The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-29

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OCT. 3.
The Republican County Committee
has begun on its work of mapping out
plans for the campaign, which is to
open up with a big ratification meet
ing on the evening of Saturday, Octo'
Der 3, at Aala Park. This meeting
will be addressed by the pick of the
Republican spellbinders and is to mark
the beginning of an aggressive cam
paign throughout the island. There
was some idea advanced Of having this
ratification meeting in the orpheum,
but this idea was abandoned as inn
practicable, that building not having
near the accommodations that will be
required for the crowd expected at the
first meeting Of the campaign.
As yet the Democrats have not de.
cided upon any of their dates, but it
is likely that they will wait until after
the meeting next Saturday night and
then try to beat it. Their Territorial
Central Committee had meeting last
night for organization and elected Ed.
Ingham, as chairman, and John Emme-
luth, as secretary.
Territorial Chairman Atkinson and
r. w. Shingle leave on Tuesday next
for the Big Island on an organization
and canvassing tour, although there is
some question among the leaders in
the county as to the advisability OF
Shingl" picking up any fight on Ha.
wai when he has one on his hands in
Oahu. 1t is stated that some think
that he had better stay here and get
into the county fight making himself
known to the Hawaiian voters, rather
month in Hawaii.
Democratic Rows.
From the reports in circulation yes.
terday it appears that the Democratic
convention was not the love feast that
the members of the party would have
the general public believe. At least
two of the defeated candidates are talk
ing and accusing the convention OF
trying to curb their ambitions by unfair
means. Fred Turrill, who made con-
test with j. j. Anderson for the nomi-
nation as auditor. states that he was
iobbed on marked ballot deal. His
remarks lose force, however, when it is
known that the Democrats had no print
ed ballots or official ballots but each
delegate wrote out his own ballot in
| HE Tho hgti mi an
of one ballot for another, under these
circumstances, appears to be perfectly
fair. Turrill is sore, however, and turn
ed down an offer on the part of his
successful rival to make him his dep
uty in event of election with the re
mark: "You won't be elected, any
how, and haven't any jobs to prom
| ise.D
Henry Vida is the other sore man
although it would be thought that Hen
ry has been beaten before so badl,
that what little turning down he go
on Wednesday would not annoy him
1t did, however, and he has been say
ing so out loud. With all the assur
ance that his weeks in the ranks Of
| Democracy had given him, he wanted
| to be a Supervisor and it took gooC
deal of scheming to keep him off the
ticket. Halemaumau has following
in the Fifth, but the way it was work
ed was to force him to seek nomi
nation from the Fourth, where he il
best known. Naturally he was defeat
ed, although by a narrow margin ant
that after recount.
Chairman Denies Fraud.
|
in the balloting for auditor" SAT-
Charles l.. Rhodes who was chairman
of the convention, sis both absurd an,
ridiculous. There were no printed no
official ballots. Each delegate wrot,
the name of the man he wanted to vot,
for on his ballot and voted it. Or hi
could accept a ballot written for hin
by somebody else if he wanted to. M
ballot that he didn't want could b'
forced on him, however, because eacl
delegate, as his name was called, cam'
forward and handed his ballot to tn,
tellers, and of course could not b'
coerced into handing to them any bal
lot he did not want.
GAS to the method of nominating
supervisors, it was adopted, on n mo
tion made in open convention and de
tbated at great length. Neither Vida
nor any of his friends nor anyone els,
suggested that the method propose'
was unfair to any candidate. The en-
tire debate ranged on whether or no
it was the best method of determinin
, the choice of the convention, and
! was carried by an overwhelming ma
jority."
The Republican Pimple.
The Republicans still have their pa
ty pimple in spite of some severe trea
ment. kaea fingers ON and refuses t
q be shook from the list of party non
r inees from the Fifth for the Hous
) He is being advised by Achi that th
party has no power to force his resil
r nation and he is taking Achi's advice
He filed his nomination papers yeste
1 day and shows no signs of yieldin
to party pressure The question az
tating Republican headquarters now
what can be done about it.
One suggestion is that the conventc
chairman could reeonvene the delegat
from the Fifth and explain to the
. that IN susnendinp the rnlps of tha IN