The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-02-20
Grand Old Party Milling in Big
Confusion-EVen Kuhio Is
Losing Track.
THE PRIvATEs GROW FESTIVE
Feeling in the Ranks That There
Is Too Much Secrecy
What Is 1t All About?
eFrom sunday,s Advert,ser.l

.lupS uhuSH way, piOJs pelhB. ndICueu
md a general great air of mystery
imong the ten or twelve who have
aiken it upon themselves to solve the
oilikias of the Republican party, and
growing feeling of resentment among
,he rank and file of Republicans at the
,arious transparent announcements
md explanations being Officially"
yiven out, marked the end of as live
y political week as Honolulu has
over seen.
Out of it all has grown a confusion
worse than ever. Kuhio, out of Ash.
ord Is leading strings, has fallen into
he hands of others, who cannot agree
mong themselves. The Delegate, hav-
ng discovered that he was "in bad"
las been flocking from one clique to
mother until he hardly knows where
le stands himself.
On Friday he was coseted with the
eaders of the Taft league, which has
everal leaders but has made no move
10 get followers, and that day he was
Taft man, as per statement No. 1.
yesterday he was closeted with another
vi, including Former Governor Car
er, who came out recently as an anti
aft Progressive, and A. L. G. Akin
on, who declared that an instructed
aft delegation would be a mistake.
his conference broke up in row,
nth Atkinson Gliding George A. Davis
or talking too much.
In the meanwhile the average Repub-
lean is being told to keep out of the
Dad of the leaders and keep his mouth
hut. What thinking is necessary is all
Icing done by the party big brains.
he voting instructions to the rank and
lie will be issued as soon as the leaders
now how much harmony the rank
nd file will swallow.
Out of the whole mess one thing only
as the appearance of certainty and
hat is that the leaders are going to
wallow Kuhio's charges against the
arty, against the good faith of the
lanters, against the political honesty
f the electorate and against the Gov
rnor. They are ready to forget the
besha letter. They are ready to throw
rinciple overheard and knuckle down
gain to Kuhio. Kuhio, on his part, is
eady to sign all the statements -
hat may be written for him, if only it
agreed that he shall go to Chicago,
reight paid, and "represent" Ha.
yaiian Republicanism. He is even sat
fled to swallow all the things he said
his Desha letter, although keeping
emetic handy.
Such a thing as fighting out the is.
ues involved in a clean cut, open fight
as been suggested by none, each side
cling afraid that if the other side lost
would not have the political decency
accept the verdict and stay within
he party.
Yesterdays Meetings.
Yesterday morning, according to re,
orts, the Delegate was closeted with
=. Cooke and some Others of the
aft League Whether the Delegate did
did not explain to Mr.. Cooke about
ne charges of political dishonesty and
omesteading trickery he had made
gainst him and others in his letter to
ecretary Fisher was not allowed to
FAX out. Whether he did or did not
kplain to Chairman Cooper what he
Ieant in his latest statement by the
lreat to tell "the reasons which evil
emily Dictated the course of the
ommittee in backing up Frear like
Use failed to slip past the political
snsor. The only thing the public has
cen told is that progress is satisfac
pry. Progress where is none of the
ublic's business to date.
A heated discussion of something
olitical took place in the afternoon in
he office of A. L. c. Atkinson. There
ere present Ex-Governor Carter, A. l.
Atkinson, Delegate Kuhio, John G.
ane, R. w. Single, w. r. harrington
harles Chillingworth and Col. Sam
arker. There was the usual DISPOSE
on to maintain strict secrecy about
he results including even the purpose
pr which it was called.
Mr.. Single announced positively
nat the object of the meeting as re-
ted in the Star was "rot.'' The one
ord was his only Characterization OF
le story and he dismissed it as briefly
possible, the Star having said that
le conference was anti-Frear.
He also stated that the meeting was
rearranged and was held in accord
nee with plan of factions to get to.
sther for a harmonizing scheme. The
Getting did not accomplish this result
nd an adjournment was taken until
onday. Then, it is believed by those
yesterdays conference, harmonious
yreement will be REACHED.
"What we are hoping to accom-.
ish, - said Mr.. Shingle, sis that the
ltire Kuhio-Frear matter can be elm
ated from politics and that we may
able to draw a circle around it and
Rep it out.''
AS the conferees left the Judd build.
g late in the afternoon, various mem.
ers were asked for information con
rning the session, the group being in
rmed that there were about 7400
her voters on this island, who should
privileged to have some knowledge
to what the juggling dozen were
ping with the party. While some
sreed that possibly the other voters
Guild be informed, others in the group