Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-17
ASKS DELEGATES
INSTRUCTED
FOR HIM )
Statement from kuhio Given
Out ION, Hawaii Urges
denomination

Delegate Kuhio is making his plans
| for getting delegates to the Territor-
ial convention instructed for his re-
| nominating, according to a state.
| JBent given out on Hawaii as coming
| from the prince here. The statement
SAYS:
81 feel It not improper that
should by this means make a per-
sonal appeal to you for your support
of my candidacy for the Republican
/ nomination for delegate to Con.
gress, and to ask that you assist in
every proper way in the selection of
delegates TO the coming Republican
Territorial convention. 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 newspapers of Honolulu, be,
inf opposed to my nomination, will in
/ all probability oppose me daily, and
probably say some things which are
liable to misconstruction.
"A certain element of the Repub-
liean party, assuming unto them
selves, the right to represent all of
the business interests of the Terri
tory, of Hawaii, has, because of my
answer to- letter written me, pass
ed out the word that the business
interests of the Territory of Hawaii.
that the business interests as a
whole are opposed to be, and that
mnst not be nominated. Through.
out the entire discussion by these
business men" has appeared, by
innuendo and insinuation, the yelled
threat that unless the Republican
party shah yield. and place in num-
ira ion She man they want, they
will withhold all contributions from
the Republican committees in the
coming campaign They predict free
lys that no one. who-is not endorsed
by them can get elected, because
ne cannot. get the funds to carry on
the campaign. In short, the inti-l
ma:ion by these so-called bust
ness men" is that the electorate of
,he Hawaiian Islands can be handled
only by the use of money.
While 1t is true that / an o.
POSED to the methods employed to-
prevent people who are not "busi.
ness men" from securing portion
steads acts: and will continue witt
all the powers i have to oppose the
methods, yet it Is not true, in the
broad sense of the term, that L am
opposed to The business interests Of
the Territory. I believe they should
be given proper consideration and re
presentation. N do not believe, how
ever, that their interests are para
mount The great majority of the
electorate of the Islands are not bus
mess men. Theif wants and wishes
are entitled to as much consideration
as though they were men of great
wealth and high standing in the bus
mess world. !iH "'.
THAT I have taken the stand on
this question that I have is re-
sponsible for the action of that fac
ton in Honolulu which has declared
me no longer worthy to be delegate
in Congress. Apparently forgetting
that for q number of years / have
represented the Territory in Con-
gress, and that through my effort
nearly all the wishes put forward
by the people of Hawaii have been
granted by Congress, they insist
that my refusal to wholly surrender
to their wishes constitutes good
reason for my defeat. -
"H you are in sympathy with the
stand | have taken, and believe
that I can properly represent you
i'll Congress, will you not endeavor
tC, see that no delegate is chosen
to the Republican Territorial con-
yention who is not pledged to sup
port me for the nomination. AS a
matter of fact, if the majority of
the voters of. your precinct are INF
favor of my denomination, you would |
have the right to instruct your dele |
Gates to vote for me, and should this
be done, no one, take it, would dare
violate his instructions. !
Trusting that you are willing to
comply with my request, and thank
ing you in advance, | am,
80 VERY sincerely.
al X KALANIANOALE. !