The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-25
VOTING STRAIGHT TICKETS
THE FOURTH DIsTRGCT-LoRRIN ANDREWS GIVES STRONG
STATEMENT REPUBLICAN Pos1TIoN-THE

OTHER SIDE.

A decidedly lively meeting of haole
Republicans was held last evening in
the Eighth Precinct Republican hall on
Alanai tsreet. After the whole thing
was over the proceedings may have
been termed decided attack on the
administration in the person Of Cover
nor Carter and Attorney General An
drews while a spirited defence was put
up by the Attorney General himself as
well as by a strong cohort of straight
supporters. The leader in the attack
was Charles Hustace who was dumped
i'm the convention.
Chairman Lucas opened the meeting
by saying that he understood Hustace
was present to tell why voters should
split the ticket and that Mr.. Andrews
would first address the meeting telling
why the straight ticket should be voted
The Attorney General plunged into his
subject at once:
THE situation is that Mr.. Towse and
myself come here representing the
Fourth District Committee" he said.
All Of us here want to see the Repub-
lican party successful and want to do
what is possible 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 10 money to spend and it is
spontaneous enthusiasm. Hawaiians
have volunteered for work in this cam
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 a great deal OF
weight n this community. Such state
ments as Don't be a sucker etc, have
their influence. One man told me the
other day, L will have to cut the ticket
l said Who are you going to cut {?
and he answered, oh, l haven't made
up my mind yet who I'll cut
Il am not going to ask any man to
be 70 led or persuaded against his will
or what he feels to be the best inter
ests of the community. 1 have been
unable yet to get intelligent reasons
why the ticket should be cut.
"On the senatorial ticket We have
three Republicans. No man can say
anything against Bishop or his ability
in business. We know that Dowsett S
integrity and character are not uues-
TONED. Lane is one of the rising young
awaiians. He has always worked
hard for the party, even when defeated
in conventions before He is a mar
of extra intelligence.
Against these three is a gentleman
who is certainly a strong man in this
community. l refer to Cecil Brown
There are two reasons why you are be
ing asFed to vote for Brown. One is
| that the administration went into the
| convention to fight Brown, to beat him
| and did beat him, and because the Gov.
ernor did not like him. Less than q
per cent of the members of that con.
VentiOn We're office-holders. OF these
haIt in the Fourth District voted for
Mr.. Brown There We're six or eight
in the fourth precinct who openly stat,
ed they voted for Brown. Any state
ment that coercion was used in this
matter is absurd
Il frankly admit l was against Mr.
Brown Why l was so was because
was and am a strong party man. Mr.
Brown had never joined the Republican
organization. He had never contribut
ed a cent toward the expenses of the
campaign. He was not a good Republi.
can. He fought for the Pauoa water
scheme, but it would be absurd for me
to say he got anything for it; through
| his connection with the telephone com
pany he used his influence to defeat tn,
Standard Telephone Company bill
which would have given a competing
service. He was interested in the
banking bill by which it was hoped tc
transfer the Chinese fund to his owr
bank.
There is another reason. / under.
stand that for months before the con
Venton met that Mr.. Brown had STATED
he intended to go back to the Senate
TO make trouble for the Governor. Fl,
is man of strong animosities and car
| make trouble. l felt under all these
circumstances that as a citizen and 3
| Republican, | should vote against hin
in the convention. was, unfortunate.
ly perhaps, the Attorney General ant
made a speech in the convention which
is said to have beaten him.
Mr.. Brown told Mr.. Robertson ans
Mr. Quinn, just after the convention
that he would take the situation as /
was. He did not keep his word, bu
| went to a Democratic meeting anC
| practically upheld its platform. 1 can
not see what the voters gain by sup
porting Mr.. Brown. l don't think III
made a good Republican record in the
| last Legislature.
Il feel absolutely certain that sucl
men as Lane, Bishop and Dowsett car
| do no wrong i'm the Senate h,,f y,,ha