Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-30
SPLITTING The TICKET.
WHAT MAUI REPUBLICANS
SAY Of KNlFIN6 TACTICS
MERELY AN AID TO THE ENEMIES
OF TERRITORIAL PROGRESS.
SPLIT TICKETS MEAN
PARTY DEFEAT.

The Independent Home Rule atti
tude of the Advertiser Is meeting with
the same condemnation among Repub
Leans Of the outside islands that IL
very generally expressed by the Re.
publicans Of Oahu.
The section Of the Maui News edited
by the Republican workers Of Maui has
some very pointed comment on this
score. Under the title "Our Candidate"
II says:
The r., G.. Advertiser seems to DO
very much dissatisfied with the make.
NJ Of some Of the Oahu Republican can
didates for the lower House, especially
with those from the Fifth District. Wa
are personally acquainted with the ma
jority OF those candidates James Shaw,
Sol. Mahelona. Sol. Kaleiopu, Chas.
Broad and Oscar Cox. by reputation
VIC have been told that the sixth can.
didate, Thos. Kalawaia, is a bright,
Intelligent Hawaiian. and his district
Is not only proud of him. but are al
most unanimous In his favor. The frs,
five candidates we have personally
known for years and we can therefore
rouch for their fitness as legislators
II may be because they were all Ha
waiians that they are Regarded with a
certain degree OF disfavor in some
quarters The Maui Republican ticket
for the House of Representatives Is
composed entirely of bright. Intelligent
progressive, and capable young Ha.
waiians. and Maui. Molokai aud Lanai
are proud Of their choice. No one here
raises the race question. Many of the
whites Were urged 10 run. but all OF
them 10 a man declined the honor
Now would II have been wise for tn.
Maui District Convention which sat AT
Iahaina the early part of this month
TO nominate only three Hawailans on
the ticket. and leave the other three
20 be chosen by Home Rulers aud Dem
oCrats because Maui. Molokai, Lanai,
aud KahoolGwe could not induce three
white men TO run on the ticket? You
Will all with one acclaim say: that
would have been the height of folly,
And so say We. Now II seems to us
that some OF the outer precincts of the
Fifth District on Oaha were similarly
situated. aud the next wisest thing to
do was TO put up the next best avail.
able man. The aim OF the Republican
party IL, first and foremost, to return
all Republicans To the Legislature. The
Idea of picking out the so-called best
man from each party is impolitic. fool.
ish nonsense. and equivalent to throw.
Ing away your voting privilege. For
no matter how good man may be on
the opposite ticket. 1t would he his pol.
ley when elected to vote against all
good Republican measures, because the
Republican party would then be humil.
lated in both Houses, and his particular
political creed will rise In the estima.
ton Of the voters. The same IL true
of the so-called first class material. II |
any. on the opposite ticket on Maui.
These will do their utmost to block In |
the Legislature all good Republican
measures. ms II would be in their best |
interests to pass Home Rule measures
County Bill, etc, for they received |
their main support from the Home Rul, |
ers. whom only they hope to satisfy |
~ all times; and those Republicans |
who intend TO cast a split ballot will
surely reap a whirlwind of nothing.
ness, and the whole Republican party |
VIII suffer from such impolitic, fool.
hardy. and disastrous course. Are there
any who will be so foolish so IN snlit l.