Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-03-25
Charge PUBLIC
JOB USED TO AID
P[NKHARS Wing
McCandiesS Democrats EnIiv-
en- Precinct Meeting With
Political BombSheII

po1tical campaigns now in progress
! Republican and Democratic-was ex
ploded last night at a Democratic
meeting in Moiliili
II was a charge, supported by writ
ten evidence, that the so-called "Mc
Carthy-Pinkham" wing of the party il
trying to get control Of the McCand
less wings machine, and is giyinl
politicians public jobs to do 1t. -.
Chairman NJ. c. Pacheco of the Bou
bon territorial central committee eX
ploded the bumbshell, which wa
hurled as the result 'ef a bitter attach
on the McCandless faction by Gabrie
Keawehalu, one Of the perennial poll
ticians who usrally has been founL
in the McCandless camp. He isnt
there now, and the McCandless mel
charge that he was lured to the Nc
Carthy -Pinkham wing by a job a.
timekeeper on the new territorial jai|
construction. This job, IL is charged
was furnished by Superintendent O.
Public Works Forbes at the writer
request of Territorial Treasurer Nc
Carthy, and the evidence brought for
ward was what purports TO be. an eN
act CODY of part of a letter written b.
Mccarthy to Forbes asking that Kea
wehaku be given place on the pub
lie payroll.
Bomb at Precinct Meeting.
The meeting last night at which tho
fireworks shot up and sizzled was onC
OF the many precinct meetings beine
held in preparation for the nomination
of the six delegates to. the nationa
convention in ST Louis.
From Oahu three of these six are
to be named, and the two opposine
Democratic factions are fighting foI
control OF the situation, with two tick
cts In the field. <.
The McCandless faction. which H.
this fight includes L. l.. McCandless
Chairman Pacheco, National Commit
teeman ]. H. Wilson and others Il
backing a ticket of three consisting 4
McCandless, Pacheco and Jesse Ulu
fhi. E r. ...... r..
The Democrats who are supporting
the governor, and whose camp is large
" directed by Territorial Treasurer
Mccarthy, support ticket consisting
OF Manley Hopkins, Gilbert j. Waller
and a third still not definitely set
tied. This, by the way, according t.
what the rival faction tells, is another
very interesting little story.
Keawehsku's Boomerang.
According to the report OF last
nights meeting, Keawehaku for some
time has been laboring assiduously
for what Is known as the Mccarthy
Pinkham ticket, The last,named above
Last night, after meeting at the Lii
uokalanf school, McCandless, Pachec;
a., ~
Moiliili meeting. Here they listened
TO Keawehaku's eloquence while roast
ing McCandless and his friends. He
declared that he had labored in the
heat of the day and In rainy weather
and fair for McCandless without any
reward after the toll was over.
After he got through, Link took 6
hand. He threw a few bombshells
himself, declaring that for all the
work Keawehaku had ever done for
him, the said Keawehaku had been
amply paid, usually at so much per
day. He intimated in broad terms that
Keawehaku is now biting the hand
that used to feed him, or words to
that effect.
Next came Chairman Pacheco with
his little bomb, in the form OF fold
ed slip of yellow paper.
He first made few remarks about
Keawehalu's ingratitude, saying that
he. Pacheco, when supervisor stood
M for Gabriel and got him job as
flsh inspector st the public market at
500 q month Then he lighted the
fuse on his bomb and proceeded to
throw it.
s.The Mccarthy Pinkham faction Is
now receiving the support of keawe-
HAIKU he shouted, and why? Be
cause he has been given a public job
by the territorial government in order
that the governor and his friends may |
seize the Democratic machine.
Reads From Letter
As proof he unfolded the yellow |
slip of paper and read:
Gabriel has outlined a plan by |
which I believe that we can get con-
troll of the party machine. To do this |
we must get him placed somewhere.
"This letter." continued the party |
chairman. was written by Col. Nc. |
Carthy to Superintendent OF Public |
Works Forbes and as result our
friend Keawehaku was given a posi-
tion as timekeeper at the territorial
Jail. That Is why he is denounclng |
McCandless and supporting McCar-
thy and the governor =.-.-
Then ensued some scene" There /
were yells and more yells. Both |
sides claim they had the majority of
the yellers, but the McCandless men
IN general regard the meeting as not
only a victory for themselves but a /
new blow at the governor and his Of
ficial family. ....
Pacheco charged at the meeting last
night that one paragraph of Col. Nc.
Carthy's letter said that Gabriel
should be given job of some stand
ing, but he had no copy of this para
graph. .a.- -. !
AS to the still uncertain place on
the Mccarthy Pinkham ticket, the
McCandiess men say that loela Kia-
kahi was picked for this but that last
Monday night he went to meeting in
Kakaako and repudiated his supposed
e-tn,,de and daplarad ha WoHld have