Honolulu Record, August 19, 1948, vol. 1 no. 2, p. 1
The proper place for A. T. Longley to tender his resignation as precinct chairman was his own 30th precinct, 5th district.
This criticism was voiced by leading Democrats here who were informed of the resignation either through a letter sent to Wilfred Oka, secretary of the Democratic Oahu County Committee, or through the columns of the Honolulu Advertiser which first broke the news publicly.
"Mr. Longley charged in his letter that "subversive and radical groups are in control of the party."
A six-man investigating committee—three from the county committee and three from the territorial central committee—— was directed by the central committee to meet with Mr. Longley. This committee will then recommend how the charges should be answered.
As the Honolulu Advertiser gave prominent play to Mr. Longley's resignation, Chairman 0. P. Soares, Republican territorial chairman, complimented the Wahiawa Democrat for the position he took.
In his lengthy letter Mr. Longley criticized candidates during the 1946 election who had received support from PAC. This attack included Delegate to Congress Joseph Farrington.
While this was taking place, the Star-Bulletin mentioned a rumor that Lorrin P. Thurston, publisher of The Honolulu Advertiser, might be a Republican candidate for delegate against Joseph R. Farrington, who is publisher of the Star-Bulletin.