The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-06

and throw his lot in with the Demo
Gratis.
This move leaves Achi up in the
air. The men whom he has been
counting ON are mainly Vida's follow.
ers, for it was through his influence
that Achi was practically put out of
the running in the last campaign. 1t
is certain to mean that Achi cannot
hope to place a straight ticket in
the field and must throw his strength
one way or the other.
Some Republicans, who had been
counting that Achi with his Labor
ticket would split the Democratic
vote and leave them clear field,
now have this relience taken away
and find that they must start work
at once. From now one there should
be things doing politically.
When asked about his move Vida
made the following statement:
Yes, | have join the Democratic
party In fact l always have been a
! Democrat only becoming a Repub-
lican when there was no Democratic
! party in existence. | have joined
/ the precinct club of the First Pre-
cinct of the Fourth District and will
/ do all in my power to help the party
to victory. Why should l stay with
the Republican party for which
worked as hard as any man could and
then was turned down when it came
to a convention!
Il am by no means alone i'm this
change but will take many others with
me. They will be Hawaians from all
over the city. l have between fifty
and forty of the district leaders. all
Hawaiians who have promised me
their backing all through. | do not
wish to give out their names just yet
for it would get some of them into
Iouble. Many are working for Re-
! publicans, and for the Government
County or Territorial, under Repub-
licans. and how long do you suppose
they would last if their names came
out now
I'm my old district, the Fighting
Seventh as it is known, | can carry
things just as l please. 1t always
was a Democratic precinct until
went there and brought it over to the
Republican party and it will switch
back again and be stronger than it
ever was. If the Republicans can
get fifty out of the hhree hundred
votes in the Seventh they will sur
prise me.
In my last election the Republi.
cans carried the Seventh, but you
can see how things are now When
Eli Crawford, the president of the
Republican precinct club called g
meeting a little while ago he could
only get six men together. | under
stand that he says that he is getting
tired and is liable to give up the posi-
ton, mo-
THE Republicans may be strong
in the Fourth, but when it comes tC
the candidates at large, they will be
beaten every time. There is nothing
to stop the Democratic party from
carrying its ticket with almost a clean
sweep. Achi has very little left. We
were thinking of going in with HIM,
but that Isl all off and he has but a
handful of voters left. The Labor
party movement is dead as a door
nail. His strength might have
amounted to something if he had
joined with us and a ticket nominal
ed which would split the two other
parties votes, but even then he could
not elect anyone, so we would not
get in with him.
Il am sorry that you got on tC
this just now as l am not quite ready
to give out the names of the men
whom | have behind me. They are
all men who have attended the Re
publican conventions regularly anC
can control big vote among the Ha
waians. | shall be able to give Out
more few weeks"