Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-26
CANDIDATES N
HOME. STRETCH
OF LONG RACE
Closing Week OF Political Cam
paign Used for Final Round
I'D of Their Forces

The time-honored soap-boX, emblem
attic of stirring times in local politics,
is likely to make It's appearance this
week at the corner Of Bethel and King
streets. The soap-bo has not been
working much this campaign, but II is
to be drafted into service for the clos
ing week, according to some OF the
street-eGrner talk today. ..-..
The Republican county and legisla-
tive candidates will have rest to-
night and tomorrow night, no meeting
of any importance being scheduled.
The closing days OF the campaign viii
be busy ones, but the general feeling
is that the voters are getting enough
politics and the absence of meetings
for two nights will be a good thing.
That L. L. McCandless, the Demo
cratic leader, comedies the defeat OF
Lester Petrie and W. II. Mcclellan,
candidates for supervisor on the Bour.
bon ticket, was one of the items COM
ing from the Democratic camp
that caused much interest In political
circles today. This admission, accord
ing to the story. is coupled with the
claim, that the Democratic senatorial
ticket will be elected. The Repubii-
cans feel as near certain of electing
their three candidates for senator as
they do OF anyone on the ticket The
Republicans are also banking strongly
en- electing the six candidates for the
house from the fourth district and at
least four of the six from the fifth
district The Democrats claim that
Archie Robertson win be successful
in the fourth and that al. least four
Democrats will be named from the
fifth.
Henry Has Fine Chance. =.
One thing evidently worrying the
Democrats Is the sheriffship While
Sheriff Rose pulled down big vote
in the primaries, the vote of the COM
bined Republican candidates was larg-
err and it is claimed that Rose has
steadily been losing ground since the
primaries ..
Politicians generally believe that
William Henry will defeat Rose If the
fourth district gets out in force and
casts the vote for Henry that is ex-
peeted for him. Rose and McCandless
are working at cross-purposes, accord.
ing to reports over Sunday and both
are going to suffer by their factional
lighting A story has come from wind
ward Oahu that the sheriff is fighting
MeC aHdless hard on that side and he
is said to have told some party work
efs at Waialua to scratch MeGandless
The Republicans are jubiIant over
the outlook for the Inayoralty. While
they make no predictions. they say
that joe Fern Is going TO have the.
fight of his life John Lane has been
well received at sll Of his meetings
Fern meanwhile is letting no grass
grow under his feet. The mayors car
Is whirling around city and county
districts day after day and night after
night. Fern is shrewd campaigner
and expresses nothing hut confidence
in the result of the ball0ting on No
yember 3. z
conkling Well Received.
lloyd Conkfing's speeches have
made big hit at campaign meetings
The Republican candidate for treasur-
er has sharp, incisive method of talk
ing and the wav in which he "got Nc
Candless. goat" as the politicians de-
clare. at the Aiea meeting last week
won him a lot Of favor Conkling real
ICES that Msnley Hopkins has good
record and that the race is hot one.
but 1t is believed that Conkling will
get a big vote in both the fourth and
the fifth districts and will land safely.
Nothing but a walkaway has been
foreseen for John w. Cathcart. candi.
date for city attorney, eyensif ]. Light,
foct's attempt 70 have the alleged
election at the primary declared void
by the supreme court is successful.
] ightfc0t is not believed to have more
than an outside chance
Where thg Democratic campaign
funds are coming from seems to be
mystery to the political experts. They
do not believe that McCandless is
opening the barrel at this stage of
the game. One Republican warhorse.
getting reminiscent today, said that it
has been the experience of the Demo.
cratic campaign committees in the
past to rely upon Link" to come
through On the day before election
with big chunk of the coin of the
realm and that last election Link
wouldn't do IL, the committee there
upon getting very sore.
The Republicans are spending prob
ably less money than has been used
IN a campaign on Oahu since the es-
adjustment of territorial government. |
The Republican funds are being han
died with extreme economy. On cleo
lion day there will be a big organiza-
lon of party workers with autos to
ealTy the voters to the polls.
The Democrats have the advantage
Is using all the county road forces in
their political work. most Of the mu-
n'cIp1' pqt0s and 81 being able to
|lt1 loose afo1 % o6d-m0ney dur
- re pr lev dsys before election.
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