The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-06
THE VOTERS
IN LINE
A Monster Republican
Parade and Big
Meeting.

NearIy two thousand voters were in
the line of march of the great Repub-
lican torchlight procession held last
night as the climax to the campaign
work. The parade was one of the finest
Honolulu has had an opportunity OF
witnessing and there was evidence in
its great length that the Republican
party has a big muster roll. The parade
ended at AaIa Park where oratory and
music alternated. a throng of between
three and four thousand people was
present in the vicinity of the speakers
stand.
The procession was a long one.
stretching in its formation from Fort
street along King to the Palace gates.
The Fourth and Fifth District Precinct
Clubs combined and made the parade
a SUCCESS The Fifth District precincts
were drilled in marching evolutions
which they performed as though they
were trained soldiers. Their uniforms
were mostly of white. red and khaki.
and the men made a fine appearance
The Fourth District had some of its
precincts. in uniform, notably the third,
which is candidate Bishops own pre-
.cinct.
The Fourth was the first to fall into
line with the right resting on Alakea
street. They were marshalled under
the direction of Captain Samuel john
son. Then from a distance came the
music of the Fifth District with hum
dreds of torch-bearers following and
these forces were marshalled from Fort
street, to Alakea steet facing toward
Palama Henry Vida, chairman of the
Fifth District committee, was in COM
snand-
&the Fifth swung around and marched
along the lower side of King to Aiakea.
thence up Alakea. the Fourth District
falling in behind. The line of march
was up AIakea to Vineyard, thence to
Fort. down Fort to King, and out
along King to Aala Park.
1t was a fine sight as the entire line
swept through the streets, the hundreds
of torches faring, and showing trans
parencies bearing odd campaign
legends There was enthusiasm from
front to rear, cheers frequently split
ting the welkin, now from the men in
the ranks and now from the lines of
spectators who thronged the streets by
thousands.
AS the column passed the Orpheum
- a. Dar,oor1tc yvero en-
deavoring to hold meeting, the audi
toriunn was almost stripped of its few
occupants, and the Democrats were al
most compelled to adjourn entirely to
Aala Park where they had erected a
stand in the rnauka portion to try TO
offset the Republican speakers. AS
one band passed the theater the Dead
March was played. While passing
through Japanese town the memory OF
sbe visit of Prince F'ushimi and Cecil |
Browns Japanese laborers came upper
most and the astonished Japanese resi-
dents were treated to three rouslng
+'Banzais!"
First in line came band, then John /
lane and ]. NJ Dowsett mounted. Ihen
came a body of men in white UNIFORMS,
eighty-eight in number, captained by /
Jim Kupihea, bearing transparency {
inscribed as follows: The Solid 9th-
No ke Kaulike anne ka Holomua.
Another transparency was labelled:
4.The Fighting 7th-Ka Lei ka Lahui
Sure Kela-
a long line of men followed in the
wake. Then came another transpar-
ency bearing the words: the mar
1noniotls l1th of the Peaceabie 5th-
Sure Kela,-F'or the honor of our ticker,
vote straight-Pololei." Still another
said: Vote for ]. NJ. Dowsett-Poio-
lei-'
Fifty merlin white shirts and dark
trousers followed a transparency year
ing the legend: ''The Invincible Sth-
United in Hearts and HANDS 1of the
Success of the Republican Ticket
ciTct said: For Equal Rights vote the
Straight Republican Ticket"
..The watchful 10th-vote for Ka-
lanfanaole.~ were the words on trans
parency which said: Vote for Oscar
p. Cox-WaiaIua-" This was carried
by men of the seventh precinct.
ssNinth of the 5th-E Ike Ia Kau' Ea-
waii-Vote the Straight Republican
Ticket" were the words on another
transparency.
The eighth precinct was further rep
resented by fifty men in blue blouses
and khaki trousers.
John c. Lane, Kaoni I-Moho Sena-
toa," was transparency behind which
sixty men closed up the rear or the
Fifth District forces. n
Then came the big tallyr-ho drown py
eight white horses in which were can
didates. committeeman and party work.
ers. Fireworks were discharged along
the line of march from the carriage.
A band next headed the Fourth Dis !
trict forces, behind which came Ha-
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