The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-27
THEY DID
NOT COME
Republican Delegates
In San Francisco.
.DISAPPOINT COMMITTEE
Mckinley Men Ready With Leis But
Only Two 10 to | Men
Came.

yesterday. ana Tor the balance OF the
day disappointment was large on .he
aces OF the reception committee. The
committee had labored for several days
and only completed their final arrange
ments on Wednesday evening. and were
not a little put out to learn that the
party Of delegates had decided to come /
on the next steamer.
AS early as o'clock yesterday morn
ing, James II. Boyd, treasurer Of the
Republican Party. rode into town and
made "a Decline for the Pacific Mall
wharf. with Col. VIII f. Fisher, and,
soon had the decorators at work trim
ming the dock with signal flags, bunt-
/ ing, leis, and any old thing that had
any color In IL. At the entrance to the
wharf the signal flags were raised over
I the sheds may-pole fashion, while
| brand new flag pole was erected over
/ one of the sheds and Old Glory hoisted
into position.
The reception committee, composed
Of Wallace n. Harrington, Enoch john
son and James III. Boyd, assisted by
Col. VIII +. Fisher, ordered the finest
| three seated vehicle In the livery
stables of Honolulu. 1t was decorated
handsomely with leis of all hues. rib
bons, and bunting and when the task
was completed was carriage mt for
king.
The launch of the Union Express
Company was made ready for a journey
sea-ward. and when the whistle an
nounced the Rio of Koko Head. the
committee and others made haste for
the wharf. Enoch Johnson had bath
towel filled with the best leis and
bouquets Nuuanu Valley could produce.
Several lima leis especially selected for
a.. . .s..a N.la
tenderly cared for by Mr.. Boyd.
At 1:t5 the launch In command of
Captain "BilI" Larsen put to sea with
Enoch Johnson. w. II. Harrington,
James III. Boyd. VIII Il. Fisher, and
representatives of the Advertiser
boat a short cut was taken through
the breakers berond the sea-wall but
the little "puffer" maintained an even
: keel, notwithstanding the heavyweights
gathered in the stern. Many plans were
: laid as 20 the procedure when the Rio
was approached. Collector of Customs
Stackable had sent communication
to the launch commander at the
:. eleventh hour stating that no one from
/. the launch would be allowed to &c
aboard the vessel until she had locked
J The committee decided to pass the flow
er laden towel and the lima leis up tht
pilot ladder, and then make haste bach
to the dock where the reception would
be held and greetings extended.
The Rio was met opposite Waikiki
The reception committee put on It's bes
y smile. arranged their water soaked col
lars. and gathered the flowers and lei
= SO they could be easily started on thei
Journey up the ships ladder. Mr.. Boy
= possessing the loudest pair of lungs
shouted at the groups leaning over tn
n rail, but the only response was the nut
tering of a Hawaiian flag. Boyd agai
It'll N.1W
Parker or Prince David were ABOARD
u A general shaking OF heads gave
y negative answer, and then the ma
= with the Hawaiian flag made himse
= known, and smilingly bowed to the oc
= cupants of the launch.
IL was John Wise, the Democrat
q delegate to the Kansas City convention
r and the man who in reality nailed II
q is to 1 plank on the Democratic pla
= form.
Hello. Wise. is Sam Parker {
board?" shouted Harrington.
mo. only John Holt and myself
was the heart rending answer.
Where are they?"
ooh. they're having a good time
Frisco"
The leis were hidden out of sigi
Wise laughed at the crest-fallen cor
mitteemen, and Boyd whispered
Captain Larsen's ear. The laun
ping rate for the harbor. 1t leaked o
that Boyd wanted to get to- the do
before the steamer, and order the dec
rations taken down, the carriages wi
= their brilliant trimmings dispers'
= and to pervade the dock with an
. that the committee had not been sole
q But the propeller was not big enou
r 90 keep pace with the Rio and
q steamer and the snorting little laur
came down the harbor channel tOge
q en-. The dock was lined with Reput
cans. male and female, while a
q Democrats. who looked a little out
place amongst the others. stood mou
q fully gazing at the vessel.
AS soon as the launch came wit
n speaking distance of the wharf
- news was shouted that the delega
were not aboard and a groan went
from the crowd while the DemocrS
braves looked pleased. The band '
- whooping IL up with good old campo
e tunes. and Captain Berger seemed
i, " outvie all previous efforts at tooti
Just as Hail the conquering II
e 4 comes" the Democrats caught 81
OF John Wise standing on the
deck. and a shout went up.
IL took the Republicans some II
time to gather the fact that eve
thing was "ail off, and the commi
when II was safe and sound on the
had TO do n lot of explaining. Me-
theless the latter smiled a compo
!: :: !: !: !:
smile as they passed under ira
parency bearing the legend, .
Country's Choice - Mckinley
Roosevelt" with facsimiles of the
= leading Republicans emplazoned tn
on.
y = John Wise received quite an ova
as the steamer locked. The passen
= seemed uncertain as to whom the
ton was intended for, as McKi
. transparencies were in evidence al
points on shore. ard John Wise
q John Holt were known to them as !
Democrats.
q The dock was damned with Hon
lans. Among them were the famili'
Mr.. Holt and Mr.. Wise. Both De
Gratis were decorated with leis by
admirers When the band KEEP
az playing and smiiingly looked up at