The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-13
BROWN ORDERED POLICE
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rather than cause more friction I re-
signed from the County committee.
RULE ONLY AGAINST JOHNSON.
j My resignation was greeted with
loud and continuous applause-AND
THE WHOLE NATTER WAS DROP
PED AS To ALL OTHER PERSONS
+ VIOLATING THE RULE. How can I
believe otherwise than that, from the
chairman of the Central committee
down, they do not wish my assistance
or aid in any political campaign, and
why should L place myself in the po
sition to be abused and criticized for
the sake of nominees and an organiza-
ton who, once they got in power, do
everything they can to attack and be-
little me?
AT the request of Mr.. Andrews, I
advisory committee connected with the
present campaign but farther than that
wish to take no action.
After the difference in the attend
|
year became manifest, some of the peo-
pie who have been continually attack
ing me insisted that Johnson should be
made to work again, as it would
change the whole character of the
meetings. This, however, I do not feel
able to do
NOT EXACTLY COMFORTING.
And all the comfort the straight
ticket men can get out of that procIa-
nation, they are entirely welcome to.
READ between the lines, there is mani
fest here a lack of enthusiasm that has
not marked the political activity of the
Sam Johnson of the past. Sam is much
more out of politics now than he was
before the late Progress Hall conven-
tion-and not, this time, altogether by
his own election. The entire incident
is of piece with the campaign of the
Brown managers. They have alienated
not alone the better element of the
community by their advocacy of their
favorite, but are likewise turning away
Johnson or not, as pleases you, but no
man can deny his political power. And
all the loyalty Sam seems to have to
the straight ticket this year is the 10y
atty he has to Lorrin Andrews, chair
man of the County committee.
The pronunciamento is of piece
with the apathy that has settled upon
all the Republican workers. There is
lots of lip loyalty and bar room en-
thusiasm. You can hear Brown shouts
in Cunha's almost any time. But the
better element of the community is not
tending that way. and the street cor
ner politicians can only be enthusiast
tic up to their small limit. And that
is very small. Which explains why the
Star permits red clouds of anger to
obscure the usual clarity of its intel
lectual processes, perhaps, and why
any Brown man is ready to foam at
There are few things more prone to
anger than the advocate of a weak
cause forced to take the defensive.
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Republican County committee
had meeting yesterday, Chairman
Andrews presiding, and heard reports
from the candidates who had been
around the island. There was likewise
a general pow-wow upon the conduct
of the campaign. But there was moth
ing of particular public interest, so
the managers say. And that is perha ps
true, in several senses.
It is the purpose of the committee to
devote the balance of the campaign to
Honolulu. It is recognized that the
battle must be won and lost here, the
out of town precincts cutting very lit
tie ice-although, of course, in the
event of a close contest, every vote
would count. 1t is not thought, how
ever, that this will be a very close con-
test upon any office. The Home Rule
scare has lIapsed, of course, although
it is apt to bob up at any time, even
in the fight for the shrievalty, whether
Brown wins or whether Henry does,
everybody knows that Poepoe will be
but a bad third. He will not get any
Democratic votes al all That is a
cinch. And the leaders of that party
merely smile when his name is men,,
toned. Indeed these leaders arranged
fusion and nominated Poepoe in the
Brown interest-and We're almost open
in it. 1t was about as shameless a bit
of politics as has ever been done here.
JACK WILL CONE BACK