Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-28
Enthusiastic Meetings At
Pauoa And At
KaIihi.
DOWSETI'S STAND FOR
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
NEWS OF s. e. pAMoN's DEATH
BRINGS THE FIFTH DISTRICT
MEETING TO SUDDEN
CLOSE.

Ndley scnooi uouse last hiEht WAS the
best ever held in the valley. The
Bishop Zosaves we're there in a body.
their red shirts cleaning in the glare
of torch lights and their lusty lungs
sent up loud cheers for the different
speakers.
Il. +. Bishop was the first speaker
introduced. He was talking TO his
own precinct and members of his own
precinct club. The demonstration of
the crowd would indicate that Pauoa
will give the biggest Republican vote
this year in its history. Bishop talked
for the entire Republican ticket In both
districts. He said that he had defend
ed the Fifth District ticket from at.
tacks and had been commended on all
sides. He believed the young men on
the Representative ticket In the Fifth
would acquit themselves well IL elected
and be a credit to the Territory and
the Republican party.
There were over five hundred people
before the grand stand which had
been erected on the school grounds.
when Robert Boyd called the assembly
10 order. Mr.. Boyd stirred the crowd
up to an enthusiastic pitch and pre-.
pared them well for the speeches Of
the candidates.
Lilikalani was the next speaker. lie
reminded his hearers Of his participa.
ton in politics years ago and said, this
was his second youth and he hoped to
serve his constituents well. Lilikalani
Is a winner as talker. He took up
each candidate and gave him an indi.
yldual boost.
Delegate Kuhio spoke to the crowd
for an hour. He went over In detail
the work he had done at Washington
and the nature of the obstacles In the
way of n Congressman during his first
term. Kuhio's story of his relations
with Morris, his secretary, was heard
with the closest attention. He spoke
in support OF the entire Republican
ticket.
Kuhio was followed by A. q. NJ. Rob
ertson. chairman Of the Republican
Central Committee. Robertson's speech
was q calm and dispassionate review OF
the conditions in the present cam.
paign. He took up the bolt Of Cecil
Brown and handled IL without gloves.
He told the people of the Democratic
scheme, in leaving a blank for the in
sertion Of Browns name, and warned
them not to be caught in the snare.
The meeting was enlivened with
music by quintet club and ended with
an uproar Of cheers.
A well attended Republican meeting
was held at the Kalihi.waena 1t was
finished abruptly, and just before the
arrival of Kuhio, by the news of the
sudden death of s. L. Damon.
Benjamin Fabian, who acted at
chairman, opened the meeting with q
few well chosen remarks. He congrat
ulated the precinct as having changed
Its name from the Fighting Seventh
to the Harmonious Eleventh" aud ex
horted those present to vote for ths
men on the Republican ticket. Ber
nard Kahaulelio, the Boy Orator." fol
lowed with short speech.
j. NJ. Dowsett dwclt strongly on the
necessity OF getting county govern
ment. which he characterized as a step
ping stone to statehood for Hawaii
"As soon as the Stars and Stripes were
raised over Hawaii American institu
tons were found to follow. or thess
county government Is one and fol-
lone. II | am elected, will do all the
work In my power to secure It."
The speaker stated that he was al
sure OF Roosevelt's reelection as h.
was Of the suns rising In the morning
and predicted another four-year tern
lof Republican prosperity to follow. III
mentioned the difficulties with which
the Delegate had TO contend and sale
that Kuhio could not have been expect
ed to accomplish wonders as his powers
were limited principally to committee
work. In a Republican administration
cratic Delegate. laukea was frient
OF the speaker but he was on the wrong
side of the fence. Hawaii might Al
well send an empty calabash TO Con
gress as laukea as far as any hopes
OF getting fayors was concerned. III
ended his remarks by exhorting thos,
present to vote the straight Republi
can ticket.
Solomon Kaleiopu was the mex
speaker. He referred TO the attemp
on the part OF the morning paper Il
discredit the candidates by saying tina
they would not be able TO made laws
These men could not be tried unles
the votes Of the people elected them
These men were all intelligent and wei
educated men, They had all been borl
here and educated here. They were II
sympathy with Governor Carter an
|, his administration. He exhorted thos
present to vote the straight Republica