The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-31
LOOKING FOR
CANDIDATES
What Convention
May Bring
Forth.
Boyd will Not Show
Up Very Strong
In 1t.
Is Credited With Having Less
Than a Third OF the
Delegates.


county convention whict will be hell
the evening of Monday, September IA
That leaves but two weeks for tn
making of county states and the break
ing Of them. And there is still a lacl
of candidates for the positions which
the convention will have at its dis
posaL
The indications now are, that tn,
convention will be held in Progress.
hall. Senator Crabbe. as chairman OF
the Republican Central Committee. viii
probably call the convention to order
There is still to he organized the
county central committee, but tbs
chances are that nothing Will be done
for its organization before the con-
vention day. Crabbe 10 talked of as
chairman of the smaller committee as
well.
The oyd-Clark-Stewart combination
is being given little consideration in
the anti-conyention talk. The over
| whelming defeat of that faction in the
| seventh has put the Boyd crowd al
most entirely out of the convention,
though there is no telling what trades
Of support will bring out before Sep
| tender IA. 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
oil
for him, though he has absolutely
nothing to hope for in the second, sixth
and eighth. The fourth precinct ais,
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
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 J. 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 |
at large.
The Eva precinct intends to make a
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 Gays she is entitled TO at least one
seventh OF the representation.
The delegates elected to the conven-
ion from Eva are: Judge Hookano.
George Ashley, McKeague, Nawaakoa,
Frank Archer and Darcy. Senator Nc
-andless lost out at the primary elac-
ion.
In the waialua precinct there was
,ut one ticket-Archie Mahaulu, W. w.
ioodale, Andrew Cox and Oscar Cox
There has been a good deal OF dis
.ussion OF the nominees for supervisors
,ut few men have openly announced
themselves.
For some OF the other county offices
here seems to be a well settled slate
\. NJ. Brown. II is conceded. will get
he nomination for sheriff without OPP
position in the convention Assessor J.
". Pratt has little or no opposition for
he nomination for tax assessor.
w. T. Rawlins is the only active
andidate for county attorney. with
stewart out OF the way. and the plum
will probably fall into his lap.
For treasurer. :. f. Damon can have
he nomination # he wants it. He
las not said he wanted it yet.
The biggest fight seems 10 be for
he county clerkship. VIM. Savidge,
Who is the present Land Court Regis
rar is after the job. and SO is Harry
Murray of the Public Works office and
4 c. Vida. The race will likely be a
,r-afty one