The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-22
PORTUGUESE
READY TO
NOMINATE

Oratory filed San Antonio hall last
evening when a mass meeting of Por-
tuguese was held under the auspices of
the Portuguese Political Club. AS a
result at the close of the speechmaking
young Portuguese voters came forward
in squads and placed their names upon
the roll of the club. Nearly three hun
dred Portuguese men were in the hall,
and their approval of the speeches was
demonstrated by enthusiastic applause.
President Camara announced that on
Saturday evening a meeting of the club
would be held to nominate candidates
whose names would be voted upon next
wednesday night, the one receiving the
highest number of votes to be the can
didate of the Portuguese colony for
legislative honors.
Tomorrow evenings meeting promis-
es to be one of the most important in
which the Portuguese have ever par
ticipated. it being understood that of
the numerous candidates for honors,
the battle may narrow down to two OF
the most popular young men in the col
ony.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, who called the speakers
Messrs. NJ. A. Silva, Frank Andrade, ].
NJ. Vivas, NJ c. Pacheco. ]. F. Durao,
and M. A. Gonsalves. to the platform.
All the speakers urged the Portu-
guese to leave petty jealousies and
chickering's out of the campaign and
unite in the quest for representation
of the colony in the next legislature.
An appeal was made to the old men or
the colony, who istill hesitate ABOUT
permitting their sons to cast of their
allegiance to Portugal, to let them ac-
cept the rights and privileges OF Amer
lean citizenship, casting sentiment Tor
country to the winds. Their right IN
Hawaii, both for themselves and future
generations, was the paramount issue
at present and the young men OF the
colony with votes in their hanos' coulo
protect them. a voice in the leglsla-
ture was the desire of the Portuguese
Americans. and with their strength
they could succeed in electing their
candidate.
M. A. Silva said the lack of earalier
organization was the fault or the enllre
colony. The club had called the meet
ing to ask all Portuguese qudlineu ~
vote to associate themselves with the
club and assist in making it a factor
of prominence in the coming campaign.
He said they did not want legislature
like the last one, for they were suIer-
ing from it today. They wanted leg
fsIat1re composed of men who nave tne
interests of the Territory at heart. In
the last legislature there was not
member of the Portuguese colony. The
.o-oDeration of all the voters IN the
present campaign would probably re-
suit in landing one Of their NUMBER IN
the legislature.
J. F. Durao made great speech, IN
which he appealed to the patriotism OF
he auditors to cooperate with the club
in its campaign to secure representa-
tiop in the legislature by the election
of one Of their number. By uniting in
one solid body the club and the colony
could make itself respected in the COM
munity.
NJ G Pacheco said that the Portu-
guese Political Club was non-partisan.
II had been criticized for not being ell
ther Republican of Democrat, but he
contended their success was in non
partisan organization. and when the
time came they could demand recog-
njtion of their rights as taxpayers.
Frank Andrade spoke I'm English. He
defined politics and government and
the relations Of both to the voter. The
Portuguese colony was progressive and
"A needed representation in the legisla-
ture The Portuguese Club was not Tor