The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-04-16
SUFFRAGETTES
ARE FRIENDS
OF LINK
"Vctcs for Women" to
Be Party Slogan
This Fall.
DEMOCRATS IN LINE
Bananas Will Figure as
Well on Bourbon
Bill of Fare.
DEMOCRATS IN LINE
tFrom Saturdays Advortiser.)


This is to be one of the slogans of
the Democratic party this fall, Not
only is Leader Link McCandless for it,
but it turns out that "Votes For
Women" is one of the very things
Mayor Fern has been pining for.
The Democratic platform will have
s'Votes For Women" plank in the most
conspicuous place, while the conven-
tion on Monday may go to the length
of endorsing Joe Ferns advice to
President Taft that woman s suffrage
should not only be taken up immedi-
ately in special message to congress,
but should be given priority over every
other question before congress.
At last night S meeting of the CEN
tral committee the Democratic faithful
almost forgot the precinct fights in the
general eagerness to boost for an eX-
tended franchise to include the more
deadly of the Species 1t came up in
communication from the Democrats of
the fourteenth of the fifth which de-
manded that the Organic Act be
amended so as to give the hand that
rocks the cradle the full and unlimited
right to vote in both primaries and at
least once every election day.
The letter from the fourteenth, in
fact, fairly bristled with ideas concern
ing desirable legislation, but it was
sadly mixed up, for in the first section
it stated that the precinct was heartily
in favor of every plank in the 1910
platform adopted in Honolulu, and later
on the members said they congratulated
Mr.. McCandless and the central com
mittee upon its stand in opposition to
the Underwood Bill in congress, on the
ground that they did not favor any bill
that would tear down the sugar industry
of Hawaii.
The same precinct said they wanted
to have Delegate to Congress selected
next Monday and that Delegate must
be Link McCandless. (Smiles from
Link,
Bananas! Bananasl
The writers then took fling at the
territorial health board and demanded
that it be castigated for its banana
campaign, and requested heDemocratic
party to work upon the coming legis,
lature for liberal appropriations to pay
the owners of bananas destroyed in the
antimosquito campaign.
All of the above was heartily ap
proved by Link McCandless, and
strange to say the entire communica
tion bore the earmarks of headquarters
assistance in composition.
Fern Lady's Man.
Mayor Fern, who was late in attend
ing the meeting of the committee
stated that the womans suffrage plank
suited him to a T as it was in line with
resolution which he had forwarded tc
President Taft.
There were few planks which Ryar
had introduced.
One was the familiar old Initiative
referendum and recall" plank, whicl
has been in every Democratic platform
ever adopted here and which no Dem
ocrat except Ryan ever attempts to eX
plain. The candidate for Delegate t,
Congress was pledged to work in con
gress to secure this amendment to tn
Organic Act.
Another plank was for a direc
primary law, and another called upo
the voters to demand of the legislator
recorder of deeds for each county.
Joe Says Farewell.
That finishing up the business, NJ,
Candless announced that the sessio
would probably be the last for tn
present committee, as the convention o
Monday would name new one. Mayo
Fern then arose and stated that as h
had not been elected as a delegate
the convention. his last speech woul
L. .o.l &hnA
would probably open the convention
and then 90 way back and sit down an
be a spectator. He felt, however, thu
there was again real harmony in Il
party's ranks, and for that ressC
everybody should get together al
work for a Democratic victory. Lir
never batted an eyebrow during q
this ''love-feast talk.
Joe Invites Himself.
The mayor then said he had Sc,
something in the papers about Del
ocratic caucus to be held tonight
the Hirano Hotel. He asked wheth
this was for delegates only, or wheth
members of the central commit
would be admitted, Link thought ia
for several seconds and then bland
smiled and said that possibly no c
lection might be made to the Office
of the committee being present, HO
ever, it would be up to the delegat
There might be a little pow-pow fiji
and they might then decide to hold
caucus, in which case "Hizzone
would have to retire.
A committee consisting of Johr
Wilson, s. X. Palau and G. Keaweng
was appointed TO extend the glad hi
today and tomorrow to arriving
gates from Hawaii, Maui and Kaua