The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-29
INDEPENDENTS
CROWD|NC
OUT
Longs Candidacy Is
Disturbing Party
Nominees.

The politicians are treading water
| again and looking for the solid ground.
After the Democrats concluded their
convention labors and the tickets of
that party and the Republicans were
placed side by side for scrutiny, the
| leaders thought that the ante-conven-
/ tion "onfusions had been cleared up,
the Home RuleLabor party being de-
| pended upon to put up some impossi-
| bleS who would cut in very slightly
on the votes of the two main parties.
| The events of the past three days,
however, have seriously disturbed the
calculations.
The announcement of the candida
| ture of Carlos Long for the county at
| torneyship is the one that has created
| the greatest furore, especially among
the Republican straight ticket men.
With only. Edings against Cathcart,
they relied upon the party fetish to
carry their man through, but following
the announcement in the Advertiser of
Longs advent into the field. and the
straight-cut declaration on his part
that he was prepared, if elected, to
carry out the duties of the office as
they should be carried out and not
trade upon a public trust to bring
private and irregular Practise the
slump away from Cathcart has been
so pronounced, and the prospects of
Long S success so apparent, that the
weakness of the party nominee began
to be alarming.
DorcOnoI lie
commenced Immediately The Star
scented color-line plot, the existence
of which it affirms and denies with
alternative breaths. The Bulletin
bleats ''Traitor' and asserts that
"there is neither rhyme, reason nor
necessity in Longs candidacy. The
viruleuce of the attacks upon Long en-
phasze his strength and denote the
panic in the Cathcart camp.
Long, it is stated on more or less
reliable authority, will receive the en-
dorsement of the Civic Federation and
will have a stronger backing from all
classes than Iaukea had in the last
election, which, with two men in the
field against him-unless Cathcart
withdraws-assures his election.
Beckley for Treasurer.
Admiral George C. Beckley is the lat
est candidate for election honors, an
nouncing himself yesterday as an indie
pendent candidate for treasurer, making
up his mind and burning his, bridge"
behind him by calling on the newspa-
pers before he went home.
81 regard my chances for election as
particularly brilliant" :" stated the Ad>
miral yesterday afternoon. "There are
few men in Hawaii better or more fav-
orably known than [ am and none, 1
believe, who has more friends or stands
higher in the community. 1t is an
honor, of course, to the Hawaiians to
have man like me accept a political
position, and [ will get big Hawaiian
vote. The majority of the white voters
will support me, too.
Il am rather sorry now that I did
not run as Mayor, but | did not like to
go in and break up the Lane ticket
after he and his friends had worked so
hard. Then there was the matter Of
an entertainment fund. OF course, il
they wanted me for Mayor there would
have to be an entertainment fund. But
there is lots of time. This town will
need Mayor after Lane has served his
term and after [ have been acting as
Treasurer. / am a young man yet.
Il haven t anything against Trent, |
but | pay more taxes than he does and
I ought to have an office more than
him.
"The last time I was voted for here, !
in that automobile contest, [ had a /
coupon plurality of 100000. That /
shows how popular and strong [ am. If /
I only get a small part of that vote /
viii be all right.
81 don t know vet what plans I will /
make regarding my campaign. | will /
have to talk that over with my friends. !
Plenty will help me as soon as they
see I am out
The first announcement of the candl-
lacy of the fourth Independent in the
field was made at noon yesterday at
he Commercial Club. where the Ad-
niral was entertaining the members of
he Mooheau baseball team at luncheon.
The announcement was made by the (.
lost himself and in a tone that pene- l.
rated as far as the reading room.
In connection with the Admiral 5 can
idacy. it was reported yesterday that
lis name was being seriously consider
d bv the Democratic convention in
onnection with the mayOraity. The
on of Mooheau. so the story goes, was
uite agreeable to accepting nOmi-
alton. being willing to waive his Re-
ublican predictions for the time
eing. but was restrained by members
f his family.
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