The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-26
RATIFICATION MEETING
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of the convention, sis both absurd and
ridiculous. There were no printed nor
official ballots. Each delegate wrote
the name of the man he wanted to vote
for ON his ballot and voted it. Or he
could accept ballot written for him
bv somebody else if he wanted to. No
ballot that he didn' want could be
forced on him, however, because each
delegate. as his name was called, came
forward and handed his ballot to the
telIers. and of course could not be
coerced into handing to them any bal
lot he did not want.
GAS to the method of nominating
it was adopted on mo-
ton made in open convention and de-
bated at great length. Neither Vlda
nor any of his friends nor anyone else
suggested that the method proposed
was unfair to any candidate. The en-
tire debate ranged on whether or not
il was the best method of determining
the choice of the convention, and II
was carried by an overwhelming ma
jority.'
The Republican Pimple.
The Republicans still have their par
tv n;mpIe in spite of some severe treat
ment. haea fingers on and refuses 10
he shook from the list of party NOM
inees from the Fifth for the House.
He is being advised by Achi that the
nartv has no power TO force his reslg-
nation and he is taking Aehi s advice.
He filed his nomination papers yestef-
day and shows no signs OF yleldlhg
to party pressure. The question a9i-
tating Republican headquarters now IS
what can be done about it.
One suggestion is that the convention
chairman could reconvene the delegates
from the Fifth and explain to them
that in suspending the rules OF the con-
vention and nominating kaea an Illegal
act was done, inasmuch as the fuleS
were of the whole convention ana not
within the power of district conVeh-
ton to suspend. This, however, would
throw out the nomination of Correa ana
Kama. who were nominated under the
same SUSPENSION of rules. There was,
evidently. some idea of beating Correa
on the part of a good many of the
Fifth delegates and the leaders do not
want to run any chances by having
his nomination again in jeopardy, White
the same applies to Kama s nomination.
Another suggestion is to allow Kaea
so do as he wants, now that ne mas
filed his nomination papers, but TO eX-
clude him from party assistance, keep
him off the platform at the party rallies
and generally force him to run, If ne
continues in the field, as an independ-
ent. while his place on the ticket could
be filed through nomination by petit
ton. Some. who place the scramble
for votes ahead of the appearance OF
the ticket, fear that any drastic steps
against the crapshooter and convicted
gambler will lose the party what few
votes he may control. These advise
temporizing with the stubborn candl-
date for the meanwhile and trusting to
some possible good fortune to rid the
party of him without friction before his
name goes on the printed ballot.
After Marston Campbell.
It was currently reported yesterday
that one of the questions that Will be
asked the various Senatorial candidates
by large number of the Hawallans
is in regard to their position respecting
the confirmation of Marst0n Campbell
as Superintendent of Public Works. The
worst the Hawaiians seem to have
against Campbell is that he is hookano,
a literal and free translation of which
is that he is stuck on himself. just
how such an impression prevails can
not be understood among those who
know Mr. Campbell at all Intimately,
but that it does and that the matter
has already been brought to the at
tention of some of the Senatorial can
didates is certain. At least one of
these candidates, John Hughes, has re-
fused to trade promise to vote against
Campbell for votes at the polls and it
is likely that the others will follow his
lead
1t is expected that there will be the
usual attack during the election and
afterwards in the Senate on some of
the departmental heads. IF it were
otherwise there would be occasion for
surprise This time, in addition to the
Department of Public Works, an attack
is planned on the Treasury, the Land
Department and the Board of Health,
all on general principles. Tt is quite
possible, according to the opinions of
some of the party leaders, that the
attack on the Frear administration will
be more general than usual. on the sug-
SSotiob. pfubdbiN, tbdl the senate nav
ing power is bound to show it in some
way.
Maui Nominations.
WAILUKU, September 24.--The Re-
publican convention has renominated l.,
NJ. Baldwin for treasurer, Charles vii
cox for auditor. W. T. Kaae for eoanty
clerk, and w. E, Saffery for sheriff.
Ex-Judge John w. Kalua has been
nominated for county attorney
For supervisors the convention nom
mated r. A. Wadsworth of Waikiki,
w. Henning, member of the present
board, from Lahaina, and T. T. Meyer,
| also on the present board, for Molokai.