The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-06
Bashful Ones
Do Not File
Until Late
At Night
Hold off Long as
Possible to See
Who are Their
Opponents,

Coy Legislative candidates who have
been maintaining great secrecy rs to
their political ambitions we're forced
into the open yesterday, the final day
for fling nomination papers, although
some of them cautiously waited until
nightfall to enter their name in the Of.
fetal lists at the office of the territorial
secretary. ~
More than thirty of the hundred and
more candidates who have fled their
nomination papers did not do 50 until
after noon yesterday. About half of
these, and some of them chronic of.
fee seekers, too, did not file their
papers until late yesterday evening.
Inquiry in political circles as to the
reason for so many of the candidates
fling their papers so late brings reply
that has about as much reason in II as
would Hindenburg's explanation of q
"stragetic retreat" Iof the German
Army on the West Front. y.
As explained by the political strate-
gists, the tardy filters of nomination
papers wanted to see "whom they were
going to have to run against. Since
two of those who were last to file their
papers last night are old hands at the
political game, Charles Chillingworth
and, John Wise, Republican candidates
for nomination on the senatorial tick.
ct, there must be merit in the "strat.
egy". "
Cohen Out Of It ~. y,
" Contrary to his announced intention,
Joel c. Cohen did not file papers as an
independent candidate for delegate to
congress. Cohen vigorously asserted
his intention of running, and went so
far as to open his campaign in Hilo
several weeks ago. Then he departed
for the Coast. He is stiIl on the main
land, so apparently he has scratched
himself, unless, as has been suggested,
he got the necessary twenty-five sig
natures for his petition in the Stewart
Hotel in San Francisco from Hawaii
voters and the papers are now on the
way to Honolulu in the mail. 1t is
explained that all late nomination
papers received which show that they
were mailed before midnight last night
are to be considered as having been fl
ed by the time required. Still, serious
w no one thinks Cohen is to be a can
didate.
John Wilson, Democrat national com
mitteeman, as late as eight O. clock last
night decided he would be a candidate
i 4: -
senatorial ticket. While he has for
many years been active in Democratic
circles this is the first time he has
ever ran for office. Filing of his nom
ination papers supplied the third Dem
ocrntic candidate needed for the Dem
ocratir ticket as three are to be nom
mated. The other two Democratic SEN
atorial candidates are Jack Milton and
Wade Warren Thayer.
Republicans Shy
Republican candidates for nomination
as representative candidates in the
Fifth District were shy in fling their
papers, although there was no modesty
among Democrat aspirahts, as seven
teen Of them are to seek nomination
for the six required to complete each
ticket. James II. Hakuole is one of the
Republicans who is to be a contestant
in this district, as is also Edwin &.
Fernandez, present member of the leg
islative body from the Fifth.
As late as ten o'clock last night Eli
J. Crawford and Henry Vieira "saVed
the face" for the Republican represen-
tative ticket in the Fifth district. I'm
til their papers were filed only four
Republicans had signified their willing
ness to make the race with the host ot'
Democrats, and six candidates were re-
Guired to fill up the Republican ticket.
George w. Smith Piles
As business man 3 candidate George
w. Smith filed his papers late yester.
day as senatorial candidate on the
Republican ticket, w. R. Castle keep
ing out of the race, which he had been
urged to enter.
The Castle family is to be represented
in the primaries by H. X. L. Castle,
who is a candidate for nomination on
the Republican ticket as a representa-
tive from the Fourth district,
Two aspiring Democrats who will
make their maiden race for Office are
Arthur f. Carter and Marcus Sanders.
Carter, who is the detective for the
draft board, wants to be nominated
rs a representative from the fourth, rs
does also Sanders, who is one of the
receiving clerks at the police statio(.
With one or two exceptions, the list
of representative candidates in the
Fourth district are well known men.
Two Of the additions to the candidate
list of the Fourth district yesterday
were A. Lewis, Jr., Republican, and
Clarence Macfarlane, Democrat, Anoth-
or democratic aspirant in this district
is L. II. Lewis.
Checking Of the lists last night re-
vealed that Clarence Pringle, a one time
candidate for election as mayor Of Ho-
nolulu, is not TO be candidate ~
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