Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-10
Vida's Open Letter
Voters of Honolulu
To the Voters of Honolulu:

To the Voters of Ilonolulu
In view of my candidacy for the
nomination by the Republican party
,o the Office Of Deputy Shcrifl OF Iio.
nolulu. and because ul certain attacks
that have been made upon me, ] dc.
sire to recall to public attention some
facts relative to my first assumption
OF the duties connected with the
Sherin's Department.
was appointed Deputy to the High
Sheriff Of the Territory of Hawaii In
November. 1904. by Mr.. William Hen.
ny. High Sheriff. in place OF Albert
McGurn. who was removed. My ap.
pointmcnt by Mr.. Henry was approx.
cd by Hon. Geo. Il. Carter Governor
of the Territory.
when upon the cNtradition of Hen
/ ny Kapca. dcfaulting clerk of the
| hawaiian Trust Company, u became
necessary to send an officer to Lon.
don TO receive the prisoner. | was 80.
lected by Lorrin Andrews, Attorney
General. with the approval OF Govern.
or Carter, AZ best qualified to perform
that duty. II seems hardly necessary
To say tina, the trust so committed to
me was important. and that II was
satisfactorily FULFILLED.
Upon my return prominent leaders
of the Civic Federation used every On.
dcavor to prevail on me To run on an
independent tickci for the Office Of
Deputy Sheriff with Mr.. William T..
Rawlins. whom they hoped to induce
10 oppose 4. NJ. Brown for the Office
ci County Sheriff. Relieving my allie
glance due to the Republican party,
declined their Offer and actively sup.
ported the nominees Of that party
during the election campaign that fol.
lowed
l. have been supporter Of the Re.
publican party since the Territory Of
Hawaii was organized and an active
worker for that party In several cam.
paigps.
In the election of 1902 | was elect.
cd as mcmber)to the House of Rep.
rcsentativcs from the Fifth District
receiving 1852 votes, tying Prince Ku
hio and being the only Republican
elected from that district, heretofore
overwhelmingly IN favor Of the Home
RulCrs.
During my absence In June. 1905. on
'h' FIHiSSHl ~ lsbHupH, wv 'bUUtN
Convention of the Republican party
was held, can confidently assert
that had I then been here to give the
pledge tn support the nominees re-
quired by the rules OF the convention
] would have received the nomination
for Deputy Sheriff of Honolulu.
To those who entrusted me with
their confidence. placed me In posi-
tons oi trust and sought me as thcii
candidate. was well known. I must
have been favorably known when
High Sheriff Henry appointed me his
Deputy and Governor Carter approx
ed the appointment.
] must have been deemed honest
and efficient when the Attorney Gen
eral with the approval of Governor
Carter selected me as the officer ia
represent the Territory In the extradi
ton of the defaulting clerk of the liza
waiian Trust Co: my performance OF
the duties of Deputy to the High
Sheriff. Henry. and In the cxtraditior
mater must have been creditable and
have commended me to the contidenc,
Of the Civic Federation when | was
sought as their candidate: ! mus
have been popular when | was elcctcd
az Republican from the Fifth Dis
trict and when could have been nom
mated ms Deputy Sheriff. Up to m,
refusal Ia lend myself 10 q scheme {,
disrupt the Republican party no faul
was found with me or my character
h.,t yl..