The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-04
.HILO REPUBLICANS.
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letter was sent to Castro by Secretary
Alfonso of the County Committee:
Hilo, Hawaii, Jan. 2S, 1910.
Hon. A. d. Castro, Secretary, Terri
Norial Executive Committee Re-
publican party, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to
transmit herewith the endorsement
of Mr. Chas. r. Buckland's application
for the position therein named and beg
to assure you that his endorsement
was unanimously obtained at a full
meeting of the Hawaii County and
District Committee In view of the
fact that it has been reported in the
Honolulu and local press that Rev. 5.
l.. Desha was in Honolulu opposing
the appointment of Mr. auckland. AL
low me to state that this committee
is composed of a large majority OF
Hawaiian members and they were all
agreed in supporting Mr.. auckland.
yours Tor the u. y. r.,
G. F. ALFONSO,
Secretary of the Committee
After these messages had been sent
the politicians sat down and waited
for results, and these came in a most
Unexpected form, when on Saturday
morning a wireless announced that
Andrews had received the appoint
ment. The effect on the political gem
tlemen was magical. The storm of
couple of days ago became mere
whisper in comparison with the roar
which sounded from one end of Waia-
nuenue street to the other The fact
that Hilo man had lost the position
through the opposition Of another Hilo
man they considered CALLING enough,
but that the powers that be in Homo
lulu, after receiving such strong tes-
timonials by wireless, should not have
thought sufficient of the Hilo COM
mittees to await the mail advices from
them, which were due in Honolulu on
Saturday morning before taking final
action, was considered in the light of
an intentional slight. The committee
men said that while they did not ex-
pect that their recommendations must
necessarily be followed, still the Ho-
nolulu men might have waited to re-
ceive the committee letters, and not
absolutly ignore them. Feeling ran
very high. The secretary-of the Coun-
ty Commltte said that there would be
meeting held that evening, and a
number of the members stated that
they would favor resigning in body.
After further discussion, it was, how
ever, decided to postpone action until
after the Claudine mail had been re-
ceived on Sunday morning.
The advices received by the Claudine
somewhat reduced the tension, as it
appeared from them that the Central
Committee in Honolulu was waiting TO
heal from the Hilo committee before
taking final atcion, and that the re-
port of the definite appointment was
erroneous.
Austin received letter from j. p.
Cooke, acknowledging the receipt of
the wireless, and stating that letter
from Castro to Beers would fully eX-
plain the situation. This letter read
as follows:
Honolulu, January %, 1910.
W. II. Beers, Esq, Chairman of the
Hawaii County Committee, Hilo,
Hawaii.
Dear Sir: In a careful survey of the
general conditions affecting the local
Republican party the Executive Com
mittee of the Republican Central Com
mittee, finds that action on the part
of committees at the head of the party
is necessary at this time to begin to
shape the party for the coming cam
paign. The political status of Hawaii
require today, more than ever, the
most careful and assiduous attention
of every citizen who believes in the
preservation of our Territory's well
fare. Standing at the threshold OF
1870 we ask ourselves, as we read
and gaze over the alarming news
paper articles based on cablegrams re-
ceived from the capital of the nation,
what shall the years bring forth con-
corning our system of government and
what new forces are to inspire and
direct the Hawaiian people? OF course,
the confidence we have in the Repub-
lican party does not give us occasion
to fear of any change contrary to the
advancement Hawaii is making in its
social and political avenues, but a real