The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-07-26
POLITICAL DOPE
ON BIG ISLAND
Home Rulers and Democrats
Would Divide the PIums Be-
tween Themselves.
(Mail Special to The Advertiser

was one OF tnOSe secrets wien every
one knew. 1t was a letter which Carl
smith was said to have written, and
it was so full of political Importance
that it stopped all over with it.
This letter, so said the report, was
written by Carlsmith, from Chicago, to
Keolanui, the Home Rule hope for the
shrievaty. In it Carlsmith was cred
tied with the statement that he was
practically certain of being the man
ager of the Republican campaign on
this island this fall, and that as such
he would be some potatoes. Further
more, he was quoted as having asked
Keolanui to effect fusion between the
Home Rulers, and finally to have added,
significantly: "What about your
promise to metz
And this promise was, so said the
best informed, that Carlsmith should
have the naming of all the deputy
sheriffs on this island.
Now, wasn't that peach of let
teri
The main trouble with the text as
quoted above lies in the fact that it
is as different from the actual text
of the only letter which Keolanui has
received from Carlsmith, since he left
for Chicago, as chalk is from cheese
The Carlsmith letter was interesting
all right, as "A convention document,
but as a Home Rule weapon it seems
a poor sort of an article. 1t merely
said:
Dear Keolanui:--I am sending
YOU few papers and some I. X.
literature which you may be able
TO use in the H. r.. Campaign.
Last night | attended the birth
of the new party which will put
mn Roosevelt. Taft got n bare
minority of 81 in the convention
after Roosevelt withdrew. He can
not carry a single large State,
and il is said on all hands that
he will be the worst candidate in
history. If the Baltimore CON
vention puts up good candidate,
he will be elected, but if they put
mn Harmon, Roosevelt will be
elected.
am going to remain here n few
DAYS and then go to New YORK
viii be home late in July. Me Ike
aloha. CAkhoMl
No Fusion Wanted.
Another interesting bit of pohues
was the fusion movement, whereby IL
was sought to unite the Home Rule ana
the Democratic parties AS Tar as can
he ascertained. neither the decent Home
A. !. In
want fusion. The Democrats say that
David Ewaliko is trying to ram through
fushion, and the selfappointed commit
tee of a few lonesome ones tried to
make bluff at speaking with the
voice of authority, but the Home
Rulers failed to rise, and maintained a
Missourian attitude
The Home Rulers themselves claim
that they are not particularly eager to
fuse. and that the idea did not originate
with them. AS n matter of fact, they
also credit Ewaliko with being both
the father and mother of the poor lit
tie idea, which seemed due to suffer a
premature demise. From that camp IT
Is reported that Ewaliko came forth
with a proposition that, in exchange
for the support of the Democratic par
ty. Keolanui should promise to give
the Democrats the positions in the po'
lice force in four districts, including
that of South Hilo. This proposition
was not taken up, nor did the Home
Rulers seem in love with Ewallko's de-
mand that they leave the Office OF conn
ty clerk blank on their ticket. ~
couple of meetings failed to further the
plan.
Last Friday evening Ewalko return
4 1, l.,l Al nj n
the better part of the weeA, register
ing voters, On being askel ny Wna'
authority he was attempting - bind bis
marty to fusion, he stated tnat Lo was
not irving to do so. AS 4 matter OF
fact, he said all that he wantid 20 DC
was to reach some understanding thai
the Home Rulers endorse ID mccrati'
candidates, where they had 10 cGndl
dates of their own, and that the Demo
Gratis reciprocate similarly. TINS
could, however, be carried out in bind
ing form only at the regular convon
tions, admitted Ewaliko. Furthermore
it would not, as matter of FAC.
amount to fusion Of the parties, eatl
of which would preserve its name an,
identity intact. All that he was try
ing TO do now was to find out VIVA
the various Democratic precinct club
bad to say about the matter.
Dividing senatorship.
Ewaliko gave out the tentative ar
engagements Of the two parties candi
dates, The Home Rulers aud the Dem
OeTats are 10 have a senator each, th
former Baker aud the latter Met2geT
In East Hawaii the Home Rulers ar
TO have but one representative, namel
Ben Al Leong, while the Democrat
viii have the other three, namely pl
Irwin from North liiloi KealawRu
from Waiakeni and a third man, iror
llamnkua, who has not been selrcte,
ln West Hawaii tho two parties Wl
have two candidates for the huus
each. The Home Rulers aft slated I
run Julian Nates, who b. expected Z
give up No supplflsmial ambitions
favor pf KOomnni and kaNpNrh
while iho Democrats Wlll hn sAprrtg
81 ran a man from llupA ani ANS iiQl