The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-01
FUSION is DISCUSSED
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS
AGAINST WILCOX.
Judge Gear and "Cabby" Brown Are
Talked Of-Republicans, Democrats
and Kuokoa May Unite.

During the past few days there have
been discussions among Republican, De-
mOcratic and kuOkOa leaders looking to
a sort of fusion of the three parties in
the coming campaign, at least in the
matter Of the nomination of a delegate
! to Congress Candidates are stil being
| talked Of and number of possible no
| minees are in the hands of their
! friends" Among those who have been
approached by men who aretying to
fnd leader to unite upon, there has in
several cases been found an unwilling
ness to run unless the parties will unite.
one plan suggested is that the parties
retain their organization complete hold
their own conventions and make their
own platforms, but that all nominate
the same man for Congress. The Kuo-
koa would like this man to be Prince
Cupid
Some speeches along this line were
made at a dinner given by Sam Parker
to Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma, a few
nights ago. There was a long list of
guests, including many well known
Honolulu men. Union on Parker was
proposed and "Billy" Cornwell said
that he could almost promise Parker
that if he would take the nomination
the Democrats would endorse him and
make victory a certainty. Parker alb
solutely declined to run again. George
A. Davis made speech in which he aO-
vocated the fusion plan, declaring that
it would lead to certain victory for the
good of the Territory. AS the largest
party, the Republicans claim the right
to name the delegate. Davis said that
a man must be found on whom all the
parties, Republicans, Democrats and
Kuokoa, would unite. Some of us
have such candidate up our sleeves"
said the attorney. His reference, it is
stated was to Judge Gear.
G. A. Brown is another new candi-
date who has been approached by party
leaders. He has intimated his willing
ness to run, under the proper conditions
but it is doubtful if he would accept a
Republican nomination alone. Brown
is regarded as a strong candidate and is
well fixed financially, to do the enter
tanning act at Washington.
The proper way for the parties to
do" said Brown, "is to unite on some
enc man. In this way they can win the
election, and let division occur over
again in the future if necessary. There
is no special reason for pressing nation
al party lines just now. l have been
suggested as candidate. I know, by
some of the party men, and they have
come to me and talked of the matter.
am willing to go to Washington
though it would be financially a costly
proposition at the salary allowed, be-
cause / should consider it a great honor
but if the Republicans and Democrats
and Kuokoa are going to fight one an
other all along the line they will elect
Wilcox again and he will go to Wash
ington again, with a majority vote"
Another arrangement suggested is on
basis of mutual concessions in the
legislative tickets, allowing each party
share of the honors. This also in
Cludes the idea of the Democrats and
the Kuokoa endorsing the Republican
nominee for Congress, as it is generally
conceded that neither the Kuokoa nor
the Democrats have any chance of
electing a man of their own, while the
Republicans are in a good position to
beat Wilcox anyhow, with a straight
fight of all parties for themselves.