The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-28

Republican Party in Hilo Dis
trlct Now Said to Be
Badly Split.

HILO, May %. The Herald SAYS:
republican politics on this island. and
particularly in North and South HilO.
have at present is little semblance of
organization as could possibly be I'M
a8lned. In the first place, the fact that
campaign manager has been elected
gave good deal Of confidence to the
leaders on both sides, it being felC that
Carl Smith had a strong enough per
sonaity and sufficient political sagacity
to control the situation. Unfortunately.
ever since his being chosen to this posi-
ton he has been in attendance on Judge
Matthewman s court in Kailua, and has
been too busy to do much in politics on
this side of the island.
The result of this has been that the
reins of control, which had not yet been
firmly grasped by the campaign man
ager, slipped out Of his hand, and two
of the local leaders have promptly start
ed again an old fight in a way which is
even more bitter than usual and threat
ems to invade the harmony of the entire
campaign. The recent break was made
by Stephen Desha in Honolulu, when he
announced that he was candidate for
the house, but that if Jim Lewis should
get the nomination for supervisor he
/ would fight him, party or no party.
Naturally such an announcement on
the part of Desha was of interest to
Lewis. He and his friends have been
so much interested, in fact, that they
have been heard TO mention Desha s
name a number of times, and not always
| in the most complimentary manner. Up
to the time that Desha made his break
/ in Honolulu, Lewis was not particularly
/ anxious for the nomination for super
visor In fact, he would not have been
+ candidate in all probability, but now
/ things have changed.
The question which the Lewis partl-
sans are talking over, according to their
statements, is whether to beat DeSna
! before or after the convention. They
state that they can do either, but that
! it is simply a question Of when VIII
/ hurt most, and when the one IS decided
| on with the biggest sting in 1t that Will
/ be the plan of campaign. They say that
they have the forces to put either plan
| through. but don't want to talk TOO
much as yet.
The fight is one which virtually runs
back to the election of two years ago
and to which a great amount OF fuel
was added during the recent VISIT OF
/ National Committeeman HOlstein. The
latter gave ont an interview for pub
LEGATION which was strongly against the
ILewis-Lvman faction and which was
considered as very ilI-timed by many
/ Republicans. He did this, it is under
stood, through the remembrance that
Lewis and his friends failed to give
the full support Of their votes and IN
huence to kuhi0 two years ago, eVi
IDENTIFY thinking that by using WhiE
early in the game he could bring the
b!acksliders into line. Instead OF haE
mo had this effect the two factions are
at still more open war than ever before
and Kuhio seems to be the one Wh'
will suffer. In the meantime the Dem
ocrats and Home Rulers are watchIn:
with broad grins the fighting IN tn
| Republican camp, which seems TO max
the way clear for their success.
Two other places where the ctfec
Will be seen are III the elections Of tn
county sheriff and county attorney. Il
the first named office, Pua IS by IL
means as strong a he was two year
ago. while KeoIamui has grown il
: strength. as a candidate who has beet
remaining quiet for two wears i boun
TO. The d.ssensiou in the Republican
ranks viii aid the Home Ruler, with
out question. The Democrats look 70
C good things in the county attorne
: fight. 1t seems quite certain that tn
Incumbent, W. II. Beers viii
/ be the Republican candidate. Tn
present deputy. ". II. Heen, is slate
? for the Home Rule nomination. Wit
, the fight among the Ropublicans-am'
the split which Heen and Beers VII
make in the Hawaiian vote. It look
as though the Democrats, if they cho~
- strong man, wou'd have goo'
chance to win out.
The only salvation fer the Repub
! Iican party which can be seen AZ p'e,
eut in North and South HIo a least
is for some one to force Withdrawal
Of the names Of both Lewis and Desha
, This move might bring about peace
but a- long rs both are in the field to
- office there il little chance of harmony