The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-01-07
win Be Given Nomination BY Con,
ventions Says Returned
CommltteeIan
HOPES HAWAII WILL GET ...
INCREASED DELEGATION
Advises Convention To Send Six
Men To Republican National
Gathering

Held up by yillista soldiers in Low.
or California, whirled over splendid
state highways in California, treated
like a king in Washington where he
went to attend the meeting Of the
Republican National Committee, are
some of the experiences told Of by
Charles A. Rice, who returned from the
mainland on the Matsonia yesterday.
Mr.. Rice believes that Justice Hughes
of the United States supreme court is
the choice of the greater part of the
United States as the standard bearer
of the Republican party at the com
ing campaign.
"While Mr.. Hughes is not a candi-
date the opinion is general that he will
receive the nomination at the conTcn-
tiop in Chicago on the seventh of
June" said Mr.. Rice yesterday.
"'There are several other men Of note
waiting for the tightening to strike,
and among them are Sherman Of Iii
nois, and Cummins of Iowa. While l
was in Washington Elihu Root was q
very noticeable figure around headquar-
ters and Senator Burton, who was not
in evidence, was represented by his
political managers.
Hawaii should send an uninstrucSed
delegation to the convention this trip."
That is the advice given by the Ma.
tiOnal Committeeman to the politicians
of the territory, and he says, "that in
this off year il is more than posi- Il
that there will be Int very few in
structel delegations sent to the con
vcutiOr. At the last convention tn re
were 1918 delegates. Since then the
represC ntation of the South has been
cut down, and there will be fewer than
1000 drl<gates in the coming meeting.
"The represPntatio has been rear
ranged so that each state has four
delegates elected at large, and one for
each congressional district, besides one
for every congressional district in
which 1900 Republican votes were
cast at the last election continued
Mr. Rice.
Asked For Six Delegates
Under this arrangement, Mr.. Rice
argued with the committee that Hawaii
should have six delegates, although it
is now entitled to but two. While no
definite action was taken ~ the com
mittee relative to the states of Ha-
wall 8 delegation, Mr.. Rice was adv sed
to have six men selected at the tori
torial convention which is to be held
here in April, and at the meeting of
the delegates to the convention, to be
held in Chicago late in May, fight
will be made to seat these men. If
they are not given a whole vote each
they may be accorded half a voc.
This last, however, Is compromise
program and will be pro. osed only as
last resort.
While in southern California Rice
had an opportunity to see the work of
the homesteaders in Imperial Valley
and later in Oklahoma. The Imperial
Valley ranchers are having a hard time
to get along, and are having to do
pioneering much harder than any
homestead work in Hawaii. The lands
are irrigated and the price for water is
little less than is chdrged here, but
it is harder to make things grow than
here. Sine, the change in the tariff the
Imperial Valley homesteaders have be-
come staunch adherents of protect on,
and are not all in favor Of the present
| national administration,
Across the border In Mexico General
Cantu is military governor of the
province or at least he was there when
Mr.. Rice visited the place. The irri-
eating bitches which supply Imper' al
valley with water pass through his ter
ritory, and when a ditch bursts a fine
is levied on the irrigation company. 1t
is also said that when the ditch does
not overflow or break often enough the
governor sends soldiers to break tn m,
and fine is collected anyhow. Gen
cral Cantu took the fixing of a little
tariff on cattle into his own hands,
and when the United States lifted the
tax Of ten dollars head on imported
cattle, and the Imperial Valley people
thought they would benefit, the COVER
nor placed an export duty of he same
amount on the cattle. The settlers
have to pay just the same.
This governor Is the son of an old
soldier who went to Mexico with Max
imillian when he established a mon
archy there many years ago. During
trip into Mexico Mr.. Rice and his
party were held up by villa soldit rs,
and their auto was searched for am
muhition, but as nothing was found
they were warned, and allowed to pro
coed on their way homeward. General
Cantu is said to be little afraid to
sleep in his own country and comes
over the line every night for his regu,
lar smmber. He also PLACES his re.
CENTS in the banks in San Diego.
Mr.. Rice confirms the TerOrts tina
the reaPpointmrnt Of Judge Dole to the
Federal bench is thought IN the inne-
circles to be impossibl" and that JIM
Coke has the inside EDGE on the posi-.
ton of the district attorneys Office
although he cannot be appoirted until
his term Of office IN the tCrr,t0rial sen
ntC has expired nflrr the rl,cti,n IN