Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-16
TALK With brown
CREATES SENSATION
Cruelty Investigation Was
Thought To Be
Politics
LUCAS, ADAMS AND SAM
J0BNSON'S FLYING WEDGE
PRECINCT DIVISION OF LABOR is
APPROVED BY COUNTY CoM.
MITTEE-CLlouES IN
PARTY,

There's warm fun In politics even If
the results will not be funny to all.
Jack Lucas and L. X. Adams and
Sam Johnson constitute n flying wedge
in tie rcorGanizcd game for the fall
elections, rcorganizcd because the line
up has been changed. Road Supcryl.
sOr Johnson is the Out OF the wedge
that expects to do some independent
things. At present In the Republican
party there arc numerous wedges or
strenuous cliqucs operating, not ncces
sarily against each Other, but primar
lily for the glor" of the clan. This may
change before the signal for the real
fight to begin. The Lucas-A dams-John-
son triumviratC Is out for Lucas and
Adams and perhaps g. w. Smith for
Supervisors again, in which event Sam
johnson may be Road Supervisor
once more.
Now the Senator Lane boys, who
have been accused of running a Sun.
day school of politics. are wondering
what the dying wedge" Is up to, while
said wedge has been detailing pickcts
TO spot the Lane scholars at their
prayer.books.
Imagine the sensation. then. this
lovely morning, when Lucas, Adams
and Johnson, tho dying wedge" were
seen. undisguiscd, entering the sane.
tum Of County Sheriff Brown at the pc
lice station.
They were not under arrest BY no
means. The doors were closed and the
populacc was left TO wonder.
They want Kalciopu fred" said
one.
They want to know where Brown
stands In regard TO the denomination
Of Lucas and Adams" said another.
In the course OF events they came
out.
County Sheriff Brown was seen and
interviewed
Politics." he exclaimed. why, no.
asked the Board OF Supervisors to in.
yestigatc the charges of brutality In
the police department and the com.
mittce Is investigating"
Brown referred to the Palcnapa case.
Palcnapa, II the morning paper hal It
correctly, was scattering his blood all
over the police department. Palcnapa
told the Bulletin that he got slap on
tho wrist or in the bellows, or some.
thing. But this does not explain the
presence of johnson at the invcstiga
ton of the alleged brutality.
Brown laughed when he disClaimCd
any political atmosphere to the meet
Ing. The idea may have struck him
as funny.
II has been stated by big.chicf that
Adams, Lucas and Johnson had told
Brown that they would not pledge
their support to anybody at the pres
ent time.
Sam Johnson, 1t Is reported, has
passed the word that road employees
must not attend precinct meetings un-
less so notified by him. Needless to re-
mark this report does not come from
JohnsOn's friends.
There Is much tall; today about the
executive meeting of the County Com
mittce Saturday evening, when Chas.
Hustacc, Jr., made certain statements
IN the nature Of charges against Lucas
and Adams aud +. 7. =. Watcrhousc
and Sam Johnson, deals In the matter
Of taking of Sth precinct men and put
Ting 9th precinct men to work on the |
Alcwa quarry. The committee ap-
proved the idea of giving all precincts
a chance and the charges seemed more
the result Of a misunderstanding than
anything else.
The 9TH precinct, according to the
approved method OF dividing labor, was
entitled 10 forty men to work In the |
quarry, whereas but twenty-five men
had been given work, so there was lit
lie or no room for kick.
incidentally Charles Achi wanted to
talk and Jim Quinn said he was 4
traitor to the party, whcreupon tho
committee snuilcd out the threatened
argument