The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-07-19
Would Welcome MOtt-Smith If
Cupid Did Not Care to Be
Again a Candidate.
KuHIO SURE OF REELECTION
Andrews Points to Cupids Work
at Washington and Asks How
1t Could Be Bettered.

"Highly as 1 respect Mr.. Mott-Smith
and much as would appreciate his ac-
tive participation in politics, 1 do not
believe that he should be either asked
or forced into allowing his name to be
used in connection with the delegate
ship said Lorrin Andrews, the active
Republican worker, yesterday.
Mr.. Andrews, like the majority of
Honolulans, was interested in the news
that there are number of persons who
believe that the secretary of the Terri.
tory, at present the acting-governor,
should be asked to allow his name to
be used as a possible head for the Re-
publican territorial ticket this fall, but
he is not inclined to take much stock
in the statement that the chances for
the reelection of Kuhio are any slim
mer now than they were two years ago.
"The Republican party, as a party,
has not declared itself on the prohibit
tion issue,' he says, "and consequent
ly can not see how or why whatever
attitude Kuhio may take on the ques-
tion of prohibition should affect his
political chances. Some few months
ago, when Kuhio expressed desire to
drop out of politics so far as seeking
reelection was concerned, the party
leaders united in urging him to allow
his name to be used as the man to run
against McCandless. After urging, he
agreed. His acceptance of what was
practically a pledge of denomination
was hailed by the party as good news.
That acceptance holds him to the party
now and also pledges the party to him.
sn
ton with q record for the last session
that was not equaled by any one of
the other delegates in congress. He
got everything we asked for in the way
of appropriations and practically all
the general legislation we asked for.
The amendments to the Organic Bill
were fought for by him skillfully on
the floor of the house; he made manly
fight for the suspension of the Coast
wise Law and succeeded in having the
matter left alive to be taken up again;
he prevented the passage of federal
prohibition law, as requested by the
commercial bodies, and had the matter
referred to the people here.
81 can not see what the party could
gain by throwing Kuhio overheard, and
1 see much that the party would lose.
Personally am for Kuhio, and when 1
say that 1 am sure it will be understood
that in no way place myself in oppo-
sition to Mr.. Mott-Smith. {
"Kuhio is certainty and a good
one; Mott-Smith is only possibility
politically, however good possibility
he may be-"
Other Politicians Agree.
The sentiments expressed by Mr.. An
drews found general agreement among
the Republican leaders on the street
yesterday, among whom The Advertiser
story of the Mott-Smith possibility was
much discussed.
"I have talked with a good many
of the Republican leaders," said Joe
Cohen, "and can not locate any of
the anti-Cupid sentiment the papers
have been talking about. If we go
into the fight this fall with Cupid head
ing the ticket, we stand every chance
of making clean sweep especially
here in Oahu. Cupid is stronger, to
my way of thinking, than he ever was
and as certain of reelection. The
party would be foolish to turn nm
down until he wants to quit the game.
He has made more than good at Wash
ington and ought to be kept there." "