Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Volume IX, Number 27, 15 ʻOkakopa 1936 — DISSENSION AMONG REPUBLICANS SHOWN BY "VICTORY PARTY" FOR MAYOR WRIGHT, CONCERTED EFFORT TO "KNIFE" KIMBALL [ARTICLE]

DISSENSION AMONG REPUBLICANS SHOWN BY "VICTORY PARTY" FOR MAYOR WRIGHT, CONCERTED EFFORT TO "KNIFE" KIMBALL

The disseHsion and strife existent today in the ranks of the Republican party is being displayed in no unmistakable fashion ,by two incidents. The first proves without doubt that the G.O.P. has ceased to exist as a party~as far as Oaku is concerned— and has become the personal property of Mayor Fred Wright, as is exemplified by the fact that. the "Republicans"„are sponsoring a "Victory Party" next Saturday niglit out on Houghtaiiing Road in the sth district» "What," A«ked a prominent Democratic leader, "have the Republicans got to celebrate a 'VICTORY' over ? That party elected two city and county officials outright at the primary—the Oemocrata elected tfctree city, and county officpd& «.t that sain£ prim,ary—Auditor Murray, Clerk Heen ajtul Sheriff Kahan&moku. "It is true that the Republicans £lected the Mayor outright. Is that what they are celebrating? If so> it on!y goes to prove that the Republican party to exist as far as-'Oaiiu is coucerned—it has been turne.d into the party ,of Maj'or Wright and his *city hall maehine'!" - Just Another Double-Cross! The second incident whieh displays the strife and dissension in the Republican ranks in Oahu has to do with the elēction of the six representatives from the Fourth District. % Prior to the e«piration of the date for filing nomina.tīon papersy both J. Howard Worrall and former Repre»entative Ralph E. Woolley had made the statement in pub!ic that they would not run again——that they were through with politics forever and a day! At tliat time Representatives • Roy A. Vitousek and Walter Macfarlane had announced themselves for reeleelion, together with the announced candidacies o£ Adna G. Clarke, Roy R. Banks» David Kalauokalani, Charles J. Brenham and Garnett M. Burum, a collection out of whieh the Big interests, as so ably represented in court—and in the legislature—by Speaker % r ltousek and former Representative Eugene Beebe, w*ho now aspii-es to the Senate, felt that they could select a group of sr?; whom they could nominate and elect, and then control-—body and soul. But into the 4th district representative picture steps Richard "Kinjie" Kimbail, hitherto unknown, who fails to see eye to eye with the Big Interests and their hand-pickea representatives from the 4th district. Call On Siege Guns Flurried and distracted at this eieventh-hour move, i the Big Interests hurried into action their big siege guns— i Woolley and Worr.ali, svho hitherto had made it plain that thev would not run again. [ The Big Interests felt that any move that \vas possible ! should be made to stop the nomination of KimhalL With | Worrali and Wolley in the race, they felt they were safe |in assuming that Adna Clarke and Banks were sure bets | to eliminate Kimball. I Unfortunate!y however for the Big Intere«ts» Kimhall showed extreme strength and succeeded uot ia |bocoming nominated but also finishing in fifth po^iiion— | ahead of Adna Clarke, oae of the £avored o£ the Bi£ I terests. Banks, the other favorite, feH by the w.aja,ide, j only receiving 5,607 vote«« Dumped completelj by the I Repub!ican» was David Kalauokaianl, for many years cliy I Rnd county c!erlt—he had •erved KU u&efulncs4 for the |Btg īnterest&. j Now the polil&al the Bii Fi\e hava concocted the miueual .aeheme ot Uie word out to vofce for oniy five Republican candidates and gne Democratic candidate in the fourth district—but to boat KimbaH at any costt The outcome of thk pretty pieee of &tcempUd doubleby the Big lutere*fcs wku ihe Kepuhlie&a iil be veiy witu&&» as it reporied that kau'oaii, who displayed unusual poliiieal strength for a firet-ti!t*e candidate, mtght decide to resort to &n unu.su&l method of roprisal for the knife h\ the baciL tkat ihe Republkan have prepared far hiinl