The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-09-17
COERCION CRY IS
HEARD ONCE MORE
Kuhio Headquarters Reports
That Delegates Are Being
Harried by Employers.

Over at the Kuhio headquarters yes.
herday the statement was freely made
that coercion on the part of the EN-.
gloyers is being brought to bear upon
many of the delegates to the county
convention to force them into keeping
away from the Kuhio caucus to be held
This evening at Motley Hail. The pen
slty for attendance win be the loss Of
iheir jobs.
1t was reported that a number of the
delegates have been to headquarters
and asked to be excused from attending
and the Kuhio managers feel that this
is an attempt to keep them from get
ting large attendance in the hope that
She opposition might then be able to
show how ineffective the Kuhio cam
paign will be. To offset this the Kuhio-
ties are now prepared to advocate the
secret ballot in the convention as they
feel, they say, that this can be the only
manner in which those in sympathy
with the Kuhio movement can register
a vote showing their own convictions.
Why No Call?
The county committee has so far fail
ed TO issue the official call for the
county and district convention and the
lasons for this are being discussed by
she local politicians. Unoficially it Is
known that the convention will take
place at the Opera House on the Thurs
day next, but further than this no ac-
hon has been taken. The inability to
Al &c hA %
Rether is given as the reason why the
sfieial call has not been made and, as
the time is fast approaching, it is felt
shat the powers that be should get busy
and not make it necessary to postpone
the tentative date already set.
More Candidates.
Several new candidates for political
Donors announced themselves during
yesterday and the large list now in tho
3eld is being added to very rapidly.
Clarence H. Cooke is out for the house
and will receive the unanimous support
1i the business men delegates. The call
o. good conservative business men can
1idates is being followed by the fourth
district delegates and a good strong
SSeket IS predicted.
George Smithies is another candidate
cot for the nomination as county treas
aneI, and in the event that Shingle fully
decides not TO run again, Smithies is
bRSng promised the necessary support.
Smithies has served the government UNI
5aF several capacities at different times
and has always been considered good
man in. the Office. 1t is felt that he
would receive the strong support of the
downtown business faction, with Shin
gle retired.
Abraham Fernandez is also new find
in the political arena and his ambition
% 10 become a fifth district supervisor.
As an elder in the Latter Day Saints
Sharch Fernandez figures on strong
support among the members of this or
kaDiGation. Over at Laie, the settlers
&FS not leaving any stone unturned in
zAeir effort to secure the. nomination of
eheir candidate.
The fourth of the fourth is working
moth and nail to hand w. ii. Hogs
the nomination in his endeavor to Sc
cure the apprenticeship. Mr.. Hogs is
considered a strong candidate among
both the Hawaiian and haole factions
and many concede him a seat with the
next board of city fathers.
worlds Fair Money.
rhe fifth district delegates to the ter.
ritorial convention will caucus at the
Auhie headquarters tomorrow afternoon
ut two clock.
Several of the platform planks will
De discussed and the delegates instruct
Cd along several lines of action during
the progress of the convention. One
Vsry. important plank that is being
urged ls with reference to an appropria-
hon being made by the legislature to
Seysr the cost of the Hawaii exhibit at
che Panama-Pacifc Exposition in San
francisco,
Father and Son.
over III the tenth of the fifth it de-
selUped last evening that it was pos
abs for father and son to be the
choice Of delegation to the county and
district convention. At caucus of tho
delegation from this precinct Abraham
FernAnhez, pater, and Edwin Fernan'
iads son, were endorsed for supervisor
and member of the house, respectively
David Kanuha, n member of the
Rsnehameha faculty, is the choice of
phe precinct for the senate and Harry
ar2assn, Eddie Hopkins and Manuel
Richards will handle the campaign fol
.ha- gFeeinct selections. Harry FransoI
y also the chairman of the delegation
and 1t is reported the delegation il
prepared to support the best candidates
washable and that no action was takeI
an the msyoralty question.
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