The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-27
POLITICAL POI ON MAUI
TICKET FOR ISLAND CHOSEN by
THE DELEG NTES.
Maui. August 20.

Maui. August 20.
The political campaign on .daui has
begun. On Monday evening last the
/ Union party of Makawao held a meet
/ ing at Hamaliuapoko, to elect dele
/ gates to a nominating convention that
mbet at kahului this morningfi. W. f..
| rogue was appointed chairman ANA
W. :. Nicull secretary of the meeting.
/ After much discussion it was decided
/ to elect one delegate to every twenty
| five registered voters, and that Wal
/ luku be requested to do the same This
would give Maliawao five delegates.
| and Wailuku three. The following
/ delegate, were chosen: II. p. Bald
win. w. : pogue. ID. c. Lindsay, A..
Fernandez, Jr., and u. y. Kahokuluna.
On Tuesday evening the Wamku
party met in the Court House. with Il.
4 b. Carley in the chair, and \. II.
Thomas as secretary. They agreed to
having one delegate to every twenty
five voters, and elected the following
to represent them: +. b. Carley, +,
II. Bailey and Rev. s. kapu.
This morning at 10 o'clock the dele
gates met at the Custom House. IA
hului. Judge j. w. Kalua had been
chosen to represent Lahaina and j. l..
Iumwalt, Hama, in the convention.
Judge kalua was chosen chairman.
and d. c. Lindsay secretary. After
much deliberation the following tick
ct was nominated: w. +. Pogue, OF
Mal<awao: Sam Kaai of Hama, and
ID. II. Kahaulelio. of Lahaina.
There will no doubt be several indie
pendent candidates in the field. MIR.
Pogue's nomination has given much
satisfaction here.
Sagata, the Waikapu murderer.
committed last week for the murder
of his wife. and who waived eNamina.
ton, Monday, for killing his child. at
tempted suicide last night i'm the Wal
lul<u Hospital. The night watchman
on one of his rounds. left his pocket
knife, which he had been using, on a
table near the Jap's bed. Sagata con
cealed it until his guard was awa%
for moment, and then tried to xiii
himself. When found soon after. he
had done but little harm. owing to the
dullness of the knife. He had cut hi,
throat a little in .twosplaces, had tried
to stab himself in the breast. and cut
open his abdomen, but was unsuccess.
full in each case. He is to be taken &c
Honolulu tomorrow.
0ntTlII l.. y. Andrews OF lilIO is 4
visitor to Maui. He came Wednesday
and returns home per Kinau next
Tuesday.
Saturday afternoon last an interest.
ing game of polo was played at Maka.
wac, and won by Won Tempsky's
side.
Mrs. II. B. Bailey's poi party at Ka
waapae resort, last Saturday evening
~.
The following party Went to Olind;
Tuesday morning, took in the crater
yesterday and return tomorrow: Mrs
b. ID. Baldwin, Misses Rita Schmidt
Mary Mckinley and Belle Dickey, ant
Messrs. VIII and Arthur Baldwin
Herbert Dickey and Albert Water
house.
Appraisers will get to work placing
values on Nakillu lots about Septem
Der 9th. This will be welcome new,
to many.
Miss Eleanore Simpson of Oberlin
Ohio. arrived yesterday, to take the
position of music teacher in Maunao
In Seminary. Makawao ladies hav,
been invited to meet her tomorrow af
ternoon at high tea at the Seminary
Per the II. C. Wright this week
Paia Phantom received a dozen fin,
work mares.
The three masted schooner II. c
Wright, arrived Monday, 20 DAYS from
San Francisco, with merchandise TO
Paia plantation and Haiku Sugar com
pany stores.