The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-22
Maui Medico Calls Governor In
crate Nand DoubIe-ofesser
OF His Last Friend q
TELLS OF MEANS BY WHICH
HE SAVED EXECUTIVE BACON
Spent $1,000 In Fight In WASH
ington and Is Ditched
On His Return
From Wednesday AdvertiseD

DR.. J. H. Raymond of Maui, one of
the leading Democrats of Hawaii and
hitherto one of the few stnunch sup.
porters of Governor Pinkham, yester.
day broke definitely and finally with
the Governor and resigned from all
territorial positions which he held by
appointment of Pinkham.
m pau with Mr.. Pinkham," said
Doctor Raymond yesterday afternoon.
"1ll have nothing more to do with
him. IN not hold any Office under
him. I'll not support him any longer
and I shall have no further interest
in politics. If l were President of the
United States, l wouldn't treat q
Poundmaster the way Pinkham has
treated me-
The parting of the ways came yester-
day morning when Doctor Raymond
called at the Governor s office and was
CURLY refused an audience with Pink.
ham.
Raymond, who says he came. to Hon
Olulu on private business, went to the
Governor Office and sent in his name
with the statement that he would like
to see Governor Pinkham.
"The Governor didn 7 even have the
courtesy to come out and shake hands
and tell me himself that he was busy
and ask me to call again" said Doctor
Raymond. He just sent out word by
his stenOgrapher that he was busy and
couldn't see me-
Governor Really Busy Now
At that, it is probable the Governor
was busy. He has been spending much
of his time the past few days address
ing Christmas cards to the electorate.
Some he has had addressed, by his Office
force, but a great many he insists upon
addressing in his own handwriting,
saying that undoubtedly the recipients
will feel more honored if they know
that the Governor of the Territory has
with his own hand written their names
On tho envelopes.
Doctor Raymond talked freely yes
terday when asked for an account of
the Governor 8 curt refusal to see him,
and of whatever might have led up to
it. He told a story of "ingratitude, "
of being "double-crossed" by Cover
nor Pinkham and Of long series of
"insults" and sights with which the
Governor had repaid his work in be.
half CT the Democratic party and more
particularly in behalf of Governor
Pinkham himself. Doctor Raymond
told consecutive story of his dealings
with the Governor which is enlighten.
ing.
When, at the time of the Democratic
primary last spring, l.. l.. McCandless
and his faction of the Democratic
party, launched q vigorous and system.
attic attack upon Governor Pinkham,
Raymond, according to his own state
ment, went to the aid of the Cover.
nor Although he could i'll afford the
time and money, he went into the cam.
paiSn as a candidate for delegate to
the Democratic National convention.
To Assist Governor
- did this simply to aid the Cover.
nor,' said Raymond "And | was
elected, the only man who was elected.
But the McCandless faction cheated me
out of it, the central committee refus,
ing to issue credentials to me.
"GOvernOr Pinkham at that time
wrote to me several times, urging me
to go to Washington and st. Louis and
fight my case before the credentials
committee. | wrote back that ]
couldn t do it, that / couldn t afford
either the time or the money. The
Governor insisted. l sent my step
daughter to Honolulu and told her to
tell the Governor that simply couldn 4
hnf thuf 20 ohanl,knI,,
ccssary I'D be game and go anyhow.
''The Governor insisted, and | Dor
rowed the money from the bank and
went. 1t cost me $2000-and Governor
Pnkham did not put up one cent of it
lie has never put up cent, no matter
what l have done for him or how much
money | have spent in his behalf.
~ went on to Washington and saw
Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the in
terror, in Mr.. Pinkham s behalf. That
was before Judge Stuart got there to
attack the Governor. Mr.. Lane asked
me to put my facts in letter, and |
wrote one, a sort of brief, which Mr.
Lane used. The result was that the at
tack of Judge Stuart and the McCand,
less faction fell fiat and the Governor
was upheld.
"Then ] returned to St Louis and
laid my case before a subcommittee of
the credentials committee of the con.
Nention, but, as you know, was turn,
ed down, the committee adhering to it's
rule to recognize only delegates accred.
tied by the central committee.
~ returned to Hawaii. Then the
election campaign came on and, purely
to help the Governor and maintain 5
s"mhlance Of a Democratic organiza.
ton on Maui | ran for the senate.
knew | had absolutely no chance of be-
ing elected in that Republican strong
hold, with all the Baldwins and their
money against me. But at that, | had
I" R""t the entire Republican party of
the Territory, for they sent Breckons
and all their other big men over to
Mnul to help beat me. 1t took them
all to do it, too.