The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-06
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Large Meeting on Monday Evening
Dearth of Republican Speeches-Ar-

raneements for Polling To-day.
In response to an announcement in the
evening paper, large crowd assembled
at the vacant store, corner OF Fort and
Hotel streets, yesterday evening, Mr..
Graenhalgh having kindly loaned the
premises for the occasion. The Ameri-
can Presidential Election Committee had
arranged for the meeting, in order to add
the national element of free discussion
of the issues to the other fun.
Mr.. w. W. Hall was elected chairman,
and Mr.. John F Smith secretary of the
meeting. Speeches were at once called
for by the chair.
Mr.. Oh. F. Marley, blue jacket from
the u S. s. Brooklyn, was the first TO
come forward. He made ringing speech
OF considerable length for the Democratic
party, his original eloquence and eclectic
rhetoric being frequently and loudly ap-
plauded. His shipmates made enthusi-
astic demonstrations, as he claimed for
President Cleveland the credit of giving
| his country a navy that was going to
| equal anything in the world.
Mr.. T. Turrill, local q. A. r. veteran,
was loudly called to the front. A Republi-
| can speech was evidently expected from
| him, but he rather gave "sOup" to the ex-
| pectatiOn. He was present when the blue
| and the gray had shaken hands over
| the bloody chasm" at AppomatOX, but
| the Republican party had obstructed the
| reconciliation calculated from that Cere-
| mony, by persistently and continuously
"waving the bloody shirt" The Repub-
lican party had in its long tenure OF
power become too rotten to hold together.
| Not a single scandal could be fixed upon
the administration of Cleveland, to
| match any of the many rings and frauds
| of previous periods. Blaine was the real
leader of the Republican party, Harrison
| being only the imam who had grand
| father"
Mr.. NJ. Laferty, the "Boanerges" of
the Debating Society, being called forth,
said he was a Democrat, but he could
net stand the rhOdOmOntade, fanfarade,
and so on, of the preceding speakers.
He went on to refer to the colossal as
surance and audacity of anybody who
could look upon that hag-the Stars and
Stripes at the head of the roOm-or con-
template the memory of the martyred
Lincoln, and at the same time stand up
for the Democratic party that had tried
to wipe the star-spangled banner off the
face OF the earth. It was the Re-
publican party that had saved liberty
and union, and its glory would be echoed
from center to circumference OF the
earth till time should be no more. "a
voce-''Waving the bloody shirtp')
eyes," said the speaker, "the Repub-
lican party did all that before you had a
shirt" loud laughter and applause
Mr. r. Gerke, of Kauai, having inter
rupted the first speaker, was taken for
strong Republican and so called to the
front. He only said that he was Dem
ocrat, but one who believed that free
trade meant starvation.
Mr.. r. w. Lame who was standing
outside, was induced by persistent calls
to come to theinner margin of the crowd.
He declined making a speech or taking
an active part in the election, for reasons
that he need not mention (Of course
meaning his consularships). AS citi-
zen of the United States, he was now Of
the American party, believing it was
time Americans controlled the affairs Of
their own country.
At Mr.: Graenhalgh's suggestion the
meeting elected the following officers for
the election to-day:
Mr. w. w. Hall, Judge.
Mr. j H Fisher american party,
Mr.. l.. G.. Ables (RepubIican), Mr.. Laf
|
tic), Inspectors.
Messrs. J. J. Egan, John F. Smith,
Fred. Turrill, and B. Ordenstein, Tellers
The meeting then adjourned with
cheering for both sides, till the opening
of the poll at O'Clock this morning.
The poll at Graenhalgh's store will be
as of District No l, while the U. S. S.
Brooklyn will be No. 2 polling place, and
the U. S. S. Alert, No. 3. Besides the
poll for all nations at Hewett's store,
there will be universal ballot box at
the all American polling place, separate
from that for American citizens and those
eligible for present citizenship. All polls
will close at p. M, when the ballots
will be Immediately counted and declared.
His Excellency l.. A. ThurstOn, Min
lister of the Interior, has kindly allowed
the use of the Government ballot boxes
for the OCCASION. Mr. Thurston was a
seeri say highly interested spectator at
the public election meeting above re-
ported.
No doubt believers in the American
and Prohibition parties will have the
liberty of voting for their respective can
didates. The question was submitted to
us too late last night to make inquiries
of the managers. According to the prin-
ciple of a free ballot, however, it is safe
to say that neither those just named nor
even the Labor parties and Woman's
Rights party will be excluded.
The following statistics relative to the
election held in 1884, have been COM
piled expressly for our readers, and will
be of special interest to-day-the quad
rennial anniversary of the election of