The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-02
MACHINE IS
LOSING HOPE.
lFrom Thursdny,a Adyerit.er.l

tFrom thursdays Adveritser.)
on the first page OF the Bulletin last
night was n sad wall over the pros
poets. though the paper tried to mako
itself believe that the machine still
has n little the best OF It. The Bulletin
said:
"Thc Republican campaign workers
are at present busy sizing up the po-
litical situation In a most systematic
manner. Every precinct is being han
died individually. and the political
choice OF each individual voter is be-
ing figured as near as possible While
a good Republican majority Is shown
by these calculations. the Democrats
coming next and the Home Rulers
ending the procession, the most dis
quoting feature is the number OF split
ticket voters which have been found.
There viii apparently be more OF
these this election than there have
ever been before, and when the split
ticket vote should fall In with the
Democrats, the combination will be
sufficient TO beat the Republican cam
didates.
THE split ticket in the Fourth will
concern mainly the Delegate, the Sher-
in and the Deputy Sheriff. There are
many white voters who will vote for
Mechanism in preference to Kuhio.
and considerable number OF disgrun-
tied Republicans will scratch Brown
and Vida. and vote the rest of the Re-
publican ticket.
"In the Fifth the split ticket is more
of a surprise, as the Hawailans as a
rule are straight ticket voters. Here
Kuhio, Brown and Vida are solid, and
the scratching will mainly be done on
the Supervisors and Senators.
THE Democrats are figuring that
their own people will vote straight.
and that they will be helped out by
the ticket scratchers in the Republic
can party"
RIVALS FOR BRECKONS.
The near approach to the end OF the
term of United States Attorney Breck-
ons was not well known before tho
comment In the Advertiser
yesterday and the result is n number
Of local attorneys figuring out ways
and means to get the place. At least
three seem to think they have IA chance
for 1t and will make the effort Said
one:
AFTER THE JOB.
There is a fighting chance for q
good man to get the place IL he begins
light and continues. l have been told
hat Mr. Breckons will not make much
IF a fight for reappointment. as he pre-
ers the climate of the western states
% that OF Hawaii The position is a
lucrative one and there are few men
here who realize the value OF 1t. I
II was the place Galbraith
wanted when he received the appoint-
nent as associate justice OF the Su-
,reme Court. He told me. after he
anne down from Hilo to assume his
luties here that he considered the Of
Ice OF u. s. District Attorney worth
It least ten thousand dollars a year.
nd that the late Col. Little would
ave had the appointment from the late
President Mckinley but for the fact
net lc was tit ,ololtl Wouiu
e too radical in his expressions. Gal
raith came to the Territory for the
evenue 1t would bring him and when
e was not reappointed to the Supreme
'ourt he went away. You will re-
member he went into the National
Convention on a proxy and
vas one of the committee to notify
candidate Parker of his nomination.
.fter he left Hawaii for good he got
bunch that Parker was to be elected.
0 he returned to Honolulu with, 1t is
aid, gubernatorial bee In his bonnet,
ut when the Parker boom failed, GAL
raith fitted back to Oklahoma City,
here he now has desk room in the
Iiice of law firm In that place. II
here Is a chance for Democratic
resident In 1908 ! would not be sur
rsed to see him back with good
ID commission in his pocket. The
istrict AttorneyshIp is about what he
ants because 1t is for six years, but
lat place viii be filled before the cleo.
on of President and Gal. would have
wait
VOTE FOR FOUR,
The talk about vote for Brown.
uhlo and Vida and to h with the
st OF them" continues. in spite OF ths
buke given policeman by the Sher-
at Aala Park the other night. And
Re rumor is worrying the candidates
! the Republican ticket. one OF them
To n reporter for the Adver-
ger yesterday:
II have just heard strange thinB
Id It does not suit me at all. An
telligent half-white came to me u
tie while ago and told me he had
zen trained to vote the straight
'ket, but he is now being importuned
vote for four and to h with the
st. l believe Brown is working for
2 straight ticket all right, but | am
tished that there is some crooked
'rk going on among the candidates
: Supervisor. believe that Sam
hnson is too anxious regarding the
lding OF Supervisors agreeable to
n to care whether the ticket is
aight or not 30 his men are elected.
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