The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-23
.CATHCART GIVEN
CHANGE TO SPEAK
tFrom Thursda, Advertlser.)

the appointment OF j. w. Cathcart as
Attorney General, published yesterday,
was the main political topic of CONVEX
sation during the day. A meeting of a
special committee of the executive COM
mittee, composed Of Messrs. A. +. Judd,
Harry Won Holt, F. w. Macfarlane and
C. Z. King, with Secretary Castro, was
called at noon at Republican headquar-
ters to consider the matter in the light
of the Dole statement and the known
opposition of practically every other
candidate at having Cathcart with them
on the ticket.
CT. Chillingworth and Cathcart were
before this committee for some time,
Cathcart insisting on the committee
carrying out its promise to allow him
tiser charges before taking definite
steps to either put him off the ticket
or decide to keep him on. This promise
was respected and Friday night next
arranged for the time when Cathcart
shall appear at the Orpheum to make
his denials.
Secretary Castro gave out the follow
ing announcement to the press at the
end of the meeting:
"Since the publication of the first
charges against Mr.. Cathcart, the cen
trail committee has had under consider
alton an investigation, and has also
agreed that, before coming to a eonclu'
sion, Mr.. Cathcart should be given an
opportunity to answer each and every
charge at Friday night IS meeting. And
on Saturday morning this committee is
to meet and come to definite conclu-
sion one way or another, Saturday be.
ing the last day on which nomination
papers can be fled"
, Mr.. Castro refused to state whether
the committee was considering the
names of any others for the place or
! the ticket to be vacated by Cathcart
should he be invited by the committee
to step out, but he added that there
were now several candidates available
cathcart's Reply to Dole.
Cathcart yesterday gave out the fol
: lowing statement as his answer to ths
charges of corruption made against
him by Brown and Chillingworth
charges upon which Governor Dole re
fused to appoint him Attorney Gen
!, eral:
: "The Advertiser reports the state
:, ments made by Judge Dole substantial
r ly as Judge Dole made them yesterday
but leaves out the reply made by
Judge Dole to a question that put Il
. him.
;. cat the conclusion of Judge Dole 4
. statement, l asked Judge Dole, What
Mr.. Brown said to you being hearsay
: you acted upon the word of Mr.. Chill
lingworth onlyi' Judge Dole replied
2 yes, / acted on what Mr.. Chilling
!. worth said, although it did not follow
that believed it to be true, but il
8 would have required an investigation
which I did not feel called upon I,
make at that time.'
"When sought the position of At
|. torney General became aware tina
Judge Dole had some information ap
u parently detrimental to myself OF
Q which he was relying. Governo
Dole would not tell me what his in
= formation was nor from whom he go
u it. I was not afforded any opportunit,
}. of denial and did not even know tn
nature of the charge. This is the frs
j. time have had an opportunity O.
making a denial and / do now den,
that at any time / made to Mr.. Chill
8 lingworth or any one else any PROPOSE
Q tion of making money out of Law
d breakers and those accused of erim
L by combination with the police de
. partment or with any one else or an,
o proposition or suggestion of that char
T. acter in any respect.
u "For nearly three years 1 had al
!, most the entire charge of the prosecu
ton of offenses against the Territor,
e in the Circuit and Supreme Courts
Had l wished to make money by an,
: connivance with criminals it lay with
. in my power to do so without the as
/ sistance of Mr.. Chillingworth or MI
3 Brown or the police department. En-
u tire confidence was reposed in me b,
. Mr.. Dole, the Attorney General, ant
that confidence was never in any wa,
abused by me. AS have said / hal
d entire charge of the prosecution o
offenders. The record of conviction
u will show that was diligent an,
active prosecutor; and that the rati
u of convictions was higher than that a
u any time while the Attorney General ;
=; department was conducting crimina
!, II prosecutions; I may add these convis
u tions were obtained under the mos
70 adverse circumstances.
q "JOHN w. CATHCART.
z Challenge to Advertiser.
IS Mr.. Cathcart, in addition to tn
II above statement of general denial, is
f sued the following challenges:
IS "To the Hawaiian Gazette Company
d Limited, and Walter G.. Smith.
n sin your paper, the Advertiser, yo
V refer to my libel suits against you a
n bluffs and intimate editorially tina
!; they are never to be tried, but will b
IS dropped after election.
n "There is time to try these libe
r suits or some of them before election
n Under the law you have right b
II delay, but there is no need of it. Their
l. are now four cases filed against you
e ~ hereby challenge you to an i'm
n mediate trial of any of these case
n you may choose to select, and offer I
l. go atonce before jury and give yo
e an opportunity to prove your assei
tons.
"You have repeatedly said tina
your cases are ready. You may FL
your answers instanter, waive you
y rights Of delay and go into court a
q once if you desire
Ia 81 am ready to meet the issues at
!, moments notice and my attorneys ais