The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-05
THEY TALK 70 PORTUGUESE
SIXTEEN TO ONERS TELL LATINS
WHAT'S WHAT.
Speeches by Mechanism and Bush
Major Camara Orates-Portuguese
Naturalization.

I,usitana hall was jammed with Por-
tuguese last evening, gathered there to
listen to the Democratic spell binders.
The 42O chairs were occupied, and peo-
pie were banked around the doors and
windows. There was no mistaking the
eXistance of u strong Democratic
sentiment in the hall This was evil
denced by the applause, which at times
was tremendous, and the general in
terest taken by the whole house in the
speeches. +. &. McClanahan, John h.
Bush, NJ. G.. Silva, j. M. Osoria and j.
M. Camara were the principal speakers.
The latter was applauded to the echo,
and when he had finished speaking a
vote endorsing his candidacy for the
Legislature was unanimously passed.
Mr.. Osorio was elected chairman and
A. II. X. Vierra, secretary. Mr. Nc
Clanahan was the first speaker, his re-
marks being interpreted into Portu-
guese by A. G.. Correa. After the usual
bouQets the speaker said the Republi-
can party was the party of the money
ed classes while the Democrats catered
more to the interests of the common
people, although it had many rich men
in it. He called attention to a. clause
| in the Republican platform which pro-
vides that only American citizens may
be employed in government work.
| such is unfair to your fathers and re-
! latives, who, through no fault of their
own cannot read and write English
and are therefore debarred from be-
coming citizens" declared the speaker.
He went on to say that he knew not
what the Democratic platform would
be but he felt very sure it would not
contain anything that would hurt any
Portuguese working man. The speaker
closed with an exhortation to the young
| tn
the men who would take work from
them.
JohE e. Bush made a speech that was
evidently much appreciated, for nearly
every sentence was applauded. He did
not feel that the Portuguese had ever
received proper credit. They had built
up the country, but had been "set
down" on for it. He thought that
every Portuguese should have been
admitted to citizenship without ques-
ton, and declared that the Republican
administration at Washington on the
advice of Republicans sent from here,
had cut most of the colony out.
NJ. G. Silva pledged fealty to the De-
mocratic party and urged young men
to register.
]. M. Osorio compared the Republi-
can and Independent platforms and told
the people that neither of them would
suit He knew about what the Demo-
cratic platform would be, and believed
it would be the one for the Portuguese.
Major J. NJ. Camara, candidate for
the lower house, made one of the
strongest speeches of the evening. After
stating that he had come to the coun-
try many years ago with the older
Portuguese, the Major said: THE Re-
publican party has neglected to put
one single Portuguese representative
on it's ticket. That shows in what es-
TEEN the colony is held by the Republic
cans, and it behooves you and your
sons to rise as one man and vote them
down.
/ am before this meeting
as a Democratic candidate, to represent
the whole people / did not think seri-
ously of accepting the nomination, but
when l saw the insult of the Republic
cans in not putting a single Portu-
| guese on their ticket, my mind was
quickly made up. l urge all Portuguese
who can qualify to naturalize and
register at once. Go tomorrow morning
if possible.
II speak bad English, perhaps, not
having prepared this speech and l
suppose the Republican papers will
make fun of me tomorrow; but that
can not change my heart nor alter my
ideas and determinations. I have heard
that one member of the Board of Re-
gistration said: The Portuguese are
inclined to be Democrats, and I am
glad not many of them are register
ing Let me urge you to change all
this 'by naturalizing tomorrow, and l
ask you to vote the straight Democra-
tic ticket
The speaker went on to say that the
Portuguese had stood for every worthy
political policy and were entitled to
mere consideration than they were re-
| ceiVine.
At the suggestion of Mr.. McClanehan
a committee consisting of j. Dias, M.
.. Silva end A. Medeiros was appoint
ed to take the names of young men
who desired to naturalize and register.
Thirty names were taken at the hall in
a few minutes and later another list OF
about as many more names was hand
| ed in