The Hawaiian star., 1902-03-18
.BEARDSLEE IS READY
WILL RUN ON THE HOME RULE
TICKET.
Republicans Talk Of Endorsing Him If
Platform Can BE Made to Harmonize
All Right.

f. w. Bearslee. whom the Home
Rulers propose to nominate as their
candidate to run in the special election
| in the Fourth district has always been
regarded as a Republican. and since his
name has been mentioned there has
been talk of him as a possible fusion
| candidate. In the last campaign
| Beardslee was identified with the Re
publican party. He was one of the
quartette of singers who volunteered
! their services for some of the Republi-
can meetings, and was supposed to be
i'm the Republican ranks, and it was a
surprise to some of the Republicans TO
hear of him as a candidate for honors
from the Home Rulers.
The mention of Beardslee's name sug-
gested new way out of making a cam
paign i'm the special election to some of
the members of the Republican com
mittee. Beardslee might be found
satisfactory to both parties, and might
run as the nominee Of both This would
do away with the necessity of making a
fight and make the election a mere
matter Of form. The only question was
as to Beardelee's attitude and the mat
ter of platforms.
The Home Rulers are to meet on
Thursday evening and make their nomi-
nation, but a committee of the party
last night adopted a platform in ad-
vance and it does not agree in some
respects with the Republican view. The
demand' for an extra session of the
legislature within 40 days after the cleo
tion is one proposition to which the Re
publlcans are opposed, and the reference
to the Governors policy as a policy of
obstruction is another feature of the
Home Rule platform which cannot get
the endorsement of the Republicans
The division in the Republican COM
nn Ff,,V, 90 q L..
any candidate at all remains. The de
ciston of the Home Rulers that they
VIII put up a man, however, adds to the
chances that the Republicans will do
likewise, as the nomination is regarded
by those who have favored making a
tight>as a sort Of challenge, which the
Republicans will do well to meet i'm
their banner district. The trouble with
the Republicans is to find a man who is
willing to run.
There is no one who wants to take
the nomination said Jack McVeigh. of
the COmmitte having the matter in
charge. Nobody wants to run for an
office that is mere empty honor. An
election is not worth the price of filing
a nomination, and among Republicans
at least there does not seem to be an
available man who is willing to run"
BeaIdslee has intimated to the Home
Rulers that he is willing to accept their
nomination and approves the platform
they have prepared. 1t is therefore re-
garded as very probable that they will
nominate him on Thursday evening.
THE platform as it has been repre-
sented to me, though | have not read 1t
as published is satisfactory" SAID
Beardslee. 81 approve of the extra ses-
sion feature, believing that there are
conditions in the Territory calling for
an immediate session"
F.. w. Beardslee is a member of the
firm of Beardslee and Page and has
been prominent in the organization Of
the Builders Exchange. He has had
conferences with the Home Rule leaders
and is in harmony with the Home Rule
policies.