The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-12
HUSTACE TURNS
A SMART CARD

Those politicians who have been
DOING during the past week or two,
recovering from the little warming up
they took during the choosing of the
Chicago delegates, woke up with a
start when it became certain that
Tommy Cumm:ns was 10 step into
Sam Johnson's shoes in the road de-
partment and had publicly announced
that he intended to get into politics
and fight to hold the job. The jolt
was not so much that Cummins was
oiling up the machine as it was that
Charley Hustace had put him in
charge and had jumped into the lead
for the nomination for mayor from his
party. 1t had suddenly become ap-
parent that the selection of Cummins
for the job was the shrewdest trick so
far turned in the present political
game and that it was Charley Hustace
who had turned it.
1t will be remembered that the final
selection of Cummins was made at a
little meeting of Hustace, Dwight and
the appointed, after Cummins had
been made painfully aware of the fact
that it was to Hustace and Dwight
that he must look for the advance
ment and the big jump in his pay
check. For days he had been LETT
dangling on the painful hook of uncer-
tafnty. Then he was called into con-
sultation and the position offered him.
Just what promises Cdmmins made
and just what pledges We're extracted
L l..
but it was only a few hours after the
meeting that he announced the switch
back into active politics and PARTISAN
ship of the department. 1t is gener-
ally supposed that at the little meeting
there was quite as much talk of tick
cts as there was of roads and as much
emphasis laid upon the making of
nominations as upon the making of
garbage rates.
The present Road Supervisor, who
will be officially confirmed in his ap-
pointment at the meeting of the Su-
pervisors on Friday night, is the presi-
dent of the precinct club of the first
of the fourth ard he is expected 10
control this precinct through his pres
idency and otherwise. His house is
the official meeting place OF the cluD
and his friends are in full control
Now, with the resurrected machine
at his disposal. he is in a position to
control the Kakaako precinct, the
sixth of the fourth, which has a big
ger representation in the convent ons
than any other in the county. jim
Quinn is the president o. mis- precinct
oil. I,,4 IN,
cuts little ice in comparison 10 the
road apprenticeship, the holder of
which has the bread ard tu,ter of the
majority of the voters in his gil
With the delegation of The first and
sixth to swing, Cummirs can noni- |
nate whom he pleases in the conven- !
ton and as he has been hitched on To-
the band wagon of Charley HuStlce, |
the guessing is easy as to who W. set |
The solid 4pport.
1t is reco-nized now that HustSce |
has gained a lap on Jack [ Icas Tor
the Republican nomination. Lucas is /
a strong man among the road workers
and would probably get the me o1ity
Of their votes if he landed the nonina-
ton. But between HIN ard me ploc-
ing of his name on the ticket now
looms Tommy Cummins, s,rolg
through his new position ard holding
the voters in the grip thai SIM John-
son fastened on them FIVE years ego.
The grip has loosened greatly. bat me
voters haven't found that out yet
They have got out of the habit of
and do not app --iate hat
the iron band has beer 81, ocel OF and
a rubber band substituted. Af,er the
FIRST wrigsle there will be a -catte, -rE
but it is the hopes of the ores il The
scheme to keep them quiet until after
the primaries at least.