Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-31
WHAT CANDIDATE SHALL l SUPPORT ?"
NO 1.-THE MAYORALTY FIELD

for the highest civic office should be able to
develop. To many of his well-wishers he has
seemed to rely too much on his past record and
too little on an amplifeation of the new issues
the new responsibilities that the mayor must
face and assume Yet, counting heavily in his
favor, there are his grasp of financial detail
good record and the personal esteem of the
community @4..
Harry E. Murray is making an active cam
paign and campaign that usually would prove
effective. It's driving power is minimized this
year because Mr.. Murray is hampered by a.
series OF thoroughly unfortunate acts during
his term as supervisor, 1911-1912. He reeog-|
nizes and his most ardent supporters recognize
with deep regret that the community questions
whether it can put It's faith in him as eandi-
date for mayor. Can Honolulu t'bank on''
Murray to give the city the kind of an admin
istration he is capable of at his best9 There
will be individual alternatives and negatives
to this. After his term as supervisor he entered
the employ of large contracting firm; he be-
came its superintendent of construction and
there he made good emphatically. He knows
how to handle men; he is workingman him
self, and he understands the workingman. He
is an experienced and successful road builder.
He has had valuable training in several
branches of the public seryice-the police de-
partment, the department of public works, on
the board of supervisors. He is good cam
paigner. His personal conduct since he left
public office has been such as to win the adj
miration of everyone who knows the really fine
struggle he has made to rehabilitate himself in
public esteem. His campaign, whether win
ming or losing, is making him many friends.
He was early in the field with platform that
showed he was alive to civic issues and not
afraid to take pronounced stand upon Them
1t is peculiar and yet an undeniable fact that |
many of the men who will not vote for MUIR
ray will cast their votes elsewhere with real
regret at the feeling that he is not yet entirely
proved.
John G. Lane is strong candidate this year.
has made speeches that appeal and his own
attitude appeals to upholders of party regu
arity and to the ssaneh Republican following
hat he has always had with him. The argu-l
nent advanced against Mr.. Lane-that he has
ost twice in the mayoralty race and cannot hope
10 win now-is not, in the opinion of this pa
per conclusive argument Both times he was
defeated by narrow margin, and both times
MS defeat may very justly be ascribed not so
much to the quality of his opponent as to de-
lection in Republican ranks at critical points.
Fhe Republicans who cast their votes for joe
FERN as against Lane have not been very happy
yer the result they are not particularly proud
# their act This year in number of precincts
he Lane sentiment is very strong and he is
,oing to gain BY the Kuhio strength, practi-
ally all of which, it is figured by his friends,
viii. 90 for Lane The majority Of the politi-
ians who know how the precinct sentiment is
unning think that the race for the nomination
5 between Murray and Lane.
The picking of Republican candidate for
nayor this year is largely matter that will
e decided by individual choice unless the UNI
expected happens and between now and Sep
enber II one of the four men suddenly de
-eleps marked strength or sudden switch IN .
tber political conditions has an equally I'M
,ortant effect. Two weeks before the primary +
ampaign ends, very large number OF voters
re absolutely ''up in the air. on the mayoralty II
uestion and are awaiting the developments of +
he next few days to indicate what candidate e
as the Qualities that with enable him to defeat In
he Democratic nominee-who is virtually sure HI
o be Joe Fern-and then to give Honolulu a III
progressive administration and one of which I'll
II parties and all citizens may be proud III
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