Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Volume IX, Number 27, 15 October 1936 — Democrats Confident Of Electing At Least Two Honolulu Senators [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Democrats Confident Of Electing At Least Two Honolulu Senators

| With the Republican party on Oahu split high, wide and hand!some on many fronts, the Democrats are concentrating. their legislative election efforts' on eleeting a complete senatōrial ticket—as they did in 1932, when Senators William H. Heen, Lester Petrie and Henry Freitas made a elean sweep of the senator!al race on Oahu. Democratic leaders point to the fact that in 1932 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the great benefactor to the nation but particmlar benefactor to Hawaii, was chosen as chfef executive of the nation. His eleeiion, broadcast to the voters of Hawaii, where the po!Is had not yet c!osed, was regarded as ōne reason for the Democratīc clean-sweep of the Oahu senatorial ticket. They predict that the re-election of the President on November 3—regarded as ēertain as that night day—also wi!l play a large part in sweeping the three Democratre senatorial eandidates on Oahu into offiee. Eyen the Republicans concede the re-election of Senator Davici

For The Senate

K. Trask because of his unusually strong showing ia Uie primaxies. The GOP lea<iers concede Charles H. Rose, centrai committee chairman, an "even ehāhee," whieh, from their partisan point of view, means that Charlev Rose also will be elected. Republican Rumors In an effort 10 disrupt the prēsent harmony whieh rules m tlie Democratic ranks, the Republicans inspired the rumor that Henry A. Rudin, appearing as a candidate for the flrst- Ume, might withdraw from the race In order to make a plaee on the Democratic ticket for a Republiean senak"»rial eandidate who missed noraination by exactly 15 votes, ! This rumor, however, proved to be baselcss, as Rudin, runnhxs as the frlend of the laboriili 'man and betieving with President Roosevelt that aU emplo?ers shoi4d be rcquired W plaee ihe interests of their above tho«se of m.ere dividendis to stockholders, dcclared emphatically that he would remain in the race. i Rudin, havlug served for 16 years welfare director at llw Waiaiua PlauiaUon C\> H feaiows inUmateb labor probiem6 of mdusuies o£ Hawaii and beii«vcs Uu< Uc &ivows Uie maiuier in wiuoh tiiey eould be solved. Ki» candidacy, wlih ite eonaequ«at r*veUtfians» is said k» be embMtaasing in Uie exuenxe t-o piantatji«.m owners.

HENRY A. RUDIN