The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-11
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WILL DROP
OUT
Such Is Report Now, Although
No Direct Word has Come
Wilcox Punctnres Anothers of
Deaha's Campaign Fabrioations
Regarding His Advice to Ha-
waiians.

According 10 q report, said to have
been received yesterday by one Of his
Puahi street lieutenants and spread
abroad to the CONSERVATION Of the
bunch, l.. i. MeCandIess has decided
to drop out Of the race for the dele
gateship aud give Palmer Woods The
Democratic nomination by aeclamation.
Mr.. Woods, himself, has not received
any direct word to this effect, but APP
pears inclined TO believe in It's truth
I. Saturday Woods wirelessed TO Ne.
Candies, asking him to live up to a
previous agreement that he, McCand.
less, would withdraw from the race af.
ter tho nomination II Woods decided to
make the run. The message read:
Per Old Agreement.
COLLIE SHIPMAN Hilo: Notify
McCandless | am candidate for dele,
gate. Will he withdraw for me as per
old agreement l--PALMER Wo0DS.gh
This message went early on Saturday
to the Big Island, but ND TO the time
NnU AhhAh1i nAAtiiNN OAiGt tlOttu Id1lI
night no direct reply had been re.
eeiyed. Only through the report that
spread from Puahi headquarters of the
McCandless hui can anything be
learned as TO McCandless' probable
move
Woods Looming Up.
The Woods campaign is now in full
swing and the way in which the senti-
ment is developing for the Kohala man,
Is said TO be very disconcerting to
Lieutenant Ryan, John Wilson and the
few faithful stalwarts who had, up un.
til a day or SO ago, supposed that this
year was going to witness a MeCandless
landslide at the election, with no oppo-
sition to their man at the primaries.
The subscription lists being circu-
lated by the Woods men are being
signed up in way that satisfies the
candidate, who is particularly gratifed
over the number Of subscribers who are
giving small amounts. but to the limit
of their resources. !" Asking man to
give twenty-five cents, instead of hand
ing him the price OF a drink, Is new
thing and is pleasing the average Ha-
waiians very much. 1t makes him
realize that he IS looked upon as man
who has the good Of the Territory at
heart,' said one canvasser yesterday.
Another Desha slip.
When Stephen Desha came back from
Kauai last week, he began indus
triously spreading the report that AL
bert Wilcox of Kauai was opposing
Rice and has advised the Hawaiians Of
the Garden Island TO vote for Kuhio.
Unfortunately for Desha, Mr.. Wilcox
Earrived in Honolulu on the heels Of the
report, in time emphatieally to contra
diet it.
81 have not said anything TO the
Hawaiians about how they should
VOTE said Mr.. Wilcox 10 The Adyer'
tiser last night, when seen at the Young
Hotel. 81 heard Kuhio talk at Ma
lwiliwih and, feeling sorry for HIM
went to the wharf TO see him Off and
give him my aloha But did moi
promise that ] would vote for him.
! 81 have always voted for Kuhio be
fore, and il he were in good health and
liable to attend to his duties in Wash
Iington, and If he had a good secretary
J as Mcclellan used to be, ] would still
vote for him. But am informed that
his doctor tells him he cannot stny IN
Washington, and there is no MeClel
lan.p 49,, .m. .....
! Which added to what Desha toif
about the attempt Of Rice to bride hin
makes two black marks on the Biz
Book against the HiIo preacher JUS
how much husier Desha will keep thu
Recording Angel remains to be seen.