The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-02
THE HAWAII
REPUBLICANS
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| HILO. September 2s is0G.-The Re
publican convention with all OF Its ex-
element marks an epoch In the his
tory OF this place. II was a battle be-
tween the common people and the
plantations and the people seem to
have won victory. The hollering
will not come until after the election
| In November and even then 1t may not
be heard from the throats OF the Re
publcans for there were nominations
made against the wishes of those who,
in the past have been credited with
the pull of this district.
There was caucus held Wednesday
night and the states fixed so that when
the delegates convened on Thursday
John ID. Paris was boosted into the
chair as a temporary officer and Noah
w. Aluli, deputy county attorney, was
elected temporary secretary. In the
formation of a permanent organization
Judge Kaulukou was the chairman and
| Aluli the secretary
There was little scrap over the
nominations for Senator. Representa-
tive Lewis was nominated by acclama-
tion but when the second man was put
up there was hitch. East Hawaii
/
was contested by ex-Sheriff Andrews
who had a candidate from Kohala,
Robert Hind In pleading for the
votes for his man Andrews referred
| to Low as a nonresident, claiming his
home and voting place is Honolulu
| Andrews is the manager of the Parker
ranch and some Of the relics of that
celebrated case may have been in his
mind when he was helping Hind, who,
| by the way, was a one time partner
OF Lows. In order that he might have
chance to refute the charges made by
Andrews, Low was called to the floor
and told to turn loose which he did
until Andrews was thoroughly roasted.
The plantation interests backed Hind,
and lost, for the vote, which was by
ayes and noes, showed Low rs and
Hind 40. j. Is. Nahale, for sheriff and
Sam Kauhane, for treasurer, both from
the west side of the island were nom
mated by acclamation
The next was the nomination for the
Office of county attorney and there
were three men in the field, w. S. Wise,
defeated at the last county election,
U. Smith, elected county attorney on
the Home Rule ticket at the first coun-
ty election and Carl S. smith, a Repre-
sentative during the last session of the
House. He was the choice of the plant
ers but was strongly opposed by the
Desha interests. On the first ballot
Waiakea Puma and Hilo went in a bunch
for WISE the planters began their
votes at Papaikou and from there to
Waipio the vote was solid for Carl
Smith, John u getting little support
from the west side. On the count Carl
Smith had 43, John U. IA and Wise So,
not enough to decide, and the chair
asked the two highest to be counted
again, John U. Smith having seen the
futility of his running. On the second
ballot Wise had 64 ad Smith 50. Wise
was declared the nominee. John U.
was a good loser for he called on Wise
the same night and congratulated him.
During the evening session there was
scrap over the nominations for Rep
resentatives. Norman Lyman, the
present road supervisor for this dis
trict, who had been put in office
through the instrumentality Of Desha
made an attempt to defeat his patron
for the nomination of Supervisor and
stating him for the House. But it
was evidence of the waning of the
Lyman star. The choice was made in
caucus and as it did not suit some of
the delegates they demanded that it
be left to the convention on the ground
that their names had not been called.
Just here the lie was passed again.
Those making the claim were Lyman,
Aluli and Thomas Cooke. the latter
nT % Hnmp
ticket at the first county election. The
chair would not listen to the COM
plant and there was momentary dan
ger of fist fight between Lyman and
another delegate. The nominees for
the House We're Alfonso. now in the
tax office In Hilo, and Charles Akau.
native OF Iaukea and an employe
OF the lnter-Island Steamship Co. AZ
fonso Is u graduate of the St. Louis
College in Honolulu and Akau was
pupil in the old Royal School. Puma
named Kaiwi and Hamakua Manoule
These will represent East Hawaii. II
they are elected. Those on the west
side selected Hoistein for n. and S.
Kohala. Kawehi for S. Kona. and S.
w. Kaai for N. Kona, There was no
trouble over these nominations and no
further trouble until the time came
for the naming of the Supervisors. and
1t was so slight that II will not bear
recording. Puma nominated Gus Supe
n. and S. Hilo named Moir and De-
sha. Kohala picked out Pulaa. John
Mcguire was the choice of Kona, There
was nothing done for Kau, as Ollie
Shipman has made such an enviable
record that he would draw as many
Republican as Democratic votes and
as the last-named party has nominated
him he will have no opposition.
For Deputy Sherifrs. Fetter, the in
cumbent, was nominated for s. Hilo:
Charlie Elderts for Puma; Botelho for
Hamakua. There was fight over the
nomination for N. Hilo. The two can
didates, Simmons and Nation. were
both strong, but the planters passed
the word that Nation had to be nom
mated. so he got the vote. S. Kohala
named William Lindsay. the incum-
bent, elected last year on the inde-
pendent ticket after being defeated In
the Republican convention for the nom
ination. North Kona did not nominate
| anyone. South Kona gave the plum
to Geo. MacDougall and Kau voted
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