The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-25
Lively Meeting Of the Cohorts LAST
Night In the Eighth
Precinct.
Office Holders and Politicians Rally and Put
Through a Straight Ticket Resolution.
Some Vigorous Protests at Official In
reference.

'vote the ticket straight" was the
sense. of a meeting of seventy-five haole
Republicans held in the Eighth Precinct
Republican hall on Alapai street.
1t was one of the liveliest meetings
that these seventy-five men have so far
attended this year. for personalities
were INDUCED in during the course of
the speech-making. Charles Hustice
making special attack on Attorney
General Lorrin Andrews, who was pres
.ent, for participating i'll politics while
holding government offices.
Mr.. Andrews, representing the Fourth
District Committee. of which he was
chairman. appeared before the meeting
and made a speech favoring the straight
Republican ticket, giving his reasons
for not voting split ticket. in which
lhe was backed up by George w. Smith,
Ollie Swain, Arthur Coyne, John Lucas,
E. A Douthitt Major Zeigler, Harry
Murray, Mr.. Petrfe and E. Towse.
Mr.. Hustace arose and denounced
Governor Carter, Attorney General An
dr,sws and all office-seekers in general
for going out in the campaign as active
participants. He presented a. resolu-
ton in which he called for the aboli-
ton of the primary and convention.
Things warmed up to such stage that
the air was blue. George w. Smith
poured oil upon the troubled waters, by
showing why the participation of gov
-ernment officials in politics in Terri
tory was not harmful.
The meeting was opened by Chairman
Lucas, who said he was surprised to
learn that a meeting was to be held,
and he was not particularly aware of its
nature.
e.I understand that Charley Hustace
has some reasons for telling the people
why they should vote for split ticket"
said the chairman. MIR. Andrews win
tell you why you should vote straight
Republican ticket. I don't understand
why, because we have the Governor
jumping on us once in while. we
should not be loyal Republicans and
vote the ticket straight"
Chairman Andrews of the Fourth Dis
trict Committee then presented his
views on the subject in the following
way:
'sThe situation is that Mr.. Towse and
myself come here representing the
Fourth District Committee. All of us
here want to see the Republican party
successful and want to do what is pos
sibIe for the Republican party. 1t is
nothing to me or Mr.. Towse. except !
that we are Republicans and want the
ticket to win.
-.The Fourth District committee has |
found the enthusiasm among. the Ha-
waiians to be greater than before. We
have had no money to spend and it is !
spontaneous enthusiasm Hawaiians !
have volunteered for. work in this cam !
paign and shave shown their good will i
for the party in many ways. The |
apathy toward the ticket in the Fourth |
is due TO the white voters. A good deal /
is due to the criticism of the Adver-
tiser. which carries great deal OF /
weight in this community. Such state
ments of Don't be a sucker etc, have
their influence. One man told me the
other day. viii have to cut the ticket
said, Who are you going to cut?
and he answered. oh. 1 haven't made
up my mind vet who I'll cut
-T am not going to ask any man to
be fooled or persuaded against his will,
or what he feels TO be the best inter
-ests of the community. 1 have been