The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-21

that he was opposing Andrews in Ma
noa because he worked for prohibition.
Cohen announced that he failed to see
what damaging admission that might be
against Andrews.
Bartlett's Affidavit.
Bartlett of the brewery then stated
his charge against Andrews He read an
affidavit to the effect that he had called
on Andrews at Andrews request and
that Andrews had offered to turn traitor
20 the Republican party for twenty five
hundred dollars. The affidavit was:
Ito Suit the Climate
"Charles G. Bartlett, being first duly
sworn, on oath deposes and says: That
/ he is and during all the times herein
after mentioned was the treasurer and
manager of the Honolulu Brewing and
Mailing Company. Ltd, a corporation
organized under the laws of the Terri
tory of Hawaii. for the purpose, among
other things of the manufacture and
sale of malt liquors, and that the brew
cry and principal place of business of
said company is at Honolulu, City and
County of Honolulu, Territory afore
said
''That afiant is also and during all
the times hereinafter mentioned was
the vice president and a member of the
executive committee of the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers Association of Ha-
wall, a corporation organized for the
mutual protection Of the wholesale
liquor dealers of the Territory of Ha-
wall;
"That during all the times herein
after mentioned there was pending in
the congress of the United States bill
to provide for a plebiscite in the Ter,
ritory of Hawaii for the voters to de-
eide whether or not the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors should
be prohibited by law in said Territory
the senate having reported favorably
upon said bin and it then being under
consideration by a committee of the
house of representatives.;
, "The one, Lorrin Andrews, is ar
'attorney-at-law with Offices upon the
, date hereof in the Yokohama Specie
, Bank building in said Honolulu, and
, formerly on the third floor Of the judo
building in said Honolulu;
"That the said Lorrin Andrews is
, and during all the times herein men
+ toned was the assistant secretary OF
the Republican Territorial Contra
, Committee, and as affiant is Informed
, by the said Andrews, has for over one
year last past worked and endeavore(
| diligently and assiduously to reha bill
5 tate the Republican party in the Terri
' tory of Hawaii by reorganization Of
the precinct clubs, encouragement an6
enlistment of party workers and the al
laying Of dissatisfaction among the
rank and file of voters, to the result
: and with such success, as affiant wa:
informed by the said Andrews, that he
the said Andrews, personally. could con
4 troll the next Republican primaries held
. in the City and County of Honolulu
2 and that he could control the Repub
r lean votes in every precinct within
said city and county with the exception
of four precincts, and that he. the sale
Andrews. by reason thereof, would bt
the leader in and absolutely control the
I next Republican county convention OF
the City and County of Honolulu tC
the extent of individually, ar itrarily
and absolutely naming in advance the
nominees of such conventions;
''That the foregoing information con
corning the political success and power
of the said Andrews was impaired tC
, affiant by the said Andrews under the
, following circumstances:
"This affiant, being notified by !. c.
Cohen, Esq, representing himself t.
come from the said Andrews and tc
have been sent by him, that he. the said
Andrews, desired to see affiant, on or
about the thirtieth day of March. A. D
1910, called upon the said Andrews in
mis- said office in the Judd building
whereupon the said Andrews discoursed
at length upon his control of the Re
publican party machine, as hereinbefore
stated. and then and there further in
formed atfiant that !. ?. Cooke, Esq,
whom this atfiant knew to be an acting
land influential worker in the Republican
party, a well as one Of its most i'm
portant avenues of financial assistance,
was insisting that the Republican party
indorse prohibition within the Territory
of Hawaii. and that the leaders of the
party start movement for the adoption
hy the next Republican territorial and
county conventions of a prohibition
plank IN the party platform. and that
ne, the said Andrews. feared that if
sand Cooke : request were rejected that
the said Cooke would refuse further
financial assistance and could prevent
hnanc'al assistance from others. that
ne, the said Andrews, desired to be