The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-18
CONVENTION
AF TERMATH
Evidence At Many
Post MOrtems
Yesterday.
Surprises In Outcome
Freely Discussed
BY Partisans.
Defeat OF Ouderkirk Is Much Re-
GREETED Counsels Confused
BY Late Entries.

publican County Convention all over
town yesterday. Voluminous evidence
was volunteered regarding the defeat
of John c. Lane after run salendid
enough to make anyone proud, the
avalanche that buried former Superin-
tendent of Public Works ]. H. Bovd,
the abrupt throwing down Of Charlie
Hustace and the great disappointment
given to the supporters Of John Ouder-
kirk.
1t was generally recognized, in some
instances with words of denunciation
for the winners. that the late entries
of ]. A. Gilman and George H. Renton
into the field We're the cause of most of
the surprises. Some, who reluctantly
had to let favorites go when the case
of such became lost, consoled them
selves with the thought that good
ticket on the whole was selected. Yet
many who went in for purely bust
ness and practical Board Of Supervisors
the obliteration of nearly all the earli-
er precinct endorsements might easily
have had disastrous consequences.
There seemed to be greater lanenta-
ton among those who looked more to
practical than political ends over the
defeat of Mr.. Ouderkirk than any 9TH
vass was impregnable on the score that
no other candidate might be named in
the same day with him, relative to the
composition of a body that will large
ly supersede the Territorial Department
of Public Works on this island. AS an
experienced contractor for the build
ing of business blocks, houses, bridges
and wharves, his presence on the Board
of Supervisors would be of incalculable
value.
While the defeat of Charles Hustace
Jr. was a sore topic for his hosts of
friends, who regarded the event as in
volving ingratitude to a hard party
worker besides the loss of a bright
young business man to the Board, the
general opinion seems to be that it
pitated by a surplusage of f1rst-rate
candidates Mr.. Hustace appeared to
have a lead that could hardly be over
come in the trial vote of the Fourth
district caucus Saturday night, but his
strength then may have been his chief
weakness in the end. He and his i'm
mediate friends could not count on the
effect of his rivalry with other candi-
dates, together with that of his open
fight against the favorites for other
county officers of some of his strongest
supporters, when it came to throwing
the votes proved hopeless for other
candidates to him or to his final oppo-
nent. Probably, however, the strong
est element in leaving Mr.. Hustace be-
hind was the apparent certainty that
no election would be made on the first
ballot, but that he would be sure to
have a string which would assure him
victory on the second or third. This
opinion would lead to chances being
taken on him to redeem promises made
TO others before he allowed himself 10
be named. That was only last Satur-
day night, SO that Hustace was almost
as dark horse as Gilman or Renten
Mr.. Hughes's retirement in favor OF
Hooking was a felt blow to some of
the formers supporters through thick
and thin who would have desired him
to throw his votes the other way.
Mr.. Hughes in the first instance spoil
ed his chances by retiring in the after
noon previous to the first session, SO
that many who wanted him for the
sama reason Mr.. ouderkirk was favor
ed probably committed themselves to
others before he resumed his candi-
dacy.
Mr.. Lane had the sympathy Of many
Eorrtb district men who ike him Tor
bis intelligence and manly qualities
bnt who had fixed their choice on Mr..
Renton as the Fifth district candidale
at large. The close run with Lucas
which Lane made was marrow se.tpe
from upsetting the understanding lna'
the Fourth should have two canoioa'es
at large for Supervisor
Friends of VIM. T. RaWlns, the
victorious candidate for County Attor-
nev. were of course jubilant, as {neN
had good cause for being. There was
NOT . candidate who had more uo-
hill fight or won it more straightfor-
wardly. His professional brethren IN
the convention, with one execution,
had maintained a bitter canvass "a
e,a;nst him. His alleged ineSperience
I..ns the card chiefly used.