Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-20
HAWAII COUNTY
WILL BE FOCUS
FOR POLITICIANS
Big Fight Expected to Develop
in Pace kuhio Regards
-. as Stronghold .

Especial Star-BuIletIn correspondencel
HILo, June 19.-With the prima.
ries less than three months distant
political affairs are assuming active
Importance much earlier this year
than heretofore, and the candidates
for all offices at the disposal of the
electorate are rapidly making them
selves known. It Is likely that prae,
tically all will be out in the open with.
in the next two or three weeks.
Politics on the Big Island promise
to be more interesting this season
than in number of years past. Exa
Governor George R. Carter, agowed
Progressive candidate for Delegate.
arrived with party of his followers
at Kawaehai last night and already
has fired the opening gun OF his cam,
paign in Hawaii county Senator
Charles Rice, of Kauai, who has en-
tered the lists as Republican eandi-l
date for Delegate, and who will OPP
pose Kuhio at the September prima-a
ries for the nomination, inaugurated
ton. Rev. Desha Is deeply incensed at
now engaged in a tour of Maui and
has sent word in advance that he will
arrive at Hiio during the first week
of, July to start his fight against the
Delegate on this island
The Rev. s. L. Desha received al
personal letter from Delegate Kalan-
ianaole yesterday and he announced
after reading it that Kuhio would not
be able to come over for some little
tine yet, as he is really not In fit
physical condition to take up the ard.
nous work OF campaigning yet. Rev.
Desha win Issue a statement In Ku.
HOS behalf to the Big Island voters
within the next week or two. how.
ever.
Desha Fears Result Of Election.
While expressing great confidence
in Kubios strength and ability to win
through the primaries and final cleo
itself against the Delegate. .
the schism that has evidently develop
ed In the Republican ranks, and he
declares that If the Hawaiians permit
Kuhio to be beaten by Rice at the pri.
mary, l. L McCandless. the Demo
cratic candidate. viii be the next del
egate.
His statement is virtually a def
ance thrown out at the Rice cohorts,
including the Honolulu Star Bulletin,
which has unequiyocally aligned
itself against the Delegate.
The Star.Bulletin, says Desha,
has taken a peculiar position, which
viii mean its defeat If 1t wins. In
other words. IL the Republican oppo-
sitiens 10 sKuhio defeats him at the
primary that opposition in turn viii
be beaten by the Democrats and Il.
L. McCandless at the election next
November.
situation on Mani, where Rice was
expected to develop considerable
strength" said Desha, "but have
received a letter from friend. close
political observer among the Hawai-
ians, who accompanied the speakers
over Maui during the county bond is
sue campaign. and my friend says the
feeling everywhere among the natives
lis overwhelmingly in Kalanianaoles'
favor.
kuhio Places Hope on
Hawai- County
1t is generally conceded that Ha-
wall county is Prince Cupid,s strong
hold. for here It was that he found
his strength to overcome McCandIess,
big lead in the last biennial election.
The Big Island is regarded by KuhioI
as his territory. and It is evident now
that his opponents intend striking
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