The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-06
PORTUGUESE ARE
NOT IN HARMONY

To the Portuguese voters and to- the he
publican Party and all citizens at
large:
L take this course in expressing myself
for the reason that full and complete
hearing was denied me in the Portuguese
Political Club at the time was expelled
from the said club. l, as a Portuguese
American c44zen, entered the aforesaid
club in good faith and intended to abide
by the rule of the majority of said club
in all matters concerning our welfare and
never a. at any time intend to go be-
yond the will of the majority.
The club was organized to promote the
interests of the Portuguese colony at
large and to elect a representative to the
legislature to attain the desired ends.
After the club was thoroughly organic
ed (so-calIed) with a stuffed membership
roll, an election was held to elect the
aforesaid representative. On the day OF
the election, before proceeding to cast the
ballots, a resolution was introduced by a
certain nnugwump who conceives the idea
that he has ,ne Portuguese colony by the
nose, demanding that two representatives
of the club be placed on the Republican
ticket. Said resolution was adopted after
a heated debate and the club proceeded
forthwith to electing the candidates, re-
su1ting in Major Camara and Frank An
drade being elected.
A committee was appointed before the
election to confer with the Republican
party and ascertain what terms they were
willing to give the club in exchange for
its votes. In due time the Republican
party sent an answer to the club in the
shape of resolution demanding that the
club submit names to them for them to
choose from among those names one rep
reSentative.
On the day that the club met to act
on the said resolution of the Republican
party, ! moved that the resolution be
complied with. This brought forth the
wrath of Major Camara's clique or gang
as it is termed and the said gang looked
with unfavorable eyes on me in conse-
quence.
When my motion was made, a second
to the said motion came very promptly
from amongst the Republican members
Of the club and lively debate ensued.
While the discussion on my motion was
going on. another hot head made another
motion to lay the Republican resolution
on the tables which motion was promptly
carried, in open defiance of Parliamentary
rules. and an ambiguous resolution was
forthwith introduced by another sore
head demanding that the Republican par
ty place Major Camara on it's ticket, and
saying that Major Camara was the choice
of the Portuguese club. AS a warm sup
porter of Frank Andrade, 1 wish to an
nounce to all citizens of the Territory of
Hawaii. that Major Camara is the choice
of sixty-one members of the club who
will never qualify voters in Gods
green foot-stool, if they were to live
100 years; while Frank Andrade on the
other hand received forty-eight votes of
forty-eight Observation-Disclosures citizens
and voters.
I wish also to announce to all citizens
Of the Territory of Hawaii that the Por-
tuguese Political Club is deceiving the
public by false representation in the num-
her of its members. 1t is true that they
have eighty-one members, but out of this
number how many are voters or how
many will ever qualify as such?
The younger element is holding aloot
and will not join a club of the nature Of
this one and are most willing to Join a
Republican club if such a club is or
gained among the Portuguese
After I had sounded the majority of
Portuguese voters in Honolulu to ascer-
tain who their choice was the unanimous
EXPIRE ssion was heard that Frank Andrade
was TIE choice. On the strength of this
EXPRESSION I asked them if they would
vote for Frank Andrade if he was nut TT
as candidate. and the answer was YES
they would vote for Republican know1