The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-23
JOHN G. LANE, LEADER OF THE
FIFTH.

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intimates do not believe he will yield
to the demand of Sam johnson to
throw down Lane. Brown would rather
fall with a friend than win without
him. But IN this case it seems he has
two friends, or thought he had, eand
now that the time has come when he
must drop one to keep the other he
murmurs- to himself, How happy 1
could be with either were 'tother dear
charn1er away.
FIGHT MUST BE SETTLED.
There has got to be a change" said
a kicker yesterday, "and If it does not
come there will be no Brown nominated
for Sheriff. I am friend of Browns,
and will work for him, but he must
play fair; he can not carry water on
both shoulders, and he must give the
Fourth District credit for some of the
power that he will need in November.
There are other good Republicans In
this district who will take the nomi-
nation if it is offered them and We are
getting in shape to make the ofTer.
Brown says he can not control the po-
lice who are under him, so he can not
make his promise good to Johnson.
1t seems that after Charlie Achi made
his speech last Saturday night it was
carried to Lane that he had said that
Brown had thrown him down. The
next day there were warm times IN the
Sunday school class and the heat was
directed toward Brown. He was called
upon and intimated that he would
break with Sam. That meant break
with the Fourth in favor of Lane, and
we won't stand II"
But the Lane difficulty is not all that
the Sheriff has to think over. Out in
the First of the Fourth, where the sad
sea waves bump against the shore,
there is more trouble brewing and
Brown seems to be in the brew. 1t Is
said dissension is growing there and
that there does not seem any way OF
keeping it down. A man from the pre-
cinct says that when Brown heard OF
the dissatisfaction he sent for one of
the Hawaiians. but that the young man
turned down the request. He remark
ed that it was too late now to do any
thing. In the Tenth of the Fourth is
more trouble for the Sheriff and it
seems TO be really close to the real
thing Bob Pahau and Harbottle are
in the thick of the trouble beyond the
rice fields
AND STILL ANOTHER.
Charlie Clarke, the policeman whom
it is said in the police station is not
a policeman, is leading Willie Craw-
ford and the police court interpreter,
according to a story told by another
Fourth District man, against a little
cotes'ie composed of High Sheriff
Henry, Charlie Broad and Willie Kwaf
Fong, who are against Brown for the
nomination for Sheriff. This last-men-
toned faction is the nucleus, it is said,
OF a big and strong opposition to the
Sheriff among Hawaiians, and it il
based rfainly upon the fact of Brown
refusing to listen to the advice of his
friends to get rid of the station house
This matter seems to have
gone so far that it has become unbear-
able to the voters of both districts.
MORE PROPHECY. /
1--WE are going to beat Vida in the |
Eighth of the Fifth" said a voter yes;
terday, land I would not be surprised
T Brown went with him Lane is cock
sure of landing the delegates that will
name Vida for deputy, but he should
keep an eye for the slip between the
cup and his lip. Brown hasn't any
more of cinch than he should have
ind the opposition to his candidacy is
preading like a prairie fire. We have
man that viii beat him if he viii
.ccept the nomination. It all depends
lpon what is done in the Lane-John-
on matter. | have heard it said that
Johnson has his hooks out for the
'iaee, but he would not get it if he