The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-05
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EXCITEMENT
Little Island Said To
Be Safe For the
Republicans.
Especial Correspondence

M AILukU. Maui Nov s.-The
" brilliancy, the activity of the
present Parker-Kawananakoa-
Wilcox campaign has caused kamaainas
10 open their eyes with wonder. Whoever
| heard of so much stump-speaking, so
much travelling about, so much action by
THE different candidates? Why, in old
times Honolulu lawyers were accustomed
to stand for district on another Island
and never Cnce visit their constituents.
And then the buttons, the ribbons, the
torchligh professions and other political
| accessories, according to the American
mode! Why the chartering of steamers
hitherto unheard of in Hawaiian politics,
is quite frequent of late. Prince David
and friends had sole command of the
Waialeale this week, and after visiting
Molokai, touched at Kahului on the I'd
and then departed at IL p. m. for Hama
Then the Maui Republicans-Messrs H.
+. Baldwin, A. N. Kepoikai George Hons,
Henry Long and others-chartered the
Maui and sailed for Kaiaupapa last night.
the I'd, at 10 o'clock. All this is very un-
usual for Hawaii nei. The only campaign
In old times which will bear the least
comparison with the present one was in
1856, when the Gibson-Spreckels party
controlled Island politics. Messrs L. A.
Thurston, w. r. Castle, and W. A. Kin
ney set out on stamping tour, to the
amazement of the Hawaiian world Mr..
Castle made lively canvass of Wailuku
and Waihee, and in spite of the strenuous
efforts of the Spreckels party, was elected
as Representative.
Mr.. Thurston went to Molokai and
stumped the whole Island-even walking
down the steep pail into the Leper Set
Element. He addressed and won the vote
of the many kokuas-for the lepers them
selves were not then allowed to vote
Though footsore and weary and almost
shoeless from his hard campaign work,
he carried the day on Molokai.
Mr.. Kinney went to Hawaii, where he
worked very hard, but was defeated chief
ly through the influence of Hon. Sam
Parker. Such was the hottest campaign
In Hawaiian history previous to the pres
ent one.
The Maui is expected with the Repub-
lican speakers this afternoon.
Tuesday Sam Kaiue, F. w. Beckley and
other Independents left Keanae and dur
ing the same day held meeting in Huelo
Church. On the 31st they addressed Pau
wela people and on the I'd they held forth
at Josepa's house in Paia
Last night the Democrats of Waikiki
yer McClanahan of Honolulu, but on ac-
count of the rain the meeting was not
held.
WILCOX WAS HOOTED.
WAILUKU, Maui, Nov. 3.-The News
says: 1t is a serious mistake to think
that the native Hawaiians of Maui. the
class generally indicated by the term zig
norant Hawaiians, wv i'll not think and act
Tor themselves at the approaching cleo
ton. Were there rational hope for the
estoration of the Queen there is no doubt
but that the majority of them would work
and vote to that ende But the Hawaii |
ans of Maui have abandoned all such
nope, and are now thinking their way into |
one or the other of the two leading no.
htical parties. This was well illustrate ed /
at one of Bob Wilcox's meetings in La
haina the other day. Bob was waxing |
eloquent at the loss of the taro patches, |
and suggested that the time would come |
when the cane would have TO go. and taro
would take it's place, as of old. No sooner
did his native audience grasp his mean
ing than they revolted at his proposed
step backward toward their former con-
dition. and they absolutely hooted him off
the roStrum.