The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-29
REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN STARTED

ward K. Lilikalani. He made a long
speech in favor of the Republican can
didates, and told what each one
would do in office, and he made a
strong plea for High Sheriff Brown
Chas. Lake made some remarks in Ha-
waiian and then interpreted for Joe
Gilman who made the hit of the even
ing. Gilman told of his thirty years
residence in the Islands, told how he
had worked with the wharf laborers,
how it had been the policy of Castle
& Cooke of which firm he was a mem
Der, to employ none but Hawaiians on
the wharves. He said the Republican
candidates were all kamaainas and
stood for honest and good government,
that the Republican party was the
workingmans party, and if the people
elected a Republican board of super
visors, he guaranteed they would all
have good streets in Kakaako for the
fire engines and plenty of water to put
out fires.
j. w. Pratt said he had been here for
twenty years and had been but three
weeks "off the beat" and expected to
die here. His wife was Hawaiian
and consequently he could not be ex-
pected to go back on the Hawaiians.
The majority of employees in his Office
were Hawaiians, and in making assess
ments he generally made the rich man
pay and let the poor man off.
| Jack Lucas met with a good reception
and spoke in the native language. He
/ told of his experiences in the Islands
and was frequently applauded.
! Mr.. Hooking said he was the man
who gave cheap beer to Honolulu and
| that he had been a working man all
| his life, and asked his friends to vote
for the whole Republican ticket At
| this time he was stricken with stage
| fright, but said he would, like beer,
/ improve with age.
/ Paul Hokii spoke in Hawaiian. Chas.
/ Wilcox, Kumalae and other hoodlums
| tried to interrupt the meeting with
calls for Home Rulers, but were ST.
| fenced by the crowd.
! r. n. Boyd spoke next and asked for
the support of the straight ticket with
out scratches. He said that Republi-
canism meant prosperity, and Home
Rulism meant financial disaster. He
was followed by H. E. Murray.
H. P. Haiola was a former Home
Ruler, but had become a Republican
because that party was the only one
that could benefit his race. VIM. Ay-
lett roasted Kumalae, and told of the
laws passed by the legislature and
/ the time lost by him and the Home
Rulers. He raised his hand toward
the skies and thanked the Almighty
that a Kumalae had gone into the
Home Rule ranks.
Mark Robinson spoke next, telling
, the voters that the Republicans gave
them the county law and should be Civ
en- a chance to put it into execution
There was a heavy downpour of rain.
but the voters staid to hear his speech
to the end and cheered him to the echo.
| Ike Sherwood asked for the support of
tho whole ticket The meeting came
to a close by the singing of Hawaii
Ponoi by the crowd. The Company
quintette club rendered music between
the speeches, which was highly appre-
ciated.
There were between $50 and 400 pres
| emit The meeting throughout was en-
| thusiastic.
MEETING AT WAIKIKI.
The meeting at Waikiki was well at
tended and refreshments served for the
crowd made the gathering an especial
| w pleasant one. Among the speakers
| were High Sheriff Brown, Mark Rob-
inson, r. n. Boyd, S. E. Damon, VIM.
T. Rawlins and Geo. F. Renton.
wAIALUA MEETING.
| Republican meeting will be held
at Waialua on Thursday evening at
| which High Sheriff Brown, Frank Pa
hia. Geo. F. Renton, Harry Murray ana
others will speak.