The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-06
Prince Reports a
Fine Tour on
Hawaii.
MANY CONVERTS
TO REPUBLIC CANIsM
Hard Fight From This Time on.
Belief That Campaign Will
Be Closed Here.

Prince Kuhio, after a, tour of Hawaii
which lasted for two weeks, dropped
into Honolulu Saturday morning, and
out again in. the afternoon. and IS now
on Kauai. where he will spend a week.
The Prince was accompanied from the
big island by his personal friends who
had made the journey with him. and
during this weeks tour he will have
along the Rev. Stephen Desha and
Representative Makekau. who came up
from Hawaii.
Judged by every standard the trip
of the Republican candidate through
the districts of the big island was one
which has done more to open the eyes
of the Hawaiians to Wilcox than any
other thing that could have been done.
According to the evidence of some of
the members of the party the tour was
much in the way of a personal triumph
There were any number of meetings
held and in every instance but one the
meetings were well attended. The ex-
ception was at Waipio, where a Home
Ruler circulated the report that a
message had been received that the
Prince would not come and the audi
ence dispersed. and it was impossible
TO get them all together again very
shortly.
1t would be impossible 20 recount all
the personal experiences of the Prince.
He found on many of his long rides
that Hawaiians, hearing that he would
pass along certain road, sat beside it
for hours TO see and speak with him,
and leis VI abundance were placed a
bout his neck, signifying the esteem in
which he is held
There seems no chance that there
can be any landslide as the Home
Rulers are the better organized per-
haps, but from the outlook there have
been immense Republican gains. The
only district of the island where there
is any question Of success seems to be
q Hilo. where there is a species of ana
thy, the Puma district being perbaps
the closest of them ALL In Kona there
is wave of Republicanism which
seems likely to land every Republican
candidate in Office. At one point twc
well known Home Rulers were noticed
sitting out meeting and giving alb
solute attention to Prince Kuhio's
words. When the next meeting was
held some ten miles away. the same
men We're present, again giving closest
attention to the Prince. When he had
finished they announced that they had
never known just how the Home RuIe
party was being run and that thev
We're opposed to such one-man power
and would resign their candidacy and
work for the Republican ticket in the
future.
Similar stories come from all points
and the Prince has been very much er,-
couraged to go on with his work OF
telling the people what is the truth
While on Kauai he viii be the guest
OF john Gandall and w. H. Rice. They
viii meet at Lihue ard there discuss
plans though it is more than probable
that they will open their speaking cam
pafgn at Waimea, and work back along
the route, finishing on Saturday of the
week.
After completing Kauai the candidate
VIII so over Maui and he may give a
hard week TO HAWAII to close the cam
palgn- This has not been decided as
yet but he is so far along with his
itinerary that he win be able to drop
in wherever ne is needed from this
time, and will make the close of the
fight as hot one as possible. He has
gained more confidence than he had