The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
MAUI To
THE FRONT
Republicans Gather at
Several Places.
READY FOR CONVENTION
Hswaiians Join the Ranks Of the
Grand Old Party Local
Doings.

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met in the court house for the purpos'
of electing three delegates TO the Dis
trict convention. Hon. A. n. Kepoika
was in the chair. The following were
chosen as delegates: Geo. Hons TO rep
resent the Waikiki precinct, +. Church
the Kahului-Spreckelsyil precinct
and A. n. Kepoikai the Ulupalakua pre-
cinct. Twenty-four were enrolled. i
is stated that the foreigners OF Wailu
ku village are divided as TO politics
there being a little coterie Of Demo
Gratis.
The same evening some Of the Hama
citizens held preliminary meeting In
the Hama church. They appointed an
enrolment committee and made other
arrangements for a large meeting OF
Republicans on the 18th, during which
evening they will affect a permanent or
ganization and choose three delegates
to the coming Island convention II.
Howell was chairman and Benjamin X.
Kaiwiaea secretary
Thursday evening, the 18th, the Re
publicans Of MakawaO district held a
meeting in the Hamakuapoko native
church, II. A. Baldwin acting as tenn
porary chairman and 7. o. Aiken as
temporary secretary. Rev. John Kali
no, Messrs. II. A. Baldwin, u. G. Lind
say and +. w. Hardy were elected dele
gates to the Island convention. The
following were chosen as permanent Of
ficers: ID. C.. Lindsay, president; +. w.
Hardy. Judge p. Noa and A. +. Tayares,
yice-presidents; w. o. Aiken, secre-
tary, and Messrs. w. Il. Beckwith, w. 8.
Nicoll, Edgar Morton, A. +. Tayares,
Henry Long and T. x. Pa, enrolment
committee OF the sixty enrolled, there
were twenty-siX Hawaiians.
Lahaina will also send two delegates,
and Molokai two, 10 the Wailuku con-
yentiOn. There will be fourteen dele
gates IN all from the twelve precincts
OF Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Makawao A.1grary Club.
Tuesday evening, the 18th, the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Makawao
Literary Society was held at the nome
OF DR.. and Mrs. w. +. McConkey oi
Paia. This social event was an unusu-
ally successful one, not only because oi
q very large attendance OF Maui people
but algO because Of most interesting
and well executed entertainment. The
program WAS entitled, "A Plantation
Darky Evening Before the War" and
consisted Of a sketch Of darby pccu.lari-
ties, his superstltiOns, stories, jokes
songs and dances. Old minstrel solos
and chOruses were sung before the rails
ing Of the curtain and after the finale
OF the piece, which was the Old-time
dance known as odd Dan Tucker" The
scene OF the play was the cabin OF I'm
Gle Rastus, with its smoke-gtalned
boards whose only adornment consist
ed OF ears Of yellow corn, strings OF
dried apples, sundTy pieces OF harness
Il gunstock, etc, etc. There was n coy
fire in the mock fireplace, and alto
gether the stage setting was most real
iBtic. The following were the persons
OF the drama: Aunt Martha" Miss
Hart; Celia" Mrs. Hair; Jimmie, -
Miss Simpson; Polly" Miss Mosser;
Uncle Rastus," Mr.. George Baldwin /;
Thomas jefferson" Mr. Aiken; Sam
SON" Mr.. G. w. Baldwin; Little
Aaron" SIR. Lindsay.
The music was well rendered and the
costuming and makeup were most ex-
cellent. The characters were without
exception well executed, but the ladies
deserve especial compliment for their
wyacious acting and their fine "darky
accent"
On Saturday, the 18th, AT horse auc-
ton held by Haleakala Ranch, at the
cattle pen near Paia nil. about $500
"a GRf IA.
mares and colts, for the most part un-
broken. The japanese did the greater
part OF the buying.
Some Kula Latiyes, when recently IN
terYlewed as 10 their present position
IN politics, replied that they were ma
lahaini' 10 both Democratic and Repub-
liean doctrines, and would wait while
and see.
On Thursday afternoon, the 18th, the
Ladies' Thursday Club Of Aakawao met
al the residence Of Mrs. +. c. Allen Of
SpreekelsYllle.
Friday evening, the 18Th, Mrs. y. W.
Hardy Oi hakagao gave progressive
"foFty-tgo" party as a farewell compli-
ment 10 Miss sehweizer, who is soon 10
Leave for her Wisconsin come There
were FIVE tables Of players.
Recently II, A, WadsgOrtb has com
pleied he Zee and soda water works Oh
some land IN Wailuku purchased from
a fDos 4 90. Tie buildings are c0n
struaad near the Walluku- Walbea
erossToaas, and not far distant from
The beach
Census Agent W giryln has been
busy insiTuetigR bis deputies In wa
l1hp ana Aakaya9
The japanese Deeflf las dGBf ana 4
sill doing much harm IN ibe Han qua
l0a region ~ Haka8aQ district a Is
M only ross they are deslrgylnR bui
Tie e9tfee ueef ana grape vince There
nla ll hfanes ghaieYff ilis season Ia
hAka vac While lasi year the local mar.
tei has almost oyer supplied
kHhuiul AfrlYeQ May lllh ihe bark
Hamilton " days nom Newcastle, will
islAl am iiie schooner bona HlulW, II