Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-11-10
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BOSS IS Down
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islands really gave McCandess
worse defeat than the voters OF
oahu. While Kuhio, the iRepubli
can candidate, rolled up d larger
majority than he did two Years ago,
McCahdless got pretty good vote
on oahu. His percentage of loss
will probably be found to be much
heavier on Hawaii and Maui
Tickets Strength Helped Him.
This is explained by the fact that
the Democratic county ticket on
oahu helped to pull the Boss up. The
Democrats had a strong hold ON the
offices of mayor, sheriff, deputy sher.
In and member of the board OF
supervisors, and IT was thetpolitica!
strength of such men as Fern, Jar.
rett, Rose and Mcclellan that kept
the Boss from being completely
showed under on oahu. Even as 1t
was, he ran miles in the rear or his
county ticket.
The following figures give an idea
of how badly the Boss was dscred-
tied in his own party, showing as
they do that, he did not run any
where near the leaders on the Demo.
cratic ticket:
In 1908 McCandless carried three
precincts out of twenty seven then
on oahu. all in the Fifth District.
fIe got total vote on the island
of 2133, while Kuhio, with 2944.
led him by Sl1 votes.
In the same election, 1908. Fern
beat Lane by eight votes. Fern car
ried only twelve out of twenty-seven
precincts, but his total was suffi-
cient TO elect him.
In 1910 McCandless carried six
out of twenty-nine precincts. the
number of precincts having been in
creased by two sine last election.
Kulio beats him on the Island OF
Oahu by 1903 votes. gaining 1872
votes.
Fern Pulls Up.
In 1910 Fern beat Lane by an
ESTIMATED majority of52. and car
ries seventeen ont of the twenty nine
precincts. Il 10
In the election Just held. Fern
carried the first, sixth, seventh,
eighth. tenth and twelfth precincts
of the Fourth District,,and the first,
second, ninth, tenth, eleventh.
twelfth, thirteenth. fourteenth, mr.
teenth, sixteenth and,T seventeenth
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| While Fern was seven precincts
over his figures In 1908. McCandlcss
picked up only three precincts, and
every one of those precincts was
also carried by Fern, In most cases
by good majorities. Fern and the
other county officers helped pull Nc
Candless up.
McCandless ran well behind his
ticket in many precincts, in both
the Fourth and Fifth districts. The
figures show II beyond denial.
Own Party Repudia'es Him.
It Is the overwhelming defeat OF
McCandiess by the Republicans, cou-
pied with the manner in which his
own party failed him, that give
plenty of reasons for the political
wiscacres to argue that the little
Boss Is down and out in politics.
However, you never call tell in Iia.
wall, and McCandless, though he will
not admit it, is probably planning
another of his abortive political
coups right now. He came down.
town early this morning to shake
hands all up and down Fort street.
smiling and declaring that he feels
| fine and cherishes no hard feelings.
However, before the bitterness of de-
feat on Tuesday night had left him.
he declared that his own party
threw him down, and various re-
marks he has let out since have
given some Of his friends the idea
that he is looking for scalp OF
two-if he can get them. A