The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-26
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the 9Th precinct on Monday night. He
spoke again Of the apathy of the haole
voters. while the big meetings through
out the city were attended by Hawaii
ans. The Hawaiiarls were enthusiastic
over the straight ticket. He said it
would be a humiliation to the party in
general for the haole voters TO scratch
the ticket while the Hawaiians went
into the campaign determined TO vote
the straight Republican ticket. Should
this feeling prevail ON election day, there
might come a time when it was most
desirable for the Hawaiians TO vote
straight ticket, and they might fatty
refuse, saying they had learned what
scratching ticket meant.
The speaker then went into the Cecil
Brown matter, rehearsing the now
familiar history of the conversion where
Brown failed of the nomination, his
statement that he would support the
ticket; his declaration a day later to
run as an independent candidate; his
detection to the Democratic party; his
speechnnaking on the same platform with
Democrats; his subscription to the
Democratic campaign fund, etc Mr.
Andrews stated that he did not vote
in the convention as the Attorney-Gen-
era1 but as a citizen and a Republican.
He said it was necessary to have par
ty management, as elsewhere Four or
FIVE men could not get together. select
names, and say these are the men for
whom we will vote. In figuring the
whole course of politics, he said it must
be admitted that when a man goes
into politics, into conventions. etc. he
must abide by the majority rule.
The Democrats and Home Rulers had
advanced platforms, the principal por-
lions of which We're devoted to the
slogan of ''Put down Carter
Admit, for example he said. that the
voters did not approve of Carriers adj
ministration; then vote for Democrat
or Home Ruler. With such a mixed
legislature Governor Carter was not
being hurt; he would be in office as
long as Roosevelt was president. Whom
then would it hurt? The taxpayers;
the business men and merchants, Of
whom these attending the meeting were
representative types. Such would be
the situation if Republicans scratched
their own ticket.
The attacks on Governor Carter were
absurd A gentleman came to him
since IKE Brown nillingworth episode
and said. 81 have heard that Governor
Carter Is going TO have the Pacific Club
pulled for playing pedro
He advanced this as a reason why
the Governor should be opposed.
e. TowsE HEARD.
Ed. Towse was the next speaker. He
spoke on lines similar to his address
made at the Sth precinct meeting. zone
OF the gentlemen at the meeting in
in the sth precinct last night said
that there must be something rotten
when district comInitteemen came a.
round to a precinct meeting to address |
it" said Mr. Towse. There must be
something very rotten when a couple |
of committeeman cannot go 10 a pre-
cinct meeting of Republicans, on invit-l
alton, to discuss the political situation I
in the interests of the party to which i
they are pledged as committeeman to
advance.
THE cutting of the ticket that has
been proposed will not result in the
election of Cecil Brown, but it will de-
feat one of the Republican candidates
and elect a Democrat or a Home Ruler.
believe the situation in Republican
interests is better since last Friday
Than before.
THE Hawaiians don't understand
this idea of cutting the ticket When
s a Republican a Republican? A Re-
publican is a Republican when he sup
ports the Republican platform and the
ticket. To scratch and vote for a man
If another party is not supporting the
Republican platform -
There was a lu1l following Mr..
rowse's remarks. and no one seemed
20 wish to start the ball rolling for a
general discussion. Captain Dabel
to be sitting nearest the
chairman of the meeting, and Lorrin
Andrews finally said:
Perhaps Mr.. DabeI can tell us some
hing about what he thinks of the
straight ticket idea?''
.trll vote the straight ticket" an
Twered the Captain promptly.
Like pu,'' said J. A. Thompson.
Straight ticket" said Billy Hogs,
lifting next in line.
II don't see what we are asked to
tand up here one after another to be
atechtsed," said Doe Monsarrat.
The chairman FASTENED to state that
e was not being cateehised. nor was
ny one. as the question had been to
SIX what each member thought about
ne ticket proposition.
MARsToN CAMPBELL KICKS.
Marston Campbell then arose and
lid:
a mistake has been made by the po- :
rical workers and orators by saying :
lat man is not a good Republican
scausa he does not vote the straight :