The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-13
BUSINESS MEN
CALLED upon
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calamity to the Territory, and some
of our Legislature, which would be
thing which, from a business stand
point at least, the commercial interests
of Honolulu ought to prevent.
"The same business proposition is
presented in the supervisorial fight.
Here we have, practically, a corpora
ton with an income of a million dol
lars year, and those on the board of
control, the Board of Supervisors, must
.be known good men. When the Re-
publicans have been able to present tho
names of men like Norman Watkins,
Dan Logan, Aylett, Kane, Jim Quinn
and AHA. the supervisorial ticket
should secure the business support. The
coming two years are going to be
| fraught with Importance to this city
and much will depend upon those in
control whether we are going to reap
all the benefit of what is coming our
way or not
For myself, I am proud of the SUI
pervisorial ticket we have, and / con-
slider that the convention has done
good work in bringing out the men it
has, and the Republican supervisorial
candidates deserve and should have the
suppnrt of the solid men of the COM
munity.
''I am going to tour Hawaii for the
party with Stephen Desha. Hawaii. al
| though the reports from that island
are each day more encouraging, is still
orr weakest spot and / want to work
! there for the county ticket and more
particularly for Kuhio. His election
| lust now is more important than it
hac hnfn 10 Gov tha
business men, too, who should remem-
her that next year will be a year of
tariff revision. That revision win be
done by a Republican Senate, there is
no question about that, and how nee
essary it is for the business interests
| of this Territory that we have Dele
gate in Congress in political syinpa-
thy with the revisionists. 1t is vital
ly important that Kuhio be returned,
as he undoubtedly will be if those who
should work for him do so and do not
take his election for granted and wake
up too late. The campaign is by no
means sure.
"I feel that 7 am leaving affairs
here in good hands. Charley Chilling
worth will do the work that had
planned, and with work Oahu is safe
My last word is, however, TO work
without cessation to see that three Re-
nublican Senators go to the Legisla.
ture this election from Oahu"
Kaea Told He is Not Wanted.
The Republican County Committee
took an important, although belated,
step yesterday at its noon meeting
when the members of the executive
committee adopted resolution giving
Candidate George Kaea until this
morning to choose whether he should
: resign from the ticket or be put off.
Up until last night he had accepted
neither alternative, preferring to hang
. on by hook or crook.
"I have been told that I WASH It
wanted on the ticket" he said last
, night, after he had spoken at the rally
, at Palama, "but I have not decided
: yet. / will decide in the morning. /
do not see why I am not wanted.
Haven't I told them that I have re-
formed? To prove how / have reform
ed l am helping the police now to ar
rest the Cinnamon who are selling ava.
, Doesn't that show that / am on the
l side of the lawf"
: Considering that Kaea himself is in
the ava selling business, being part
ner in the only ava license on Oahu
his interest in informing on Chinese
1 AVA sellers who have no license indi
/, Gates that his recent desire to assist
the forces of the law and order is not
altogether devoid of self-interest.
1 This morning, unless the gambler
=. candidate decides that he can not be
elected with his party executive against
him and consents to withdraw, the
gordian knot will be cut and he will
: be fred from the ticket and politically
j. communicated.
I. Another Independent in the Field.
George Nawaakoa, the deposed Ewi
district road boss under the present
, Board of Supervisors, is said to have
entered the campaign by announcing
, himself candidate for Deputy Sheriff
as an independent Republican In THU
he will be opposed to the presen
; Deputy Sheriff, John Fernandez, VIII,
, has held that Office for many years.
. 1t is understood, according to TIL
> rumor from Pearl City, that Georg
looked in at the slim Republican meet
I ing at Pearl City on Saturday night
/. and smiled. He was not asked to hell
! make up the meeting, and, although
the road workers were supposed to hay,
been notified to attend, yet the attend
;, ance was meager. Deputy Sheriff Fer
nandez and Frank Archer are supposed
a to supply meetings with enthusiastic
T voters and plenty of them. Thu
Georges determination to sail in, cap
ture the voters, and don the badge-i
= elected.
a Nawaakoa was fred by the Supervis
> ors because Of drunkenness, leading t
;, neglect of his road luna work, and 70
- having collected a portion of the roa
!. workers wages to buy a Christina
- present for himself and one for Supel
- visor Archer. Archer refused to acceI
his present.