The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-20
.KUHIO FORCES
LOSING No
Time
Open Campaign headquarters
in the Kapiolani
Building.

the Prince as candidate Tor nomlna-
ton before the Republican Territorial
convention as Delegate to Congress,
and yesterday the special committee
appointed by Prince Kuhio to take
charge of this campaign and consisting
of Senator Charles Chillingworth, Lor
rim Andrews and Sam Mahelona, chose
the large ground floor Offices mauka Of
the main entrance to the Kapiolani
building for the campaign headquar
| tiers.
In addition to these public quarters
there will be a more private headquar
tiers for committee meetings and con-
ferences in the office of Attorney L. A.
C. Long, upstairs in the same build
| ing. Here Mr.. Long win be in charge
and, in fact, Will be one of the eXecu-
| tives who viii have much to do with
the conduct of the campaign.
Plan Mass Meeting.
1t has already been decided that a
mass meeting shall be held next Tues
day evening in Aala Park, where the
Prince will be the principal speaker.
/ L
tomorrow. This meeting is primarily
for the purpose of indorsing the eandi-
dacy of the Prince as Delegate to Con-
gress and officially opening the cam
paign. Following this meeting Lnere
will be a number of precinct meetings
and leaders in each precinct will or
ganize in his behalf.
From Hilo comes the word that the
S+aYbap nasha unon his return
from Honolulu, gave out statement
by the Prince in which he asserts that
he, the Prince, is making his fight tor
the "great middle class against the
moneyed clique that is running things
in the Territory at the present time. T"
Kuhio's Statement.
Also there is published in the Hilo
papers a statement signed by the
Prince in which he states that he is
writing to the various precincts direct
because the papers of Honolulu are
against him and might probably say
things which might be misconstrued.
The statement is as follows:
~ feel it not improper that should
by this means make personal ap-
peal to you for your support of my
candidacy for the Republican nominal
ton for Delegate to Congress and to
ask that you assist in every proper
Iway in the selection of delegates to
the coming Republican Territorial con
vention. This method of doing so is
, made necessary partly by my inability
, TO see you personally, and partly by
, the fact that the two leading news
papers of Honolulu, being opposed to
my nomination, will in all probability
! oppose me daily, and probably say
: some things which are liable to mis-
: construction.
ga certain element of the Republi
can party, assuming unto themselves
: the right to represent all of the bust
> ness interests of the Territory of Ha
, wall, has, because of my answer to {
: letter written me, passed out the wore
: that the business interests as whole
: are opposed to me, and that l must mo-
be nominated. Throughout the entire
3 discussion by these business men
has appeared, by innuendo and insinua
ton, the yelled threat that unless thu
: Republican party shall yield, and plac'
in nomination the man they want, the,
win withhold all contributions from
1.-The Republican committees in the com
ing campaign. They predict freel,
that no one who is not endorsed b.
them can get elected, because he can
not get the funds to carry on the cam
paign. In short, the intimation b,
these so-ealled Cuisines men" is tina
the electorate of the Hawaiian Island
can be handled only by the use
money.
g Opposed to Methods.
@ "While it is true that l am Oppose
to the methods employed to proven
people who are not business men
from securing a portion of the publ
y lands under the homesteads acts, an
win continue with all the powers
have to oppose the methods, yet it
o not true, in the broad sense of til
term, that / am opposed to the bust
7 ness interests of the Territory L be
lieve they should be given proper cor
: sideration and representation. / d
not believe, however, that their inter
ests are paramount. The great MAJOR
lity of the electorate of the Islands ar
mot business men. Their wants an
wishes are entitled to as much consid
a Grafton as though they were men o
a great wealth and high standing in tn
l. business world.
"That / have taken the stand o
u this question that / have is responsible
llOF Int AfllOH oi lhtit AhNbVA - tANAN
n ulu which has declared me no longe
i worthy to be Delegate in Congress
!. Apparently forgetting that for nun
" Der of years have represented tn
n Territory in congress and that throug
d my effort nearly all the wishes put for
> ward by the people of Hawaii hay
= been granted by congress. They insis
o that my refusal 10 wholly surrender I
their wishes constitutes good reaso
y for my defeat
"If you are IN sympathy with th
stand have taken, and believe tina
can properly represent you in COZ
gress, will you not endeayor TO se
that no delegate Is chosen 10 the Re
publican Territorial convention who
not pledged 20 support me for the non
- ination, A. matter Of fact, II ia
- majority Of the voters Of your proclur
? are IN favor Of nay denomination, 20
= would have tho right 20 instruct YOU
a delegates 20 vote for me, and shout