Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-04

Inc RppubllCanS nGlu Two WtelluSS
last night The principal one was in
Thomas Square and there was anoth.
er in the chapel at Kamoiliili On &C.
count Of the weather. the attendance
was not very large. In the neighbOr-
hood of fifty people listened to the
rousing speeches OF Messrs. A. G. NJ.
Robertson, Lorrin Andrews and J. G..
Pratt in Thomas Square and great
deal OF enthusiasm was shown. Had
the weather been good, there certain
ly would have been an immense crowd
present.
c. A. Graham, Chairman.
c. A. Graham presided at the Thorn
as Square meeting and he did his
work well. The meeting was schedul-
ed for 1880 o'clock. but II was not un.
til o'clock that the heavy downpOur
of rain ceased and the speech-making
began.
Pratt on Republieanism.
]. G. Pratt. member of the Fire
Claims Commission, was the first
speaker He stated that he had been
a lifelong Republican and that he had
been such from principle. He had oh.
served in his business and political Cd
pered and went ahead was built up
publican party. This was largely due
to the principle Of protection.
The speaker referred to the Repub-
liCan candidate, w. w. Harris, appeal.
ed to him ms a candidate well worth
the SURFACES of the people. He ap.
pealed 10 him also as a man who has
had opportunities and has profited by
them.
Municipal Government.
The next subject taken up was mu
nicipal government. 1t was desirable
for Honolulu to have local self.govern
ment for the ends and aims of the peo-
pie could be better served thereby.
Capitalization of power and thought
was not in line with the principles Cf
Amerlcanism. Mr.. Harris was better
qualified for election and to hold leg
lslative offFc than the Home Rule can
didate.
Fire Claims.
The Fire Claims Commission was
the next matter taken up for cOnsld.
Grafton. The speaker was in hopes
that that body would soon complete
its work. There had been about 5000
and $500 claims considered, but all
the judgments were not yet entered.
The claims, in his judgment, would
amount in all to about $3,zO0.000. 1t
was his hope that the awards could be
made at an early date because the
strlngency Of the money market de.
manded that the amount of the circu.
lating medium be increased.
Andrews In Rousing Speech.
Lorrin Andrews made an excellent
speech. He called on all Republicans
TO turn out Wednesday and vote for
their candidate and II possible elect
him. The party and all voters were
in a peculiar position with a spring
election on their hands. However, one
thing was certain. The Republicans
had a candidate, while the Home Rul.
ers and Democrats were in the unen.
viable position of being in doubt as Ia
whether they had one or not. The
coming election would be forerunneI
of the fall campaign. 1t would not
necessarily decide how the Fourth Dis
trict would go in ,he fall, but 1t won
indicate how men felt in politics. Il
woald draw the lines closer for the fall
election.
Home Rulers Inability.
Mr.. Andrews next gave some of tho
reasons why men should vote for the
Republican party. The party always
remained true to its platform and
whatever was done by the Republi
cans in the Legislature was done in
accordance with the Republican prln
ciples. The Home Rulers had promis
ed to carry out the different articles il
their platform but none Of their bills
In the last Legislature were carried tC
a really successful issue. The speak
er asked II people intended to re-elect
to power a party that had virtually con
fessed its inability to carry out it,
pledges. The voters should aligr
themselves with the parties In thu
United States.
Robertson's Sound Argument.
Representative A. G. M. Robertson
was the last speaker, and as usual ht
held the attention of his audience
from the first TO the last word. HI
started out by saying that he was glaC
the Republican party had not laid bacl
as a wing OF the party had desired
and not taken an active interest in thu
coming election. 1t would have beef
a most serious mistake.
OF course. there did not seem to b.
much Of a prospect of special session
and yet the health condition of the cit!
was such not long ago that 1t looket
very much as II a special session
would have to be called. The sam
situation might come about again. II
fact, no one could tell what mlgh
transpire within the next nine months
One Vote Is AlI.lmportant.
II had been stated by many tina
there was nothing to be gained by an
other vote in the Legislature, as thu
Home Rulers were already in the grea
majority. He as a Representative whit
sat through the Legislature wished t