Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-10
HENRY GAVE PROMISE TO STAND
BY BROWN.
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are not worrying about this Fedora
ton business. do not consider II
worth while to discuss Henry's candj
dacy"
Richards Feeling Good.
Theodore Richards was seen this
forenoon.
Richards is Civic Federationist.
He Is fighting Brown. II was Richards
who had the face to say that Brown il
not a clean man. The Federation ma.
chine is making lot Of noise in get.
ting under way. w. X. Castle, ID. L..
Wilmington, T. Richards. ct al, are
keeping busy oiling the parts. Rich.
ards was hopeful this morning. He
was feeling good. His eyes had Just
rested on gold. Gold for the Civic
gang. II wasn't a very big sack, but
Richards is enthusiastic all the same.
Hear what he says:
Yes; Henry is our man. We have
q good, clean, strong man to run. We
did not want to say anything Of Henry
before. for we were pledged not to
mention II. But now that Henry
comes out and says he will run with
our support. he will have the support
of the Federation and | believe he will
be elected.
ut is now a question up to the vo-
tiers of whether they want q man for
Sheriff with a good record or one who
has been removed from Office by the
Governor. The records speak for
themselves. II is about time for the
Administration to come out and say
something in the matter.
There Ia lots Of money back Of tho
Civic Federation. Twenty-Five busl-
ness men we're approached on the mon.
ey matter and all have responded In
q most satisfactory manner.
Next week we are going to flood
the town with Instrumentation
and pro-Henry. Henry will be elect
ed"
| Richards apparently believed all he
said. His opinion is shared. according
/ TO the talk around town, by, possibly,
six or seven others, In the Civic FED
GRAFTON.
I Henry Makes Denial.
High Sheriff Henry this afternoon
denied that he ever promised Brown
his support.
. "All is settled" said Mr.. Henry:
81 have filed my papers and I'm in for
'he fight as a candidate for County
Sheriff on the Civic Federation ticket,
! do not remember having promised
Brown that | would support him for
the place. To be sure l never ex
pected to run for the sheriffship Of the
County. / never expected that the
County Act would hold water In the
first place; now conditions have chang
ed: | presume a man is privileged tc
change his mind, Is he not?"
The High Sheriff says he will prob
ably not have time to get out and
make speeches. lie may write some
personal letters. however.
Civics In Session.
| Shortly after noon certain members
of the executive committee of the Civic
Federation held a secret session in the
Office of w. II. Castle. The meeting
was a protracted affair.
Money matters were primarily con
sidered.
d. l.. Wilmington spent a good por
ton of the time giving advice.
"Mr. Richards went to Faxon and
took the list along, but FaXon SAID
that he could do nothing at the pres
ent time: he had not made up his mint
as to whom he would support; he
wanted to see somebody first. WhC
this somebody is don't KNOW" shout
ed ID. l.. Wilmington.
This seemed to be very vital point
in the progress Of proceedings. Fax
Ions" doing nothing kind of discourag
led the secret Civics.
well, III never give up-I'll moi
drop it," cried Wilmington. II there
had been few more deaf folks In
the meeting and everybody had talked
with Withington's strenuosity tn,
world might know more of the infant
Federatlon's political campaign nader
financial troubles