The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-26
Political

| ne pOllJlCdl SITUATION is today tull
of knitting rumors. 1t is thought that
many of them are spread by the in
dustrious and willy Achi, with a view
! to disrupting the Republican cam
paign. Anyhow it is reported that
Kuhio and Lane are knitting Wise, that
Archie Mahaulu, bosom friend of Ku-
J hio, is out for Long, and all sorts Of
internal parry knocking schemes are
being attributed to the Republicans.
I The candidates, with one accord pro-
claim themselves solid in supporting
one another and the whole ticket, but
some very active spreading of knitting
rumors is being done.
In the general opinion, Achi stock
has gone up pretty much recently. y
story 70 the detriment of Lane, which
is understood to have been used in
Civic Federation councils to prevent
his endorsement, is getting around
town today, and is evidently going to
be used among Hawaiians. The Feds
action was a boost to Achi stock, and
Achi was feeling happy today.
Achi said this morning that Lane
was knifipg Wise, and that the latter
ought to come out openly and res
pond with a request to his friends not
to vote for Lane.
Yesterday the Republican candidates
went to Waimanalo to hold a meeting.
They found the voters all gone. The
Democrats had put up a lot of cheap
wine and prepared a luau and TOOK
all the people away" said one of the
candidates. 1T may have been q
smart trick to deprive the Republicans
of their audience, but it was a booze
campaign and won't work"
KuhiO's fight looks stronger every
day now. Whether McCandless prom.
ised 100 acres each to natives on Ha.
wall or not, there is no longer any
question that some of them understood
him as dong so. When he denied the
promise here, the Republicans prompt
ly wirelessed the denial, and they thinl
it will have good effect for Kuhio.
, The omission of the name of e. A
c. Long from the list or Representative
candidates endorsed by the Civic Fed
Grafton, as published yesterday, caus
ed a good deal of talk. 1t was learn
ed today, however, that Long was en-
dorsed without question, the droppine
OF his name having been an error.
The reported offer of a bet of 500
on Achi for mayor was made this
morning. Achi is quoted to say
that Lane Is going to be third. Re-
publicans cannot see it that way, but
admit that if the contest is close. the
Civic Feds little vote withdrawn from
Lane may give the job to Achi or
Fern.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
RousiDG meetings were those of the
Republicans held at Kewalo and ka-
llhi Camp on Saturday evening.
Delegate Kalanianaole, John C. Lane
e. A. Douthitt and John w. Cathcart
delivered addresses that featured the
meetings. At Kaliki especially Mr..
Cathcart was enthusiastically received.
John A. Hughes and w. r. Rawlins
were among the leading speakers at
hallhi. The nominees all had a very
cordial reception there Some were
warmly applauded in the midst of their
speeches as well as at their closing.
| There was a triumphant note given
forth, based on encouraging reports
from different precincts of city and
county.
AT Kewalo the crowd held out longer
than the candidates, some of the lat
ter having gone home in despair of be-
ing reached as the night advanced. 9th
ers who held out contented themselves
with few words just to make them
selves known to the voters assembled.
After the last candidate present at
the finish had spoken, the audience
still holding on was favored with a
rafting speech by Bernard Kelekolio,
the Hawaiian interpreter.
THE DEMOCRATS.
! The Democrats had a meeting at
Pearl City on Saturday evening. All
| of the nominees went down, there be-
ing special round trip train. Seven
| teen spellbinders did all but wake the
dead in Candidate Moore's cemetery
alongside the place of meeting.
A dainty miss decorated the speakers
with leis. On coming to Deacon Trent
she was rewarded with a kiss.
A wireless to the Hawaii Herald
from Honolulu published in Hilo last
Friday said There is a growing belief
that John Lane is being slashed and
that Achi will be elected mayor"
Adding to this the Herald said: In
yesterdays Herald the prediction was
made by Charles Motley, Home Rule
candidate for delegate, that Achi would
be elected the first mayor of Homo
lulu"
THE WAIMANALO MEETING.
A tally-ho loaded with good Repub-