The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-26
KUH|O ROASTED;
ALSO TAFT LEAGUE
Members of Fifth Of the Fourth
Speak Out Their Minds
in Meeting.

Kuhio and the Taft League were
each grilled last night at meeting of
the Republicans of the fifth of the
fourth, the league being subjected to
a sizzling because of the opportunities
it has given the Delegate to administer
several political kicks and make a
laughing.stock of it.
"When Delegate Kuhio deserts his
post at Washington, he arouses my sus.
picions," said D. l.. Wilmington, who
said, however, that he was in sympathy
with the Delegate in some of his con.
tentions with Governor Frear. He felt
that the Governor was subject to criti.
cism, but he was unqualifiedly in favor
of any move that might be made to en-.
dorse his administration in the April
convention.
The precinct club had before it two
resolutions, both presented by Ollie
Swain, the first calling upon the pre-.
cinct delegates to the April convention
to work for a delegation for Chicago
that would vote first, last and all the
| time for President Taft 's nomination
This was passed without comment.
The second resolution caused the ful
to fly. This was in effect that all eek
traneous matters" should be kept out
of the convention. Jack Lucas il
"Panini style demanded that the
resolution state out and out that the
! Kuhio-Frear controversy was meant
He objected to long words like eek
traneous.'
Mr.. Wilmington said he wanted to sec
the convention scrap the Frear-KuhiC
matter out. He roasted Kuhio for ever
leaving Washington and then turned or
the Taft League.
Figures in Pageant.
cit is known it has been agreed upoI
by the Taft League and Kuhio's owl
followers, that the Delegate will go tt
the Chicago convention he said
"Then why are we here2 We are herr
merely as figures moving in pageant
We do not amount to anything, anyway
The thing is on the program. l dom
propose as member of this club, I,
merely mark time, nor do wish to figh
to eliminate any matter from discus
sion.
GAS to the personal relations be
tween the two gentlemen, the Governo
and the Delegate, it is improper tina
) these differences should be aired befor
\ the convention. AS to their public r,
lations it is proper matter for col
sideration to come before that conveI
tion. l don t believe in evading an
responsibility of this kind. hope theI
d will be no Kuhio-Frear controvers,
9 but should any controversy arise,
T think the delegates should be free
o take such or any action that will r.
n dound to the credit of their consti
Q uents."
n Mr.. Swain objected to this and e,
Q planned there would be an uproar tn;
l. would echo in Diamond Head if Il
q Kuhio- -Frear issue could come up.
should be kept apart from the conve
n tion business, he thought.
1t Afraid of a Coon
"Here is Kuhio staying here now,
said Swain. Why don I he 90 to Was
ington7 He fears there is nigger
the woOdpilej that's what's keepil
him.
> "Mr. Wilmington says we shou
! bring in the Kuhio. Frear controversy
| said Lucas with some heat. FMy /
lief is that Frear has right to
e. to that convention, too. 1t is de
"a wrong to have that controversy COZ
up. 1t will be detrimental to the
N terests of the Republican party. If t
y, Republican party wants to control t
CD next legislature let us eliminate t
Kuhio-Frear matter in this conventiC
Otherwise there win be hard feelinl
Kuhio and Frear are at loggerhea
and the moment we allow Kuhio res
= ution Of endorsement TO he introduc
q in that convention hellul -poppii
. Frear the Best.
= "You can go as far as you like, |
l believe that FTear is one Of the b.
A men We ever had at the head of