The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-01
LOOKING FOR
CANDIDATES
What Convention
May Bring
Forth.

the evening of Monday, September IA
That leaves but two weeks for the
making of county states and the break
| ing of them. And there is still n lack
| of candidates for the positions which
9 the convention will have at it's dis
posal.
The indications now are. that the
convention will be held in Progress
hall. Senator Crabbe, as chairman of
the Republican Central Committee, will
probably call the convention to order.
There is still to be organized the
county central committee, but the
chances are that nothing will be done
for its organization before the con-
vention day Crabbe Is talked of as
chairman of the smaller committee as
we'll.
The Boyd Clark Stewart combinatio
is being given little consideration in
the anti-convention talk. The over
whelming defeat of that faction in the
seventh has put the Boyd crowd all
most entirely out of the convention,
though there is no telling what trades
of support will bring out before Sep
TENDER II. Boyd has five delegates in
the first of the Fourth, and he also
has two or three in the third of the
same district. The Kakaako district
may also develop one or two delegates
for him, though he has absolutely
nothing to hope for in the second, sixth
and eighth. The fourth precinct als'
will give some support to the Boyd
faction.
In the fifth, the defeat of Stewart
was a severe blow. but there is talk
of trades by which Boyd will get some
support from Vida's crowd The eighth
also gives him a few delegates. Taken
altogether it is asserted that Boyd can
muster but little more than a third of
the number of delegates to the con-
vention, and all of them cannot be
counted upon. Trading is what is like
ly to play the mischief in the conven-
ton. Another danger is in the lack
of united support for some candidates
for supervisor. The greatest shyness
seems to exist in the race for super
visor and the good candidates are
scarcest for that Office where the best
men will be required.
The district of Eva intends to come
into the convention with a strong en-
dorsement for ]. A. Low for supervisor.
Eva precinct claims to be entitled to
one of the supervisors at large, and a
big fight will be made from the out
side against having the entire seven
supervisors picked from Honolulu. The
Fifth is entitled to two men and the
Fourth has the same number. The
other three supervisors to which Oahu
is entitled can be taken from the
county at large.
The EVA precinct intends to make
hard fight for one of the supervisors.
At the primary meeting Friday even
ing the delegation was instructed to
work for the nomination of Jas A.
Low for supervisor. He is the first
choice, and the second choice Is Geo.
Ashley, with John de Fries as the
third man. Eva claims to pay one
fourth of the taxes on the island, and
SO says she Is entitled to at least one
seventh of the representation
The delegates elected to the conven-
ton from Eva are: Judge Hookano,
George Ashley, McKeague, Nawaakoa,
Frank Archer and Darcy. Senator Nc
Candless lost out at the primary cleo
ton.
In the Waialua precinct there was
but one ticket-Archie Mahaulu, w. w.
Goodale, Andrew Cox and Oscar Cox
There has been good deal of dis
cussion of the nominees for supervisors
but few men have openly announced
themselves.
For some of the other county offices
there seems to be well settled slate.
A. NJ. Brown, 1t is conceded, will get
the nomination for sheriff without OPP
position In the convention. Assessor j.
w. Pratt has little or no opposition for
the nomination for tax assessor.
w, II, Rawlins is the only active
candidate for county attorney. with
Stewart out of the way, and the plum
will probably fall into his lap.
For treasurer. s, f. Damon can have
the nomination IL he wants It, He
has not said he wanted 1t yet.
The biggest fight seems to be for
the county clerkship. Vim. Savidge.
who is the present Land Court Regis
trar is after the Job, and so is Harry
Murray of the Public Works office and
II. C. Vida. The race win likely be a
pretty one.