The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-13
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING
KICKS OUT KUHIO AND PICKS
]. M. D0WSETT IN HIS STEAD
Adopts Report Of Committee Suggesting" Full
List Of Candidates for Places on Republican
TiCket---VOn Holt and Low Refuse to Run.
tFrOm saturday,s Advertiser.l

(From Saturdays Advertiser)
Utterly ignoring Prince Kuhio, a
mass meeting of business and profess
sional men met on the roof of the
Young Hotel yesterday afternoon,
adopted tentative list of candidates
whose names they were willing to sup.
port before the coming Republican
convention, and in the campaign that
will follow. In that list the Delegate 5
name does not figure. Save for the
reading of his formal statement, made
in response to number of formal
questions touching his attitude to-
wards the Frear Kuhio fight and otheS
public matters, his name did not fig.
ure in the discussion that followed.
In fat. il vas as if he had been swal.
lowed up like his namesake. One
thing tLc iueeting made plain. So far
as the business man of Honolulu is
concerned, Prince Cupid is dead pc,
litically.
In his place, if the say-so of the
business men at the gathering yester-
day carries weight with the coming
convention, viii be J. NJ. Dowsett, in
surance man, sugar factor and bust
ness man of repute and large affairs.
His name was presented to the meet
ing and brought forth the first ap-
plause. He announced that he would
be the candidate for the nomination
and if successful would run for the of
fee now held by Cupid, provided only
that he received the fun and hearty
support of the business community of
this city.
Won Holt Quits Cold.
Not so Harry Won Holt, selected as
the committees suggestion for ths of
fee of mayor. In rather bitter let
ter to The Advertiser received in this
office less than an hour after the last
of those present at the Young Hotel
meeting left the roof garden, he denied
that he had been consulted by the COM
mittee, declared that his name was
used without his permission, and as
serted that he would not allow himself
to be considered candidate for the
office.
And not so Eben Low, selected as
the Suggestion for sheriff. In an
interview with an Advertiser represen-
tative last night Mr.. Low said: 81
will not accept the nomination for
sheriff, as it would ruin my business.
John Wise was the only member of
the business men IS committee who
asked me if I would run, and i told
him that I would not be candidate
under any circumstances. In view of
that fact I feel that the committee
used my name without my permission
and without justification. As to the
apprenticeship or any other political
office which will not require my entire
time, / might accept the nomination.
Dowsett Amazed.
To an Advertiser reporter last night
Mr.. Dowsett, head of the ticket, de-
clared that he could not understand the
action of Mr.. Won Holt or Mr.. Low.
He said:
~ saw Mr.. Won Holt for a moment
this afternoon after the meeting and he
said something about his letter. / pre-
sumo that he will construe that to mean
that he has seen me and so did not act
without some notification. AS a matter
of fact / was so busy with other things
that did not fully understand him and
thought he was joking.
1--WE spent a good deal of time and
energy trying to get statements from
the different men we selected as to
whether they would run or not. / was
informed that Won Holt and Low had
been seen and would run ] am sur
prised to find they taking the stand
they have. shall expect some sort of
explanation from the men supposed to
have interviewed them.
" In the morning shall take up their
designations with the committee and
will then see if we can not get both to
change their minds and remain with
u.s."
Harmony at Meeting.
As a whole the mass meeting was har
monious, save for ripple when Ed
Irwin, editor of a weekly paper, persist
ed in questioning the chairman regard
ing the political complexion of the
meeting until he was finally ruled out
of order, and the question of Joel
Cohen regarding the attitude of the
meeting and the business community
represented there towards men who
might be candidates bat whose names
did not appear in the list, all went as
according to program. There was no
hint of the steam roller, but not even
the most beautifully steam-rolled con-
vention could have been more satisfac-
tory to those responsible for the meet
ing.
Dowsett was the first speaker. He
stated briefly the intention of the com
mittee in preparing the listof suggest.
ed candidates whose names are to be
presented TO the convention which will
meet next month. He said, in part;
1.-THE list, presented here this after
noon, is but a number of suggestions