Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-25

cient cause for their being alarmed, |
and ! can picture them as If they were
ants crawling outside of an orange and
not knowing whether the Juice is sour
or sweet. And by the way things were
being manipulated by the alleged
friends of the Hawaiians In the Repub.
lican convention held on the 18th inst,
| see that there is no ghost OF a show
for the Hawaiians now and forever OF
ever gaining access into the National
Convention of the Republican party,
for the Republicans, and more espe.
cially the haole members of that Re-
publican convention, stood against and
left me simply because | was pure
Hawaiian who ventured to be among I
them in the National Convention at
Chicago.
Aside from other reasons, II may be
possible that the alleged friends OF the
Hawarans do not want Hawaiian tol
81, together with them at table-and
this Is their aloha for the Hawaiians-l
and those Hawaiians who followed
them disregarded their own race. 1t
may be that they were mistaken and
were biting their own tongues. When
will their eyes be open? Hawaii for
Hawaii" Is the motto of the Demo-
cratic party and | do not see the rea-
son why the Republicans follow under
the same banner AS far as my idea
is concerned do not think 1t is right
that the delegates be all Hawaiians or
be all white people, but both races
must be well represented and prefer
that kamaainas be chosen.
In my opinion Governor Carter and
Prince Cupid are proper delegates. The
others are intelligent and wealthy men
but there should be Hawaiian in the
place of one of the delegates. 1t was
rumored that the delegates from Oahu,
Maui and Kauai were somewhat huhu
with the Big Island on account of
what they consider "its rapacious de-
niands." The Big Island is perfectly
justified in making demand for two
candidates to represent itself as IL
shows that the number of voters on
the island Is about 1000 and the ma
jority of them are true Republicans.
Maui ought to have one: Fourth Dis
trict. Oahu. one; Fifth District, one,
and Kauai one; It's voters are 600, all
Republicans. Mauis motto is Maui
no ka OIL" but at the last county cleo
ton the Home Rule party eclipsed Maui
Republicans by "clean sweep" The
reason why the Maui Republicans made
n fai tn ha los oil &c
that they have treated the Hawaiians
as their enemies, and this came to light
and was evidenced at the Republican
Convention. Kauai has one candidate
and that was satisfactory, but they
have turned their backs toward the
no-e." and left her In her cold feet,
forgetting Hookeleipuna and iookelei-
hilo. As | am a Hawaiian and Mr.. S.
l.. Desha, minister of the Gospel, the
Mauians, the Oahuans and the Kauai
ans disregarded us, in this way, It ap-
pears that the Republicans OF the Is
land of Hawaii were entirely ignored.
: | have no ak to grind, but for the
benefit of the Hawaiians and for the
advancement OF the Territory its a
good thing that Hawaiian should be
among the self-governing people. AS
the majority Of the Republicans of the
Island OF Hawaii have agreed that
Desha and myself were the candidates
to the National Convention deemed 1t
To be NY duty TO accede to their wishes.
II struck us that this act of the Re-
pGblicans OF the Island of Hawaii has
taken effect on our brother delegates
to cast us aside. They did the wrong,
but the burlen Of the blame was put
on us.
! give thanks to the delegates for
having chosen me as an alternate to
the National Convention at Chicago,
but beg leave to be excused from the
honor you were pleased to confer upon
me as | do not think II Is wise course
for me to pursue, to undertake the task
under that post, as ! deem It dis
grace to the Hawaiian people. ! am
thankful to Governor Carter and Sem
ator Achi for their efforts in proposing
my name as a candidate to the National
Convention. 1t is high time, for the
Democrats to send Hawaiian candi-
date to their National Convention.
Yours respectfully.
J.'K. NAHALE.
Kailua, \. Kona, Hawaii, April 81,
1901