The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-01-10
PRINCE CUPlD'S
REFUSAL TO RUN
(From Thursdays daily.)


the politicians OF all parties. and
~ where few days ago there was
talking of candidates and records, OF
men who could and those who could
only try, there was last evening, in the
ranks of the Home Rulers at least,
desire to permit the whole subject OF
candidate to drop and allow the situa-
ton to clarity.
In some sections OF the Home Rule
party there is indicated a belief tAat
the declination of Jonah KalanianaoIe
to be the candidate for the Legislature
in the Fourth district was due as much
to his belief or opinion that the nom
ination was made without due obserV-
ance to form, as to any other reason
There was something of rush about the
nomination, anyway, for even at the
time the selection was made several
objections were heard to making the
choice of a candidate before the GOV
ernor had called a special election to
I'll the place.
The fact that Prince Cupid has de-
clined the fight has brought about n
sober second thought and the result Is
that the men formerly the most radical
in their methods are now urging that
there shall be no nomination until the
election has been called, and until the
Republicans shall have held a nominat-
lug convention or made n candidate
by committee, SO that the man and his
platform shall be before the minority
party before they put out their own
man. It is argued that this Is the
course of the parties in the States. to
permit the majority party to make its
selection first.
Back of all the sudden touch Of con-
servatism Is the fact that the Home
Rulers are unable TO deciue upon their
own platform for the special election
II l. not enough for them to believe
that they may secure majority of the
votes in the district upon n straight
platform declaring for an extra session
and city and county government, but
they are in piikia to find some means
IF lmpressing upon the executive the
necessity for action in case they do get
such majority
While there viii be m easy majority
for such a declaration in the committee
when that point is finally brought up.
1t must be admitted that there IS
strong contingent which believes there
- El'hAtA FAIfllE IL III il.tthl'@ a SUM
foundation for work, in case the party
wins the next Legislature. and which
faction Is striving to have the Home
Rulers begin the task of framing some
ascal legislation for submission. SO
far this faction has been without great
influence, as the majority is thinking
more OF Offices and opposition than
progress and prosperity.
,rr -,
the committee, and witch may reach a
heau this evening, will be that over
the report and plan of the Central
committee on reorganization for the
party. There has been some feeling
over the fact that the partisan
mass meeting was not a rlittering sue
cess in that not half the executive
committee was in attendance. This
has reacted upon the central committee,
and there will be some question before
the executive committee as to the
weight which shall be given 20 the rec
concentrations OF the smaller body. 1t
is safe to guess that the smaller COM
mittee will win, and will be given even
greater power in the future.
There has been some discussion as
to what is meant by Delegate Wilcox
III MS letter, Nnltn WIS WIFI
ten to Senator Kalauokalani and
printed In fun in the Kuakoa Home
Rula last week. Few even of mis-
friends believe he was talking other
than In riddles, and the solution Is not
at hand.
The getting upon the platform at the
Home Rule mass meeting of member
of the Republican Committee has
aroused the paper Of Mrs. Wilcox and
in the last issue there Is made the
statement that the Home Rule party
has been acknowledged at Washington
as the Republican party Of Hawaii.
While no names are given as the writ
ers of the letters which convey this
information. the proprietor Inslsss that
the recognition is complete. The para
graph reads as follows, under the
heading:
THE HOME RULE REPUBLICANS
ARE RECOGNIZED"
I'VE have learned from letters receiv-
ed that the Home Rule Republicans have
been recognized and are now being sup
ported by the Republican party of the
United States of America
our Delegate is now greatly thought
of at Washington.
mo person will be appointed to pub
lie office in Hawaii mel without the APP
prevail OF Hawaii nci's Delegate, there
fore, the Home Rule Republicans have
struck the first blow while the iron was
hot.
The land shells are singing! Pota-