The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-23
POLITICS Of
YESTERDAY
Civic Federation and
the Proposed
Debate.


Federation yesterday was received
with mixed feelings. There was much
criticism of the Waterhouse paragraph
concerning which Mr. wilmington said
last night:
THE statement in regard to Mr..
Waterhouse is just the same as that
in relation to Messrs. Hopkins and
Rose. namely, that a public servant
who has done good service, as Trent,
Kalauokalani and Bicknen have
done. deserves reelection. It's identi-
cally the same statement so far as de-
serving reelection is concerned, in each
case. [ think the shoe must have
pinched somewhere if Mr.. Waterhouse
finds anything discreditable in the
compliment to him and in the criticism
of the machine.
MIR. WATERHOUSES VIEWS.
Fred Waterhouse feels that the rea-
sons for the Federation not endorsing
him have not been stated correctly.
THE Civic Federation is privileged
to endorse whom it Desires" he said
yesterday. II did not seek the approv-
al of that body to my candidacy as
County Treasurer; I felt that my SER
vice in the Legislature was endorse
ment enough, and I appreciate the
statement made by the committee of
Fo1orotinp "a had made
record there that is satisfactory. I
announced my intention to run for the
nomination for County Treasurer
months before the convention, so there
of the delegates when they met. 1 did
not feel that L could afford to be away
from my office as much as would be
required were 1 to accept the nomina-
ton for Representative, and so inform
ed my friends. I rely unon the votes
of the people of Honolulu who have
known me for years and who know my
record, rather than upon the endorse
ment Of an organization"
AT THE HOME RULE MEETING.
There was a funny sight at the Home
Rule rally Saturday night while Noar
was speaking. A paid helper of Brown
took a position directly in front of the
stand and said "po.olei' to many of the
statements made by the speaker. Later
he took a place on the platform with
the Home Rulers but he still wore his
Brown buttons. 1t was a fact that the
Home Rule orators did not, in a single
instance, attack the Republican candi-
into the Democratic leaders. Thayer
was knocked by Noar because he hap
pened to be a partner of Mr.. Hemen-
way, who wrote the liquor bill, but
there was not murmur OF dissatis-
faction with Cathcart. When Charlie
Chillingworth was spoken to about
this and asked concerning the possible
attitude of the Hawaiians about elec-
tion time, he replied, The Home Rulers
are not strong here; there are some
Hawaiians who hold on to the title,
but when the time comes to voting
they will come over to the Republican
candidates and vote for them. ~
THE DIVE TRANSPARENCY.
1t is said by the friends of Brown
and Vida that the transparency in
front of the Joe Clark dive was put
there by Clark as an advertisement.
Brown probably had nothing to do
with it, said one of his friends. CLARK
as a business man took advantage OF
the advertising he has received during
the campaign to bring it more before
the public and, possibly, add TO the
popularity of his crap game. He
knows, of course. that so long as the
transparency is there he will not be
disturbed by the police
A CHALLENGE TO DEBATE.
The following letter has been sent
to the chairman of the Democratic
County Committee:
October %, 1906.
H. J. Mossman, Esq, Chairman Dem
ocratic County Committee, Honolulu,
Oahu
Dear Sir: In response to the request
made for a discussion of the issues of
the present campaign in a joint public
debate between representatives of the
Democratic and Republican parties.
wish to convey to you the willingness
of the Republicans to meet your speak
ers in such debate
In this connection, I desire to sub
nit the following conditions:
l. The meeting to be held at the Or
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