The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
All Representatives viii Be Here
and the Plums viii Be
ParcelIed Out.
H. |. HoLSTEIN FOR SPEAKER
Contests Are on for Various Jobs
and Wire-PuIIing Friends
Are Very Busy.
(From Thursdav Advertiserl


A caucus of the Republican members
OF the house of representatives will be
held Monday afternoon, hour and place
to be announced later. 1t is expected
the full q. o. p. strength will attend
the caacus, which will take up import
ant matters, such as the selection of
the speaker, house patronage and other
matters of kindred nature.
The West Hawaii delegation is al
ready in the city. The four are H. l..
Holstein, Kaupiko, Kaaua and Henry
H. Kawewehi. Representative Sheldon
of Kauai is the only Garden Island
member here, but the other three, j. H.
Coney, j. K. Lota and r. p Spalding,
will arrive Sunday morning. Doctor
Huddy, of the East Hawaii delegation,
is already in the city, and Norman X.
Lyman, DR.. A. Irwin and Z. da Silva
will arrive Saturday morning. The
Maui delegation will come in a bunch
ON the Claudine Saturday night. A. F.
Tavares, George p. Cooke, Waiaholo,
Wilcox, Goodness and Makekau, the
latter brother of Senator Makekau
of Hawaii, form the Maui delegation.
The Oahu twelve are all at home.
Only two of the local men will have
the password which will entitle them
to admission at the Republican caucus
and these are Norman Watkins and C.
II. Cooke. All the outside-island mem.
bers, with the exception of Doctor If
win and Henry Kawewehi, wear the
G. o. p. button, which will open the
caucus door to them.
Easy for Holstein,
II. L. Holstein, according to current
report, will have an easy time getting
the support of his brother Republicans
tor Speaker and Dame Rumor has it
that even among the dissenting breth-
rem are many who will support the Ha-
waiian Cannon for the chair. Still, ono
prominent member of the house stated
yesterday that the Democrats would
possibly unite with several disaffected
Republicans and endeavor to persuade
Representative Sheldon to WELD the
gavel during the coming session.
According to this same party the
three returned Maui members have not
forgotten their old Crude against
Speaker Holstein and the three new
forces with them to overthrow the
" Car, as the Valley islanders term
the Kohala man. The story goes on to
relate that George P. Cooke was offer
ed the speakership by those represent
ing the opposition, but declined with
thanks and determination. C. H. Cooke
was also approached, sayeth rumor, but
he also would not think of it.
- o.
ever, seems to be that opposition to
Holstein s election would naterialize
were any one to be found with sand
ocratic minority has, apparently, no
one with the experience or ability to
I'LL the billet; hence Holstein is prac.
tically assured of the speakership. Ka-
wewewhi, the lone Home Ruler, was
1 bitterly opposed by the West Hawaii
Republican candidates in the recent
election and on this account is said to
have lost all his alhoa for Holstein.
Henry is an important factor to be
reckoned with in the house, for he sways
the full Home Rule strength and also
carries great weight personally.
I Woodward will undoubtedly receive
the full Republican support for clerk
" s"S ACuSSt Phot OApoiIcuCo anu
recognized general efficiency standing
! him in good stead.
! There is likely to be quite fight in
the matter of the interpretership, al
though the Office is not really necessary
for the proper conduct of the business
of the house. w. j. Coelho, the defeat.
ed Maui politician, is said to be out
for the office, as it is also said that
the full Maui delegation is opposed to
the proposition. His chances are nil
James H. Hakuole is also after the
intcrpretership and expects the Repub.
lican support, but his chances have been
threatened by Eli j. Crawford, who has
just resigned the Office of Hawaiian in
terpreter before the police court and
who is now openly canvassing for the
house position. 1t is claimed that
crowfard has the better chance of the
two and will, once the scrap between
them is threshed out, be given the