The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-26
RATIF F|CA ION
NEE TING
oct. ;.
Republicans to Begin
the Fight---SIams
Still Hurt.

The Republican County Committee
has begun on its work of mapping out
plans for the campaign, which is to
open up with big ratification meet
ing on the evening of Saturday, Octo.
ber 8, at Aala Park. This meeting
viii 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.
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
Shinglc picking up any fight on Ha,
wali 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
than to take two weeks out of his !
month in Hawaii.
Democratic Rows.
From the reports in circulation yes. |
ferday 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
irving 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 j,
ed ballots or official ballots but each |
delegate wrote out his own ballot in |
his seat and voted it, The substitution !
of one ballot for another, under these
circumstances, appears to be perfectly
fair. TurrilI is sore, however, and turn
ed down an offer on the part of his
successful rival to make him his dep
s1ty in event of election with the re-
mark: .'You won be elected, any
how. and haven't any jobs to prom
Use.
Henry Vida is the other sore man,
although it would be thought that Hen
nv has been beaten before so badly
that what little turning down he got
on Wednesday would not annoy him.
Tt 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 good
deal of scheming to keep him off the
ticket. Halemaumau has a following
In the Fifth, but the way it was work
ed was 10 force him to seek a nOmi-
nation from the Fourth, where he is
best known. Naturally he was defeat
ed, although by narrow margin and
that after a recount.
Chairman Denies Fraud.
'sThe suggestion of trickery or fraud
in the balloting for auditor. said
Charles L. Rhodes who was chairman
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