The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-15
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The Republican victory OF Tuesday
was ratified last night at Aala Park
where the voters. who made II posi-
BILE. massed by hundreds about the
platform from which the successful
candidates expressed their thanks
Speaker after speaker held himself
ready to carry out the pledges made
during the campaign, to endeavor 10
have a sixty-day and economical SEES
sion of the Legislature, and to sustain
the planks of the Republican platform
from first to last.
Chairman A. G.. NJ. Robertson of the
Central Committee presided, introduce
ing each speaker with some apt saying
Indicative of some incident or quality
brought out during the campaign.
The first speaker was Senator John
C. Lane, who spoke in Hawaiian. He
spoke of the great victory rolled up by
Republican votes and referred to it as
a victory of principles. He stood ready
to carry out all pledges made by him
during the campaign and he hoped
that the people would be satisfied with
the manner in which he attended to
the affairs of the territory.
Senator Dowsett pledged himself to
do all in his power to advance the in
terests of the territory by good, honest
and economical management.
Chairman Robertson then stated that
when the Democrats on election MORN
Ing saw the Red Shirts" going to the
polls to vote the straight Republican
ticket they Immediately conceded and
admitted that it was "all off with the
Democracy" The RED Shirts of Pa
lama and Kalihi have since been shak-
ing hands with the Red Shirts of
Pauoa over the election of Faxon
Bishop.
FaXon Bishop, on being thus intro
duced. said that the audience had
standing before it the weakest man
on the Republican Senatorial ticket"
but he said the weakest man" was
strong enough to beat any Democrat
or Home Ruler. A few minutes be-
fore his friend Captain Berger and the
band had played aloha Oe." He
thought it was strange that Aloha Oe
should be played on such a victorious
occasion, when every one was feeling
so good over the result of the cleo
ton, but on second thought he suppos-
ed Berger was playing it as a dirge for
the Democrats and Home Rulers.
His first recollection of a campaign
elected President. Ever since then it
had been the custom to hear the cry
that the Republican party had swept
the Union from California to Maine,
but now a new cry was being heard,
I'VE have swept the Union from the
sandy shores of Niihau to the pine
clad hills of Maine"
He considered that the victory which
was due to the Hawaiian vote, was
even more significant than appears on
its face, and it was evident to him
that the Hawaiians are thorough Amer
leans and had now Joined interests
under one flag and We're working for
the best interests of the islands and
their people. 1t had been demonstrated
that the Hawaiians have asserted them
selves as American citizens and he
thereupon made special recognition of
all that h and all the other successful
Candidates had received at their hands.
He spoke with warmth, particularly of
the Fifth District. The Hawaiians of
the Fifth had set an example and es-
tablished precedent which the white
voters of Honolulu might well follow,
for they had been faithful to the party
by voting the straight ticket.
81 want to set myself straight with
the voters" said he. II have been told
all through the campaign that l would
not be elected because / was too proud,
because l walked along the street and
did not notice you, and that therefore
| was not popular enough to be elect
ed. If l have a habit of that kind i
must have acquired 1t from my friend
w. A. Kinney, because. In reality, do
not consider myself better than any of