Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-10-25
SPEAKING IN KEWA|0

The Portuguese Political Club held
great meeting at Kewalo near the
salt works last night. There we're in
the neighborhood of four or FIVE hun
dred people present and II was there
fore the largest meeting that has been
held In the district named throughout
the whole campaign. The forces of tn
Portuguese Political Club gathered al
the corner of South and Queen streets
at given time and with the Mission
band at the head, marched to the
place of meeting amidst the playing OF
lively marches.
The meeting was presided over by
j. NJ. Vivas, the leader of the forces
of the Portuguese Political Club. After
few brief remarks by himself, he
called on NJ. A. Silva, who dwelt on
the fact that the Portuguese were com.
ing to the people before him as a part
of themselves. They were working
people and they had a working man to
place before them as an independent
candidate.
NJ. c. Pacheco said that this was the
second time In the history of the
country that the Portuguese had come
before the people in the interests OF an
independent candidate. The first time
was in 1894, when J. NJ. Vivas and A.
Fernandez were elected as members of
the Constitutional Convention. The
speaker pointed out the fact that the
Portuguese had been forced to put up
an Independent candidate on account
of the action OF the Republican party.
II what was desired was a government
by the people, he would advise those
present to vote for Camara.
J. NJ. Camara, candidate of the Por.
tuguese Political Club. spoke on the
platform of the club which, with the
exception of a few additions. is the
same as that Of the Republican party
Another speaker In favor of J. NJ.
Camara was Rathburn, Hawaiian
resident of the Kewalo district, who
made his remarks in the Hawaiian Ian.
guage since the majority of those pres
ent were Hawaiians.
After the Portuguese had finished,
Charles ]. Mccarthy, Home Rule.Dem.
ocratic candidate for the House OF
Representatives arose and spoke on
county and municipal government, tell
ing the people that he intended to
work lik Trojan for these measures
that would assure government by the
people.
Following him was c. W. Ashford,
independent candidate for the House
of Representatives. He stated that II
seemed very much like old times to
him to be permitted once more to
stand before a Hawaiian audience. He
had been asked II Dole was an issue
in the present campaign. and he was
ready to answer that he was not. Dole
was only secondary. He was the skip.
per of the ship of state, but his first
mate was running the whole show
The latter was Secretary Of the Terri.
tory. Treasurer, Superintendent OF
Public Works. Bandmaster, and. after
a while, he would be taking Kailimai's
place as keeper OF the Fishmarket,
would be Poundmaster, and he would
not be surprised II he would yet be
driving the street carts.
The speaker said he had known Ca.
mara from the time the latter was a
boy, and he had always known him to
be square and true blue. He was him.
self coming before the people as an in.
dependent candidate and he hoped that
he would be supported. In the words
Of his favorite Hawaiian song. Mai
ooina oe Eau" (Forget me mott.