The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-01
Democrats Hold a
POWWOW at
Maemae.
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DAVID WELCOMED
OVER THE PAIL
Liliuokalani was Present at a Big
Luau at the Princes
Residence.

One Of the biggest pow vows Of the
present Democratic encampment In
Hawaii was held last night. All the
braves wore feathers In their hair and
laid claims to many scalps. Prince
David. the chief sachem OF the tribe,
Rad been to windward making big talks
for his own success and the braves
went TO meet him at dusk. A half
hundred men on broachos and carrying
fioring torches made the steep ascent
and met the Prince at the top. With
the horsemen were others In wagon
cites and carriages and skyrockets
were sent aloft to show the Princes
trail. When the Prince and the march
ers met there were great shouts Of
welcome and then all came down to
Maemae church where speeches were
riade.
After the meeting at Maemae the
throng went to Waikiki stopping en-
route at the Royal Mausoleum, Nuu-
onu valley. where songs were sung over
the dead.
At David's residence In Waikiki
luau was spread under the trees and
good fellowship occupied several hours.
Liliuokalani occupied the head of the
table next to her nephew. Prince David,
and her household was also conspicuous
in its attendance.
The Democratic meeting at Maemae
was opened last evening at o'clock by
candidate G. w. Booth. He spoke
briefly as follows:
I'VE have come here sto-night not
with q band and gin and other attrac-
tons. II it Is a proper thihgtto do that
could. / can get the band and boxes
..f xxfx Ty.xk a.
proper thing for US to do, 1t is like
biibing. You are not ignorant. / ask
you as a favor to vote for the Demo-
backs but before you"
Sam Kaaumoana said: The main
question we must consider is our liber-
ty now and hereafter. We must re-
cover our rights which have been taken
away from us. We have only a small
privilege now-the ballot--and with
that we can vote against those who
took away our rights. The prices Of
calico and meat. etc. are high today ON
account Of the Republican party"
J. o. CARTER VERBOSE.
Hon. j. o. Carter was the next
speaker. He said In part: II want to
say that this first election under the
new conditions Is in my opinion an im-
pcrtant election. want to say that
every Hawaiian voter should consider
well what he is doing. I would not al
low anyone to direct me as to whom. to
| vote for and do not want to tell any
one for whom he must vote. We should
lleave'out OF our talks and debates per-
sonal things unless. they explain our
/ own motives. s ~
when this electior was first talked
Of the Democrats came to me and asked
me IL would take part In Il. I said.
| Yes. I would take part as Demo-
crat.' After I was named as Demo-
cratic candidate, then the men Of the
Independent party came to me and ask
ed me to allow my name to go on the
| Independent ticket. 1t was a difficult
position but reasoned that / was an
Independent as a Senator or as Rep
resentative, but II 1 should want to ex-
press myself before the United States
must either be a Republican or a
Democrat.
1 CARTER WOULDN'T LOOSEN.
After a while I found a man on the
Independent ticket who asked me what
I proposed to do. 1 would not allow
anybody OF the Independent party to
it:sist what ! must do. soon found
that I was an object Of suspicion I
was asked to contribute very con-
siderable amount Of money to a certain
officer. He said that he.was an Inde-
lpendent. e,ae
"This person said to me: We want
you to be on our ticket, and also Mac
farlant.. because you have always stood
by the Queen. We want you to be our
pilot and director I found. however.
that In my opinion my refusal to con-
tribute large sum Of money led these
people to do a certain taing-to sign a
Ipiedge which would not do as self
respecting person. When they found
that their ship was nearly ON the reef.
they threw the captain and pilot over
board and trusted to the cook and stew
ard to bring her iAto port So far as
am personally concerned have not
ANY feeling against these people.
wish them success but / do not wish
them to denounce me.
PRAISES GROVER.
.sWhy am Democrat? Because It