The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-03-25
Liquor interests Want Senator to
Be Candidate for the
Delegateship.
OFFER MADE BY THE DEALERS
Fear of Antisaioon Legislation
Causes Wholesalers to Take
Action.

If the plans of the executive com.
mittee of the Wholesale Liquor Deal.
ers' Association do not go astray Ha.
waii will be represented in the next
congress by delegate bound hand and
soul to the liquor interests. Frank Har.
vey is the man picked out by the liquor
men, and he has already announced the
terms on which he will enter the run
ming.
On Monday the executive committee
of the Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asso.
citation held a meeting and decided upon
Harvey as the man best calculated to
contest Kuhio's reelection successfully,
and Immediately proposition was made
to the territorial senator. The liquor
men expressed their willingness to put
up The money needed to cover the ex-
penses of his campaign if he would
agree to run. Harvey took the matter
nnder consideration, and replied that
he will run, provided the liquor men
furnish enough money to enable him to
make tour of the Islands and bring
the Home Rule party into camp.
The liquor men realize that they are
facing crisis, and they are determined
to fight to the last ditch. Should the
coming plebiscite show the people Of
Hawaii to be in favor of prohibition,
the liquor men believe that they can
still prevent the passage OF a prohibi-
tion bill by the next legislature. On
the other hand, they realize that the
defeat of prohibition in the legislature
would not put stop to the agitation,
particularly should the plebiscite favor
the abolition of the liquor traffic.
1t is pretty generally conceded that
no matter what the result of the ple-
hiscite may be, the liquor question will
be reopened in congress, provided that
the next Legislature does not see fit TO
enact strict prohibition law.
1t is generally understood that Kuhio
has joined the prohibition forces and
that should the question be brought
before congress again he will be found
siding with the prohibitionists. That
the delegate would have great influence
with the federal lawmakers is conceded
and the liquor men are anxious to have
some one at Washington who will dc
their bidding.
II Dubious Concerning Link.
Just what stand Link McCandless
would take were he to succeed Kuhio
the liquor men do not feel inclined to
say, and withal there is strong feeling
that McCandless could not make tell
ing fight against Kuhio. Harvey, on
the other hand, has strong following,
and is conceded to be one of the strong
est of the Hawaiian politicians. The
liquor men feel that he could make "A
strong fight against Kuhio and that he
would stand at least reasonable show
of being elected.
Harvey himself is understood to be
confident of his ability to defeat Kuhio
at the polls if sufficient funds be avail
able to carry on campaign among the
Home Rulers. He believes that he can
draw many former Home Rulers out of
the Republican ranks and that with the
combined support of the Democratic
and Home Rule parties he can wage n
campaign which will result in victory.
The matter has been allowed to rest
Temporarily owing to the absence of
Bartlett, who is recognized as the high
chief OF the liquor interests, When
he gets back into the harness a final
agreement with Harvey will probably
be reached.
Harvey is liquor man himself and
it is believed that he could be counted
ON to fight any prohibition measure
that may come before congress. The
liquor interests have but little fear re-
garding their ability to block any pro
hibition legislation in the territorial
legislature and they believe that with
Frank Harvey serving as delegate to
congress they could make a telling fight
at Washington.
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