Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-27
KUHIO-FREAR AFFAIR, A REAL FIGHT.

Until such time as the full details of the protest made by
Delegate Kho against the reappontment Of Governor Frear
are made public the most significant feature OF the news
from the MS Washington correspondent published
in this ISSUE is that the Delegate has put himself fairly
and SquareIy into finish fight.
Delegate kho keeps his own CounSeS to such an extent
that he has not been generally credited with being entirely
serious IN his promise TO carry on aWgOrOS contest against
the Governor. Although he stated on his return from Wash,
ington that he had seen the esden and secured
anCe of recognition for what he might have to say on the
GovernorSp very few have felt that he would carry this
threat to the point where it would call for show down be-
tween the Governor and himself.
But show down is what the present situation means. Mr.
Taft must decide between them.
The highest Legislative officer of Territory cannot attack
the highest executive officer with written and specific charges
without someone getting hurt.
The Delegate has by this step crossed the line that Gre
aes situation where either he or the Governor must win
cut or be dSCredited 50 @ Z +
This means naturally that Honolulu is in for merry time
during the next three months until such time as the Pesi
dent sends the appointment Of Hawas next Governor to the
Senate a... s..... ....
Many have believed that this affair would be repetition
OF the Ka incident when the Delegate called the Governor
short and ugly name and then got in lne took Republican
nomination and helped elect legislative ticket that sup
ported the Governor. The in has confessed to be-
ing mysfed to what the Delegate was driving at anyway
But all doubts are diSpeed. The Delegate not max
ing bluff He is in fight up to his neck and jumped into
it with his eyes wide open, because he has lived in Hawaii
long enough and served in Congress long enough and has
enough of natural Savy to have full comprehension Of
what his action means.
Governor Frear will probably have the support of the
vested interests because some OF them are his enthusiastic
supporters and others have thus far tailed to propose any
one to take his place.
Delegate Kuhio will unGueStionaby have the support of
the Hawaiian Americans. and probably those who believe
that more vigorously American Governor should preside
over the deStinieS of this Territory.
The general crowd will be ready to flock either way the
from Washington Of the first impression the Delegates
letter has made on the President.
On one point the Delegate has an advantage He goes
before the administration at time when It wants political
peace in all the outlying districts To have row on in
OF the new possessions at time when the President and his
friends are assembling the facts of successful record for
the President and his adv Charges from man who has
been so many times given the confidence of the people can
not be ignored and all things being equal he is more likely to
dictate the terms of peace than man appointed by the
President and who is reported to have offered his
formal and definite resignation on account OF the appoint
ment to the bench Of whom the President found to
lave popular support.
Like all propositions in Hawaii the affair is many sided
II will be of the greatest mixtures of business and poll
tics Hawaii has had particularly on account of the fact
that this Territory is bound to figure prominently in maya
zine publications and in the discussions in Congress that
have TO do with the sugar tariff.
II the Governor had not stated in set interview that he
would like reappolnment one might expect him to say to
the President that he could hand over the worries and vexa
tons OF office to another as he pleased Apparently
The Governor prefers to make fight for it. Such being the
case there is one coming
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