The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-01
Vida Playing a Part.

Henry Vida, who jumped out Of and
on the Democratic party with sudden
vipdietiveness just before the eonven
ton, is said to be in the Home Rule
Labor ranks for special purpose, hav-
ing been commissioned to get into the
party to pull it Cathcartwards if pos
sible. In this he labored hand in hand
with Achi. He had some other schemes
to work as well, some of them matur.
ing when Wise and those of that stripe
secured endorsement, others to mature
later, when he viii have succeeded in
dfsrupting the regular Home Rule end
of the fusion and thrown down all the
out-of-town candidates on the ticket.
It is stated more or less positively that
Vida got his price for going to the
convention and allying himself with the
Home Rulers.
Straight Ticketers Busy.
Among the regular party workers yes
terday there was not much sign of any
activity on the surface, but in the polit-
zeal under currents there is some
desperate work going on to stem the
tide that has set in against some of
the nominees, Cathcart particularly.
Pressure from many sides is being
brought to bear to induce Carlos Long
to get out of the fight, but Long knows
better than he is given credit for know
ing how strong his candidature is and
knows also, better than is suspected,
how weak Cathcart is in every circle
of the electorate except that circle that
hopes to bring about the good old times
that once fourished, when crime was
a revenue producer for those in a posi-
ton to profit by it. Long knows that
it is only matter of short time,
until the campaign gets active, until
the sneers of the ring and the grins
at his candidature will fade away and
stay faded. He is backed up by a
strong sentiment that viii crystalline
into substantial majority at the polls
and there is no prospect of his pulling
out of the running. IF anyone pulls
out for the sake of the party it ought
to be Cathcart There is good pros
peet that he win.
The force Of the argument being
made against Long. that he in some
way is violating a pledge and a party
rule by running, is lost when the in
quiry is made as to the party attitude
respecting Kaea. Every candidate in
the most solemn manner promised to
support the straight ticket, and
straight-ticket talk was what the party
spellbinders expected to indulge in in
the campaign. But, what about Kaea,
on the ticket as a convention nomi-
neea The party can not support him.
The leaders are trying IN every way
possible to get rid Of him. His police
court record has been looked up and
he has a string of convictions against
him that is almost a record. His name
on the ticket puts stop to straight
ticket campaigning and stiles any crit
ieism that may be raised over Long
Iaukea stock has gone up politically.
The first anna Tneemeut Of his candi-
daey came as decided surprise, and
there was little comment on his de-
cision to run except that Of surprise.
Tn the days that have elapsed since
the announcement was made, however.
the electors have had an opportunity
TO consider the matter. and the amount
of encoura cement that both Iaukea and
Monsarrat are receiving is very graft
flying. The voters have been remem-
bering that the administration OF the
police department under the present
Sheriff has been economical: that the
expenses have been reduced nearly a
third. and the work of the suppression
Of crime has been done MANY times
better than IN former administrations
that the recommendations made TO the
police bv responsible men have been