The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-09
AND
DEMOCRATS FACING
THE SAME PROBLEM
Kuhio Controls Situation In His
Camp and MccandIess
10 the Other,
NEITHER HAS YET SAID
HE WILL BE CANDIDATE
Report That Cohen intends To
Withdraw As Independent
Meets Denial

Delegate J. X. Kalania naolr has not
yet announced that he will make tn,
race for reelection and II the Demo
cratic camp l.. L. McCandless, tn,
Party's perenniel candidate, has not
yet said he win run, which leaves the
political field at present to the two
independents, Joel C. CohPa OF Homo
'ulu and DR.. J. II. Raymond of Mnui
and this would seem to indicate that
no changes have come about in the
political situation. 1t is apparent
however, that forces are gathering
though noiselessly just now. and things
may happen any old time.
Same Problem
The Republicans seem to be wrpst
ling with exactly the same Kind Of a
problem that the Democrats have on
hand. When Prince Kuhio gives the
word one way or another, the Re
publicans will begin to know in meas
ure where they get Off, and this goes
two ways, for when McCandless makes
the coy admission that he intends to
run again or in the impossible event
that he makes it plain that be won t.
then those hardy Democratic aspirants.
now modestly silent, will or will not
"ome out Of the bushes. These DAYS
4 Democrat will say, at depends on
| Kuhio' and the same note comes from
he other camp, at depends on Me
| Nandlesa -
| II KuhiO does not make the race.
ne possibility still exists that former
! Chief Justice A. @. NJ. Robertson may
teP into the breach, though he has
characterized the question Of his can
Gdacy as Just newspaper talk" No
| ,ther has been mentioned so far and
II fact, the belief. prevails that Kuhio
will be n candidate.
Jarrett Still In
In the event that McCandless def
,itely retires from the field. it has
been reported that "Big Bill" Jar
EFT may become the party standard
bearer Jarrett has said that he has
10 idea Of being n candidate for Dele
gate, holding properly that he is sat
! SIZED where he is. Those said to be
n the know, however, are inclined to
he belief that Jarrett will run if Me
fandless stays out. 1t is urged by
Jarrett's friends that he is, popular
| on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii McCand-
less never has been able to carry either
NTaui or Hawaii and friends of Jar
rctt assert be can defeat KuhiO on
both.
Where Cohen Stands
4 report emanated from Republican
quarters yesterday that J. c. Cohen
would probably withdraw from the race
rs an independent candidate for con
gress and throw his support to l.. L.
McCandless, the prospective Democratic
nominee. Mr. Cohen last night char
| acterized this statement as Incorrect
81 was Republican" he said, "be
fore many of the Republicans Of Ho.
lolulu know where the United States
was on the map. l voted for James
Q. Blaine in 1884, which was before
some of our Republicans knew there
vas such n thing as a Republican par
y; and ! have been a Republican
yer since. could not consistently
support Mr.. McCandless because l do
hot believe in the principles of the
Democratic party.
"As for Kuhio I will say that so
long as he runs for congress | will be
candidate against him That is all
| have to say
Mr.. Cohen expects to leave in about
two weeks for California, and it is
his present intention to launch his
campaign Immediately upon his return.
Before he goes to the mainland, how
ever, he will make trip to the other
Islands. He intends to leave next
~ nlD nsHuE and h., inSt Yi,Tht ha
will use the opportunity to look over
the situation.
Kauai Candidates
"JOe' Rodngues, at present a su
pervisOf OF Kauai. has announced him
self az candidate for the territorial
senate on the Republican ticket The
senate vacancy on Kauai is to be ere
ted by Che retirement of Senator Nj
kaele, a Democrat. ROdrigucs was, in
he old days. horse jockey and was
well known throughout the Islands.
Of late years he has been manager
II store at keaIiu. In the last elec
ion he was chosen supcrN isOr, defeat
ing his Republican rivals in the pri
mary and his Democratic opponents in
ne re- ular election.
NJ. >. HenrQurs, ii humcstcader in
he Kapaa neIghbOrhoOd of haudi, has.
announced himself ns candidate on
the Democratic nrkrt for the house of
representatives. Hrnrlqurs is in the
cal. estate business on the Garden Isl
and, also, and is said to be quite
popular in bis inplrdiate district
do Politics
A Hawaii paper says that the Re
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