Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-05

burden of Republican delegates and
iexcess baggage arrived at Hilo at .
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. On the
wharf the vessel was greeted with
music by the Hilo band and recep-
ton committee of Hilo citizens. The
delegates were bundled into hacks and
omnibusses and each one carried to his
destination and place of entertainment
during the convention. James Lewis,
one of the reception committee, board.
ed the steamer at Laupahoehoe and
assigned each man to a place. either
at the home of hospitable citizen or
at one or the other Of Hilo's numerous
apartment houses. Each delegate was
given tag which carried him through
the rush at the wharf to good bath
and pleasant quarters.
The reception committee at the
wharf consisted of Messrs L. N.
Holmes, p. Peck, J. T. Moir, J. ID.
Lewis. J. c. Ridgway, ]. T. Brown, NJ.
G. Santos, John Bohnenberg, J. XII.
kino Kealawaa, w. A. Todd, w. II.
Beers.
| A general caucus Of all delegates had
been announced at o'clock at Spreck.
els hall, but the hour found the Ha.
wall delegations not ready. so the eau.
Gus was postponed to o o'clock Thurs.
day morning.
! IL had been arranged to give band
concert and have public speaking In
the hotel park at s o'clock. The meet
ing had been well advertised and was
attended by over a thousand people.
1t was presided over by w. II. Beers,
president of the District Committee of
the First District. The speeches were
sandwiched with music by the Hilo
band and the audience was given an
excellent treat
kuhio Talks Straight.
The first speaker was VIM. Aylott,
who spoke in Hawaiian. He started
the ball rolling with enthusiasm and
got. his hearers In a humor to greet
delegate kuhio, who was the next man
introduced. Kuhio said that he had
tried to DO his duty at Washington
and would like to try II again. He said
his work last winter was hindered by
the evidence In Washington Of fac.
tional feeling in Hawaii. He urged
the people to more unitedly support
the Delegate in Washington. He no.
counted his labors la It winter and said
that little was possible to he done be.
cause the principal committees post.
roned new business until after the
Presidential campaign. He said: Il
can present the case for Hawaii !
have gathered the facts and figures
and what | want In addition is backing
from the people. I want help not only
from Honolulu but from Hilo and every
city In the Islands. You must have
faith in your Delegate. IL not you may
as well sit down and wait. There Is a
chance this winter to do something
Your postoffice, your breakwater and
other needs will be pressed. The dredg.
ing of Honolulu harbor Is a matter
which | also deem Of great Importance.
We must educate Americans up to what
Hawaii Is and what she needs. Ha.
wall does more for America than any
other state in the Union"
W. j. Coelho. of Maui. was then In.
troduced as the songster of the con.
Ventlon. He sang to the satisfaction
Of the big crowd and was called on of.
ten at subsequent meetings.
Stewards Response.
T. McCants Stewart then was intro.
duced. He said.
MIR. President and Gentlemen of the
Young Mems Republican Club:
IL never like to make an audience
twice glad-glad to see me get up, then
glad TO see me sit down. But for every
minute that stand here, | shall be In
danger of standing longer, for no
speaker, | am told. can easily resist
the magnetic spellof your presence,
your enthusiasm, your good cheer and
the inspiration, which they impart.
The fame OF Hilo hospitality Is not
confined to your great island but
reaches throughout the Territory: in.
deed II leaps across the boundless sea
and is known In lands beyond. But |
find that one must come In contact
with II to reaiiy appreciate It: and
then the recipient of your grand hos
pitality can do nothing more than cry
out In the language Of young woman,
who left home with the promise that
she would send back description OF
the st. Louis exposition, When her
letter was received, her friends eX
pected pages Of description, and were
surprised to find only one letter, oft
repeated, namely: oh! OH! Oh!!!"
And so when return home to Ho
nolulu, anu l am asked what KIND OF
q time had: what did | think of Hilo
people. Of Hilo hospitality, Of Hilo II.
self, Of your big island, before at
tempting to go into details, shall
simply exclaim, oh! OH! ohl!!'
Il can not tell you how much I ap
preciate the honor of appearing here to
address your honorable body. The
work OF your organization is talked OF
in Honolulu with enthusiasm and ap
proval, and the names of your leaders
are household words there. The hope
, OF every community lies in its young
men. Solomon says, "Old men fol
council: young men for war" Sc
while the battle Scared heroes are In
! dispensable for wise counsel and al
vice, yet without young blood, there il
stagnation, retrogression, decay,
!, Alexander the conqueror Of thu
world, led an inyincible army. Hi
. standard was borne from conquest I,
conquest by the best soldiery OF tn,
age. In explanation Of their proves