The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-10
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ious distribution of votes on Maui at
the last election. He wanted to find
out why it was that Kuhio got 1900
votes. Motley 600, and McClanahan
only 220 on Baldwin's island, while
some of the Democratic candidates for
local offices were elected and Others got
votes right up almost to their success
full opponents. He found that there
was a Home Rule Democratic fusion on
Maui, that worked fairly equitable on
county offices. But when it came to
the Delegateship the" fusion committee
put in all it's energies for Motley, so
that all the votes McClanahan got were
the result of his individual campaign
on that island.
The statisticians of the party have
figured out, also, that if on the Island
of Hawaii McClanahan had received
in each precinct as many votes as the
Democratic candidate for local Office
who led the poll, he would have been
elected instead of Kuhio. The argu-
Iment from this is that that there are
enough Democrats in the Territory to
elect the ticket if only the party can
be organized thoroughly enough to Sc
cure the votes of all the Democrats for
all the Democratic candidates.
Foxy Grandpa Kalauokalani.
1t seems that at the Aala Park Home
Rule meeting Monday night Foxy
Grandpa Kalauokalani, who presided,
recognized the break Motley had made
in raising the race issue and calling
on Hawaiians to stand together and
they would get all the jobs, and did all
| that he could to repair the damage.
He made a speech, in which he said
that the Home Rule party now is and
always had been the party of the peo-
pie, without limitations as to race, or
distinction as to whether voters were
rich or poor. Very adroitly he sought
to remove the impression created by
Motley that the Home Rule party ex-
listed only as a means for the Ha-
waiians to vote solidly on color lines
and distribute offices on the same basis.
Democrats Making States.
Today the Democrats convene to
nominate a delegate to Congress. Link
McCandless seems to have the hold on
the nomination and outside of adopt
ing a platform for Link and nOmina-
ting him nothing much else will be
done. To while away the time the
Democrats have been making county
states and this is one which was flashed
yesterday:
Delegate to Congress, Hon. L. L. Nc
Candless.
senators: G. J. Waller, Frank R.
Harvey, and E. A. MeInerney.
Mayor Edward Ingham.
Supervisors: Jos. J. Fern, NJ. E. Sill
va, c. J. Campbell, w. II. Mcclellan,
Jesse Uluihi, j. w. Young, and Henry
C. Vida.
Treasurer, Richard H. Trent.
Auditor, J. c. Anderson.
Clerk. Geo. X Lowe.
Attorney, E. M. Watson.
Sheriff, VIM. p. Jarrett.
Deputy Sheriff, Chas. Rose.
Henry Vida s name appears on the
list, but as Henry declared the other
day he was going to desert the Demo
cratic ranks and come into the Repub-
liean ranks again, from which he de
serted few weeks ago, the wonder
grows where Vida is at, anyhow.
Kuhio for Lane.
Delegate Kuhio will throw the weight
q L = l,,, 1s.1l +xT no ~
nation to Lane Queen Liliuokalanl, 1t
is said is making an active campaign
for Lane. The Queen, it is said has
taken a decided stand in favor of Lane
as against all other Republican as
pirants.
Motley of the Home Rule party says
that it is uncertain what the Home
Rulers will do in the mayoralty contest,
and it wouIdn t be surprising to him II
the party endorsed some candidate OF
one of the other parties. While not ex-
actly saying so, Motley gave out an
impression that he favors the willy
Achi, and the old scheme of having
Aehi come in at the eleventh hour to
defeat Lucas or Hustaee or Lane, IS
reviving, or more truthfully, getting |
hotter. AS far as Lane is concerned, |
it is not so certain that Achi himself |
would then become a candidate.
County Attorneyship.
That F. NJ. Watson will enter the |
contest for the County Attorneyship |
on the Democratic ticket against the
j. w. Cathcart, Repub
lican, is pretty well assured, Mr..
Watson stating that he had finally ac-
ceded to the request to make the run.
He says he does not want to run, but
as he is interested in the welfare of
his party, he will make the sacrifice of
his professional business and do so.