The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-01-28
MANY GROOMING
FOR MAYORALTY
Republicans Believe Many Good
Candidates Available for
Nomination.

Republican party starts the Office of
mayor out to hunt the man. The office
will not stray far before it tangles up
on some of the lightning rods peeping
coyly out.
Fern is devoting about three.ffths
of his official time and four-fifths of
his official salary in demonstrating to
J the voters that so far as there being
any necessity for change in the
mayoralty there is nothing to it, He
party and is now doing all that lies
within one mans power to make GER
| tain his reelection. AS the landlord
| of several tenements that house four
hundred voters, as high chief of about
all the Hawaiian societies there are of
both sexes, as one who draws down
enough in salary to have a little bit
left over at the end of every month
and as the possessor of gold headed
cane, Fern naturally believes that his
title is clear to two years more in the
city hall.
The Republicans are beginning to
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sizing up the available timber in their
own ranks. OF the three candidates
for the nomination in 1908, Hustace,
Lane and Lucas, it is thought that two
would give a consent to have their
names considered this year These are
Hustace and Lane. The plain speakers
in the party say that Fern would beat
Lane again and beat him by many
times the majority of the last contest.
Lane has many strong supporters and
many strong opponents in the party,
with partisans so strong in both camps
that the attempt to nominate him again
this year will prevent the harmony that
is essential to success. If Lane would
announce himself as out of the run
ming, his followers would doubtless stay
in and work for the success of the
ticket while if he should force his way
to nomination, SO it is said, the oppo-
sition within the party would be so
strong that Fern would have a walk
away.
Hustace's chances are brighter.
: There are many who were exceedingly
touchy on the mayor question after
the last county convention and these
are still of the opinion that Hustace
defeated made better impression than
, Lane nominated. There is a strong
I feeling running that Hustace would
have won the last election if given a
chance and the chance may come this
year. There are others in the party
, who see in Hustace the one man who
could beat Trent for the treasurer IS
position and when it became known a
few days ago that the former chairman
of the supervisors was resigning from
the Bank of Hawaii it was decided in
many quarters that he would be an
available and a successful candidate
! for treasurer.
Jim Quinn is another possibility and
+ his record as chairman of the roads,
> bridges and parks committee of the SUI
!. pervisors is being referred to to show
, how ably he could hold down the job
, in which there is no committee work
to do, or anything else, so far as has
been ascertained since January l, 1909.
Many would regret seeing Quinn de-
Gliding to leave the board and handing
the direction of the road work over
, to someone else. For reelection to his
If he goes out after the higher and
easier job he will have strong opposi-
tion.
Outside of the present municipal cir
Gle there are several good candidates
who would probably be available. Joe
Cohen is one of these. Cohen was a
scrapper in the legislature and led in
several of the most important move
ments of the session. He is a tried
politician, man with large stake
in the community and trained bust
ness man. In addition, Cohen has the
aloha of large part of the Hawaiian
community. His majority in the fourth
district in the last campaign proved
that.
Jack Dowsett is another very strong
man, who could be, his friends say
elected against Fern or any other can
didate the Democrats could nominate
AS senator, Dowsett proved his caliber
while as mayor, he would be an of
fetal of part-Hawaiian blood of whom
the community could be proud.
H. M. Won Holt is another pOssibil
ity, frequently mentioned in the quiet
canvasses of the situation now taking
place. A. d. Castro is ano Their. In
fact, when the time comes, the party
will be able to nominate a man tt
head the city ticket who will be able
to go into the fight with united party
behind him, with very bright pros
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tion, to serve the city creditably Il
all concerned.
1t is generally recognized among
those who have an appreciation of what
the mayor of a city of the inter
national importance of Honolulu should
be that In J. j. Fern the office has not
been filled with any degree of salts
faction. If there were any strong
| DrosDect of his reelection or of tn.
election of anyone no better qualified
there would be strong demand for
the abolishment of the office. So far
as benefiting the city is concerned, the
present MAYOR has done absolutel,
nothing. Whatever he might have
done, had the power remained In hii
hands, can only be guessed at, bui
what be has done beyond draw biz
salary can DO put down IN the mega
tive column.
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