The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-24
MAUI POLITICS
LIVENING UP
MANY MEETINGS PLANNED AND
MANY NOMINATIONS IN SIGHT
-KAPOI WITHDRAWS

KAHULUI. Maui Sept. 21-Politcs
I'm the County of Maui are commencing |
to warm up, and the spieler and the |
spelbinder are abroad. The Republic
can party opened up the campaign last !
night at Hamakuapoko, where the Leg |
isative candidates held forth in the |
native church. This party went on to-
day to Peahi where a meeting was |
held about noon, and tonight they are |
holding forth at Huela. Comprising |
this party are w. J. Coelho, candidate |
for senator; Joel Kakaleka, Philip Pa
Ii, NJ p. Waiwaiole, John Kaluna and |
Antoine Comes, candidates for repre- !
sentatives At Hama this party will
be Joined by Levi Joseph, candidate |
for representative for Hama, vice j. X. |
Kapoi withdrawn, and they will make
the entire circuit of East Maui, being
out about two weeks in all. Another
party composed of the Republican can
didates for County offices will make a
start on Saturday next opening up
their campaign on Molokai They viii
go by the Likelike to Kaunakakai,
where they viii hold forth first and
from there work up through the island
to Halawa and return to Lahaina by
Likelke on Thursday next They will
then tackle Maui, and lombard every
part thereof with their eloquence.
Composing this party will be Sheriff
w e. Saffrey, County Attorney d. H.
Case, Treasurer L. NJ. Baldwin, Audi
tor Charles L. Wilcox, and Clerk w. F.
IIaae. Business about the County Of
fees will be at standstill now until
after election time, as each candidate
will be too busy looking after his own
fences to bother about the minor af-
fairs Of the County. These officers in
7 their coming canvass have the pres
tiga of a successful term just COM
pleted, which should be of great help
to them.
! All however is not to be smooth sail
ing for the party in this County.
These officers in their coming canvass
have the prestige of a successful term
Just completed, which should be of
great help to them.
| All however is not to be smooth SAIL
ing for the party in this County. There
are rumors from several localities of
/ independent candidates to run, the
candidates in question to be disap-
pointed parties who were defeated in
the convention for the. ces they
covet. In the Hama District it is said
that N. Omsted will run Independently
/ for Supervisor for Hama, and it is even
reported that he has tried to induce
]. Ahulii, the Home Rule nominee, to
withdraw and allow him to take his
place on the Home Rule ticket. This
hut In 20 c q
Omsted runs independently he will be
sure to weaken the chances of the Re-
publican nominee throughout the dis
trict, although he stands very little
show of being elected himself
There is also trouble In the camp on
Molokai. The Duvauchele boys are
the disgruntled ones there, Eugene
Duvauchelle was beaten in the conven-
ton for the nomination as Deputy
Sheriff of Molokai, and it Is now re-
! ported that he will run as an indie
pendent for the said office, and. In ad-
dition will work for Uahinui the Home
Rule candidate for Supervisor in an
effort to beat Theo T. Meyers, the Re-
publican candidate The effect of these
local fights cannot help but be harmful
to the general ticket all through, so
that the Republican candidates have a
good stiff fight ahead of them
]. X. Kapoi, who was nominated
against his express wishes as it now
turns out, as the candidate for Repre-
sentative from Hama, has withdrawn
from the race, so it was up to the Re-
publican party to make selection of an
other candidate. The County EXecu-
tive Committee called upon the pre-
cinct clubs throughout the District OF
Hama to make recommendations for
the office, and the choice of the district
fell upon Levi Joseph of Kipahulu
Joseph is the son of the late j. K,
Joseph of Hama, and was formerly
Deputy Sheriff at Kipahulu.
The Board of Registration are now
making the circuit of East Maui, sit
ting yesterday at Kipahulu and today
at Hama. The next week will be spent
between Hama and Haiku, and after
the first of October the Board will be
in session at Waikiki. The registra-
lions so far have been rather below
those of last year, but it is hard to
tell as yet how they will compare.
j. w. Kalua, Home Rule nominee
for Sheriff, has been following the
Board up pretty closely with the ex-
press purpose, it is said, of challeng-
ing many of the Portuguese who come
to register. SO far he has met with nc
success whatever, although he is still
staying by the Board, his further in
tention being apparently to see each
of the voters as they come to register
The Home Rulers are banking on the
lection of T. B. Lyons as Treasurer
and Of Norris Keohokalole as Auditor