The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-05
kALAkAUA'S REIGN
PART I.
Jas. w. Girvin.

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gone to her rendering my services ana
that now L had promised to support
Kalakaua and could not go back on
my word. She came to my house twice
in the night to endeavor to persuade me
to change my decision but L did not
do so.
1T took money for the campaign and
my father, and if he had refused to as
sist L could not personally have been
of much aid in the campaign. However,
| he gave me what money I asked for
and by seeing many of the representa-
| tives and assisting them in small mat
| tiers, 1 felt that a number of them
would vote my way. A little fish and
poi, ETC.. properly distributed goes
| long way with natives.
On the morning of the election, Feb
ruary r. 1874, 1 furnished the means
for a grand luau, the principal dish OF
which was whole roasted calf. All
of the representatives were invited and,
| with few exceptions, they came. ask
ed one of them, a parson, to say grace
and he made a prayer for guidance in
| the work they We're about to undertake
that day, but the trend of it was that
we should have the courage of our con-
| victions and elect king. 1 made
short speech and compared men and
women, generally, as to their ability to
conduct private affairs and hoped that
they would see that in public affairs the
reasoning was imperative and that we
should conffde the conduct of the gov
eminent to a king. They enjoyed the
| breakfast immensely, as there were ali
| the eatables and drinkables the heart
could wish for. 1 felt that L had the
majority my way and was not aware
of what others were doing who We're
| working for the same end.
From the luau We went direct to the
legislative hall. the building now used
by Hackfeld & Co., or rather the old
part at the rear of their present grand
|
as the report of the committee on Gre
dentials, and a statement by the chair
| man of the object of the meeting, We
| proceeded to vote for a sovereign.
| Immense throngs crowded the vi
entity of the legislative hall, the halls
and stairways, the assembly room be-
ing in the second story. There was
| very little experimenting, the nominal
! ing speeches and seconds being quite
| brief. AS soon as the result was an
nounced, only one ballot being neces-
sary, the action of the parliament was
| reported through the great crowd. Evil
IDENTIFY it did not please the people, for
| a great murmur of disapprobation went
up from tbs assembled masses, and we
| could hear loud voices shouting, kipe,
| kipe( bribery, bribery. Not one in the
! house felt like going out and facing
the rabble
Presently a rock came through one
of the windows, followed by a shower
| of smaller stones. A large pile of roof
| ing states was at the rear of the build
| ing, and they began to come through
| the windows, thrown by strong arms,
and striking the ceiling brought down
! the plaster in sheets. There was no safe
place in the room. Then some of us
made a move to get out. The mob was
| sacking the rooms on the first floor,
breaking up tables, bookcases, tearing
| UP law books, etc. We were met on
! the stairs by men armed with table
| legs, wagon spolles and all descriptions
| of such Wea Dons as they could find
| quickly. 1 got through the crowd, as
L was pretty we'll known, and only in
| two instances was threatened. I kept
my hand in my bosom, determined to
| sell my life dearly. Some of the rep
| resentatives We're hammered severely,
from which treatment they succumbed.
l walked over to the boat landing and
took boat and went off to the British
man-o f-war, and found they were all
ready to land troops. [ was advised to
remain on board until order was re-
stored. British and American troops
were landed and, there being no leaders
amongst the mob, it was soon dispersed.
| Some of the natives proposed attack
/ ing the troops, but We're restrained by
others, who saw the futility of it. Next
day Kala'<aua took the oath to support
the constitution, and herald with an
escOrt, Jno. o. Dominis. governor of
the island, went through the streets
proclaiming Kalakaua King of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
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