Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-25
CHARGE PUBLIC
JOB USED TO AID
PINKHAM' Wing
Mccandiess Democrats EnliV-
en- Precinct Meeting With
Political BombSheIl

ptOded o. last nlSnt al q DemOcTatlc
meeting In Moiliili.
IL was a charge, supported by writ
ten evidence. that the so-called Me
Catthy- Pinkham" wing OF the party is
trying to get control of the McCand-
less wings machine, and is giving
politicians public jobs to do it.
Chairman NJ. c. Pacheco Of the Bour-
= bon territorial central committee eX-
ploded the bombshell, which was
hurled as the result OF bitter attack
on the McCandless faction by Gabriel
Keawehaku, one OF the perennial poll
ticfans who usrally has been found
in the McCandIess camp He isn't
there now, aud the McCandless men
charge that he was lured to the Nc
Carthy- Pinkham wing by a job as
timekeeper on the new territorial Jail
construction. This job, it is charged,
was furnished by Superintendent OF
Public Works Forbes at the written
request Of Territorial Treasurer Nc
Carthy, and the evidence brought for
ward was what purports 10 be an ex-
act copy OF part of a letter written by
Mccarthy TO Forbes asking that kea-
wehakusbe given place on the pub
lie payroll
Bomb al Hrecinet Meeting.
The meeting last night at which the
fireworks shot up and sizzled was one
OF the many precinct meetings being
held in preparation for the nomination
of the SIX delegates to the national
convention in st. Louis.
From Oahu three of these six are
to be named, and the two opposing
- Aernf
control OF the situation, with two tick
cts in the field.
The McCandless faction, which In
this fight includes L. l.. McCandless,
Chairman Pacheco. National Commit
teeman ]. II. Wilson and others is
backing a tickle; of three consisting OF
Mecandless, Pacheco and Jesse Ulu'
ihi.
The Democrats who are supporting
the governor, and whose camp Is large,
ly directed by Territorial Treasurer
Mccarthy, support ticket consisting
of Manley Hopkins, Gilbert J. Waller
and third stiiI not definitely set
tied. This, by the way, according &c
what the rival faction tells, is another
very interesting little story.
Keawehskus Boomerang.
According to the report OF last
nights meeting, Keawehaku for some
time has been laboring assiduously
for what IL known as the Mccarthy
Pfnkhain ticket, the last-named above.
Last night, after meeting at the Lii
nokalani school, McCandless, Pacheco
and others OF this camp went to the
MoiIiiH meeting. Here they listened
70 Keawehaku's eloquence while roast
ing MeCand1ess and his friends. He
declared that he had labored in the
heat OF the day and in rainy weather
and fair for McCandless without any
reward after the toll was over.
After he got through. link took
hand. He threw few bOmbshells
himself, declaring that for all the
work Keawehaku had ever done Dor
him. the said i1eawehaku had been
4 amply paid, usually ct 50 much per
day He fntimated in broad terms that
Keawehaku IL now biting the hand.
that used to feed him, or words to
that effeet
Next came Chairman Pscheco with
his little bomb, in the form OF a fold.
ed slip OF yellow paper.
He first made few remarks about
KeawehakuH ingratitnde, saying that
he. Pacheco, when a supervisor stood.
up for Gabriel and got him job as
dsh inspector at the public market at
SEQ q month. Then he lighted the
muse on hts bomb and proceeded to-
The Mccarthy-Pinkham faction IS
now receiving the support of Keawe-'
HAIKU he shouted. and why? Be
cause he has been given 2 public JOB
lalby the territorial government In order
that the governor and hts friends may
seize the Democratic machine.
Reads from Letter 1900
As proof he unfolded the yellow
s. slip. Of paper and read:
- Gabriel has outlined a plan by
which / believe that we can get con-
troll of the party machine. To do this
We must get him placed somewhere.
p .sThis letter" continued the party
chairman, was written by Col Nc.
carthy to superintendent of Public
Works Forbes and as result our
friend Keavehaku was given posi-
ton as timekeeper at the territorial
ian. That Is why he is denouncing
McCandless and supporting McCar-
thy and the governor"
Then ensued some scene. There
were yells and more yells. Both
sides claim they had the majority of
the yeIlers, but the McCandless men
An general regard the meeting as not
only q victory for themselves but a
new blow at the governor and his Of
3icial family.
Pacheco charged at the meeting last
might that one paragraph of Col Nc.
Carthy's letter said that Gabriel
should be given a job of some stand.
ing, but he had no copy Of this para
graph.
81 AS to the still uncertain place on
the Mccarthy -Pinkham ticket, the
McCandless men say that Ioela Kia-
kaiii was picked for this but that last
Monday night he went to a meeting in
Ifakaako and repudiated his supposed
friends and declared he would have
nothIng to do with the Mccarthy
slate.