Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-11
RUMOR DELEGATE
WON'T run AGAIN;
HE MAKESDENIAL.

r. -
less, the story says, would drop ems
tireiy out Of the fight for delegate
| because he could not overcome the OPP
position of Kuhio, which has beaten
| him consistently. Mccandless would
center an his efforts on the fight for
the eovernorship, and Judge Wilder
would become candidate for delegate
| to Congress-. He Is Of paft-Hawaiiall
blood and thus might II the political
and personal aspects of this story are
correct, rely upon strong vote from
I the Kuhio Republicans.
| The story further goes to show the
lpersistency with which efforts to dis
lodge Governor Pinkharn are being
carried On, as indiEafed by Judge
| Wilder's attacks which Attacks the
wiseacres say, have the quite enthusi-
astic support of McCandiess. Fur
| thermore, the story tends TO show q
well-thaughtout plan for carrying the
| fight on the governor further than
merely to disiodge him, II that were
possible
In tails connection the remarks of
John r. Colburn at the Country Club
dinner to Ex-Governor Walsh are beiEg
remembered. Colburn said that the
delegate. though flying Republican
colors. els and always has been true
Democrat, and reiterated this remark
twice, saying that at heart Kuhio and
all Hawaiians are Democrats.
Political circles also hear that Nc
Candless Is seriously considering an
abandonment of all effort to run for
deieFate, at least this fall, which
would bear out the report that he
win center his political fight upon the
goyernorship.
The Star,Bulletin, after confirming
the report that this whole story Is
being received with much belief IN
several well-informed political quar-
tiers, asked Judge Wilder If he would
be q candidate for delegate.
II do not want to but under certain
circumstances ]. might rum" he said.
IT may run II there appears to be q
wish for me to do So"
Delegate Laughs.
Delegate Kuhio laughed when the
story was retailed to him today. 1T
may be either that this & revival of
old rumors concerning my health, or
| that it Is sign Of the coming poll
teal campaign" he summed up his
comment
Asked when he plans to return to
! Washington, he said:
Il do not know can't tell because
I can't tell how long this case OF
! mine.-referring to his effort to break
the I.iliuokalani st-"will keep me
here
-Will you be d candidate for re-
election this fall?'' he was asked.
| .sToo Early to Stay
cts too early to say anything about
that" he replied. The interviewer
then remarked that the delegate
! usually laid HIS political plans q long
way ahead, but at this Kuhio merely
smiled again and repeated, There's
nothing to it." That, however, is pre-
ciseiy the answer he gave the Star
| Bulletin q few months ago when he
was asked II he intended to fle suit
| to break the Liliuokalani Trust. and
though he denied the story the suit
was filed few days after
1t is expected that this whole body
Of rumor will be denied on all sides.
but certainly 1t is going the rounds
with definiteness which has arous-
| ed the keenest interest among all who
have heard II and many are convinc-
! ed that 1t is at least substantially near
| the true condition OF AFFAIRS.