The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-06
POLITICS ON
MAUI ISL:
Both Parties Are
Getting
Busy.
POLO TEAMS ARE
BEING SELECTED
Forty-One Aliens NaturaIized by
Judge Kalua- George Hons
Health Is improving.

MAUI, Oct. 4, 19O2.-On Maui politics
still claims the center of the stage and
all other things whether of social or
economic nature are playing secondary
and most inferior parts as far as the
general public is concerned.
The Republican nominees and politi-
cal speakers who have been touring
East Maui during the past week have
been most successful and if reports are
true, have broken into and conquered
several Home Rule" strongholds.
Tuesday evening, Sept. 30th, the Re
and mass meeting in Hama church, 13f
voters being present by actual count.
Through the courtesy of Manager *.
s. Gjerdrum of Hama plantation,f a
train conveyed the Ulaino people oithe
meeting and home again.
Mrs. S. Keliinoi, the wife of the rep
resentative candidate, extended cor
dial invitation to the fair sex to ac-
company their husbands, fathers and
brothers to the meeting, promising
dance as an inducement, after the
speaking was finished. Hence very
large crowd, numbering $50 men and
women, was in attendance and heartily
applauded the eloquence of Messrs. S.
Kelilnoi, Philip Pail, L. Won Tempsky,
Keawehaku, w. P. Haia, J. H. s. Ka-
leo, D. H. Kahaulelio and others. Rev.
S. Kapu presided. The Republican
stringed band received encore after en-
core. The dance in the school house
after the meeting was much enjoyed.
At Kipahulu, Wednesday evening,
Oct 1st, another very successful meet
ing was held by the same political
workers. It is stated that here the
hulu openly adopted the principles Of
Republicanism and that most of the
citizens in the locality will follow him
and abandon the Home Rule party.
If this report is true, the Republicans
have won an important victory. Thurs
day evening at Kaupo they had the
Same success. They now claim both
of these Home Rule strongholds.
Yesterday this same party of poll
laTlua and in the evening talked to the
citizens of MAIZENA,. Today they hold
meetings in Kula-
BY the "Claudine' of Sept 3Oth the
Republican politicians, Messrs. S. E.
Kalama, Joel Nakaleta, John Kalino,
E. NJ. Hanuna, and Edgar Morton, re-
turned to Lahaina from a tour of Mo-
lokai. That same evening they held a
mass meeting in Lahaina- E. NJ. Ha-
nuna of Hama, during the campaign,
has gained quite reputation as a HUI
morist. AT Kalaupapa he kept the
large crowd present in a roar of laugh
ter during his whole address. He has
been named Mark Twain by his po-
lltlcal companions. The Republican
candidates state they are conducting a
oo~A>"-'i1SNiAAS 1dlilpcilSu, ueNOIO Oh per-
sonallties. In speaking of Home Rul-
ers they criticize what has been done
by them and recall to mind what they
have not done
The Home Rulers are conducting a
still hunt" They are going about
quietly from village to village making
but little stir.
Rumor has it that the Democrats will
put ticket in the field The names
mentioned are John Richardson of La
haina for senator; Adam Forsyth of
kula, W. S. Maule of Waihee, Thos
Clark of Wailuku, and MAXI of Molokai
Tor representatives. They have also re-
quested w H. Cornwen, T. B. Lyons
and j. l.. Coke to be candidates, but
these gentlemen have positively refus-
ed. The Democrats have been diligent-
iy seeking Hama man to run.
Chairman W. F. Pogue of the Dis
trict Republican Committee received a /
wireless message from Prince Cupid in
Hawaii which stated that he would go
directly to Honolulu to register and
that next Wednesday he would come
TO Maui to make a complete tour of
Maui and Molokai. Republicans are