The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-08
AMPA|GN
| is OPENED
Candidates Talk
at KaIihi
Camp.
Defeated Faction Was
In Control of
Meeting.
Winston, McCandIess and Others
Conspicuous by Their
Absence.

I A lot of little booms for county nom
nations were launched last evenin
ut the Kalihi meeting of Republican
In the Kalihi relief camp. The attend
| ance was not large and there SCENE
20 be a division in the district for onl.
the one faction of the Republican par
| ty was present. Senator McCandles
| Ex-senator Kanuha, z. c. Winston
and II. c. Vida were not on hand
| though the men that fought them il
! the last primaries were out in full
| force. Chairman Crabbe Of the Re
| publican Committee, who was SEIZED
| uled to speak, also failed to attend
| though he is not supposed to be sid
| ing with either faction.
Prince Kuhio did appear and made
a short address, though he was a lit
tie late and some of the men who
started the meeting were afraid he was
not coming at all. A colored man got
up and said he would fill in the time
until the arrival of the delegate, but
the suspense grew even too much for
him, and the regular program was
started upon.
THEY SENT EXCUSES.
OF course the men who failed to ap-
pear as scheduled had excuses, though
Winston, Kanuha and McCandless for
got to send apologies. Vida sent word
that he had important business on
Hawaii, Senator Crabbe was reported
to have a sick wife at home.
The meeting seemed to be somewhat
of an apology for the passage of the
county act as it was drafted by the
Republican Central Committee. There
was a number of speakers there who
were not on the program. They came
for offices though. Representatives
Aylett and KumaIae We're the men.
They both are willing to accept nomin-
atoms as supervisors at large. Not
that the other speakers are not will
ing to accept political preferment. A
colored man wants to be district at
torney; Charlie Clark wants to be a
delegate to the county convention and
is willing to accept any one of half
a dozen offices; John c. Lane is to be
a supervisor for the Fifth District.
But there was lots of enthusiasm at
the meeting, though the crowd was
small. Delegate Kuhio received an
ovation and all the speakers were
heartily applauded. At the close of
the meeting the crowd had dwindled
to less than a score, and some of the
natives told John Hopper, the last
L.
him. But be talked anyway. By the
time he concluded he was left to put
out the lights for himself.
WALLACE PRESIDED.
G.. X r. Wallace presided over the
meeting as chairman. He introduced
the speakers. Isaac Sherwood acted
as interpreter. Mr.. Wallace said:
Fellow-citizens, Republicans, and
those among you who are wavering
in your allegiance, but whom we ex-
pect to convince, by sound logical
reasoning, that the only political ban
ner to be found fighting under, is that
of the Grand Old Republican party.
We are here, tonight, In response to
the first bugle call, to enter the poll
teal fight, for good, honest, and BUSH
nesslike administration of county af-
fairs.
We expect by honest endeavor and
hard work to adjust our local differ
ences, so that instead of fighting one
another, we will work harmoniously
to select the best men to represent us
in the County convention, and they in
turn, to place none but the very best
in nomination for County office, then
it will remain with ourselves to see
that they are elected.
A number of speakers are here, ready
to demonstrate to you that this is not
child's play, but the first duty of any
one claiming citizenship in this great
republic, of which Hawaii is an in
tregal part To make opportunity for
them, 1 will close my Introductory re-
marks.
LANE TALKS.
John c. Lane was the first on the pro-
gram. He gave his attention Darticu-
larry to the county act. He described
its workings, enumerated the oflcers
to be elected and their duties, and told
his hearers their powers as electors.
He said this was the first time that
the people of Hawaii were given such
an opportunity to elect their own Off
GERS, and her citizens should guard the
right we'll.
William OIepau said that the county
act was not a good law, but that II was
the best that could be done and would
have TO be accepted by the people. He
also explained its provisions.
AYLETT \ SUPERVISOR.
Representative William Aylett also
said that the county act was not what
had been wanted, but that a half loaf
was better than none. He also said
that he had been pilloried by the news
papers. but he did not care for that.
Though called a Home Ruler he was at
heart a Republican. He said all were