The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-03-19
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HILO, March 15.-Delegate Kalan-
ianaole arrived in Hilo last Thursday
morning in the Kilauea. He went i'm
mediately to the residence of Rev.
Stephen Desha,, his friend and right
hand man, where he made his head
quarters during his visit. At the same
time the great convention of church
people from the Hawaiian Evangelical
churches all over the Island of Hawaii
was taking place. There was large
number of delegates present, including
many of the cold people," and the
Delegate-from- Congress was the center
of considerable interest and was enthus-
iastically greeted.
When seen shortly after his arrival,
the Delegate spoke very frankly on
the present involved political situation,
and answered every question without
the slightest reserve.
"Agreed to Favor
'sWhat is your position in regard
to the delegation from this island to
the Honolulu conventional he. was
asked.
81 have not come here to do politics.
/ came here for a rest. While it was
my first idea that it was folly for Ha-
wall to send to Chicago delegation in
structed for Taft, or for anyone else,
have agreed to favor Taft instructed
delegation, and I will do so. Further
more, I will ask my personal friends
to work for Taft delegation.
That Unfair League.
HBut / do not believe in trying to
influence or coerce the convention. That
is what the Taft League is trying to
do.
"I have agreed to keep the fight
against the Governor out of the con-
vention. I have agreed to support the
delegation instructed for Taft. I do
not see why the Taft League people
should want anything more. And still
they are trying by every means in their
power to get control of the convention.
They are trying to run machine worse
than any that was ever in existence in
these Islands. And the people who are
doing this, who are trying to use ev-
cry unfair means to run machine, are
the very ones who protested the loud
est against the machine in the old
days" i,*r.r. q.
May Go Soon.
The Delegate was asked whether he
intended to return to the mainland to.
gether with the delegation to the Chi
cago convention, or whether there was
any possibility of his returning to
Washington before that time.
81 would like to go to Washington
to take part in the sugar tariff fight.
/ still hope that I may be able to go
there before the convention in Homo.
lulu. But l will not go until 1 feel
assured that the Taft League and those
who are trying to down me, will stick
to the agreement we have made, instead
of fighting me by unfair means. I will
not go until feel sure the convention
in Honolulu will be allowed to do its
work without being subjected to undue
influences.
''The very fact that my enemies, af-
ter / have agreed to their proposition
to support the Taft delegation and to
keep the Frear fight out Of the conven-
ton, are still trying to get control of
the convention, is just ground for sus-
pieion. 1t certainly looks as if they
were trying to get control in order that
they might do me up. They are doing
all they can in this direction. They
dIc using iHOheyj anu Wnlo IL ID pos
sible that the use of money may have
helped me little in the past, / am
emphatically against it. want to
fight fair, and by their methods they
are only disrupting the party.
Fight Had to Come.
"I have always set the good of the
party above all personal considerations.
The fight between the Governor and
myself has to be fought out some time;
still agreed to keep it out of the con-
vention, and l agreed to the Taft dele
cation. By keeping up their fight af-
ter have made these concessions, my
enemies are doing their best to break
up the Republican party.
'Twixt Love and Duty.
al would like to go to Washington
now that the sugar tariff matter is up.
Sugar is the big industry of Hawaii,
the industry to which the Islands owe
their prosperity. The bill will pass the
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