The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-28
MAUI SPRINGS Big
POLITICAL SURPRISE
First Nomination For Primary
Election Received From Valley
Island BY cushingham

They re on! Who3 The politicians.
The first nomination for the coming
territorial primary election has been
filed and Mani il again "no ka oi,'
for Valley islander carries off prem.
Ter honors in this respect IN this cam
pnign. E tft =,
Although the time for closing prim.
arv nominations will not expire until
midnight Of Thursday, September Z,
next, Levi Mahiai fled in the Office Of
the Secretary Of Hawaii Yesterday his
nomination as candidate for the house
Of Representatives from the Island of
Maui otherwise known as the third
represe NATIVE district he lalso de.
posted with Eben s. Cushingham. chief
clerk Of the Secretary office, the re.
quired fee Of ten dollars.
was House ,Janitor ..
Mahiai 3 nomination paper was sign.
ed by twenty.eight voters Of Mani, all
of whom claim that they are duly qual-
fled electors and intend to support the
prospective honorable in the coming
primary election, all of which remains
70 be seen, Mahiai was janitor of the
house in 1913, that position going TO
Molokai and he coming from Kauna'
kakai. 3D.. #.
Now, that Mahiai, Maui $ candidate,
has broken the ice in the matter of
nominations, Cushingham expects TO
see willing patriots come to the fore
and file their nomination papers and.
incidentally, turn in ten dollars for each
nomination. The money will be used
to good advantage by the Territory, as
It costs considerable money to run an
election, even If II should be only a
primary one.
J. x. Lota willing
Representative james K Lota Of Ka-
uai. but who has been making his home
in Honolulu ever since the last session
of the Territory, studying for the min
istry, is among the early political as
pirants, for he announced. recently dur
ing brief visit to his bailiwick that
he would stand for reelection to the
house from Kauai. Since it is now n
matter of standing, it remains to be
seen if Kauai will stand for it.
One other Garden Islander, who is
anxious to come to the house of rep
resentatives to serve his elective dis
trict, IL David Kanealii. of Wainiha,
Hanalei; who has been announcing
weekly in the Lihue Garden Island that
he is candidate on the Republican
ticket.
Top Hat Levi Wants Job
Another avowed candidate for the
house is Joseph Levi, member of the
house from Mani several years ago and
who gaiped distinction MS chairman of
the military committee One Of Hon.
Joseph Lewis prerogatives while he
was n member of the legislature was t.
stand alongside the Governor and the
senate military chairman and review
the National Guard Of Hawaii. levi
usually wore a silk top hat. He wants
TO return TO tn" house. =
John Albert Mathewman, former cir
cult judge of West Hawaii, will not
be a candidate this fall for the senate
from the Big Island, despite apparently
inspired notices that he would, which
have appeared in the Big Island press
Judge Matthewman will practise law in
Honolulu. Not having resided here the
required year he win not be eligible as
a candidate from this burg, either.
By Process of Elimination
Nominations for the coming primary
will he almost entirely from Republi
can and Democratic circles. II is not
believed that the PrOgressives will
come through with any, now that George
II. Carter is away and Jack Atkinson
has Endorsed Charles Evans Hughes fol
the presidency. Charles X. Motley viii
likely run again for the home rule
nomination for Delegate to Congress
but it is no likely that many othel
Home Rulers will seek to have theil
names printed in the official ballot a
ten dollars a nomination.
The November election will be limit
ed entirely to selecting candidates from
the main parties, and all others Wit
may choose, for delegate to congress
he senate and house of representative
of the Territory. The municipal elec
ton in this island and the county elec
tions in Hawaii, Maui and Kauai will
come about the middle Of next year.