The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-14
POLLT It IA n s
WAR MING
Up


Inns for Sheriff and Charley Hustac'
for Treasurer is the latest slate, the
hearing of which has started the buzz
ing among the politicians. 1t is sup.
posed to be the ticket endorsed by the
business men, the msn depended upor
TO supply the sinews of war for the
the recent activity of the politicians
is to develop a showing of strength for
themselves to convince the men with
the money bags that the proposed
ticket will have as much show at the
convention or the polls as a SNOWFALL
in the depths of Halemaumau.
The slate displeases the practical
politicians very, very much. Why men
who are able to earn their own living,
should be put up for the best county
salaries is preposterous, to hear them
tell it. Nevertheless there is a chari-
ness about naming names among the
men who are working tooth and toe
nail for something, anything in fact.
In the first place the politicians have
to find out how the party stands be-
fore they commit themselves TO any
thing definite There is a feeling Of
great doubt in both wings Of the Re-
publicans and in the various branches
of the wings themselves. Whether to
fight or trade is the question.
John Wise, for one, has little hopes
of the Lane and Achi factions ever
getting together. He wishes they
would, because a united party could
command his services as their cardi-
date for sheriff United will stand,
but divided someone else can fall" is
his way of putting it,
II would go before the convention
for the nomination as sheriff If this
split in the party could be healed up,
but / am afraid it never will be- he
stated yesterday. And if it isn't fixed
up the party can't expect to elect very
much of its ticket I wouldn't leave
"a sure thing to take a nomination, any
way. Look at the way We came out
in the last election as the result OF
knitting. / think Charley Achi showed
ap as the best of them all in that
campaign. He came out openly and
told Brown he would work against him,
but some of the other leaders knitted
him in the back / don't want any Of
that kind of a deal. I could be elected
Deputy Sheriff easily enough, but that
is an office where a man cannot make
any record for himself"
At this stage in the interview Char
ley Achi hove in sight with his fingers
on his mouth This was evidently a
secret signal for Wise not to talk too
much. and the Assistant Custodian OF
the Archives walked away to enjoy the
well-earned Saturday afternoons rest
from his labors. AS he left he added
the information that he expected the
man the Democrats would put up
against him would be Jarrett. "Iaukea
has made a good record as sheriff
but a mighty poor. record as a Demo-
crat." he said. "and he won't get any
nomination again."
LINK WANTS A NEWSPAPER.
Ii. McCandless is the busy man at
nresent among the Democrats. The
new broom is sweeping clean and La
mai Link is expending great vigor in
endeavoring to enthuse his new rum
ing mates. He feels so tickled him.
self at his new convictions that he is
unselfshly endeavoring to share them
with others and has canvassed all the
defeated Republican candidates in an
effort to take them into the Demo>
cratic camp with him. So far his ef-
forts have not been very fruitful.
Not only is he willing to put his
time in proselytizing, but he is said
to be Wiling 10 COiile tuiOuSH Win NAAS
coin to aid the cause. For some time
the Democrats have been backing and
filing over the purchase of the Aloha
ANA. the Hawaiian newspaper, and
now the newcomer in the ranks is said
to have taken the matter up and made
arrangements to secure the plant and
good will of the paper to dedicate it to
Democracy. Incidentally the policy of
the Aloha Alma will be to point out
the necessity of having Delegate to
Congress who is business man and
a good fellow whom the other Con-
gressman can clap on the shoulder and
call Mac.
WILLING AND OTHERWISE.
There is hard thinking going on in
a good many other quarters. John
Hughes and E. A. c. Long shake their
heads sadly when asked if they are to
be in line again this fall. Pau for
me-" is Longs statement, but Hughes
is not as emphatic. William Aylet, is
reading law at present, hoping to find
something that will do away with the