Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-20
POWERFUL COMBINATION CARRIES :.
ALL BEFORE / IN CONVENTION
Ticket Agreed On
Goes Speeding
Through

n cttOOttt-N dAAN PORGltal
combination OF precinct forces be
tween the Fourth apd Fifth districts
flattened out opposition with such
ease in the Republican county con-
yention yesterday that IL nominated
seven supervisors by overwhelming
majorities, swept Col Sam Parker
into the candidacy for mayor without
even good struggle, laid out a leg
islaiive ticket and otherwise operat-
ed without slip.
In the progress Of the combination,
Lorrin Andrews and his fight for a
secret ballot were tripped up and
effectually rolled out of the way, and
when the convention had once adopt
ed the open ballot system Of voting
there was not chance TO stop this
combination from going through 20
the end.
Ii was q combination of forces
among Republican leaders of the two
precincts, with the Third Of the
fourth, the Fifth of the Fourth and
the Tenth. of the Fourth, and the
Fourteenth OF the Fifth among the
moving forces. John II. Wise and
b. Won Damn were the active floor
leaders and their maneuyefing before
and during the convention kept the
combination speeding along regard
less OF switch-signs or speed limits.
In fact. 1t was a tidy organization Of
delegates built up on the principle OF
reciprocity, and The PRECINCTS. easel
and took under d wellunderstood ar
SanRement that was mutually effect /
I've.
zoo Votes TO Work with.
Something like 200 votes. an easy
majority of the convention, was al
ways at the command of this com
bination, and OF the remaining S26
one delegate being iii and absent
there were many times when the
scattering forces went to the COM
bination and helped 1t along in re
turn for what 1t would do for their
individual precinct desires.
The final maneuvers that copperTi
riyeted the combination we're thel
agreements with the forces support
ing Carlos Al. Long and David Motley
for the superyisorship. Longs
strength was drawn into the coinbipa-
ton as late as wednesday night, and
II was not until yesterday morning
that the Motley crowd and the combi-
nation definitely came to an agree
ment Of mutual support. By get
ting Ia these two men for the board J
Of supervisors. the leaders made a i
powerful pull ia both districts. TheI
arrangement included the nomination.
OF A. q. Marcailino from sLong's pre-
cinct, the ninth eof the Fourth. fol |
the House, and IN the Marcallinoi
campaign. G. T.. Alfonso of Kaimukif
went down with thpd, the Portu-I
guese support being thrown to Mar.
callino. Over in the Fifth district
the Motley precinct. with 10 votes, to-
gether with plenty more Fifth dis
trict votes. was strong lever on the
nominations.
How They Lined Up.
AS the combination finally vent
into the convention. ii was armed
with the strength of the following
precincts I
Fourth district-Second precinct, 49,
votes; third, II; fourth, 20; fifth, 10;
sixth. Is; seventh, Ia; tenth, 6; eley.I
enth. q; and an average of six votesl
in the twelfth precinct of the Fourth,
the delegation being somewhat III
yided beforehand
Fifth district Second precinct, 3;
fourth, s; fifth, II votes divided;
sixth, s.; seventh. s; eighth, Is;
twelfth, 5; thirteenth, Is votes di-
vided; fourteenth, 10 votes: fifteenth,
IL; sixteenth, 1; seventeenth, 5.
OF course this combination did not
always held to this lineup. for some
times individual precincts would
break away to support a "favoritel
SON" Thus the third precinct of theI
Fourth district went out of the COM
bination TO throw its seventeens votes
to Eben Low, member of the dele
CATION for mayor, as against Col.
Parker, but on the other hand, Col.
Parker's strength. was not confined to
the combination by any means and
he swept most of the delegations al
most solidly. Low was never in the
running. |
Test on Secret Ballot. ....s
The first test of the combined forces
f(.ntin,,ad a. pans ~ ~.