The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-23

Further and unanswerable proof of
he Democratic-Liquor Dealers eombi
iation to split the Republican party
organization was brought out yesterday
It the adjourned meeting of the Repub-
lean executive committee, held TO hear
he " charges" against LOrrin Andrews,
he assistant secretary and organizer Of
he party.
Ahidavits, which were denounced as
absolutely false by the ones concerned
n the charges made, were produced, one
igned by G. G. Bartlett, manager Of
he Honolulu Brewery, and another
igned by the five members Of the anti.
prohibition campaign committee - Col.
}. ]. Mccarthy, r. ]. Buehly, George
b'Neil, Jack scully and c. G. Bartlett.
Jne charged Andrews with offering to
throw down" Joe Cooke and the Re
publican prohibitionists for consid
ration Of twenty-five hundred dollars,
he other contained a reported state
nent made by j. G. Cohen to the effect
hat he knew Andrews would sell out a.
his price.
In support of these the committee
vas addressed by Buchly and Bartlett,
Who sent their man Friday, John Wise,
put to bring the chairman of the Demo.
,ratie territorial committee in to help
1--WE weight to their charges against
she Republican committee official.
Colonel Mccarthy openly announced
hat he had had one Of the affidavits
ocked up in his safe for months, say
ng nothing about It and waiting until
nc could use it during the campaign
against the Republican party.
Out Of the mess emerged the fact
that the sum of five hundred dollars
passed in March last between Cohen
and Andrews. Neither denied this
transaction, Andrews stating that this
amount was paid him as Cohen % attor.
ney in personal matter, a statement
that Cohen confirmed. Andrews again
tated emphatically that he had never
Received cent from Cohen for political
purposes, in spite of all the attempt
made to show that this five hundred
yas given him to do politics for Cohen
Andrews scored heavily when he de-
lea anyone to produce anyone to say
that ne had ever worked for Cohen
politically. The only one who took uT
the dare was John Wise, who stated
hat he had refused an offer from An
lrews of $50 a month to work fol
Cohen because the offer was not big
enough AS everyone present knew
Wise and his price, this statement came
rs a relief, affording an opportunity fol-
smile.
Crowded Meeting.
The little room used as Republican
Headquarters was jammed at noon wheI
the meeting was called TO order, thu
majority of those present being liquol
men or those in their employ, including
Wise and four representatives Of thu
Bulletin. During the course of thu
meeting n boy from the brewery wa
introduced as a star witness, his stun
having been to snoop over Andrews
,houlder and read a letter that An
drews held in his hand. His keyhol
activity won him great acclaim from
Buchly and Bartlett, who produced hin
with a flourish before the COMMITTEE
yesterday.
Buchly opened the attack by reading
an affidavit in which he and the othe
members of the liquor dealers commit
tee stated that Cohen had told then
that Andrews price for treachery II
the Republican party would be twenty
Ave hundred dollars. Buchly relate'
what he said were the circumstance
under which the statement was made b.
Cohen.
The affidavit read:
Short but Hardly Technical.
"Territory of Hawaii, City and Coun
by of Honolulu, IS.
6Ouestion asked by Buehly:
"Joe, has Lorrin Andrews agreed o.
condition Of receiving $4,000 from you
that he will throw down j. p. Cook
and work the Republican party in fayo
af the liquor interestsf
"Answer by Cohen;
HYes he has promised TO do this.
Honolulu, June 18th, 1910.
HThe above Is the conversation he'll
between Cohen and Buehly in the pres
ence Of
"RUDoLPH ]. BUCHLY,
&C. J. MCCARTHY,
"JNO. T. SCULLY,
"GEo. j. O'NEL,
&C. @. BARTLETT.
"Subscribed and sworn TO before m
this the 18th day Of August, ann
domini, 1910, by r. ]. BUchly, G.
MCCARTHY, Jno. T. Scully, Geo.