The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-04
CECIL BROWN.

rhefe we're fouf candidates Tor ~
Republican nomination ~ senator 81
the island ~ oahu. to nn three yacan
lcies
Mr cecil Brown was one ~ 'hes
candidate iip was not nominated
lnnu Immediately after the convention
adjourned. announced his Intention 81
IfMnius anyway
/ n. stated that the sole ana specific
ground Tor this course was that the
administration had intimidated dcle-
gates more particularly ufiicc-holding
ones. into voting against him, who
otherwise would have voted for him,
and therefore the administration
should be- rebuked.
MIR Brown gave no specifications as
to intimidation ana coercion, ana the
Advertiser therefore called for names
dates and specific acts. Mr.. J. l.. ka-
uukou Immediately responded that
Attorney General Andrews had told
him that Mr Brown was opposed to
the administration. but that notwith-
standing this information, he, kaulu-
kou. worked and voted for Brown.
Several days have elapsed and Moth
ing further has been heard from Mr..
Browns side of the question, from
which we conclude that nothing more
will be said. as now Is the time when
voters are making up their minds, and
If he had any facts supporting his
position, he would naturally present
them.
Mr.. Kaulukou's statement tends to
prove If 1t tends to prove anything,
that he is a high-minded and inde-
pendent citizen. who cannot be led to
violate his conscience, but it does not
prove or tend to prove that anybody
was coerced into voting against Cecil
Brown.
Mr.. Browns charge stands, therefore,
improved.
Under these circumstances the Ad-
yertiser does not see any ground for
supporting Mr.. Brown.
He went before the convention with
Messrs Dowsett, Bishop and Lane.
knowing that only three of them could
be nominated.
He made no objection then, and he
makes none now, that either Bishop,
Dowsett or Lane are unfit or incap-
able of properly filing the Office He
had the right to expect that If he were
whoever of the other three
failed of nomination would
gracefully withdraw and support the
ticket nominated. The other candi-
dates had the right to expect. and ala
expect the same treatment at MS
hands. What have they done that he
should now attempt to defeat them?
Mr.. Brown knew as well before the
as he did afterward that
he was not supporter of the admin
istration and that the administration
was not supporting him; but he took
his chances-and lost.
In other words, Mr. Brown was will
ing to accept all the advantages of the
party organization and support If nom
mated, but is unwilling to accept the
o-relative obligation of abiding by it's
decision when it decides against him.
This is bad policy and bad politics.
If Mr. Brown had stopped to think the
matter out, we believe that he would
have also realized that it involves bad
faith on his part, which is not a part
of his nature
Mr.. Brown cannot afford to endanger
the whole Republican senatorial ticket,
which he will certainly do If he con-
tinues his Independent candidacy, FOR
some men who vote for him VIII
scratch one of the Republican candi-
dates and some another, thereby so
lowering the average of each that they
may all be defeated, and that with
mt nepassarily electing Mr. Brown,