Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-11
IL. KCANDL.ESS
ISNO7 CERTAIN
STUART SADIT
Not Ready to Believe 0ff-hand
in Circuit Judges Famous
Letter to Wilson
BUT He RAPS GREGORY AND
LANE UPON APPOINTMENTS
Criticizes Selection of Officials
On Ground They're Not
Democrats

IL circuit JuuSe 1UOIHdS d. SludEt
ever falls into line for the Hawaii
governorship, he viii have the undiv.
ided support and assistance of the So
called McCandless-W Wilson faction OF
the local Democratic party, l.. l.. Nc.
Candless, leader of the faction, de-
clared today.
But this does not necessarily mean,
McCandless added, that the "Bour-
bons Of Pauahi street" are in accord
with Judge Stuart in the attack which
he has made on President Wilson,
Attorney-general Gregory and Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane, nor does it
mean that they are supporting his at
tack.
McCandless intimated in the inter
view that he is not wholly inclined to
believe that Stuart's attack is as Sc
rious as many believe it to be.
Personally said McCandless, Il
think that anything unfair which it
has been reported Stuart said against
the president should be taken with
grain of salt unless # comes from
Stuart himself"
received a letter from Judge Stuart
in which no mention was made Of the
president, or the judges attack on
the chief executive and other high
government officials.
Judge Stuart went with US to see
the president while we were in Wash
ington, and told me that fea liked him
very much, his manner and presence"
McCandless continued.
"Our faction Of the party is not
necessarily supporting what Judge
Stuart says. The faction is friendly
to the Wilson administration. The ac-
tion of our delegates at the conven.
tion will show that. We feel that he
should and will be reelected"
McCandless, however, did not ex-
press the same friendly feeling toward
Gregory and Lane.
: II do not think that Lane has treat
ed Hawaii as we should be treated"
he declared, "and had been the attor.
ney-general, / would never have ap-
pointed Republicans to responsible po-
sitions in Hawaii.
This does not mean that | am
either friendly or unfriendly to Lane
or Gregory, but I do not believe the
latter should have appointed Repub-
1icans. And the same applies to
Lane" !
McCandless declared that he did
not think there could ever be as
'trabid Republican" in Hawaii as
the present governor, "But,"-he add.
ed, 81 am not inclined to believe the
reports of Judge Stuart's attacks until
/ have it direct from Judge Stuart him.
self"
j. He emphasized the statement that
his that is not in the ring" for the
goFernorship, but declared that he !
wanted to see a Democrat in office az
governor:
"And | told them this in Washing |
tom" he added. This is our inning, |
and why should we not have what
goes with it? During the last admin. |
istration. how long did it take. the
Republicans to clean out every Demo
crat in o<ce? Just about two weeks"
He declared that, with the anticipat'
ed reelection Of Wilson, the Demo |
Gratis hope to see a change in the gov.
ernorship.
T'1f. was offered. the position, I
would accept it," he said. "But have
made no application for the office. We
have plenty of. Democrats in Hawaii
who are qualified for Office, and we
want them appointed"
ReferSng again to Judge Stuart's
attack, McCandless declined to state |
whether or not Stuart's attack on the
president and others, as in dispatches
from Washington published in the
Star. Bulletin some time ago, is meet
ing with favor by the ,''Pauahi street
Bourbons"
."I do not care to pass judgment
on things which do not know have |
happened" he laughed.
He added that members of the Nc |
andless- Wilson wing in Hawaii, as :,
we'll as certain persons in authority |
in Washington, have expressed them
selves as being pleased with Judge |
Stuart's work on the local bench.
Judge Stuart may come back to |
Hawaii" McCandless concluded, 'but /
it. will not be as circuit Judge"