The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09
PASSING
POLITICS
Odds and Ends of the
Campaign Now in
Progress.

81 am of the opinion that my posi-
tiOn has been misstateI by w. O.
Smith, remarked Link McCandless
yesterday. "The day Of the ratifca-
tion meeting there was meeting of
the County Committee, which L attend
ed, and | stated to the members that
1 had pledged myself to be present at
a meeting at Waiaula that same night
and l would like to be excused from
the town meeting. This was agreeable
to the committee. A few days later
lua and as I had spoken before I did
not think it would be necessary for
me to speak again at the same place
and that it would be better for me to
Well it happened that only two made
their appearance. | have been ac-
cused of working with selfish motives,
but that is not so / have been work
ing for the straight ticket from the
day of the convention. At one of
the gatherings I gave the candidates
and the voters a luncheon and [ did
the same thing for the Board of Regis
tfation when they came that way.
Surely there should oe no charge of
selfishness because l happen to be a
candidate and show a willingness to
do what L can to keep the boys from
h,,, No cir har- nf
worked singly and will not. l am
doing what every other Republican
candidate should do-work for the
straight ticket
Mr.. McCandless says the charge that
he is working solely in his own in
terest comes from a remark made by
w. o. Smith to gentleman at the
Kakaako meeting Saturday night. This
was repeated to him and he feels sore
over it. But Mr. McCandless is not
the only candidate who has been ae
cnsed of working in his own inter
est. Another one had been suspected
of it and when charged remarked that
he was working for w. o. Smith and
himself and resented any intimation
that he belongs to the machine.
s. wish to deny emphatically that
belong to the machine or that [ am
working for it, remarked the man.
81 am against Brown and as far as |
can will work against him. l am work
ing for myself and w. o. Smith. know.
l have BEEN accused of being on
Brown g side but it is a mistake"
Jack Kalakiela is out for keeps and
says he viii not work for Brown. " You
can put it down that he is no friend
of mine and that l will do all / can
for Curtis Iaukea,'' ne said yesterday
afternoon. "My defeat in the Repub-
ican convention may be traced to
Brown and his supporters.
THE KAKAAKO MEETING.
The Republican meeting at Kakaako
last Saturday night was small but en-
thusiastic. Nearly all Of the candidates
were present and called upon the voters
to do their duty by voting the straight
ticket. Last night the candidates went
to Eva where they had fine meeting. |
Tonight they will be at Honolulu plan |
tation and tomorrow night there will
be grand rally at aala Park where |
there will be music and singing.
Thursday night there will be a hot |
lime at the Zoo, Manager Adams hav-
ny tue 1OI Inc pun
pose.
eff [ were Silva" said Fifth dis
,rict candidate on the Democratic |
ticket Saturday night, II would have
bowed my Acknowledgements to the |
audience and called it a night. 1t GER
ainly sounds strange to hear man,
Who but few weeks ago was presi- |
lent of Republican club, getting up
IN the platform at a Democratic meet
ng and telling the public that he had
eft the Republican party because the
Portuguese had for six years been rid
len to victory by that party and that
t was time for them to draw out and
become Democrats. 1t sounds to me
Is though Silva is "a politician for
evenue only Not being able to get
Inything from the Republicans he
ONES over to US. I do not see why
We Englishmen, who have become
American citizens by naturalization,
ave not the same right to demand of
he Democratic party that a certain
e be competent, shall be nominated
Dr. Office. That is what Silva and his
'ackers have demanded of the Repub-
leans. He may be a good man for
he Democratic party, / would not like
o say that he is not. but / do not
dmire his way of mugwumping.
ope he is right in saying the Por-
uguese will vote the straight Demo
ratio ticket; we want their votes, but
did not receive such assurance from
he Portuguese I talked with the other
ay. Castro is popular with the Por-
uguese and other voters and | would
ot be surprised if he was elected.
Tas glad to hear a Portuguese remark,
s Silva did, that his people are re-
ponsible for Brown s election.
w. 0. Smith is still the weak man
N the ticket put up by the Repub-
leans according to members of his
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