Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-28
CHAS. BARRON
HASCHALLENGE
TO A DEBATE
'Soapbox' Takes Issue with the
Action of Territorial
Committee

| Monday night. in its proposal to do
away with the county Democratic COM
mittee, as told in detail in the Star
Eulletin yesterday. Charles tSoapboXD
Barron makes the following state
ment:
! An attempt will be made by d
certain invisible clique of the Demo
cratic territorial committee. through
| its tool and mOuthpiece, NJ. E. Pache-
co. to abolish the Democratic county
committee Of the city and county Of
| Honolulu. a committee which 1t can
not control or bluff. T. J. Ryan is the
chairman of the special committee to
revise rules to abolish the county COM
mittee. In the first place, T. ]. Ryan
| is not a member Of the Democratic
territorial committee With him is
Gabriel Keawehaku, another tool. 7
will not indulge further in Dersonali-
ties. but proceed to discuss the issue:
The county committee was first
asked by l.. l.. Mc"andless to en-
dorse him as governor in December.
1912. and l.. L. McCandless asked all
other county committees to endorse
him. He certainly recognized the
county committees right to endorse
for territorial positions. When John
Wilson, the national committeeman.
sent a cable for the territorial and
county committees to withdraw en-
dorsement Of James L. Coke. our first
differences began. The territorial com.
mittee behind closed doors, with no
means to discover whether a quorum
was present, in the dead dark of
night. followed the command of the
invisible clique Two nights later the
county committee held special called
meeting. Mr. Pacheco. Mr.. Gumpfer,
Mr.. Ryan and other territorial COM
mitteemen, attempted to influence the
members of the county committee to
do as they had done. but We unani-
mously re-endorsed Hon. James l..
Coke. and this in an open meeting.
when President Wilson had made
known his choice as governor of the
territory in L. E: Pinkham, the invisl
BILE clique commanded its henchmen
to procure affidavfts and protests
against L. e. Pinkham. They came
before the committee with all kinds of
promises and demanded the county
committee. to protest against L. E.
Pinkham's confirmation in the U. S.
senate. Ithen said that the presi-
dents choice was cur "cheice and was
final; the committee refused to pre-
test. re- 4 4.
1--WE have always been actuated in
transacting our business along the
lines of the democracy of President
WilsCn-for the betterment of the
community and to receive the ap-
prevail Of the people who have the in
terest of Hawaii at heart.
AS the committee is responsible to
all the people requiring efficiency as
it's standard, the county committee at
the last election conducted the cam
paign in the city and county of Homo
lulu; results were: There were elected
"a out of apostolic 30. L. L. McCand-
less received 1888 votes on Oahu. The
territorial CDmmittee conducted his
campaign on the other islands, he re-
ceived 1900 votes. So on this island
he received twothirds of all his vote
1t shows results.
My Pacheco says that due to my
activity there has been so much con-
flict that he felt it best to wipe the
county committee off the map. NJ
c. Pacheco also says that he has in
structed the committee to eliminate
us.
The county committee is RESPONSE
BILE to the broad Democracy of Wood
row Wilson, and will proceed calmly
Re- ho
trusted to them by the Democratic
county convention of September, 1912,
which elected us for two years FROM
September, 1912. All elected commit
tees shall serve for two years and
until their successors are. elected and
have duly qualified.
Il challenge any member of the
Democratic territorial committee to
debate in Aala park or elsewhere, the
issue to be Democracy as conducted
by the territorial committee vs.. De-
mocracy as conducted by the county
committee; and | want the people to
know facts
Does Mr.. PachecO or any other per
son for one moment dream that they
can abolish the principles upon which
this government is founded? The prin-
ciple of fair play. of honest, open.
manly combat in the political arena.
where men can debate so the people
can hear choose and decide In dark
est Russia, in the wilds of Africa. that
method has ceased.
I'm conclusion I leave my case in
the hands of the people of Oahu, and
the territory of Hawaii knowing that
honor and justice must and shall pre-
vail, and the principles of liberty. JUS.
tiCe, and patriotism constitute the life
OF our country"