The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-20
REPUBLICANS PREPARE
TO OPEN The CAMPAIGN
List of Meetings to Election Day---Fourth Dis
trict Plans Work Ahead---Cecil Browns Lone
Campaign---Kuhio Returns Today.

Arrangements were perfected last
Anight at a meeting of the Republican
Central Committee for the opening of
the campaign by holding a mass or
ratification meeting at the Orpheum
next Saturday night, at which the
senatorial nominees, j. NJ. Dowsett, E.
House candidates nominated by the
convention. last week, will make ai-
dresses. 1t is proposed to make this
first meeting a monster affair.
Chairman Robertson, in opening the
meeting, said that a partial list of
meetings to be held during the cam
paign under the auspices of the Cen
tral Committee, had been prepared by
the executive committee. This was
presented at the meeting and adopted
as follows:
September "a, mass meeting at the
Orpheun.
october /. Oahu Railroad station.
October s. Kakaako.
october 15 Aala Park.
October p, corner Bethel and Hotel
streets.
october %, waiaIua.
November 5, orpheum theater.
November 7, Union Square Qast
1neeting).
e The week days will be left open to
Sy+he two district committees to fill in
with meetings to suit their purposes
and convenience, and will be arranged
so that there viii be no conflict of dates
or duplication of speakers except where
necessary.
On motion, the following sub-com-
1nittee. comprising three from each dis
trict. was appointed to look after
speakers and meetings: Fourth Dis
trict. Messrs. Harris, E. w. Quinn,
Johnson; Fifth District, Messrs. Lane,
Douglas, Clark
The following subcommittee on
printing and distribution of campaign
literature, ca large amount to be in the
Hawaiian language), was also appoint
ed: Fourth District, Messrs. Beal and |
Long; Fifth District. Messrs- Water
Notices will be served on all the NOM
inees for the Senate and House that |
their services will be required on Sat
urday evening next.
Treasurer E. Faxon Bishop made
very important announcement during
the evening, as follows:
.sThere is going to be enough money
to enable the Republicans to carry this
campaign to victory in creditable
manner"
The statement was received with ap-
plause, as it had been made in answer
to a humorous query on the part OF the
chairman as to whether there was any
money in sight.
voters was discussed and it was sug-
gested that the districts look after TINS
matter carefully and see that all avail
able Republican voters had their names
registered upon the return of the Board
from the country districts. 1t was re-
ported that there would be but four {
teen days in which to register after
Monday next. The statement was made
that the majority of those who have
already registered are Hawaiians, and
that the foreign" registration had been
quite light thus far 4
Naturalization of prospective citizens
was also discussed. 1t was suggested
that the district committees look after
intending citizens and refer all such to
the Central Committee.
The subcommittee named above
viii meet on Thursday evening at the
central headquarters.
! FIFTH DISTRICT TONIGHT. Z
The Republican Fifth District Exec
utive Committee will meet this evening
at headquarters to map line of work
for the coming campaign. An earnest