The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-23
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One Statesman Will
AmendO Organic
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and told them of their qualifications
for the nominations they were seeking.
The men had been picked by Wilcox at
a meeting of the Executive Committee
and the Home Rulers OF oahu will hold
a convention next Wednesday at which
formal nominations win be made. ka-
lauokalani is expected home tomorrow
and his hand will be felt in the conven-
tion to be held.
Wilcox. Caypless and Beckley We're
the principal speakers at last evenings
meeting and the time of the former
was devoted principally to the Senate
rial Commission. incidentally the meet
ing was enlivened by the remarks of
NJ. *. Nakuina and Mon War, the Chi
nese district court attorney, who now
processes to be a Home Ruler.
The speakers nearly all Of whom
said they had been picked as possible
legislative nominees, were Ramona
wm. Ringer, Edgar Caypless. Asa
Kaulia, John Prendergast. j. NJ. Poe
poe. Rev. Mr.. oil of Waialua, 5. Is. Ma
hoe. NJ. *. Nakuina. Ng Mon War, f,
w. Beckley and Kaleihuia.
Nearly all of them related their past
history to the minutest detail, giving
also educational, legal and other quail
ifications, which might fit them for the
legislature, some of them, in defense of
their own qualifications, being com
PEELED to bear down rather harshly on
the theories advanced by other candi-
dates.
Ramona, who was the first speaker,
advanced one or two novel ideas which
he promised to advocate in case he was
elected. one was to do away with all
Orientals on the waterfront and make
an eight hour working day for the Ha-
walans. He promised also to intro
duce bill in the Legislature amending
the organic act so as to make five years
a necessary voting qualification instead
of one year, as at present, to shut out
the foreigners who have recently ar
rived He was against any candidate
who owed debts, for he would very
probably take bribes.
VIM. Ringer promised in the event ol
his election that Hawaiian should bt
taught to all school children who de
sired it. He said he had been working
for Wilder & Co. for sixty dollars pei
month, but had given up his place ii
order to work for Home Rulers to
nothing. He said he didn't owe a cent
but cries from the audience, You do
yes, yes" seemed TO contradict th
statement
Edgar Caypless who was introduced
as a coming senator said that the who'll
world had been looking upon thes'
islands and especially upon the Home
Rule party, because they had risen "a
an oppressed people and We're nov
holding the Oppressors under their feet
The Hawaiian had attracted more at
tention during the past two years, than
for the whole time from 1920 to 1900
You never had political history be
fore 1900" said Caypless, lit WAS ont
man history before then, and it was 81
contemplate that the people of TIT
United States knew very little abou
it, and when they learned about /
later, they were SO ashamed that the,
didn't want to say a word about it,.
He told then of the faction which ha,
gone to Washington at the time of an
nexation and told the people that tn
islands were republican; that the suga
planters and officials were everything
and the few kanakas didn't amount Z
anything. No American, he said, wa
pibhu vi ldN al lll'lle VI VI AlAN 'N'A
throw Of the Queen, but that had bee
kept secret by the missionaries
Then when native delegate was Sc
lected, the Republican leaders ddn'
believe it possible and the missionarie
here promised that this time, the
would elect delegate. He said tina
on the mainland there We're Away
Home Rule parties, or parties actuate
by the same principles as The Hon
Rulers here. The Republicans had tol
their leaders on the mainland, that III
kanaka had got the best of them III
first time, but that now they controlle
the islands and had the money, bTaiT
and tricks, and would carry the elet
tion sure. Dole and Cooper had bee
called to Washington, he said, to e,
plain why they couldn't make the Te
ritory Republican for the party want,
all new States To be Republican. Tn,
had been sent home and now they "
try to carry the election with none
and II not money, then by CoaNing
threatening or with tricks and If
else fails they will steal the ball
boxes. They are back in the fie
now" said Caypless, "and If the II
publicans don't win this time the lit
Republican boys will be taken oy
the knees OF the big Republican pap
and swatted good and hard"
Caypless was greeted by cries
"pupule." and sit down" by men In /
crowd but continued: Gov. Dole
so we'll satisfied that the Republica
will lose and that he will be spank
that he carries a shingle in the seat
his pants right now" Caypless 81
further that Senator Thurston was
a Senator and had been sailing unC
false colors, as he was nothing but
lobbyist. Then he had fought the dit
bill in Washington and yet WilC
passed II over him, though the de
gate was sick in bed all the time. T
he said proved that Wilcox must b,
much greater man than Thurston.
conclusion he predicted that tn
would be great landslide and +