democrats, under
present conditions, although some
stoutly maintain that Democrat
would be quite as useful as Repub-
lican in the next Congress.
OF course Robert Wilcox is not to be
thought of a moment by those who
have the good of the Territory at
heart; still there is a possibility that
Robert may win out over better men.
There are several men in his own
party who would be much more help
full in Congress than he.
In this matter the News disclaims
any desire to influence unduly any Sc
lection that may be made, and merely
laity to a very serious and momentous
question which will soon engage their
careful consideration.
OFFICE AND THE MAN.
1t is not too early to begin to teach
the people of the Islands that the office
should seek the man, because from
present indications there is going to
be an unseemly struggle for political
preferment this fall. If the laity who
want nothing but good government will
quietly make a note of ambitious
statesmen who are over anxious to
serve their country, and turn all such
down, substituting in their stead wor-
thy men who are not seeking office
it will be much better for all concerned
HONOLULU GRAND JURY.
While the Grand Jury in Honolulu
have not accomplished as much as was
expected of them, yet the charge of
using too much whitewash is one based
on prejudice rather than on a fair esti-
mate either of the men themselves or
OF what they really did and did not do
No Grand Jury should, after the next
session of the Legislature be. called on
to do what was required of the Homo
lulu Grand Jury.
A grand jury is very antiquated
and cumbersome piece OF machinery
for the purpose of bringing criminals
to trial, and it should be discarded at
the next session of the Legislature. In
California an information laid by the
district attorney of each county, based
on the developments at a preliminary
nearing before a committing magis-
trate, takes the place of the formal in
dictment by a grand jury, and the same
method should be adopted here. The
grand jury has it's proper sphere, and
should be called at least once a year
to look into fiscal and municipal mat
tiers, but for the purpose of indicting
criminals, the grand jury should be dis
carded.
MATTER OF EXPERIENCE.
We would suggest in a brotheriy way
10 the kamaainas In all the political
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