The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-09-22
THE PARTY PURIFIED
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| kahaulelio of Maui, was Il candidate
for sheriff on that island but received
only one vote. He is quitting the
party because he didn't like the way
w. II. Pogue has been conducting
| things. AS for c. w. Booth none
knew what stripe of politics he had
adopted until he did sign the Home
Rule rolls.
Yes, Kumal.,e and / are out of the
Republican party" said Jas. H. Boyd
yesterday afternoon. We were kick
ed out. l have joined the Home Rule
party. / don't know whether / viii
| be chosen candidate for supervisor or
not there are lots of men in the field
already.
II don't care to go into the why's and
wherefores of quitting. 1t wasn't
| alone because l wasn't nominated
Even before | came back from the
coast the Advertiser and other Repuh-
lican papers We're attacking me and
have been abused ever since. Ii the
Republican papers and the Republicans
don't like the Boyds they don't have TO
have them SO we simply Joined the
Home Rulers"
Boyd is reported to have made
threats during the Republican conven-
ton that If he wasn't chosen there
was likely to be another Curtis Iau-
ken letter."
John C. Lane has been approached
by the Home Rulers with an offer OF
n nomination for supervisor, but ne
has announced his intention of re-
naming with the Republican party.
He won't lose anything by 1T.
KUMALAES HOT AIR.
Jonah Kumalae the erstwhile Repub-
lican in name and Home Ruler in sc-
ton, told his grievances and the reason
for his detection from the Republican
party, to an Advertiser man about as
follows:
Eyes, I've gone over to the Home
Rulers and will work hard to elect
their nominees. And then, too, the
Home Rulers are forcing me to run as
Supervisor, and"
What do you mean by forcing"
was asked.
well, there Is a general desire on
their part to have me run; lots Of them
are after me to so on the ticket, and SO
I've Joined them. I'm not sure, how
ever, that | can run. I'm going up to
see Attorney General Andrews about
his recent opinion on this subject ana
get his authorities on the question.
But I've left the Republican party
for good, and"
well, how are you going to explain
all the harsh things you said lately
about the Home Rulers, saying that if
Home Rulers were elected the islands
would suffer?'
II will say that the Republicans have
not lived up to their party PRINCIPLES.
The Republican party is all right, but
the men in 1t are not. They don't keep
faith, and are no good"
Specify them, Mr.. Kumalae."
ION, I'm not mentioning any Names"
was the evasive reply.
Just blanket statement, eh?"
yes"
What is the main reason YOU ara
eaving the Republican party? To get
IN ofiice?"
We'll, 1t goes back to the time of the
legislature when l was turned down
or the speakership."
You are not content with being in
he ranks, but must be leader, is thar
t."
We'll, l think I deserve the right
ind OF treatment. And then there's
ther things too. This county ticket oc
he Republicans Is an anti Hawaiian
mar. 1t Is aimed to keep us down.
nd we Hawallans won't have 1t. So
~ friends in the Home Rule party
ant me to run on their ticket. ana
We quit being a Republican"
Kumalae said also that he knew nc
amy Republicans who would follow
I'm.
William Olepau, the MARK Hanna oc
he Fifth" overheard the remark. ana
'torted, We'll, We'll give you "A chance
n the fight of your life but you won't
in out"