The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-08
FIGHT ON
FOR FIFTH
LEADERSHIP
Lanes Chances In
District Are
Doubtful.
QUICK BATTLE
FOR ACHl MADE
Every Place is Now Subject TO
Struggle - Fourth District
Having Work to Find Man.

n A gHEN the District committees o.
A the Fourth and Fifth voting
w districts, comprising the island
of Oahu, meet this morning
there will be two kinds of meeting, or
the one side searching for man by
the office and on the other seeking
OF the Office by two men. What will
he the outcome Is question and both
meetings will be full OF interest.
&. The only fight is on in the Fifth.
There the contest is In regard to the
chairmanship the secretaryship being
a side Issue. So far there has been ap-
parent only one side The one faction,
which Is understood to represent men
who are not members OF the committee
| at all. has had its caucus and unani-
rnously declared for John C. Lane of
the eighth precinct for chairman. J.
on this ticket for secretary of the COM
mittee. When the slate was made at
the caucus il was then understood that
there were enough votes assured for
the election OF Lane on the first ballot.
Neither Mr.. Lane nor his hackers will
mention just how many votes they ex-
pect to have or where they come from,
but the claim is none the less strong
that they will materialize.
IT was only yesterday that any fight
became apparent. 1t was reported that
acCants Stewart had declared on the
street that he had the Fifth district in
his pocket and announced that he
would run 1t to suit himself. He is re-
ported further to have declared that he
would elect Lane chairman. Avery
sec retary. and would nominate Dwight.
Clark, Aheong. Naukana. Lot Lane and
James Holt for the House and John
g. Lane and DIR. Huddy for the Senate.
Immediately there was fight in the
afr. W. c. Achi was put into the
struggle for chairman and before even |
ing 1t WAS announced that he had 19
Soses assured. This means only a ma
iorfty OF one,- for the committee is COM |
posed of 81 members. David Hoapili
pf the Ninth is slated for the secretary
ship on this ticket as he has the uni
yersai esteem of the members and Will
bel able to poll the full vote. The Achi
men, who wish to see the former sena-
Tor chosen for the nomination for the
senate again. will make the struggle to
he end. as they insist that their man
has had the endorsement of his own
precinct, and with the majority of the
district committee there can be no
.aviI as to his acceptability for the
upper house. John c. Lane is talked
Il for the treasurership of the commit
ee.
In the Fourth there is a struggle on
he part of the member of the commit ,
ee who have not yet had caucus on
he subject. to secure some man who !
an give the time TO the fight to ac- {
ept the Office of chairman There is
% candidate in the field. A majority ,
( the members of the committee seem !
0 be In favor OF F. w Macfarlane for ,
he place dr. Macfarlane has not /
greed to accept. in fact has said that
e does not want the job, but there =
ontinues to be such demand TOR his
of the place that he may be
ersuaded to take the craftsmanship
II. Macfariaue has shown himself an "
dmirable man for the place by his c
of other bodies, and he r
as the confidence OF every member of - -
le committee, who would be glad to :,
ork under him In
Should there be an absolute refusal
n his part. then there is talk OF put p
ng up for the place J. p Cooke or b.
A. Gilman. The former has many tC
lends in the committee and the lat W
T is just as we'll blessed, but neither n
believed to want the place. Mr.. Sc
Ooke says he has served the party ~
ng and well. and Mr.. Gilman is alleg- -
70 have reasons for wishing to be -
HhpiS tHSHIpeF % the Soii'i, -, | to
i1hout once some Oh tIie IheIiiDei II
e declaring Tor George %. McOleilali st
= secretary and Chas. Hustace for