Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-16
Brown For Sheriff
Confidently Predicted
Adams For Chairman
OTHERS MAKING CONFIDENT CLAIMS

AS the day of the Republican Coun.
t. Convention draws near, the contest
for the sheriffship, the principal sub.
ject of argument, grows more and
more lively. Brown and Crabbe men
both claim sure thing in the con.
vention. A prominent rooter for
Crabbe stated last night that his con.
tingent was certain of ninety dele.
gates out of the lac to get together
on Saturday to nominate a man on
the Republican ticket for Oahu Coun.
Ity Sheriff. On the other hand 1t was
stated this morning by men who have
spent the last few days in system.
atically canvassing the situation that
Arthur NJ. Brown was sure of eighty.
seven votes in the convention.
False reports in some instances are
made with a view to hiding the true
state of affairs, as for example in q
last night In the Fourth Precinct ol
the Fourth District. This account had
IL that Clarence l.. Crabbe was unan
'imously endorsed for sheriff. AS q
matter of fact six of those elected
delegates to the Convention from the
Fourth of the Fourth are pledged
Brown men. One who was present at
the caucus, who, by the way, is q
strong Brown man, laughs at the at.
tempt to put him on the Brown list.
Clarence Crabbe. according to the
opinions of not few stands no chance
for the sherlffship.
'lf he would only withdraw now.
said an active Brown man this fore
noon. "Crabbe could have the County
Authorship without any trouble. But
II he Is going to stay in the race until
the day of the Convention he is bound
to meet with a disagreeable surprise
Now II Is said that Andrew Adams,
manager of Kahuku plantation. Is Gov.
ernor Carriers choice for chairman OF
the convention. Again II is confident.
ly asserted that T.. X. Adams will be
elected chairman of the convention.
So there are three men, two OF them
lstrong, In the race for the chair, Har.
ris. L. X. Adams and Andrew Adams.
II is believed by careful canvassers
that Brown will get a big bunch of
votes from the Fourth District.
A story was circulated this morning
to the effect that the Fifth would give
its support 10 Harris for the chair in
the convention in exchange for Brown
support. This Is considered wild
yarn, however, by deliberate thinkers.
The most positive statements are
made to the effect that L. II. Adams
will lead the Convention.
Harris has strong support for the
craftsmanship and the fight between
ais gentleman of the Fourth and Il.
r. Adams of the Fifth is expected to
he a hot one.
There is still talk of dark horse in
the run for the sheriffship. While
Captain Sam Johnson won't talk on
the matter, he Is referred to as n pos.
sIble proposition for the chief of police
job in Oahu, although the general idea
seems to be that he is playing a quiet
game Of bluff, stacking his cards
against one of the other players with
a good chance of having his bluff call.
ed.
w. w. Harris said today: I'm 20.
ing to make big try for chairman
Of the Convention. The more the mer-
rier."
Harris Is not pledged to either
Brown or Crabbe.
Delegates from the Third OF the
Fifth last night endorsed Charles
Booth for treasurer of Oahu County.
While the contest Is warming up in
other islands. The report comes from
Maui that the Republicans will have
to fight hard to defeat 7. b. Lyons,
the Home Rule, Democrat, for sheriff
of that County. II. p. Baldwin will
run on the Republican ticket for SUI.
pervisor from Wailuku and S. Z. Kai-
ne will run for treasurer.
The Democrats hold their County
Convention one week from Tuesday
next. Curtis Iaukea stated this morn,
ing that he, personally, had no idea OF
running for any office. There may
have been some plan for him to run
for the sheriffship on Citizen
ticket, he said, but he had not been
approached in the matter as yet.
| Jim" Quinn has just announced
his candidacy for supervisor from the
Fourth District. He has large num-
Der of friends in the convention and
stands good chance, indeed his
friends are sure not only of his NOM
nation but Of his election.
Davis VS.. Douthitt promises to be
an interesting and entertaining tussle
for Oahu County Attorney. Attorney
G.. A. Davis is putting up strong
fight and Attorney f. A. Douthitt is
saving lots OF wood.