The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-11-10


found either knew anything about this
wonderful discovery, nor could see how
it could affect the result.
Biclxne1l Makes a Gain.
Kahuku precinct, the Fourth of the
Fifth District, which failed to send in
its official returns to County Clerk Ka-
lauokalani, was recorded in that office
yesterday morning when a clerk, who
had been sent after them, returned with
the package. The count of them gave
Bicknell, auditor, fifty more votes. In
getting the return Wednesday by
phone, it sounded like twenty-three.
The official returns were seventyt three.
Dwight's Statement.
Chairman Hustacc of the Board of
supervisors said yesterday that there
was some misunderstanding among the
public as to just when Supervisor
Dwight made his statement about Lane.
on Wednesday evening Some thought
1T was made during the session of the
Board of Supervisors held that evening.
AS matter of fact Mr.. Dwight made
his statement before the meeting. and
while he was in the office of County
Clerk Kalauokalani. Nothing was said
during the meeting of the Supervisors,
but after adjournment, Dwight called
several people and putting his hand on
Mayor-elect FERNS shoulder made the
statement concerning Lane. The Board
of Supervisors meeting was rot inter
rupted during its business discussion.
The Dwight-Lane- Nagaran Fernandez
controversy is becoming a sort of end
less chain matter. Explanations are
still being made. The Bulletin yester.
day had the following story:
Sam Dwight, against whom Nagaran
Fernandez directed his call,down YES.
terday afternoon, wants to be clearly
understood that he does not want to
be dictated to by anyone, especially
n. Fernandez, relative to the running
of the affairs of his precinct. of which
he (Dwight) is president.
1.-THE whole trouble began with the
appointment of an outsider as clerk
for the judges of the Eleventh Pre-.
cinct of the Fifth" said Dwight to.
day "The appointment of Edwin
Fernandez as clerk of my precinct
made me sore. Fernandez does not
belong to my precinct, but according
to my information, his appointment
was recommended and urged by Nag.
aran Fernandez and other Republican
leaders, as result of which he was
given the job as clerk. There are
many competent men in my precinct
to perform the duty of election clerk;
but they were ignored entirely, and
Edwin Fernandez, an outsider, was ap.
pointed instead.
In this connection, ], as president
of the precinct, recommended that
Harry Auld or Benjamin Kane be ap.
pointed as clerk. This matter was re.
ported to Frank Fernandez. a member
of the County COMMITTEES, with in.
structiops to get the. approval of the
committee. When the matter was
discussed by the committee, it is said,
Frank Fernandez was made to with.
draw his support in favor of Aud and
Kane and approve the appointment
of Edwin Fernandez as clerk"
Nagaran Fernandez, it is said, was
responsible for Edwin's appointment.
Other Republican leaders, at the re.
quest of N. Fernandez, also took
hand in this appointment and hence
Edwin Fernandez got the plum. Harry
Auld and Benjamin Kane We're great.
ly disappointed.
"I would have been. satisfied,n con.
tinued Dwight, chad one of the men
from my precinct been appointed as
clerk. / am opposed to appointing an
outsider, no matter who he is, when
there are men here who can do the
work equally as well as Edwin. AS a
Republican-for / have been and am
still Republican, believe in treat
ing man right.
"N. Fernandez evidently thought at
the time that he could run my pre-.
cinct as he saw fit, but l, for one, do
not want toibe taken as n mere figure
head. He WIS greatly mistaken in
that connection. In order to even up
with him, l decided to knife the man
he was backing, in order to show him
that l had some influence over the
men of my precinct. got down to
business and did the knitting resulting
in the defeat of his man. Lane.
"The trouble with N. Fernandez is
that he thinks that he is the only man
in the Fifth that can do politics. His
work with the Republican party so far