The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-30
JOHNSON TO
Be LEADER

The Noses bas been found who vii
lead the Oahu County Republican Com
piitee out 81 the dreamland into whic
u has wandered Sam Johnson h IN
man. None other.
Not me-" said Sam. when he wa
asked about the thing. Not me.
am a government official. and-well.
am a government official"
Sam IL coy-but he viii serve And
indeed. why should he not? The on'
Invaluable possession that the Count,
Rep0bllcan Committee Of oahu has 4
the bundle Of traditions on how q
DO politics" left 20 IL by Lorrin An.
drews OF Shanghai. and Sam is the
direct inheritOr of those traditions
I>orrin used 90 sit In his Office and
direct-but Sam did the politics. There
is not another man In the Islands who
has had his training. And when Sam
takes the headshiD Of the county com
mitiee. he will Immediately begin to
do things
That viii not be a good hearing for
the Lane little fellows who had pro-
posed 10 interject their Sunday School
class into the breach. but there Isn't
really a single scholar I'm the lot who
Is sufficiently advanced to take the
lead In the serious crisis that confronts
the party In Oahu county at this pres
ent moment OF time. Brother Jim
Quinn would not do. all things con-
sidered, although he has had a very
wide and comprehensive experience.
He has, In fact, had all the expert
ence that there is. almost. He has
been on all the tickets, save the Civic
Federation, and there is reason to be-
lieye once had hopes in that direc-
tion. But no more. II is Brother Jim
10 the Sunday School class now-and
II will be the class to the woods II II
ever should chance that the great pub
lie gets to swattinR the pledge break
ers.
THE PLEDGE BREAKERS.
Not n guilty man Of the lot would
get away, from Kuhio up. Clarence
Crabbe even says now that Brother
Arthur Brown promised not TO run,
after he had been given his vindica-
lion. And that is a sad commentary
on the faith that men keep-in politics.
incidentally, while there is a settling
Of affairs promised In the County Com
mittee when Sam takes hold. to the
exclusion OF all the little fellows, there
js most astonishing dearth Of can
didates for Office on the Territorial
ticket. They have named Kuhio, the
Lane little chaps, and everybody else
has been willing to let II go at that.
Nobody seems TO want to go TO the
legislature, save Andrade and Harris
and Harris Is probably sentenced for
life because he understands figures. He
IN wanted In the House as n financier
In the interest OF the business men.
And he In not wanted I'm the Senate.
where there are already two distingu-
ished hnanciers In the persons OF Dow
sett and Faxon Bishop, both holdoyers.
Andrade is wanted IN the House. al
no. for tho reason that he IL a lawyer.
And that Ii the extent TO which specu-
lation has gone on the legislative tick
ct And yet there is large amount
OF most important legislative work to
be done at the coming session. Maybe
II IL the most important work that
ever has been presented to the legis-
ibtuTe, nOl even OIHlltlDB tne pabbHBe
Of the county act. There will be some
to be offered. II is likely.
10 the county act itself, because 1t has
not worked altogether as II should In
all particulars.
Then. there are the schools to be
taken care OF. and the prison labor
problem to settle, and the matter OF
the importation OF white settlers an
plantation laborers to come up for
consideration.
CANDIDATES WANTED.
Not doubt that there Will be much
10 be done-and not man has yet
ventured 10 whisper n single name for
the senatorial or house ticket on Ca
hu. save the names OF Harris and An
drade. 1t is true that some effort has
been made to get Senator d. p. X.
1senberg, who presided over the last
Senate with 80 much dignity. to enter
the lists again; but Mr.. Isenberg In not
IN robust health, and while he would
make strong run and good Senator.
Il In not though probable that he will
consent TO make the race.
oh, yes; Link McCandless Will con-
sent To run again for the Senate, II
his boom for delegate IN the room OF
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