Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-06
POLITICAL POT
ON Big island

HILO. Apr 4-Thc political pot W
simmcrlng 1t win soon b" On the
boil. Present signs and symbols indi-
cate some interesting faf.
Jim Lewis. chairman Of TIA" Hoard
of Supervisors. Is not quite sure
whether he wants tO run for the Sen
ate or for sheriff % IIilO. His lean
ing appears to he for the Senate and
his friends agree with him that he
should join the solons In Honolulu next
February Jim would lie elected with
out doubt and would make a success
as one of the Big Islands Spokesman
In the upper chamber.
That would mean, with Lewis In tn"
Senate. that Ned Austin. reelected su-
pervlgor. would rake the chairmanship
of that board.
. sam Kauhanc, Republican. Is prac-
tically sure Of reelection as supervisor
from Kau. II he wants It, but there Is
talk Of Kauhane being Lewis running
mate for the Senate. whereby there
N'NlN Nl'll ~ AN' llfNl il'lll VI B'Ni''
sides of the island. balancing matters
very satisfactorily from the Rcpubli-
can standpoint
u. T.. Met2gcr may DE urged To run
for the Senate. lie IL Democrat, rs
4 his initials. -. r.. NJ, indicate. and
he made Il splendid showing last time
considering that he was a new man
Besides. ne Is thoroughly qualified. lie
would get votes from all parties. SEN
ator Makckau Is urging Mct2gcr's nom
nation. In fact. he believes Mctzgcr's
election Is really needed.
David Baker, whose present aspra-
tions are for the shrievalty, might hC
MetZgcr's running mate Senator Ma
kckau. however, wants him for tn,
Senate.
II. =. Beckley's reelection rs super
visor Is considered sure. lie II the city
father from the Kolahas.
Norman Lyman. II Is stated can h,
reelected from Puma, If he wants th'
position. though rumOr has II that h,
desires to go to the Legislature. III
would shine well in the House.
Ned Austin will he out for rcclcc
tlon to the supervisorial board, al
above indicated, and Is another sure
man, say the Republicans.
David Ewaliko is quite likely Il
grace the next Board of Supervisors
purdy Is In the running from Hama
kua.
EoomOa, from the Konas, Is not con
sdercd to have much chance. Jullal
Yates, one Of senator Makckuu's pets
the auto man, Is very favOrably con
sidcrcd and may come In. lie Is de
clared good material and would prob
ably be supported by many Rcpuhli
cans and Democrats. though he Is
Home Ruler, II that party may still
he considered as In existence,
As for the office Of sheriff, Davi
Baker Is said to he an aspirant
though Pua would probably bc elected
There viii lie no opposition to "
II, Beers for the country attO;ncyshiI
Treasurer Swain viii run again II
will meet some opposition from tn
Home Rulers,
Clerk Kai viii also run again an
will also get Home Rule opposition.
Auditor Mcclure should not hay
any difficulty being reelected, thong
1t is whispered that there IL anoth,
aspirnnt for the office.
Concerning the matter Of the Dele
gate to Congress, everything is at pres
ent away up In the air. II the mair
land indications later point Ia Il
probability of Democratic Congress
the move in Hawaii viii be for Den
i ocratic Delegate, in which move It
u not unlikely that Kuhio himself migl
join.