Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-21
Mention WILSON
ASCANDIDATEIF
LINK WON'T RUN
But Democratic Committeeman
Says Would Not Be in Race
for Delegateship

With the Democratic ratification
rally and the primaries campaign
: Eclose at hand, T.. l.. ("Link"D McCand.
less has not yet announced himself as
"a candidate for the delegateship, and
indications are. should the Bourbon
, war horse decline 70 run this fall, Ma
tional Committeeman John II. Wilson
? will be the choice OF his party for the
race.
This Is the gist OF political talk in
Pauahi street these days, but Wilson
Is noncommittal regarding what the
future may bring with regard to the
Democratic candidate for delegate
From an interview today il might APP
pear that he is In a receptive mood
although inclined TO wait until he
hears OF McCandless' stand before an.
nouncing himself. q.
Wilson says he could not afford tc
run for delegate. =... = =.
1T takes money, you know" he
says. i -.
While many Democrats say Nc
Candless win be in the running this
fall, there are others inclined to be-
lieye he viii not. II McCandless does
not run, what man have the Demo
Gratis to put forward? is the question
which just now is bothering the ma
jority. Wilson cannot answer this
question. He says so himself. But he
will not admit that he is figuring on
being candidate IL McCandless does
not come forward.
Who will be who In the Democratic
campaign at The primaries will be
made known at the big ratification
rally at Aala park on the evening of
September 8. On this occasion both
she national and local Bourbon plat.
forms will be ratified; large num-
Der OF speakers. not yet selected, will
voice the sentiments of the Hawaii
party as regards the national admin
istration, and candidates for the SEN
ate and house VIII eac,I be given few
minutes to make themselves known.
The date of the rally was changed
for the reason that by being held on
September 9 1t will come two days aft.
er nominations have closed, and the
central committee will know who the
various candidates are.
In the ninth precinct of the fifth dis
trict the voters have recognized the
following persons as candidates for
nomination as representatives:
ID. M. Kupihea. Jesse z. Makainai,
Joseph Kalana, Robert Ahuna, Frank
C. Benevedes and William Miles.
Charles KalIlpsukui and Joseph Kai-
mana have been recommended as
judges of election.
Other possibilities for the house
from the fifth district are John K |
Mokumaia, e. }. Gay, w. F. Mossman |
and ]. II. K Keawehaku, brother of |
the once politically famous Gabriel
Keawehaku.
Thus far, seven possibilities have |
been discovered for the house in the |
fourth district. They are Crane Al
media, William p. st. Clair, ]. M.
Bright, Robert Kaiwi, Jesse Uluihi,
editor of Aloha Alma; ]. w. Keiki /
and E. H. F. Wolter
Candidates for senators, thus far as
advices have been received in Pauahi
street, VIII be Ambrose Writ and Ar.
chic robertson from the fourth dis
trict, and Edward Hanapi and Horace
N. Crabbe from the fifth district.
From Hawaii comes the news that
]. N. Kamoku will be candidate for
the house from the, second district
This is the only bit OF political infor
nation thus far received from the out
side islands.