The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-04


Announce That They Will File
Charges Against Him With the
Democratic National Committee,
Asking His Removal.
JOHNNY Wilson, Democratic national
eommitteeman from Hawaii, who has
been rca1tsanulg Link MeCandless in
Washmgtan and who, it is charged,
forced a muu lust risen from serious
illness TO make the long trip 10 Wash.
:ngton from Hawaii, for the purpose of
destroying, if possible, Watson g
chances for the goyernorship, is to be
Investigated by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee as to his fitness to
continue further to represent the
Democratic PARTY in Hawaii.
False to Party, Is Charge.
Democratic leaders in the city yes
terday announced that charges would
be filed with the executive committee
of the national organization against
Wilson. IT will be alleged that at no
time since his selection as national
Committeeman has he represented the
party, but has at all times been, the
representative of Link McCandless, and
of Link alone.
1t will be charged, it is stated, that
IN attempting TO further the ambitions
Of McCaniless, Wilson has been guilty
of gross political treachery to his party
in Hawaii, in that he has attempted TO
trade of federal positions in the Is
lands to win support for his candidate,
absolutely ignoring the claims of wor-
thy local Democrats to federal patron
age and the tact that he is supposed
TO represent the organizations which
put him in office.
Attempted Trades Alleged.
Specified charges will be made, it is
said, that he openly boasted that he
had sought to secure the support of the
Oregon delegation for McCandless by
Offering to let them name the United
States district attorney for Hawaii,
notwithstanding the fact that James
Coke had the endorsement of both
county and territorial committees, is
the choice not only of the bench and
bar, and has no opposition here.
Ii will he further alleged that vii.
son attempted to win over California
congressman by Offering the collector.
ship of customs at Honolulu to Cali
fornian; that he offered Ed. lngham,
a former resident Of Honolulu, the
United States marShalship if he would
come to Honolulu aud help McCandless
organize strong machine, and that he
repeatedly cynced willingness to
trade other Offices for McCandlcss' sup.
port.
1t will be further argued that Wilson
has made such n poor impression at
Washington. that be is of no value to
the party in Hawaii, even should he
attempt To represent it, instead of the
man who controls him, and that this
mas been shown by utteranceS of OIL
cials at Washington to the effect that
both federal and territorial patronage
in Hawaii will be referred to the Demo
cratic Governor, when the latter is
named, although it is customary to per.
nit the national committeeman to have
inGch to say regarding appointments.
Attention will also be called, it is
said, to the fact that Wilson caused
the naming of two Republicans as post.
masters in the Islands, and that he has
so little influence in Washington. that
when the appointment of Corbeit ms
postmaster at lIilo was held mp in the
senate, at the request of Kuhio, VIII.
ron was 1aa.lc to pull single string
30 release Friends of Corbett ap.
Pealct go r. D.. Watson who, it is said,
secure t.u approval b. the senate Of
Oorbett s appointment over the tele.
phone
The Specimen from Hawaii" "
Person. "ho have recently returned
from Washington say that Wilson s
boast that he is holding up the ap.
pointment of Coke is ridiculous, and
that around the postoiiice department,
aud the department of Justice the Off
cials alludc to Wilson as "the speci.
men from Hawaii 90
Although it is said that both Wilson
and Mc'mdless know that the Presi-
dent has refused to consider McCand-
less as candidate, the Hawaiian pa
per owned by candles, il is said,
continues each week TO announce to its
renders that MrDaudlcss will be the
nezt Governor