The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-05
ANDREWS AND COHEN
REPLY TO INSIUNATIONS
CFrom wednesday Advert ser, J.,

It is still the silly season in politics.
Otherwise newspaper with any sense
of proportion would not continue to
decorate its front page with Achi and
Wise interviews concerning "plots'
and "intrigues and other horrors of
the imagination. Yesterdays sensation
consisted in the publication of a mum.
Der of charges against Lorrin Andrews
and J. c. Cohen, with the editor OF
The Advertiser implicated.
If it were not for the fact that
there are two or three of the presumed
leaders among the liquor men of Homo
lulu still determined to force the liquor
question into politics, in an endeavor
to control both the Republican and
| Democratic organizations, the charges
would not be worth replying to, com
ing as they do out of the mouths of
discredited men and appearing in the
columns of a newspaper so approach
able as the one printing them.
Those who are able to read between
the lines appreciate the fact that this
is the last kick of the old gang, the
gang that put yellow dogs of the Kaea-
Holt,Wise complexion on the ticket
last election and split the party open.
| If Menerally supposed that the Bulle.
iHment repairing to follow the scent OF
" sold hess' moneybags into the fold
Ihlthev }cracy, to go along with the
Al1o n,iII- Clark combination, accord,
ing G,oaain5a directions of the liquor in,
terelTLS no other way can its pres.
ent ne de toward the appointed
head y tlHle Republican party be ac'
Yenege g., in the yellow dog organ,
Wise Iilafeg number of accusations
against Andrews, which Andrews an
swers in the following statement:
"The statements attributed to John
Wise in yesterdays Bulletin are mix
ture of truth and falsehood," he said,
''I did have conversation with Mr.,
Wise n few days ago in which the sum
of one hundred dollars was mentioned
as a monthly salary for him under the
following circumstances:
"When l was first appointed by the
territorial committee as assistant secre-
tary in charge of the political affairs,
it was stated in the newspapers that !
was to have a Hawaiian assistant Mr.
Wise at that time called upon me and
applied for the position, stating that
he would be willing TO take it for 500
a month.
"After conference with the sub.
committee of the central committee, /
found that they diu not care to allow
so large a sum for a Hawaiian assist.
ant, and it was stated that they did not
think such an expense should be in
cured until the real opening of the
campaign, when the matter could be
brought up again by myself, if 1 felt
the need of such an expense. / eX-
planned this matter to Mr.. Wise and
the matter dropped. Some days after
the plebiscite, L met Mr.. Wise on the
street in front of the postoffice. He
said he was doing nothing, and asked
me if | knew of anything in sight for
him. l stated to him that the position
of Hawaiian assistant for the territorial
committee had never been filed, that
we would shortly open Republican head.
quarters; that l would submit the mat.
ter to the treasurer of the central com
mittee if he wished, and see if could
obtain the position for him if he cared
to accept it, and that if he called at
my office within few days we would
talk the matter over. AS he did not
call the matter dropped there. The
conversation with Mr.. Wise lasted only
a few seconds. 1 never asked John
Wise if the liquor interests of the city
would stand by me to enable politics
to be done, or made any statement tc
him concerning the liquor interests.
''The work that Mr.. Wise was to dc
would have been the ordinary work il
charge of headquarters beginning witl
: the opening of registration.
Ridiculous Charge.
! cit is not true that Cohen or any
other candidate has been supplying mC
with funds. The statement is ridicu
lOus on its face. Mr.. Cohen, like ;
great many other active workers in tn,
Republican party, is often in consul
! tatiOn with me about political affairs
! but neither he nor any other party can
didate will or can say that l hav
!, agreed to deliver any nomination Il
,, him, or to any one, or that 1 have don
, more than suggest that they go out ant
ascertain their strength before the pee
a pie, and that if nominated by the con
vention, would give them the best sup
port in my power.
~ never asked Senator Achi to sup
port Cohen, or any other man for sena
tor, but 1 did ask Senator Achi if h
would support Judge Weaver for count
4 attorney. l called upon Senator Ach
as | have called upon numerous citizen