The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-15
The New American City Government



vote actually paid out Just eighteen
dollars III the whole campaign Tor eX
penses. 1t was the first time. It was
said by an experienced observer. that
a poor man could run Tor office IN DeS
MONIES. and reta.n his independence
and seIt-reSpect.
hoItof Ia 49, 80 800 ol1+sUs ~ pol-',,,'
,,r,4 nj. - Pe ~ ..,1
dates for the FIVE offices to be filed,
representing every occupation and
every form OF doctrine from Methodlsm
to socialism As no NOMINATIONS by
political parties were allowed, the
usual political rallies died a natural
death. Instead, the various organiza-
tons Of ordinary civil life hailed the
candidates before them by invitation;
, heard them, a1d looked them over.
For ten weeks this extraordinary
campaign continued. and the seventy
. odd andldates-rangIng from Ben
LooS. the seit-appolnted - orig nal
trust buster Of Iowa, and old BIZ
BFereton' the thlck-necked alderman.
contractor To the SIX SoH nchet
nominated ny the business men-parad-
ca ID SQUADS beIofe CIVIC socleIle9,
Iaoof UNIONS women clUos. chnrches,
ana prominent associations. eXhLbltlng
themselves. and declaring, ID the
presence Of one another, why each
should De erected mere was not
voter IN the city VINO dld not nave
al nPPol unity ~ Sue anu NEAR tHe
taHuluaIes.
The Business Mems Candidates Who
Failed.
,..-
80 NJ Il, VIZ ii"u pun
nc Us p.h Iniousn the
dtuIe went SteP Iurtn1f' ana put
" ~ 'iieH I0l IHe counG- III soiHe
D.1 .ue 'o Ilau peeh u cs
-, ~ az vas Piopooeu d. hIoI
lL"' '3lIo sloui0 NC d tlohel Vi prom,
.iIeH' business men, out II was iounu
'HdV ,ne iloIe pto-il,IleAt business men
80; o,'l4 .,o' IN -oI sle oLi5es 90 me
nv iii"iI1 oeIeote" 1helu"Su d HdHu
LdetuieI; Itdiestdle agent, coal
4eaIeI, II, coIiese professor ana
la"Eef- me! we're eAceiIeht men, nnt
my eouIu sTaiIeiE oe saiu 70 represent
a ticket OF the leading business men OF
pa win me rest ol the cahoIdaIes'
maue speeches IN meetings OF the'r
W. W. az" ~, "ole .iii'Iv'la '0'S rev -1eI dS
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~ ~ 'iiI iiH"il 'ho"2H Aoui u
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'V.uIs xnose I'VE othef men:
Inc I'VE Meh Ile reople ohose'
'ohh MACY car, py dhahI nous con
sent. Is me dbitSt man active III e "
affairs III Dea MONIES, ana mas peen 1or
twenty years: lie IS a strange colhAlha
non OF patriot tneoflst aho pfactical
Po'iI'tlaH' MS III Teen ears d iHceSsanJ
pursuit OF Ihe Paoilc service corpora
ions as mayo ana councilman, can
easily pe reekohed 10 save the citIzens
+hoir r1as Tbara = 90 -
,o1i+ics he docs no+ 1,ro1r "a far,- bo
has not nIavad-ve4 a1vavs = i Nm.
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him
$50,
% ann Nd9 d niue ''eI man
ny ""u "0oii eieo'e,t "Soe99ol III 1910,
'iiN "H' ma" SUI" us &" tHt mover
no d ~ g ''iS u d9e',s9iD7 '"e pour
men proper ~ lower lHaH the property
% inc I,ch' III Iouf years OF once ne
nc - % 'He P"oi'
81. 1'i 20 Guns >" NE L'IlSs 'n5
; -, ,'''' 'i'"' '"iu"' 'Vh "' "H''h ne louIi"
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