The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-10-28

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, something very rotten whom n coupi
~ committeeman cannot 70 ~ n pre-
rinct meeting ~ Republicans on lnvit
alton. 20 dlsiiuss the political situation
in The lHtercsts ~ the party 10 whirI
they nre pledged as committeeman q
advance.
1ho cutting ~ the ticket tha, haI
been proposed will not result I'm IN,
election ~ cecil Brown bat n viii de
feat one of the Republican candidate
and elect q Democrat or a Home Ruler
/ believe the situation In Repubilca,
Interests II better since last Frlda,
than before.
The Hawalians don't understand
this idea of cutting the ticket. wher
IL Republican a Republican? A Re.
publican is Republican when he sup.
ports the Republican platform and the
ticket To scratch and vote for a man
OF another party is not supporting the
Republican PLATFORM"
There was lull following Mr.
Towse's remarks. and no one seemed
to wish to start the ball rolling for n
| general discussion. Captain Dabel
happened to be sitting nearest the
chairman of the meeting, and Lorrin
Andrews finally said:
Perhaps Mr. Dabel can tell us some
thing about what he thinks of the
straight ticket idea7"
I'll vote the straight ticket" an
swered the Captain promptly.
Like pu." said J. a. Thompson.
Straight ticket" said Billy Hoogs.
sitting next in line.
Il don't see what we are asked to
stand up here one after another to be
catechised," said DOC" Monsarrat.
The chairman fastened to state that
he was not being catechised. nor was
any one, as the question had been to
ask what each member thought about
the ticket proposition
MARSTON CAMPBELL. KICKS.
Marston Campbell then arose and
said:
"A mistake has been made by the no.
litical workers and orators by saving
that a man is not a good Republican
because he does not vote the straight
ticket. I have imbibed the principles
of Repubicansm since childhood, but
because man does not see fit to vote |
- ''' t'lSiit liNhtl lS reason ne is not |
a good citizen. I received my political |
education under the privileges accorded |
to every citizen.
Il am not going to vote a straight |
Republican ticket. Ny reasons are nv
own. My ticket will go as near being
straight as any for I may enjoy the
privilege of voting as I please as an
American citizen This is the first time
in my life where l have heard of a man
being catechised as to what ticket he is
going to vote"
At this juncture Col. Soper jumped
up and stated that the speaker was in
error If he construed his original state
ment to Captain Dabel to have any
such meaning. Col. Soper stated that
he had not put question to any one
at the meeting to tell how he was GO
ing to vote, but had asked their views
on what they thought of the ticket
proposition in general. During Col.
Soper's statement he was interrupted
once or twice by Mr. Campbell, but in
the end Mr.. Campbell stated he had
misunderstood the question. This
cleared the atmosphere of doubt.
You have got good men on your
ticket" continued Mr.. Campbell.
''Then vote for it," said Billy Hoogs.
''As far as Cecil Brown is concerned"
Mr.. Campbell, ''he has violat-
ed all the unwritten laws of politics.
He practically took an oath to support
the Republican platform and he should
have kept his oath even though a job
was put up on him.
LAS to our delegate this brings out
a principle totally different because it
goes to the national question. If we
should send a delegate to Washington
who was a Democrat or Home Ruler
hat would be a grave mistake" {
NEWHoUsEs CONVERSION.
Ed. Newhouse said: 81 am inclined 6
to think We owe considerable to these ,
gentlemen who came here tonight to ,
instruct us in the way of voting the
straight ticket. I came here to be con- :
vinced why I should vote the straight 7
ticket, and the arguments l have heard I
are such that I am glad to say now
that l can vote the straight Republican c
ticket conscientiously, (Applause). I
Il had been thinking 1 would vote
split ticket. There are a good many ,
questions this time which need to be
out, but the best thing is to
abide by the party's decision in the
selection OF candidates. To split the
the ticket is to vote the Home Rule
ticket. Under some circumstances
would favor electing a Home Rule leg
slature IL We could give them enough
rope to hang themselves. (Laughter).
ANDREWS IS GRATEFUL. y
Mr.. Andrews said he was grateful to r
Mr.. Campbell for his statement. He +,
'aid he was anxious to find out the sore
'pots He regretted that Mr.. Campbell
desired to keep his reasons for voting b
| split ticket, to himself. He suggest (
d that If he cuts the ticket this time. \
'ome other time when he is at the top !;
md movement Is on to split the tick
Il against him, he need not express sur
'rise over II. Mr.. Campbell replied 5
hat II was not question to him of I
being up or down in politics. but the $
light of an American citizen to express Il
his individual opinion. AS far as the h
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