The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-02

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oblige the lazy ones, point which APP
pears to be well taken.
Politics Quiet.
There is lull just now, apparently,
in local politics, the leaders waiting
for the smoke to clear off bit so
that comprehensive size-upi of the
situation can be made, and the follow
ers taking their cue from the leaders.
| In the various precincts the runners
are active, however, and there is lot
of quiet work going on for particular
| candidates. The fact that the vulner-
ability of Cathcart as candidate has
been shown so plainly this early in
the campaign has lost him some of the
wavering vote, the vote that knew
nothing against the party candidate
for County Attorney and were pre-
pared to accept him on the strength
of the party nomination, not knowing
the strings that were pulled to brint,
about the nomination. The sheriffship
contest is active, the majority waiting
to see what is what, and whatever
work is being done in connection with
the mayoralty is being done noise
lessly.
Cathcart Disclosures.
The fact that a number of reputable
attorneys, including judge of the
| Circuit Court, have been found, willing
to condemn the conduct of the County
Attorney for practically taking money
on two sides of case-and none Were
found willing to uphold him, the only
/ L. nj.
being one made by himself and includ.
ing statements of questionable verac-
lity--has proved rather staggerer tn
| those associated with him on the Re.
publican ticket. There is suspicion,
too, that the last has not been said
concerning the fitness of Cathcart for
the position he seeks again, and just
now there are few who want to rush
to his defense. Later on there will
be still fewer.
1t would be great relief to the
party if Cathcart and Kaea could be
induced to get off the ticket. With
their places taken by others whom the
independent wing of the party could
support, the ticket as a whole would
stand a good show of election. At
least, it could be consistently support
ed, provided Wise was not too much
in evidence.
Prior to the nominations there was
a great effort made to sdetrack Cath
cart by those who had been placed
in charge of the party in order to
harmonize the party, bring out good
ticket and secure back the support fol-
the party that had been driven away
from it in former campaigns. If Cath
cart did not know this he was singu
larly blind, or was inattentive, to say
the least. He took advantage of ths
situation caused by the three cornereC
fight for the mayoralty nomination
however, and by manipulation crowded
all others out of the field. Those who
wanted a clean ticket found them
selves up against the work of Willie
Crawford, Charley Clark and the
crowd that slipped Kaea on the ticket
up against delegates like Buffandeau
who helped attempt a ballotchain jol
in his precinct, and delegates who
knew the inside of the police staticI
because they had been brought ther,
as prisoners or suspects. The comb
nation put Catheart on the ticket
Those who know the inside of tn,
workings of the convention, the insid,
! that was worked by only few, it i
} trne, know how all opposition to Cath
cart was stified, know why Long wa
induced to keep out until the mayor
atty question was settled.
! That is why there is no popula
) burst of enthusiasm over Cathcart ,
, name, why the politicians on the stree
corners fight shy of endorsing him
and why no one wants TO come out il