The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-13
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cit seems to me. in view of the fight
that is being made here on our Sena-
torial ticket, that the Democrats have
hopes of securing control of this branch
Of our Legislature, which would be a
calamity to the Territory. and some
thing which, from a business stand
point at least, the commercial interests
of Honolulu ought to prevent.
"The same business proposition is
presented in the superyisorial fight
Here we have. practically, corpora
tion with an income of million dol
lars a year, and those on the board of
control, the Board of Supervisors, must
he known good men. When the Re-
politicians have been able to present the
names of men like Norman Watkins,
Dan Logan, Aylett, Kane, Jim Quinn
and AHA, the supervisorial ticket
should secure the business support. The
coming two years are going to be
fraught with Importance to this city
and much will depend upon those in
control whether we are going to reap
all the benefit of what is coming our
way or not.
q For myself, I am proud of the SUI
pervisorial ticket we have, and / con
slider that the convention has done.
good work in bringing out the men it
has, and the Republican supervisorial
candidates deserve and should have the
support of the solid men of the COM
munity.
81 am going TO tour Hawaii for the
party with Stephen Desha. Hawaii. al
Ha FroE, hot 81 nd
are each day more encouraging, is still
our weakest spot and | want to work
there for the county ticket and more
particularly for Kuhio. His election
lust now is more important than it
has ever been before This is for the
business men, too. who should remem-
Der that next year viii be year Of
tariff revision. That revision viii be
done by a Republican Senate, there IS
no question about that, and how nee
essary it is for the business interests
of this Territory that we have Dele
gate in Congress in political symPa-
thy with the revisionists. 1t is vital
" important that Kuhio be returned,
as he undoubtedly will be if those who
should work for him do 50 and do not
take his election for granted and wake
up too late The campaign is by no
means sure.
81 feel that I am leaving affairs
here in good hands. Charley Chilling
worth will do the work that I had
planned. and with work Oahu is safe.
Ny last word is. however, to work
without cessation to see that three Re-
publican Senators go to the Leglsla-
FROM Oah n -
Kaea Told He is Not Wanted.
The Republican County Committee
took an important, although belated,
step yesterday at its noon meeting
when the members of the executive
committee adopted a resolution giving
Candidate George Kaea until this
morning to choose whether he should
resign from the ticket or be put off.
Up until last night he had accepted
neither alternative, pFeferring TO hang
on by hook or crook.
81 have been told that WASH t
wanted on the ticket, he said last
night. after he had spoken at the rally
at Palama. but I have not decided
vet. I will decide in the morning. I
do not see why I am not wanted.
Haven t / told them that / have re-
formed7 To prove how 7 have reform
ed I am helping the police now to ar
rest the Cinnamon who are selling ava.
Doesn' t that show that l am on the
side of the law?'
Considering that Kaea himself is IN
the ava selling business, being part
ner in the only ava license on Oahu,
his interest in informing on Chinese
ava sellers who have no license indi-
Gates that his recent desire to assist
the forces of the law and order is not
altogether devoid of self-interest.
This morning, unless the gambler
candidate decides that he can not be
elected with his party executive against
him and consents TO withdraw, the
gordian knot viii be cut, and he viii