Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-09
THE VOTE OF PROTEST.

In the vote for Abe IousSon last Saturday.
citizens OF the territory voiced their protest against
Kuhioism. IL is a protest and "A rebuke that stings
ought 10 sting-Hawaii's non representative in
Congress.
With approximately 1000 votes for the Republican
nomination fer Delegate at Washington. LouissOn
proved the biggest feature Of an almost Hneyentful
primary. He surprised "A large majority of the yOt-
ers he surprised and dismayed the Kuho support
Frs who for weeks have been talking of him as a
bnffeon and of his candidacy sorry joke. These
political wiseacres got the shock Of their lives when
fhe island Of Oahu, Kuhio's home, gave this "out
slider nearly 100 votes. In only precinct the
second of the fifth district did Louisson fail to poll
a vote, and in this precinct, WaahOle, - out of ~
votes went for the democrat, McCandless instead of
for The Republican, Kuhio. In every other precinct
LOnI son tailed
He more than doubled the vote given George r.
Carter, Progressive, in 1914. and furthermore il
must be considered that in Saturdays primary 2500
less votes were cast for the nominees for delegate
than in the fnafs-two years ago. With a vote on
Saturday about two thirds that east in November,
1914 Louisson had more than twice many votes
on Oahu as did George r. Carter in the last election.
I0uissons campaign was a short and limited one.
He risme down from Oahu with all the politician
dopesfers-except a few with their eyes open-de-
cariEg him huge joke. One of Knho's closest
supporters told the Star Bulletin few days ago
that this paper would be doing Louisson kindness
IN advising him not TO rum and that he would be
exceedingly lucky il he got 500 votes He went con
silprafly better than double that figure.
His campaign was conducted mainly on the basis
OF laidipubicity. Through the advertising columns
OF The StarBulletin he appealed 10 the voters sim
PIX aud directlves Nor was il large, expensive
canlpaign Otherwise he stayed most of the time in
HonoIulu making trips with the various candidates
for other Offices doing good deal of personal work
around the precincts.
In Mr. Louisson's candidacy. the voters who re-
sent Kuhio's attitude toward the job to which he
Is elected had their opportunity to protest In the
LAST feR days Of theA campaign some of the Kahio
supporters sensed the undercurrpnt setting in TO
1ouisson and made an effort to "show him up
They fafled--faiied badly.
III some of the indifferent voters who thought il
was no use to vote for I.ouisson had gone to the
polls II some of the thearted voters who feared
TO lake a stand had voted their protest against KG
hinisin, the rebuke would have been materially
stronger. BUTT is enthusiastically strong as il stands
today ssss
Furthermore this vote for Lousson is Il party
vote and an independent vote. IL is not a Demo
cratic vote. Considering the light balotng of the
day McCandIess got the normal vote in the Demo
cratic column. The story that Democrats were in
strDcted to vote for Iouisson was perhaps true to
degree The Bourbons would like to see Louisson
nominated, thinking they could beat him in the
finals easier than Kuhio. But whether or not the
story of such attempt true, its effect neg
ligible md the vote McCandless received shows it
No. fheact is not to be denied that the vote of pro-
test cast for Louisson was Republican and an in !
dependent VOTE
lf By any chance MeCandless should be elected
Ia November il will be because this same vote Of
protest, once shown able to speak, grows in vo.
hume; becanse the voters call for representatives,
ia Washington who will stay ION the job !
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