Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-29
REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.

Holualoa. Hawaii
Editor Star-Bulletin:
Sir-l have recently seen YOUR edi-
torial, More Enlightenment" in which
you score Chairman Andrews ior
something ne said regarding your
legitimate office OF publishing the
| news"
Mr.. Andrews reference to you may
| nave been careless, but. in the main,
his critisim was well based, believe
He said he did not know who the
delegates TO the Chicago national Re
publican convention are gong to be
Who does? He shouldn't know, o.
any body else
There may be pretty good reason to
suspect. and it is quite right to plan
nominations; the final election ~
these candidates rests with the assem-
bled delegates at the territorial con.
vention.
If there is, there shouldn't be arv-
thing cut and dried about the matter
You SPEAK OF the real leaders" Of
the G. o. p n Hawaii
Vino are they? Not necessarily The
active" politicians or members 0f
| county and territorial central commit
tess, by any means.
1t doesn't matter who is "recog-
niEed" or not recognized; one is no
more eligible than the other. There
| is nobody here who has a right 10
recognize or not recognize.
The real leaders are intrins:call5
and ought to be actively those Ameri-
cans who have been loyal supporters
of the ideals and policies of the Re
/ publican party.
have nothing against Mr.. Ho!
stein. but | an sure he is not vain
enough 20 call himself a leader"
here.
Delegate Kuhio-is he even a Re
publican?
If so, why should he have opposed
the appointment OF a Republican gov
ernor?
And, in the name of the ten thou
sand gods, why should our good dele.
gate to Congress be foisted upon West
Hawaii as its delegate to the Repub-
lican convention? -. 90.
Mr.. Beers has held political office
sense is he representative Repuhl;-
can, nor is he constituted to be one.
Why should he go instead of some
other?te ,'''">
L Why should only a few inside"
rustlers for. personal politics be ir,
vited to the Honolulu stating confer
ences.? .....s.. ......,.. pa
Here. is Bowman Of Hilo who would
much better represent, East Hawaii.
or West, either. We, have Frank,
Greenwell, T. C. White, y, P, Curtis
or L. s. Aungst, all good Republicans,
who would give our delegation char
acter.% 80
You say that there has been no o.
position ito the six men than picked
OUT -. .....
Why should there be, if, as you say
further on, "the Star-Bulletin repeats
that the names chosen last Tuesday
and published by the StaS.Bulletin on
Wednesday are the names Of the mer
who will go to Chicago, as the situa-
ticn now rests. The slate is definite.
and it will not be changed unless one
or another of the six does not wish
to go to Chicago, Or there is an en-
tirely unexpected change in the
political lineup
That sounds final enough. But is
it fair play, is it good politics? Is, it
the sort of politics we want at the
national Republican convention? Not
by jug or q convention full.
Who shall go should rest with the
meeting of the territorial delegates,
and while i tan American citizen
fully qualified and authorized by vir-
tue OF my citizenship and residence
here to NEEDLE in this natter believe
that we should try to adjust things
amicably and with the least friction
and agree upon wise delegation,
acknowledge that we should even
fight against an appearance of politi
cal hiGh-handedness.
We've come to a time in Hawaii
when political bosses can't boss. The
real Republicans are waking up to A
sense of their political duty and ac
tivity and our support should be given
to them.
It's our business to see that some
things are done here and not others.
If We do, there1l be no danger of hav.
ing all our offices filled by outsiders,
who are ignorant of US and our needs.