The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-11

On Monday, September IA. Honolulu
will be humming with politics, for not
only will the city be filed with the
delegates to the Republican Territorial
convention, hut the Democrats have
decided to have their Territorial con.
vention in the city on the same day.
This date was chosen at a meeting
of the Democratic central committee
last night and committee appointed
to formulate the call and pave the
way for a successful gathering of the
unterrifed.
his committee consists of Ed. Ing.
ham, chairman of the central commit
tee, and John Emmeluth, the secre-
tary, who will select the dates for the
precinct nominations and elections and
arrange all the preliminaries for the
Territorial and county convention
both. 1t is probable that the nomina-
tions will be called for August 81,
three days after the G. o. p. names
are known, with the elections of dele.
gates week later. :.
RATIFICATION MEETING.
The Democrats do not intend to let
any grass grow under their feet and
will evidently push the fighting in the
campaign from the start. Following
the meeting in Aala Park last Satur-
day, where the slim attendance was
thought to be due to the short notice
given of the meeting, it was arranged
last night to hold ratification meet.
ing on Thursday night next at the
same place, to have the band out and
to advertise the affair thoroughly. At
this meeting the nomination of Bryan
is to be ratified and the delegates
course endorsed, while the local cam
paign will be started. Among the
speakers will be w. A. Kinney, Judge
Quarles, Frank Harvey, Allan Her
bert. f. NJ. Watson. Rev. Kekipi of
Maui. and others. Possibly L. L. Nc
Candless will be called upon.
WILL INVADE MAUI.
All arrangements have been, made
for an invasion of Maui for organiza-
tion purposes by Chairman Ingham
and Nominee-to- McCandless, who
will leave for the Valley Isle on Fri
day next. The two will tour the is
land and bring the scattered sheep
into the fold while McCandless will
study the land question from the other
side and gather some material for his
campaign.
The Democrats on Maui are said to
be in bad shape. 1t is acknowledged
by the Republicans that the Democrats
have a majority of the votes, when
combined with the Home Rule and
Labor elements, but have no available
candidates for Office. Thus, with any
kind OF solid front the Republicans
stand good chance to land their
men.
The Republicans have no solid front
to present at present, however, their
ranks being badly split in the fight
between the Wailuku crowd and the
forces of II. P. Baldwin. This fight
has been of long standing, with the
Baldwin forces always having the
edge over the Wailuku malcontents.
The first Kepoikai fight was between
these factions, although time has
seemed to show that in winning the
Baldwin forces made a losing The
latest Kepoikai dilemma is hailed with
glec by the Coke-Case wing, which,
however, had to submit to being push
ed to one side at the last precinct
club election in their own camp.
1t is to take advantage of this fac
tional strife that the Democratic lead.
ers are fastening to Maui.
NEW REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
Political gossipers about the fishmar-
ket, where the political pulse is sup
posed to beat, had new candidate for
the mayoralty to talk about yesterday.
This time it is Fred Beckley whom the
office is to seek, small but busy
bunch circulating the news in hoarse
whispers that at last the Moses had
been found who could lead the Hawai-
ians to the promised land of political
patronage. 1t was stated that Beckley