The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-30
FRANK HOsMER FOR
THE LEGISLATURE
Especial Correspondence of Springfield
Republican,

Amherst, Saturday, August 81.
The Amherst Record in its local is
sue called attention to the fact that
it is the privile eye this year of Am
herst to name the candidate for rep
resentatfve for the dictrict comprising
Amherst, South Hadley, HadIey and
Hatfield. AS yet no one has expressed
himself as an aspirant for that honor.
This notice, however, has set people to
talking about prospective candidates
Several have been mentioned, but the
name most frequently heard for the
republicans IS that of Frank A. Hos
mer. Everyone at once recognizes in
him man eminently fitted for the
position Mr. Hosmer was born in
Woburn in 1855. He graduated from
Amherst college with the class of 1875
after which he took a year post-grad-
uate work in philosophy of history
under President Seelye and Prof
Morse. He was principal of the Great
Darlington high school for ten years
and later served for two years as edi-
tor of the Berkshire Courier. of that
IL Re
dency of Oahu college, Hawaiian Is
lands, which position he held for ten
years. After the dethronement OF
Queen Liliuokalani, President Hosmer
was elected a member of the provi-
sionaI government which followed, and
for three years he was chairman Of
the judiciary committee.
In 1900 Mr.. Hosmer returned to Am
II orersf
of the time since in literary work, and
he has decided to make this his per-
.manent home Last spring he bought
the old Wright house on North Pros
#pect street, which he has transform
ed into one of the most pleasant resi-
dences in town. Since he returned from
Hawaii he has often been called upon
to represent its people at Washington
in various capacities and he has been
their chosen representative four times
at the Lake Mo1lonk conference. With.
in the last few years he has obtained
appointments for about fifty young
men and women, largely from this
section, as teachers and supervisors IN
the educational institutions OF Hawaii,
Mr.. Hosmer takes a keen interest in
everything that has to do with the
WGlIdrG OF IIlG GuiilIiiuu4tS lie - g
member and has served as president
of the East Amherst village improve-
ment society, he is now member of
the executive committee of the village
Improvement society at the Center
He Is the president of the Amherst gun
club, a member of the business mems
club and of the Pacific lodge of Ma
sons. He is one of the men that every
one instinctively looks to, to take the
lead in any business. social or literary
affair in the town. Many of the friends
of Mr.. .Hosmer last fall thought of him
as candidate for senator from the
Hampshire Franklin district, but Mr..
Gallond's name was brought forward,
and not wishing to oppose. him, they
kept quiet: now they naturally feel
that it is their turn.
Mr.. Hosmer is an eloquent speaker
and a popular postmaster. He is
equally at home among men of affairs
and with the most literary and highly
cultured people. He is just the kind
of man that lis needed in the Legisla-
ture He is gifted with an abundance
of hard, practical common sense that
could not be stirred by the appeals OF
the Missionaries; also with a. power OF
reasoning that would quickly perceive
the fallacies. of the demagogs that
would overwhelm less well-trained
mind. He would be sure to be APP
pointed on important committees and
in such capacity and on the floor of
debate he would be a real force for
..