The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-18


politicians are now hotfooting it about
among the delegates frantieally. The
situation is still sadly complicated, al
though the Republican party managers
and those most active in seeing that 8
good ticket is nominated have made
some substantial progress. For some
of the offices the leaders have been
able to crystalline the sentiment, while
for others around which the yellow dogs
have been scrapping, the breed has
been scattered and good names
proposed.
About the Nayoralty the greatest in
terest centers and the fight between the
three announced candidates is bring
ing about trades and compromises that
is still further complicating the rest
of the situation. So far there is no
signs of weakening on the part of any
one of the three. Hustace is confident
of the result on the first ballot. He
places his reliance mainly on the dele
gates representing the road department,
over which Tommy Cummins is sup
posed TO hold sway. He estimates that
the Kakaako votes will be for him al
most altogether and figures on the
Catheart contingent from Manoa. In
that Charley Booth can swing, while
the delegates supposed to be on the
Achi string are for him. On paper, to-
day, Hustaee is strong, but in the final
reckoning, especially with a secret bal
lot to cover up the switches, those on
the inside of the inside and looking at
the situation from the subeellar, do not
give the Hustace total at more than
fifty votes The Hustaee claims have
Lane and his men guessing, however,
although Lucas scouts them.
Lane looks upon Lucas as winged
duck and regards Hustaee as his closest
rival. although openly he makes no
bones of announcing that he has both
Hustaee and Lucas beaten at the post.
His friends are counting, the same as
Hustace. on the majority of the Ka-
kaako vote in the convention, while
Iucas winks when this same vote IS
mentioned. There is a suspicion among
all three. however, engendered by the
claims of each other. that perhaps the
iobbing going on among the delegates
Is not altogether against the other two
and yesterday there was scramble to
secure the proxies OF the delegates IN
order to cinch the promises made. \
good many proxies were secured and
carefully attested, but it viii be no
surprise, when the committee on ere
dentials gets TO work tomorrow, to hnd
that some of the delegates have issued
more than one proxy, just as they prom
ised to support more than one OF the
candidates.
Lane is counting for his principal !
support upon the Fifth, where, especial
Iv in the city precincts, he thinks him.
self particularly strong. He is counting
on the fact that there are to be sixty
five ex-policemen in the convention and
Charley Chiningworth is depended up
on 70 swing the majority of these Lane
ward. Sixty-fve, ont of total of l45
Is big starter, provided the former
peace officers consent to be swung.
Lucas is possibly the most confident
one in the trio of aspirants. He claims
that he viii have at least thirty of the |
thirtv-two votes from the Third, |
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth of the Fifth,
an even break with the other two can |
in the town precincts of the |
Fifth and enough from the Fourth to |
nominate without any recourse to a |
second ballot.
Lane looks upon Hustaee as his hard |
est man: Hustace fears that Lucas will /
run him out in the count and Lucas |
thinks Lane viii come second on the !
vote with Hustaee away down. This
Is the situation that tomorrOw's CON-
vention will have to clear up and some |
interesting surprises are looked for.
Dark Horse Again.
1t is Just possible that there may be /
a deadlock. in which event it Is stated |
that Jack Dowsett is being groomed |
TO come in as dark horse and carry /
off the stake It is possible that Dow
sett viii be placed in nomination any
wav, although there are others who IN
sist that his name be not presented
until the nominations for the Senate !!