Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-03
POLITICS FROM
HILO angle

HILO, August From the way in
which the political straws are lying at
the present time everything points to
a, campaign of unusual strenuousness
and more than usual bitterness. ale
first rumble has been heard of the
local political machine getting under
way, and distant mutterings are also
to be heard in connection with affairs
Territorial: 1t is doubtful if anything
much will be done in connection with
the Territorial end until the Republi-
can ard Democratic conventions have
named their respective candidates for
Delegate. This is natural in view of
the unrest existing at the present time
in Honolulu and the ufcertdinly re
gardirg the status of kuhio.
If Kuhio runs as an Independent or
if he runs as the Republican candid
ate but under the auspices Of the fam
Gus Seventy Eight club of the last
convention IS against the :. r. Cooke
Frear faction it is certain that the Ia
waiians will vote solid for him. II,
however, there is any kind of COM
promise either for the good of the
party" or for harmony" then the Ha-
waiians will throw their vote to Nc
Candless.
II the race question is raised the Ha-
waiians will vote solid for Kuhio-
The Democratic strength as far as
the Territorial vote in concerned is
not strong. This is msinly due to the
fact tha talhtohgh he~e is large per
centage of the voters here who would
vote Democratic in view OF the TACT
that most people believe there IS to De
Democratic president, the fact OF ku-
hfo being an Hawaiian will hold them
ia check. Otherwise there Is no chance
Of the Democratic vote being much
more than under ordinary conditions.
It should be clearly understood that
nc matter what happens in connection
with local politics and what eomblna-
lions are made for the purpose of pull
ing down fat jobs in Territorial poll
tics, it is every man for himself and
the devil take the hindmost.
The Proposed Fusion.
1t is decidedly interesting at this
, end, to read in. the Star-Bulletin the
remarks of one Joe Fern, mayor of
Honolulu, as to what he did during
such time as he scincillated his grand
nah gold filed teeth around our Isl
and
Fern is quoted as saying that the
fusion between the Democrats and
Home Rulers has been effected and
that he spoke at three or four meet
ings. The amusing part of it is that
no fusion has been accomplished and
that at the present time although Da-
yid Ewaliko, for reasons of his own,
wants the fusion badly, thero is
wide gap to be yet smoothed over.
So far the matter has only reach
ed stage where the Hilo precinct
clubs of each party have been dis
cussing it, committees met on Friday
night and a motion endorsing the
fusion was finally forced through, but
not without strenuous opposition. The
matter will now be put to the various
precinct clubs throughout the Island
and vote taken. The trouble is that
while the Home Rulers can put full
slatt up the Democrats cannot.
The attempt made by David Kalau-
okalani, Sr., to get the Home Rulers
here to swing in with the Progressive
party seems to be bearing fruit.
The Labor Union.
1t appeared at one time, and even
now according to Ewaliko, that the
labor union vote might cut some ice.
1t is only a pipe dream of Ewaliko's
however, for the way in which mat
ters have been handled makes the vote
one that will not exist.
Ewaliko claims that while the
union will send out no ticket it VIII
vote for the men it thinks best ire
spec)ive of party. 1t has since come
out that every man joining the union
was promised absolute political free
dom and also that no attempt at coer-
cion would be made.
This will kill any move on Ewaliko's
part as the members intend standing
by their parties as against the union.
A hundred of them have split from
Ewaliko already, in connection with
local row.