The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-08
WIVES AND NOT POLITICS
MoRMONS DECLINED TO HEAR
THE RIVAL sPELLBINDERs.
Tiger and Elephant Wanted to Lie
Down With Latter Day Saints Who
Declined without Thanks.

Republicans, Democrats and Inde-
pendents made a failure of the effort
to address the Mormons at Laie Satur-
day afternoon. In the Republican par
ty were j. l.. Kaulukou, L. l.. McCand-
less and Frank Archer. They reached
the settlement first, but were requested
not to speak as the convention was in
session and the elders did not wish
anything to occur to distract the peo-
pie from church matters. The sound
moneyites left and on the way back
met the Democrats, headed by Abra-
ham Fernandez. With Fernandez were
Eugene Sullivan, H. ]. Mossman, j. w.
Smithies and several others. AT Laie
the same request that had been made
to the Republicans was repeated to the
Democrats, so that there was no
speech making by the Unterrifled. The
party hired the dance hall, however,
and in the evening held a reception and
dance. At this meeting there was a
great deal of button -hOling of wary
voters and the Democrats think some
thing was accomplished.
During the night Kaluokalani, Kau-
liza and others turned up at Laie, hav-
ing ridden overland via the Pail They
did no speaking either.
The Democrats spent all of Saturday
night at Laie. In explanation they
said it was so late when the dance was
over and so far to Kahuku that they
decided to wait where they were until
morning. Abraham Fernandez was left
there, and yesterday John E. Bush was
sent down to help him. The two men
were to have held a mass meeting some
time today at Laie.
The Republicans will hold a meeting
at the Mormon settlement Thursday
night of this week.
w. H. Cornwell returned Saturday
from Maui where he went to register.
When he was at his ranch it was to
find that the registration board was
forty miles away, up in Kula, but that
they would return to Paia on Friday.
Cornwell laid for the board at the
latter place and succeeded in register
ing. Mr.. Cornwell speaks enthusiasts
tically of Democratic prospects on his
island.
This is the evening of the Democratic
Territorial convention. 1t will be held
in the Orpheum theater, beginning at s
o'clock The business will be the elec-
ton of David as a candidate to Con-
gress, adoption of a platform and the
selection of a new central committee.
AS so much will have to be done in a
very short time there will not likely
be any speechmaking.
Frank Pahia and Frank Archer, can
didates on the Republican ticket, are
working in the city today for their
party. Several street corner speeches
have been made and many converts en-
rolled Frank Archer made a campaign
speech near the corner of King and
Bethel streets at 10 o'clock that would
have done credit to Theodore Roose-
welt. big crowd of Hawaiians lis
tened intently to the address.
The Independents will hold a mass
meeting in the drill shed tomorrow
evening. This is the announcement
given out by Robert Wilcox this morn.
ing. There will be speeches in Hawai-.
ian by all of the leading candidates OF
the party The Independents will hole
their territorial convention at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. 1t is today plan.
ed to have the meeting in the Hawaiian
Opera house and negotiations are al
this writing under way.
Dodgers are being distributed abou
town this afternoon announcing the
Democratic convention at the Orph.
cum this evening.
The Independents are making ar.
rangements for daily newspaper, t.
be one half in English and a half il
Hawaiian. 1t will be a new publication
altogether, probably after the style o.
the Democrat which was issued Satur
day.