The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-09
Some Home Rulers
Now Want to
Think.
PRINCE CUPID'S
REFUSAL TO RUN
There Will be Hard Fight Over
Platforms and Legislative
Plans Later.

NONSERvATISM has taken hold of
the politicians of all parties and
where a 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, a
desire to permit the whole subject of a
candidate to drop and allow the situa-
ton to clarity.
In some sections OF the Home Rule
party there is indicated a belief that
the declination OF Jonah Kalanianaole
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 . candidate before the Gov
ernor had called a special election to
fill the place.
II
clined the fight has brought about a
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
ing convention or made a 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. 49,
Back Of all the sudden touch Of con-
servatism Is the fact that the Home
Rulers are unable to decide upon their
own platform for the special election
1t is not enough for them to believe
that shey may secure a majority of the
votes IN the district upon straight
platform declaring for an extra session
and city and county government, but
they are In piIikia to find some means
OF impressing upon the executive the
necessity for action I'm case they do get
such majority.
While there viii be IN easy majority
for such a declaration in the committee
when that point is finally brought up |
it must be admitted that there is a |
strong contingent which believes there |
is greater strength in making a solid |
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 |
fiscal 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.
The best hight which will come off in /
the committee, and which may reach |
head 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 non-partisan
mass meeting was not glittering 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 TO 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