The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-10-20
Rousins Meeting
Stand---Fred
KaIauokaIani
Rule Ticket.

ku and Laie listened to Republican ar.
guments made by the nominees and the
ablest opponents of the Republican
party at Waialua station. This grand
meeting, the largest and most telling
so far in the present campaign, was the
final gathering of a series which began
last Thursday when pioneers of the
party crossed the Pail and held meet
ings on windward Oahu at Kahana and
Hauula, as we'll as various other places
along the route to Waialua.
The success of the Republican meet
ing, which was almost unbounded in
enthusiasm among the Hawaiians pres
ent was the more apparent in COM
parison with the feeble efforts of Will
cox, the Home Rule leader, who at
tempted to hold meeting at Laie.
The "gas-tank" politician, attended by
Elder Fernandez, went down to Kahu-
ku on the afternoon train, but he met
on the way the majority of the voters
of the Mormon settlement on their way
to hear the Republicans at Waialua.
This fact alone gave the Republican
meeting a triumphant air.
The cross country riders. High Sheriff
Brown, w. 7. Rawlins, H. e. Murray,
s. E. Damon, ]. w. Pratt, S. C. Dwight,
r. N. Boyd, Isaac Sherwood, John
Lane, Clarence Crabbe and Judge Ka-
ulukou, were met at Waialua by a spe-
cial train from Honolulu on which were
the remaining candidates and a large
number of enthusiastic Republicans
who doomed the meeting along until
the audience was reused up to pitch
of political fervor seldom witnessed in
local campaigns. Among those on the
special train were Hon. Fred w. Beck
ley. John Gandall of Kauai, Andrew
Cox, George f. Renton, Jack Lucas,
Frank Pahia, Archie Mahaulu, VIM.
Wond and William w. Goodale, who
was the chairman of the meeting.
The first thing under discussion was a
fine luau spread by Andrew Cox, which
was delightful break in the days do
ings. The meeting was held near the
r.. r. track at Waialua station, where
La large platform had been erected, on
which the candidates and speakers
were seated. the audience massing it
self about the stand The latter was
deliberately decorated and brilliantly
LIGHTED. The speakers, who held the
audience until after midnight, were
High Sheriff Brcw-, Hon. Fred w.
Beckley, John Gandall, Andrew Cox, S.
IE. Damon, Jack Lucas, George F. Rem |
|ton, ]. W. Pratt, w. T. Rawlins, S. c. |
Dwight, John Lane, II. E. Murray, r. |
|N. Boyd, Archie Mahaulu, Frank Pahia |
and Isaac Sherwood.
One of the most powerful speeches in
Favor of the Republican candidates was
that of Hon. Fred w. Beckley, Speaker
pr the House of Representatives, and
declared Home Ruler, but a man who
clearly announced his divorce from the
Home Rulism preached and practiced
by such political charlatans as Wilcox
hnd Kalauokalani, and a strong advo-
|,ate for the election of good, honest,
capable men into office, and these, as
be demonstrated by apt comparisons of
he two tickets We're the nominees of
he Republican. In his speech, Mr.. ,
|3eckley endorsed every Republican on
he ticket with the exception that he r
dvocated as an independent candidate,
n. X. Nakuina, who is running inde-
Pendently of either party, for county ,
lerk. s'W
1t was a scathing announcement of I
Wilcox, Kalauokalani and other Home
Rule demagogues who are in absolute {
|ontrol of that party, that Beckley S
Resented to the Hawaiians When the F
peaker began every other sound be- VI
anne hushed, while every word he
poke was listened to with an intent
less. which indicated that with such >
well known and intelligent Hawai- e.
fn as Beckley tearing to tatters the A
|'ail fabric of Wilcoxian representa- T.
ives, the Home Rule party was DOOM
Il to a sweeping defeat in November.
|eckley drew strong contrasts between m
he candidates on each ticket, giving p
biographical sketches and telling of the A
pilities Of the Republican nominees
nd the utter lack of them in the Home =,
ulers, so that when he finished the II
Ptives for the first time We're in pos m
ission of personal facts which should b,
AXE their influence felt at the polls. ra
e pointed out to the audience the adj
stability of electing the Republican
,minees rather than the Wilcoxian
ement 10
Beckley, in no uncertain language,
pped wide open the political reputa- ~
ons of Wilcox and Kalauokalani. ca
either stood for anything. but their BE
IN personal interests, and they GER an
inly did not represent the natives, Fl,
spite their protestations and appeals n.
the old patriotic spirit of the Ha-
'iAai'' 'SotH men ldu elected tnem- o
Ives into power and had nominated
ndidates without reference to any VIC
t themselves. He spoke strongly in ~,
vor of High Sheriff Brown for Sheriff
Oahu, as strongly opposing Wilcox ro'
this office. Beckley finished amid thu
afening applause. for
The speech of Gandall was one of the for
e efforts of the evening. GandalI is rio
serting his right to the title of the -,
liver Tongued Orator. of Hawaii. 'o'
clear. resonant voice held the audi VIII
&c spellbound for over an hour while bac
8, d LAT on the reasons why the Ha- fri'
iians should support the entire Re- all
blican ticket. Gandall's speech was
inderously applauded. TIC
When High Sheriff Brown was called me
on for speech ne was lifted bodily edu
enthusiastic Republicans and placed her