Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-10
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Delegate KalanianaoIes authorized an
nonncenent today Of his intention IL run /, ,aii
Will cause no surprise among the politieaII,
NellinforIned. The Delegates intention ha,
been known for some time.
He has now announced himself as j, can,lidat,
Ior reelection, though il is perhaps significant
Lat he docs not declare himsen definitely 4,
>feking the Republican nomination nor does b.
pledge himself to abide by the result Of the pri
uaries The iumor is apparently background
~ that kuhio declined the advice of Republi
lan friends who urged him to include such
Pledges in his announcement The form in
Nhich Kuhios statement is made will ininesli
1Iely be taken in not a few quarters as evidence
hat he Is leaving the way open % ghandpn the
Nffy II all does not 30 to his liking Thar this
nay be doing him an injustice will not pfeyent
Sneh, suspicious from arising.
As toSfhe annneuncement itself ifsearries n6
.iatenient of issues, no vigorous appeal to Re
publican pride or recital OF Republican achieve.
nent II is not strong document nor one that
Itftals i grasp 81 the necessities Of the sitna
Hon. II does not stir enthusiasm for the field
CD behalf Of the prosperity of this territors
such as the next delegate to Congress must h5
-
prepared to make.
II cannot be denied that the delegates las
year and half in office has added netting i,
his record or his reputation His announce
neilt gives the explanation that he has beer
handicapped by illness, but to the territory Al
large it has seemed that there were other rral
sons 1t will be hard for him to explain s;tis
IactOrily what has appeared to be apathy ant
Indifference to the course Of public measure.
important TO this territory. There is an unniis
taxable feeling everywhere that Hawaii's rep
rtSentative has not given his best services am
also an unmistakable feeling that If reelected
he will be in no better position to give thos,
services to the people and the interests Of Ha
Waii. He has found il necessary to renstil
AWAY from Washington for long periods b.,
cause OF physical disability, and there is n,
assurance. that during the next two wears b,
will not again have to be absent from his pos
LAT critical times = /.
The position of delegate to Washington de
mands now as never before a man who can b,
enn the job all the time and who will keep ii
touch with Hawaii's needs and voice them il
Washington. During the last year and a hal
~ has 1NCOic uppdItHt
delegate's usefulness in Washington was les
sening. and was practically over, Whether OF
not this is due TO circumstances over. which III
has no control, it is nevertheless very apparen
and a detriment to the progress Of Hawaii w
believe tile delegate would have made a WISE
choice had he decided not to run for offic,
aeain, thus leaving the Republican party FREE
to get behind the candidacy of a man OH WHOM
an could unite But the delegate has made NJ
his mind to seek denomination and reelection
and the voters of the territory must how maxi
nd their minds. H.. . j.
The Star. Bulletin finds itself unable to sup
mort the delegate for denomination or relec
ton f..
The position of this paper is taken on no per
sonal grounds The situation is perfectly obvi
sous The delegates repeated and long-continu
ons absences from Washington have been harm