The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-07-15
EXPECTED DENIAL
GAME PROMPTLY.
Liquor Dealers Deny AChi Deal,
but Find Community Is From
the "ShOw Me" State.

As was to have been expected, the
report that the liquor dealers and Char.
ley Achi had formed an alliance often.
sive and defensive, first to carry the
plebiscite for booze and next to carry
the Republican primaries, has brought
forth vigorous denial. The Adver.
tiser appreciated the fact that denials
Of stories is a part of the antiprohibi.
ton campaign and prepared to meet
one by not publishing all it knew con.
corning this nice little scheme to run
things.
The Advertiser did not say, for in
stance, that it had frst-hand informal
ton from the meeting held on Sunday
in Achi Is house, when Achi urged the
runners of the liquor dealers to activity
and impressed upon them the necessity
for working for the Achi interests at
the same time. The Advertiser did not
tell how Charley Clark, in the office of
the city clerk, before number of wit
nesses, boosted of the alliance made
between the liquor dealers, whose
special agent he is, and the Achi fac
tion, whose chief lieutenant he was dur
| ing the last election, when he and Achi
bolted the party and worked for the de-
vt of Norman Watkins and John
Hughes. The Advertiser did not tell
If the speech Clark made on Saturday
afternoon at the fshmarket, when he
announced that he and his followers
were in the Republican party again to
run it in the interests of the liquor
dealers, because the prohibitionists were
trying to kill the party.
This was deserved, waiting for the
denial to be published in the liquor
dealers organ yesterday, which came
along, just as expected, but somewhat
weak. The blow given the schemers
has been, apparently, in spot that took
ell the wind away for the time being.
The fact that Isaac Cockett, saloon
keeper and member of the liquor deal
ers' executive campaign committee, is
being touted now as a party candidate
for the house from the fifth, looks as
though the members Of that committee
were only working at present to carry
the plebiscite, as they virtuously de-
clare.
Formal Denial.
The Advertiser has received formal
denial of the Booze-Achi combine, as
follows:
Editor Advertiser:-R Referring to the
article that appears on page one of
your issue of even date, in which you
claim that "the executive committee
of the liquor dealers have combined
with Mr.. Achi, I" we would on behalf of
said executive committee say: That
neither the committee individually OF
az whole, nor any of the members
thereof Individually or as a body, have
made any combination with Mr.. Aehi
AS you doubtless know, we are de-
voting our whole attention to the com
ing plebiscite, and at the present time
are not paying any attention to politics
We would ask you to give this denial
the same prominence as your report on
the supposed combine. Yours faith
fully, CHAS. G. BARTLETT,
GEO. j. O'NEIL
pt will be noticed that Isaac Cockett
a member of the committee, is not one
of the signers. Jack Scully's name like
wise is lacking, as is also that of Char
ley Mccarthy. Mccarthy, of course
would never be suspected of trying ia
get the liquor dealers strength for the
Democrats.
Taking it all in ALL the liquor deal
ers have to show the community thai
the appearances against them are only
a series of unfortunate circumstances
otherwise they will find the straight
Republicans to be from Missouri. Thc
Clark Wise-Achi- Coekett combination il
rather damning evidence, and it viii
IKE more than written denials to max,
it appear other than an ugly attemp
to wreck the Republican organization