The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-02-20
FIGHTING OUT
THE REAL ISSUE
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Kuhio scrap INTO the politics of the
party. The statements we're as follows;
what Desha Says.
"The enemies of the Prince have
tried to spread abroad the impression
that he is against Taft, and that he
wants TO have Hawaii send to Chicago
a delegation against him, - said the
preacher politician. "This Alleged at
titute on the part of the Delegate has
been used as basis for the forming
of a so-called Taft Club, which is,
Of course, really formed to support
Frear ms against Kuho.
"As n matter of fact, Kuhio does
mot feel inimical to Taft, but he is
! against Hawaii Is sending to the nation
al.eonyention delegation Instructed for
Taft. of for any other candidate. There
are several candidates in the field for
the presidential nomination, and Ha-
waii should not put herself in the post
ton of being in danger of being tied
TO a dead candidate. The possibility
of Roosevelt's being nominated and
stampeding the convention should be
. oAVhSh ~ ehoW the Aoily VI seuulhS an
instructed delegation.
With Kuhio to the Last.
81 have been asked by the friends
of the Governor to keep out of this
fight. 1 have announced that I am
, with Kuhio until the very last. through
thick and thin, to victory or to defeat.
$ ] have burned my bridges behind me,
inDH thara lie vrau IF ratrao+ Onnn
for me.
4 ~ have told them that Kuhio is the
standard bearer of the Republican
. party, who has led it to victory election
:. after election. II should remain faith
4 full to him. Before the last election,
:. when the matter of Kuhio and Frear
! came up before the executive commit,
:. tee of the Republican party, asked
|, the committee to keep out of the fight
}. and to endorse neither Frear nor Ku-
l. hio. The members would not listen to
]. me. They endorsed Frear, and that al
|, though the party was under no obliga-
d ton to him. I was present when the
territorial platform was drafted.
therefore know, from my own personal
knowledge, that Frear himself was in
strumental in getting the 100000 belt
. road item included in the platform
Then we went out and stumped; anC
+ we told the people that the Republican
r party would give them the $400,00t
l. belt road appropriation. The peopl
believed us, and they voted the Repub
lican ticket, and the legislature passed
the appropriation. And then the Gov
ernor vetoed it, and broke the pledg
III of the party. That is why say tina
US the Republican party is not under an,
al obligation to Frear.
ed What Hawaii Will Do.
he 81 cannot say at this time how man.
I'm Kuhio delegates Hawaii will send t
!, the convention, feel sure of on
ny thing, and that is, that the majorit
ny of the delegates will be Kuhio men
/. may be two-thirds will be, and ma
OF be even more. We will work for a
me uninstructed delegation, and in doin
to so we will be doing only the same Q
as. many prominent Republican leaders o
VI the mainland, whose statements in fave
ow of instructed delegations I have see
ne in public print.
Acknowledges Letter.
~ 81 want to add Just one thing, an
mo- that is that the translation of the Del
eS gates letter to me makes it appear ;
raj if Kuhio wanted me to get the proxi'
to of the rest of the four delegates
,ar the national convention. The origins
81, letter, which is in Hawaiian, say
he nothing of the kind. OF course, ever
,ot one knows that it would be impossib
No for me, or any one else, to hold fol
- proxies. What the letter did contai
" in this respect was a request from K,
hio that / try to get delegates wi
1T were favorably disposed"
carlsmith's Opinion.
$50 far as this Territory is CO.
md cerned at the present time an i
OBJ structed Taft delegation is the mo
l.. important proposition, said Carl
ad. Carlsmith '"Taft win be the Pres
M. dent, at least until March 4, 1913, mo
on, than a year hence, and an instruct,
rk, delegation in his favor will do nut
ltt to reassure him of the loyalty whi'
G. we ought to feel and do feel for h
ur- administration.
F. "Kuhio is overlooking political hi
les, tory when he questions the propriety
pit, sending an instructed delegation to q
as, national convention. Not only has tn
on, been the practise ever since / can l
member-and my pontlcal lAbere
}. dates back to the convention viii
ar nominated Garfield but the mode
en-, Legislation which is now being enact
H. in so many States, imposes leg
cd, necessity on certain of the States
j. send delegates to both the Republics
ros, and the Democratic national conve
hill tions who are pledged for some pre-
G. Dental candidate, who has receiv
G. the support of the majority of the pc
Us, pie of that state.
Kuhio's Report Wrong.
'eb. "Kuhio's report that Taft needs
II. six Hawaiian delegates is at variar
with avery priyate letter which ha