The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-12
MCCARTHY IS NOT
HI.s.RAG'AIINDIIDATI'
w. o. Smiths Advocacy Of Treas
! urer Is Personal and Not AZ
~. Planters Secretary

J Col! @. J. Mccarthy, territorial treas,
hrer, u not the, Official candidate Of the
Hawaiian, Sugar, Planters Association
FOR che Rotefnorship, explains w. o.
smith, in a letter TO The Advertiser,
md bib (Mr. Snith 's)a interest r In
aunching the Mccarthy boom was not
IS secretary Of the planters but a. an
Individual. Mr.. Smith writes;
Honolulu, March o, 1918.
"Editofl Advertiser--As several state,
uents have been published in regard
my competition with the candidacy
II Mr.. c. J. Mccarthy for the position
Z Governor for the Territory, some Of
Yhieh statements are incorrect, l wish
o briefly state the facts.
Tot Through Kent
hIhaye not eabled to Mr.. william
Gent, former Congressman from Califor.
ia, nor has ne cRbleh me; but after
he various published statements that
X. 'Pinkham was not to be reappoint-
d Governor heard from reliable
onree that the President did not in
end TO reappoint him, and the infoTma.
lon came in such way that IL APP
cared to he authentic and final.
"This information, added to the
sought which I had been impressed
Hh-lif Mr. Pihkham was not TO be
anppointed there was no Democrat Ell ,
ible whom I thought better qualified
nd more desirable for the Office than
r.. c. J, Mccarthy. H''9 /
"Mr. Mccarthy has had n number
years experience in the legislature
tst as, cletk and later ms senator, and
1hnv years experience in the admins!
ration Of public afhirs. He is highly
asperted for his ability, efficiency and
PERSONAL character. the only question
as whether he would be available. To
seertain this 7 went and saw him in
IL office and told him of the informa.
. on which / had received and that J
= as on. my way to see the Governor
= nd tar with him of the situation, but
! 'ished to know first If he would take
he Office IL offered him.
t|Mr. Mccarthy stated that he had
. cen approached upon the subject bv
theirs, not only here, but by influential
nen from the mainland, and that his
POSITION was very clear that he would
'ot be Q candidate in any sense so long
's there was any opportunity of Mr.
/, 'inkham being reappOinted; but II such
4 'ppointment was not to be made hc
new Of no reason whv he should no.
onsent to be a candidate. I told him
hat was going to .alk with the Gov
I could state tptMr. Pinkham what he
ad told me. He said could.
2 ~ called upon the Governor and
& rad a frank talk with him and he
. tated that u he were not to be reap
, 'ointed he knew of no one whom he
. rould favor more as his suceessor than
IT Mccarthy. Returning from the
/ toyernor's office I told Mr.. MeCarth'
: be substance of what the Governor had
I aid, and later be told ms that the
Governor had sent for him and their
'osition relative to the matter was
early understood.
= rim This matter I did not act a,
"cretarv Of the Sugar Planters Assoc
ton. hut wholly in my individual ca
acity as n citizen. The association of
'cers and members had no. knowledg,
what I did excepting that later
III one OF tne members Wnat 1at
J one.
"w. o. SMITH"
'rohahly Too Late
, COlO"el Mccarthy made an excellpn'
oppression upon tho visiting congress
zen when they were here last fall an[
both well known and well liked il
: "ashinRton, where his duties as terri
1rial treasurer hav" taken him. Con
q dependence from Washington, however
'oes not indicate that his candidacy n
he eleventh hour is being taken seri
'Iusly.
1t is an omen question whether thu
fnkham endorsement Is of any help t,
Tim, and another whether the fact
! hat for some years Mr.. MrCarth,
vas actively identified with the lio
t'or interests In Honolulu will not seri
uslv Interfere with any consideration
might otherwise receive from Presi
tent Wilson and Secretary Lane, boil
'rohibitionists and both ipterested II
he success that NAV attend the enact
lent Of a bone dry law for the Islands