The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-28
POLITICAL POT
HERE BEGINS
BOILING
Shinule Being Groomed For
Cupid's Place if the
Latter Quits.
DEMOCRATIC COMBINATION.
Fern and McCandless Friends
Mayor May Run For
Sheriff.
DEMOCRATIC COMBINATION.
lrrom wednesday,s 5 Advertiser.l }


Already the four political factions
now squnbbling for control of affairs
in the Islands have started their work
for the coming campaign. 1t is assert
ed upon the best of authority that Link
McCandless and Joe Fern have patched
up treaty of peace and as result
Fern will run for sheriff upon the Nc
Candless ticket.
Upon equally good authority it is de-
clared that Robert w. Shingle, city and
county treasurer and head of the Water
house Trust Company, henceforth will
be groomed by strong wing of his
party as the successor to Prince Cupid,
for Delegate to Congress from Hawaii.
Both stories are denied but both per-
sist and the denials are but half
hearted.
The men behind the Frear policies
have become alarmed, it is declared, at
the strength which Link McCandless is
showing in his pre-campaign tours
about the Territory, and the fact that
the democratic Party' here is hump
ing himself in an effort to land the Of
fee he has coveted so long and so ear
ntbllO, anu HAS UltI Win IluCh
agement, has been conveyed to head
quarters by numerous little birds" of
the kind that flutter about such places.
AS result of this, it is said, recent
conferences have been held in which
the Frear people have discussed sew
eral names as candidate for the dele
gateship should Kuhio decide to drop
out of the race. Then came the
Dr;Doats oi IN xvhinh ha
asserted that if the Governor is reap
pointed by President Taft he will not
be a candidate for congress this fall.
Possible Candidates.
While this declaration eased the
minds of the Frear faction it also rails
ed problem. There were q number
of possible candidates mentioned who
their friends asserted could "beat Me
Candless' One of these is Speaker
Holstein, now on the mainland and on
his way home from the Chicago con-
vention. His name came up at recent
conference of the powers that be in
Governor Frear's faction in the party.
The fact that he represents the Ha-
waiian element and has much expe-
rience and not a little local strength
But it was soon dropped for various
reasons, chief among which seemed to
be the opinion that he could not Cheat
McCandless.' -
Another name taken up was that of
Charles A. Rice, of Kauai, the present
national committeeman and also return
ing home. Rice's claims were many and
formidable and his selection likely for
a time. He was finally shelved, how
ever, on the argument that he is not
so we'll known throughout the Territory
as is McCandless and would consequent
ly be under a handicap in making the
campaign. Still another argument was
raised, namely that he represents what
are known as the "missionary inter
ests" and would as consequence be a
weak candidate in some quarters. This
latter argument did not carry much
weight, but served, in connection with
Others, to cause his name to be dropped.
Shingles name was then taken up, it
is said, and his various family and bust
ness connections discussed. It was held
that he is strong enough with the Ha-
waiian element to carry that vote, es.
pecially as he would almost certainly
have the backing of the Delegate, while
his business associations are such as to
satisfy the plantation interests 1t was
finally decided that should the Dele
gate drop out Shingle would be groom
ed for the Republican territorial con
vention which will be held some time ir
September, possibly the fourteenth.
Opposition to Link.
McCandless' activity, which ha.
stirred up the other party to action
has also stirred up some opposition t.
himself in his own party throughou
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