The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-02
RAYMOND WILL RUN
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
viii Not Try To Secure Demo
re- cratic Nomination For Dele
gateship, He Announces

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DR.. J. H. Raymond Of Maui in con.
hrming the announcement that he will
he candidate for the Office of dele.
gate to congress, says that he will
make the race as an independent candi.
date, and not as a Democrat. In con,
nection with this announcement il il
held that Doctor Raymond is so well
known us a Democrat that he win be
considered such by many and his sup,
port will come very largely from that
party, which, the political wiseacres
think, win further reduce the vote
which Link MeCandless might expect
should be decide to run again.
McCandless, in an interview pub,
lished in these columns Sunday morn.
ing, said that the appearance Of Char,
ley Rice in the last primary as a can
didate against Kuhio caused slump
of Hnwaiians from the Democratic
party to the support Of their Ali. It
is thought by some that the appear.
anre of Doctor Raymond in the field, al.
though running as an independent,
may have n similar effect.
Runs Independent
In regard 10 the candidacy of Doctor
Raymond, the Maui News of Friday
quotes him as saying;
But wish you would make il clear
that shall make an independent fight
and not put myself in position to be
counted out in the primary election by
a lot of Republicans rung in as Demo
Gratis for the occasion. ] was up against
that game once, and they would stack
the cards against me the same way
again if give them the chance"
No Time for Politics
Doctor Raymond declared that this
is no time for drawing political lines,
adds the Maui paper. 1t is a time for
the best interests of the country with
out regard to a mans past political af
citations. He cited r. W. Breckons,
urging the Republican party to not
spend money this year in costly local
campaigning, and Of Governor McCar.
thy's expressed views along like lines.
~ believe / can defeat Kuhio this
year." Doctor Raymond stated, abe
cause he has lost much strength with
the present electorate on account of his
record of inefieiency in Washington.
But il should fail to do il this year
it viii be a sure thing for me two
years from now, for by that time the
increase in the electorate over which
Kuhio will have no control will be so
great that he win not have a chance"
The doctor stated that he had been
strongly urged to make the race by
some very influential men, and that in
ease he is elected he will go to Wash.
t-1 sn1nnan1ank naV,anorot
working for the bestsinterests of the
Islands, and not as a politician.
Smith Gives Views
Speaking of the proposal advanced
for a more or less non partisan, terri
torial campaign this year, w. o. Smith
said: ~ believe in party organization,
In no other way can the best results
be achieved. They have found it so
on the mainland, and we have always
found it so here. Without such or,
ganization and systematic work by
parties as parties there is grave dan,
ger of arriving at conditions far worse
than those it is proposed to avoid.
see nothing in the situation to Justify
any change in this general policy now,
and feel that party organization and
party work should be maintained in the
coming campaign.
"At the same time, do not see
anything in the present situation to
render imperative, or important, hide
bound party voting. All things being
equal, I should vote for a Republican
every time; but if it came to a prop
osition of an incompetent Republican
against a capable, honest Democrat.
who knew would work for the best
interest of the Territory, l now fee
that I should throw my vote to the
latter.
As for an economical campaign, ]
may say that have always felt that
90 much money was ordinarily used
N connection with our elections. There
VAS always been room for trimming
= must be remembered, however, thai
there are certain expenses which must
% kept up, and both parties and theiI
candidates will find it necessary this
wear to use more or less money. But
this year l feel that a determined eff
fort should be made to prevent ex
travagance, and the parties should
come TO some sort of an understanding
as a result of which expenses may be
kept down. This Territory has been
called upon TO bear considerable
hare, for a small community, of the
financial burden of the war; and will
'.e called upon again and again in
the future. In all of our plans, polit
zeal or otherwise, we should bear that
fact in mind, and it seems to me thai
cutting out Of unnecessary expenses i
connection with the approaching cam
Daign would he a good starter
SuRPlementiRg the suggestion orig
inallysput forward by K. w. Breckons
Republican national committeeman
who urged that all nee lless expoudi
lures he eliminated in the coming
campaign, 1t is now being advocate
that the two parties get together and
agree to make of the contest, shin
plaster election with thrift stamps am
war savings stamps as the shin-plas
tiers. 1t Is believed that if candidates
would agree to use thrift and war saw
ings stamps as currency in making
their races for office, they would ma
terially aid the government and &C
complish quite al much for themselves
rs If they used coin of the realm.
Though DR.. j. H. Raymond, J. c
Cohen and Delegate KuhiO are definite
ly iu the field for the Office Of delegat
% congress little doubt is espresso
that L.. L.. McCandless will shortly NJ