The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-15
LIVES Of THE CANDIDATES
CHARLES RICHARD BLACOW OF
HAWAII
Rev. J. =. X. Leleiwi of Hanapepe,
Kauai-One is a Wheelwright and the
Other is a Minister.

Charles Richard Blacow, nominee Ct
the Republican convention for Senator
from the first district, Hawaii, is a des-
Cendent on his fathers side of English
blood and on his mothers of German.
His grandfather, Richard Blacow and
family emigrated to the United States
about the year 1S45 from Preston, Lam
castershire, England and settled in IL
linois nearly opposite st. Louis Mo.
His grandfather on his mothers side
was Carl Rathke of Hamburg Germany
who emigrated to the United States
with his family in 1S4I settling in Illi-
nois near the Blacow family. That part
of the Mississippi valley was visited by
a cholera epidemic and to ii his grand
parents were victims.
His father John Blacow, became
citizen of the United States and in par
tnership with his elder brother carried
on a stock ranch and diary business.
In 1852 his father married the eldest
daughter Sophia of Carl Rathke and the
following year 1853 they disposed of
their holdings formed company and
( with baggage and herds with oxen for
motive power started from st. Louis
| in April across the trackeSS wildS be-
tween the Mississippi river and the Pa
Citic ocean After trials and priatiOns
lasting until October of the same year.
| their journey came to an end in Ala
media County, California.
1t was there that Charles Richard
Blacow the subject of this sketch was
born in December 1854. He was born
and reared on farm attended the pub
lie school and at the age of sixteen was
earning his own livelihood. At the age
of eighteen he entered country wheel
wright and carpenter shop serving an
apprenticeship of three and half years
to that trade Always having an apti-
tpde for mechanical work nothing in
that line came amiss. Working at his
trade ard farm work until the fall of
1879 when he married the eldest daugh-
ter Josephine of the Hon. John NJ. and
Mrs. Horner (now residing in Hamakua
Hawaii and a week later set sail with
the Messrs Horners' and families in the
schooner "Eustace" bound for Kahului
Maui to plant sugar cane for the
SpreckelsVlle plantation.
After an uneVentful voyage of Is days
they landed Christians day 1879 on Ha-
Waiian soil.
He resided two years at Spreckelsville
and Waikiki, Maui, then moved to Ha-
makua. Hawaii for two years. then to
HilO and opened a steam saw and plan
ing mill. After running this for five
years he sold out and moved back to
Hamakua, Hawaii. and for seven years
was engineer of the Hamakua Mill
leaving their employ in 1896.
Since that time he has confined him
self to an agricultural life on a home
stead lot. He is a republican in politics
casting his first vote for r. 3. Hayes in
1876 and after a residence of nearly q
years in the Hawaiian Islands will
again vote the Republican ticket. He
has never held any public office. and but
few appointments except on the Tax
appeal board, where he has sat for the
past five years for this district He be-
lieves in good sound, honest govern
ment and the welfare of Hawaii.
Rev. j. b. X. Leleiwi of Hanapepe
Kauai, is one of the candidates for re-
preventative from the sixth representa-
tive district. Kauai.
He was born i'm North KOna, January
Is, 1871. He attended the district schools
there and in his childhood and youth
was brought up to the occupations of
fishing and agriculture. August II, 1870,
he was married.
In 1888, though then over forty years
Of age, he felt called to preach the Cos
pei and on January Is of that year, the
anniversary of his birth. he entered as
a student at the North Pacific Mission
airy Institute under the late Rev. DR..
! c. NJ. Hyde. Ordained to the ministry,
! he was sent in June, $780, to the native
church at Hanapepe, and May -, 1892,
he was regularly installed as pastor of
that church, where he has continued
| ever since.
| July 10, 1898, he was appointed post
master and served in that capacity for
eighteen months when he was removed
/ because he refused to take the oath of
allegiance, which so many Hawaiians
| were unable cOnscipntiOuSIV IN take