The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-18
CONVENTION
AT TERMA Til.
Evidence At Many
Post MOrtems
Yesterday.

Post mortems were held on the Re
publican County Convention all over
town yesterday. Noluminous evidence
was volunteered regarding the defeat
of John c. Lane after a run SPLENDID
enough to make anyone proud, the
avalanche that buried former Supcrin-
| teudent of Public Works ]. II. BOYD,
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 j. a. Gilman and George II. Renton
into the field We're the cause of most of
the surprises, Some, who reluctantly
had to let favorites so 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
felt that the confusion resulting from
the obliterat,on of nearly all the earli-
er precinct endorsements might easily
have had disastrous consequences.
ton among those who looked more to
practical than political ends over the
defeat Of MI Ouderkrll than any oth-
er outcome of the convention. His can
vass was imprcgnable on the score that
no other candidate might be named in
the same dayiwith him, relative to the
composition Of a body that win 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 sore topic for his hosts of
friends, who regarded the event as in
volving ingrattude to hard party
worker besides the loss of bright
young business man to the Board, the
general opinion seems to be that 1t
was a mere accident of politics preci-
plated by a surplusage of frst-rate
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 omen
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 a horse as Gilman or Renton.
Mr.. Hughess retirement in favor of
Hooking was 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 10 lne IISl StSSIoIi, ~
that many who wanted him for the
same reason Mr.. Ouderkirk was favor
ed probably committed themselves TO
others before he resumed his candi-
dacy
Mr. Lane had the sympathy of many
Fourth district men who like him for
his Intelligence and manly qualities,
but who had fixed their choice on Mr..
Renton as the Fifth district candidate
at large. The close run with Lucas
which Lane made was n narrow escape
from upsettlng the understanding that
the Fourth should have two candidates
at large for Supervisor.
Friends of VIM. T. Rawlins, the
candidate for County Attor-
ney, were of course tubilant as they
had good cause for being There was
not n candidate who had a more up-
hill fight or won it more straightfor-
wardly His professional brethren i'm
the convention, with one exception
had maintained n bitter canvass n
galnst him. His alleged inexperience
was the card chiefly used.