The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-18
PUNCHBOWL
PORTUGUESE
TURN OUT.
Hundreds Hear of
the Republican,
Doctrine.
POLICE DRIVE
Off DHTURBERs
independents Endeavor TO Break
Up the Meeting But
Fail.

Such turnout of Portuguese as that
which greeted the Republican orators
last evening never before has been
known, and from the enthusiasm dis
played there is a strong sentiment on
Punchbowl for Prince Kuhio and the
entire Republican ticket The meeting
was held in Kinau street, near Punch
bowl, and the crowd which gathered
for the occasion numbered not less
than three hundred men,
The meeting was not without Incl
dent, and in itself the attempt to break
up the meeting showed the insignif-
cant proportions of the piece club"
element The police We're compelled
to interfere in the interest of peace
for the followers of the Republican
club had their patience tried to the
limit by the tactics of the independ
ents, and trouble might easily have
resulted but for the action of the pa
troll, who sent away the disturbers.
It was rumored that a meeting of
the Independents was held earlier at
San Antonio Hall, and that the bakers
dozen adjourned to proceed in a body
and break up the meeting of the Re-
publicans. The disturbance manifest
ed itself during the speech of w. w.
Harris, who was loudly cheered, but
when he urged the voters to stick to
the straight ticket, cries of "All but
one" came from the audience. ]. NJ.
Vivas was close to the stand and he
led in the cheering for Harris and the
howling down of the straight voting
idea. In the crowd A. C. Silva and
M G. Pacheco were circulating about
and endeavoring to create diversion.
saying that they would not permit
Frank Andrade TO speak. They howl
ed against him for several minutes
when he came up, but he held his own
and the police drove them away.
/. D. Marques, for the Young Mems
Republican Club, called the meeting
to order. and after bringing out the
points of the campaign and the need
for active work, he introduced S. F.
Chfllngworth. Mr.. Chillingworth
Landed the Portuguese, saying that
they were hard working and compe-
tent people, and urging them to be-
come good citizens in every sense. He
smoke of the hard times and sail all
the troubles were due to the errors of
the Home Rule party. He said the
people had tried the Home Rule party,
and if they wanted continuance of
the hard times they might go on and
give them a second trial. He says the
Republican party stands and ever has
stood for the greatest good for
the greatest number, and that it
was the course of wisdom to turn
and affiliate with the dominant
power in the nation. He pleaded
with the voters to vote their ticket
straight, as in that way only could me
real benefits of better rule be secured.
He pledged the Republicans to carry out
every word of promise In their plat
form.
NJ A. Gonsalves spoke in Portuguese
at some length. He told the people
that he always had told them the
truth, and that he would not change
now. Promises of Home Rulers, he
said, had not been kept, and it was
time TO turn to another party for the
future. He appealed to the voters to
vote the ticket straight as he said TO
Independent candidate could have any
influence as he would be without a
party to back him up in his work, and
that he in the Legislature would ne of
no more use than was Wilcox at Wash
ington.
w W. Harris was received with
cheers when he was presented. He
told the people that he wanted to ap-