The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-21
MAUI 5 GRAND OIDPARTY
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE ON
SOLID BASIS.
In Makawao District the Members of
the G.. o. p. are Thick as Leaves on
Valombrosa"

PAIA, Maui, May 19.-As shown by
the meetings held this week, politics are
to be a very live issue on Maui, and
the Republican party are to have their
share in it. 1t being impracticable TO
hold the primaries by precinct polls in
the country districts, general mass
meetings were decided upon to elect
delegates to the district convention to
be held in Waikiki, May 20.
The first meeting was held in Wal
luku, Wednesday, and was well attend
ed, not all present enrolling however.
A. N. Kepoikai was elected chairman,
and j. N. K. Keola, secretary.
The business of the meeting the cleo
ton of delegates, was Immediately pro-
ceeded to, but just as the votes were
to be counted, some one discovered that
no enrolment had been had, and that
most of those voting might be Demo-
Gratis or anything but Republicans.
Consequently the vote was declared
void, and the enrolment proceeded
with; twenty-five names were placed
on the roll and these then proceeded to
elect their delegates, resulting as fol-
lows: George Hons for Waikiki Pre-
cinct, r. NJ. Church for Kahului, and
A. N. Kepoikai for Honuaula. Ad-
dresses on the principals of the Repub-
lican party were then made by Judge
A. N. Kepoikai, Judge j. w. Kalua,
were freely applauded. No further
business coming up the meeting adj
journed.
At Hamakuapoko, on Thursday even
ing, occurred the largest and most en-
thusiastic meeting held, the result
showing Makawao district to be the
Republican stronghold of the island.
Temporary officers elected were II. a
Baldwin, chairman and w. o. Aiken,
secretary. Remarks explanatory of the
object OF the meeting and of the prin-
cipals and character of the Republican
party were first called for, that all
present might know what they We're
asked to join. Those addressing the
meeting were c. ID. Loveland, who is
one of the charter members of the Re
publican club, having assisted in the
formation of the same in Connecticut
f. e. Atwater, w. e. Beckwith, p. N,
Kahokuoluna and F. w. Hardy. En-
rollment was then taken up and 90
names were placed for Republicanism
OF these SO, &c were Hawaiians, % Am
orleans or Europeans and 10 Portu-
guese Election of delegates to Wal
luku next followed and resulted, H. A.
Baldwin, d. c. Lindsay and Rev. j.
Kalino from HamakuapOko, and F. w.
Hardy from Makawao. By unanimous
vote it was decided to form one club for
the whole of Makawao district, and per-
manent organization was preceded
with. The officers elected were-D. c.
Lindsay, president; A. F. Tavares, p.
N. Kahokuoluna and F. W. Hardy
vice presidents; and W. o. Aiken, sec
rotary and treasurer. W. e. Beckwith,
w. S. Nicoll, Henry Long, A F. Ia
wares, r. K. Pa and Edgar Morton
were appointed an enrolment commit
tee, to enroll members all over the dis
trict The meeting adjourned about
1880, to the call of the president
| At Lahaina a meeting of Republicans
was held the same evening. commit
| tee of enrolment was appointed and u
primary election to elect delegates IL
| the district convention was called fol
Saturday afternoon, May 10, from to
| 6 o'clock
At Hama a meeting has been called Tor
! Saturday night, May 10, to elct dele
! gates to the district convention.