The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-04
WILL PETRIE AND
MCCLELLAN QUIT?
Move on to Get Two Democratic
SupervisoriaI Candidates
to Leave Ticket.

There is strong movement ON foot
among prominent business men to get
Leslie Petrie and W. H. Mcclellan to
withdraw from the Democratic ticket
as candidates for the supervisorial
board. The reasons given are that
their presence on the ticket, pledged to
support the Democratic platform which
is anti-immigration, is inimical to the
best interests of the Territory inasmuch
as, adding their strength to the work
for Link MeCandless for delegate TO
congress, they increase the possibility
of Link slipping into Washington and
agitating anti.immigration legislation.
The situation is made more interest
ing by the fact that both Petrie and
Mcclellan are men well and favorably
known and not without popularity. But
they are employed by corporations
which are more OF less connected with
sugar interests and sugar is far and
away the chief industry of the Terri
tory.
Leslie Petrie is with the Oahu Rail
way and Land Company, while McClel-
Ian is with the Honolulu Iron Works.
and representative business interests
are bringing it to the consideration of
the railway and the iron works that it
is inadvisable that two such men as
Petrie and Mcclellan should lend their
influence to cause opposed to immigra-
'tion and therefore to the best interests
and general welfare of the Islands.
1t is argued that THESE men, standing
as they do against immigration, since
! they are Democrats and at least sup
posed to be backing the Democratic can
didate for congress, by Withdrawing
from the Democratic supervisorial
ticket and allowing others to take their
places, others whose employment does
not represent the big concerns which
Petrie and Mcclellan represent, would
lessen the chances of the country suf-
fering so great misfortune as MeCand-
less being elected, and would strengthen
the cause of Kuhio and immigration for
which the Republican party stands.
Mcclellan, working for the Honolulu
Iron Works and running for supervisor
on the Democratic ticket, would have a
tendency to draw support from among
the many employees of the iron works,
drawing votes which might be cast for
McCandless as we'll as for Mcclellan,
since McCandless and Mcclellan stand
on the same anti-immigration platform.
The influence of a man among them
running for office would perhaps spread
to the extent of his winning votes for
Il other Democratic candidates than him.
self, for it is reasonable to suppose that
an earnest Democrat is working for the
entire Democratic ticket and not alone
for himself.
The same thing may be said of Pet
rie's influence as being candidate for
Office from among the employees of the
Oahu Railway and Land Company.
1t is sought to be shown to both
Petrie and Mcclellan that it is for the
,, welfare of the Islands, for the advance
ment of prosperity in Hawaii, for the
betterment of business and other condi
lions generally that they remove from
the voters the temptation of voting fol-
them and perhaps for others of the
same party which, chiefly through Lini
McCandless, is so violently opposed tC
the very thing upon which is based
hopes for greater, broader, richer and
happier Hawaii namely immigration.
/. Just how Petrie and Mcclellan lool
on this proposal it is difficult to say, ani
. numbers of their friends are inclined t.
: resent the idea. but it is argued thai
the situation is such that these gentle
men should be willing to withdraw theil
candidacy and allow two others of les
influence, standing for less that is de
! pendent on Hawaii IS main industry, Il
take their places.
Immigration is the main issue Of thl
campaign and the fact that two sucl
: men as Petrie and Mcclellan, by thei
candidacy, practically declare them
4 selves against immigration is considerer
regrettable.
For several days there has been con
siderable more or less indefinite tai
about Petrie and Mcclellan withdraw
: ing, but now the matter seems to b
assuming something of a more defnit
/. character.
: Practically It is proposition Of tn
: sugar interests saying to the iron work
1 and to the railway: "Why should tw
. of your best employees, whose interest
are dependent upon the prosperity o
your corporations, come out and figh
against immigration when immigratio
is what we need to develop the country
and unless we get immigration of tn
right sort the sugar business, which SUI
ports your corporations, will suffer. w
will suffer, you will suffer and they wi
suffer. viii they not withdraw and n
move an influence and an exampl
which is bound to work harm to tn
vital interests of Hawaii7p
Not only are they the sugar men VIII
take this stand, but most Of Hawaii
industries are prominently represented
And it is said that both Petrie and NJ
Clellan ara seriongly considering sacr