Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-11
McCandIess to Campaign on
Declaration That Local
Republicans Refused to
Accept a Tariff
Compromise
VETERAN CANDIDATE
SURE TO RUN AGAIN
Makes Informal Announcement
Mo Statement Whether
Bourbons IndorSe Duty

Informal announcement Of his can.
didacy fer delegate, and significant
outline OF the probable course taken
by territorial Democratic leaders on
the subject of free sugar legislation
were given by L. L. McCandless to
the Star-Bulletin this morning
Apparently entirely confident that
his repeated efforts TO win the dele
gateship are destined for success in
1914, Mr.. Mcfantle is g ing into the
campaign with the same vigor and
undismayed zeal that have character.
lied his previous fights
When the direct question was put
to him as to what stan1i Democracy in
Hawaii will take on sugar legislation,
In view of the determined free trade
policy Of President Wilson fnd T.
national adm 'nistratiCn, Mr.. McCand.
less said: -.
We sba'l probably Icast tie Repub.
licans for not accentirP the compro
mise that was offered them IN W.
ington last year. We shall hold them
responsible for the course taken by
the tariff legislation as 1t affects Ha
wall" %~...
Asked for further elaboration of this
statement, McHandless said: p
The compromise, as the Democrats
know, was offered by Senator Shat
roth OF Colorado. Under its terms
the tariff on sugar would have been
cut to approximately $17 per ton
about half of the duty then existing
But the Republicans representing
Hawaii wouldn't accept the compro-
mise. George r. Carter not only want
ed the full duty kept on sugar but
demanded II.
The Republicans would be willine
to accept now the compromise offered
then, but they can't do IL. We shall
condemn their failure to have the
foresight to see that tariff reduction
was bound to come and their failure to
take advantage OF these terms Of com.
promise
Not So Definite.
Another direct question put to Mr..
McCandless did not receive so def.
mite an answer.
viii the Democratic party take an
affirmative stand for a protective tar.
lff on sugar?" he was asked.
That remains to be seem he re.
pied. The territorial platform has
not yet been decided upon and Il is
too early to say just what we will do
about speaking for duty on sugar.
The meeting OF the territorial commit.
tee will be held on July % and the
platform will then be drafted -
As to his own candidacy. it has
been known for months that unless
something unforeseen interfered with
his plans. McCandless would run
again for delegate. Up to the present
time he has made no public announce
ment, but within the past few DAYS he
has appeared at Democratic precinct
club meetings as an avowed candidate
for the Washington Job. Questioned
concerning his candidacy, he said to.
day:
"It looks as II am going to run.
] don't see any other Democrat in
sight for the place. have made no
definite statement OF my platform as
l wish to wait until the territorial
platform is out so as not to run coun-
ter to its policies"
kuhlo Home Again.
From now on delegateship politics
will be considerably brisker. Dele
gate Kuhio returned this morning
from his campaigning trip to Maui,
where he did some political work dur.
ing the sessions OF the Hawaiian
Evangelical Associations convention.
He is apparently well pleased with the
results of his trip.
Senator Charles A. Rice, the other
Republican candidate in the field, will
return from Maui tomorrow His
supporters here today said that glow.
ing reports of his strength on the Val
ley Isle have not diminished.