The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-03-28
THE SPLENDID VICTORY.

Hawaii ni spoke last Saturday and named Harry A. Baldwin
of Maui to be delegate to congress for the unexpired term of the
67th congress. All doubts were set aside in a most emphatic manner.
1t was a great triumph for the Maui man and for the party that
called him to be it's standard bearer. Further, it is a vote of con-
fdence in the Republican administration at Washington and an
assurance to it that Hawaii is even more strongly entrenched in its
Republicanism than it was at the time of the flood tide in Novem-
Der, 1920.
There are many grounds for qualification in the results of Sat-
urdays election. 1t had been asserted that no one but the late
Prince could command the undivided vote of the party. There had
been assertions that the defeated aspirants for the nomination
would not play the game fair and that their ieutenants, if not
themselves, were "double crossing the candidate. 1t was even
said that the HawaHans would not vote for another than one of
themselves for delegate. All of such allegations have proved false.
The honesty and loyalty of John Wise and Norman Lyman and their
advocates have been indicated. Especially is it gratifying that the
Hawaians have given the lie to those who sought to discredit their
party faith and steadfastness. On Saturday, none were more loyal
than they.
The Republican party went into the campaign in a state of some
uncertainty because of the claims of the enemy. 1t comes from the
contest greater and stronger than ever before and imbued with a
reborn confidence. The Democrats emerge from the conflict, shat
tered, demoralized and disorganized, their every claim discredhed,
with demands for a new leadership voiced more emphatically than
ever before, They are in a sorry plight to enter a new campaign
a half year hence.
To Maui the magnificent victory is all the more gratifying for
it was one of her sons who was called to be the standard bearer
and she was placed upon her mettle and called upon to give him a
vote which might turn the tide if there should have been need. And
she did it, making the campaign the personal business of her voters.
They went to the polls more than 80 percent strong. They voted
four to one for the Maui candidate. Never louder went up the shout
of Maui no ka OF.
There is glory enough and to spare and words of praise r due
others especially to Hawaii and to the Garden Isle. The Big Island
got out it's vote magnifcently and gave a fine exempifcation of
party loyalty after one of its sons had been disappointed. The
Garden Isle rolled up a marvelously large majority speaking for
Baldwin almost as loudly in proportion to its voting strength as did
his home county.
Democratic claims to Oahu were shown to be groundless. On
the face of the returns it would appear there had been some apathy
there but Honolulans did not feel the personal interest in the can
didate as did Maui, which may explain the failure Of nearly $500
registrants to go to the polls. But Honolulu city and county re-
mains steadfast in the Republican column.
Outstanding over all other causes for qualification is the splen-
did type of man who has been chosen to represent Hawaii at Wash
ington. Always reticent about his own achievements and actions
his opponents sought to make capital of the fact and declared he
was no orator. AS a matter of fact when he speaks he "does not
just talk" he says something and his actions ever speak louder
than do his words. AS Harry A. Baldwin has represented Maui in
the territorial senate and in the councils of his party, so he will
ably represent all of the people of Hawaii nei in Washington. He
was outstandngly the best man for the office and the best man won