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| HILO, December 13.--Senators elect
Coke, Iaukea and Wirtz. Mayor Fern
Sher # Jarrett and all the other lead.
ing Democrats of the city are working
hard to induce President--elect Wilson
| to favor Il. NJ. Watson for the COVER.
norship, according to l.. s. Conness
| editor of the Hawaii Herald, who has
| been on business In Honolulu, in a let.
ter of advice he sent to his fellow.
| Democrats in Hilo. Mr.. Conness also
wrote to his home city that the en-.
! tire party strength in Honolulu viii
be for him." meaning for Mr.. Watson
and urged the Hiio.tes not to put their
feet into it by endorsing either l.. l..
| McCandless or G. j. Waller.
The Conness letter came to his Hilo
friends as a surprise. They We're so much
surprised, in fact, that they endorsed
McCandless at a precinct meeting last
night despite the good advice against
making haste too swiftly.
The Hllo Democrats had rather
entertaining meeting of it, enjoying
their first taste of power by endorsing
candidates for nearly all the various
federal Offices While the meeting had
been called for the purpose of endors-
/
the voters were finally given their
choice between Link and Waller, which,
of course, left Waller without even n
ghost of vote. II had been intended
to take up the Iilo postoflice appoint
ment as the only other endorsement to
be given at present. but as the meet
ing went on those present became more
and more enthusiastic, and in the end
l.. l,l Ia
free and generous hand.
Auditor Mcguire opened the meeting
with statement that it had been call.
ed to endorse candidates for the vari-
Gus federal office.
Metzger thought that in the absence
of any request for the endorsement of
McCandless, there was no reason for
the calling of the meeting, unless those
who had done so nad some definite ac.
tion in mind for or against his candi-
dacy. If this was the case, it should be
brought out, and if not, the meeting
should be adjourned.
cit is up to this club to endorse
McCandess if all the other clubs have
done so," said Ewaliko.
"Just why is this club bound to take
actioni" asked Metzger. eff so, we
must either endorse McCandless or
turn him down and take no heed of
any other candidates
Knows no Other.
~ know Of no other candidate" Z"
said Ewaliko. "Link is the only can
didate l see"
"I do know answered Metzger.
"I am told that Watson is out of
the race,' said Ewaliko. "Only Me-
Candless and Waller are running"
Hatch in the Air.
Irwin argued for immediate action.
Two candidates had been mentioned,
namely McCandless and Waller. He had
also been reliably informed that F. M.
Hatch might be candidate, but that
was all in their air at present. The
only two announced candidates, how
ever, were those he had named, and
there could be no choice between
them. Waller was fine man, good
Christian gentleman, but he was not the
kind of man Hawaii wanted for GOV
ernor McCandless was known, he had
fought for the party, had built it up
and was entitled to its support. No
man had a greater admiration for Wat
son than had the speaker, but Watson
had refused to come out tiatfooted as
candidate. That left only McCandless
and Waller. and it should not be diff
fieult 10 make q choice
Conness' Letter.
Ewaliko READ the following letter
from l.. >. Conness, who wrote from
Honolulu:
"My dear Ewaliko:-Seeing by
The Advertiser that the Hilo Dem
ocrats will hold a meeting to en-
dorse McUandless for Governor,
write to confirm what | said about
Watson and ask that no action be
taken at the present time. The en-
, tire party strength here will be for
, him. Among those who have al
ready endorsed him in writing are
all the members of the territorial
senate from this island. all the
= municipal officers, including the
4 mayor sheriff, deputy sheriff, etc,
o and he is going to be very strong,
T. We want those men behind what
f ever move we may want to make
4 later on Tor Offices. Why take ac-
l. tion now when il is not needed TIL
}. Wilson is in offeei Wait till then,
when the situation may have
S changed ana at any rate will have
d been cleared up. Then, if you still
n see McCandless 20 to it. | Simply
t, ask that no break, which may hurt
j. badly later on, should be made at
this time. don I ask that You
% shall break with MeCaudless, but
d simply TO hold OFF till the proper
o, time comes. Yours in a hurry
Ie "CONNESS. F."
s' Great Surprise.
,s Irwin expressed great surprise .
what Conness wrote about the senator
being behind Watson, for Senator COX
had told him, without reservation, this
he WAS absolutely for MeCandles
TO whom he had spoken Of as tho onl
ra logical candidate, As matter Of fac
Pr Coke hud asked what was tho matt,
-, with Metzger that he bueklng Mccain
'll less,
.d' one Nieho,as had COTTON Watson
Identity mixed up with that Of Jot
Watt and bee opihed that as Link ha
~ done more for tho Democratic par
en than John Watt bad, Link should hn'