The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
MUST Be CUPID
OR WILCOX
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE POSI-
TION OF THE KUOKOA ON
DELEGATESHIP.
WANT THE REPUBLICANS TO
NAME THE PRINCE.
Otherwise the Kuokoa VIII Endorse
Wilcox and Recoup Itself in the
Legislative Ticket-Long's Statement

Wilcox and Recoup Itself in the
Legislative Ticket-Long's Statement
The Kuokoa will either nominate
! Prince Cupid and secure his endorse
ment by the Republicans, or it will turn
! about and indorse Robert w. Wilcox.
This is likely to be the ultimate result
OF the split" according to Carlos A.
! Long, former secretary of the Home
Rule party, and one of the leading
bolters Long said last night that Gu
! pid's candidacy was dependent upon
his receiving the endorsement of the
| Republican party
IF he doesn't get that endorsement
said Long, 1--WE shall endorse Wilcox
and elect him"
The Kuokoa is said to have already
! received assurances of the representa-
! tion its members wanted on the Home
! Rule legislative ticket. The boiling
! element can get a good deal of what
it wants in this respect, according to
| authoritative reports. 1--WE have al
ready won our point" said one of the
! Kuokoa.
! This announcement coming from
! the source and with the authority it
/ does, is taken by many politicians as
| conclusively bearing out the opinion
| expressed some time ago and published
| by The Star, that the real purpose OF
! many of the boilers from the Home
| Rule convention was merely to force
Wilcox to put some of them on tue
| legislative ticket. They threat ned his
/ candidacy for congress in order to
/ force him to accept their terms in the
makeup of the legislative ticket. The
| fact that WilcoX's plurality two years
ago was the narrow one of less than
! 300 votes made him particularly Vul-
| nerabte to any attack in his own party
| which could threaten him with the loss
/ of $50 or more votes. The manifestos
and proclamations which have been is
| sued by the Kuokoa, have been so
! hating and indefinite on the question
of a square issue with Wilcox that the
way for deal with him seems always
to have been left open. Wilcox as well
! as ptEer politicians lave seen this
! which is thought by many to account
| for WilcoXs attitude of apparent in
| difference to the bolt
The only argument heard in opposi-
| ton to this view of the case is that if
! it is the correct view, Prince Cupid
would seem to be allowing himself to
| be used as stalking horse by those
who profess to be his followers, and
| this, no one who knows the Prince will
! believe. On the other hand it is argued
that the prince did not pretend to lead
a bolt" but merely acted as an indi-
vidual exercising his own individual
right of political action. The other
boilers followed him out, of their own
| choice and not at his instigatiOn, and
they, not he, have been doing the or
! ganizing and manifesto business since.
Among Republicans there is much
| opposition to the idea of endorsing the
! Prince, though there are some who
think it is the best way to win the
coming fight. The objections come
from those who think it would be a
practical surrender of the party to en-
dorse a new candidate, and make the
! Republican party a tail to the Kuokoa
kite. Another difficulty Is that the
Prince, it is stated by his friends, can
not become a Republican. The party
must go to the Prince, for he cannot
come into the party. The whole idea
of the Kuokoa is -partisanship, and
a change of front now would be the
death Of Kuokoa, say the leaders.
The certainty of Sam Parker's refu-
sal to run, has narrowed the Repub-
lican candidates who are being discuss
ed to A. G.. NJ. Robertson, Mark p.
Robinson and w. o. Smith. The name
of Robertson is the most often heard
and his friends say that If he Will give
the word they can carry the conven-
ton for him. Many think the candi-
date ought to be a native, however,
and in the event of this view prevail
ing Robertson has intimated that he
would not have his name presented to
the convention.
| In the seventh precinct of the fifth
district last night there was some dis
cussion aside from that of the nOmn-
ations. II. McCants Stewart offered
the following:
Resolved, That we heartily favor
immediate county and municipal gov
ernment, and we hereby direct the del
gates from this precinct to work and
vote together for platform and such
legislative candidates as viii promote
the same"
E. C. Winston DR.. Huddy and others
thought the resolution was premature
and favored leaving the matter for
later discussion. Sims and Clark de-
clared in favor of the proposition, and
after a brief discussion the resolution
passed, no votes being cast against it.
The expected warm contest did not
materialize in this precinct, though
there was some discussion before a
method of nomination was agreed on
Winston proposed nominations by COM
mittees, but open meeting nominations
were finally decided upon. Stewards
temperance in politics was marked
by modest and persistent refusals to
run for any convention delegateship.
Like Lane and Wright, however, he
may try to be on the new central com
mittee.
one of the surprises of last nights
meetings was the naming of d. p. II
Isenberg as Territorial and district de-
legate in the first prpcinct of tha Fourth
District Isenberg was a Democra tic
candidate for the legislature two years
ago and this party afHliatlon was
urged against him when his name was
proposed last night. But It was said
he had changed his political faith since
then, and seen the error of his way.
and signed the Republican enrolment.