The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-13
Republican Rally
Was a Great
Success.
iowa Orator Declares
That the Party Is
Paramount.

There was great outpouring of Re
,publicans at the Orpheum Theater last
night when the recent victory Of the
Republicans in the county campaign
was ratified The house was filled from
stage to the last seat in the gallery a
large portion of the audience being
ladies, when Governor A. L. c. Atkin-
son, Col W. P. Hepburn of Iowa and
Hon. A. c. NJ. Robertson, chairman of
the Territorial Republican Committee
stepped upon the stage. The appear
ance of Col. Hepburn was the signal for
a salvo of applause. Behind these three
gentlemen sat the members of the coun-
ty and precinct organizations which
directed the campaign.
1t was quite noticeable that the audi
ence was made up of representative
citizens. The thoughtful, conservative
element was present in force, and there
were also representatives of all politi-
cal parties. 1t was thoroughly repre-
sentative Honolulu audience.
The hall was patriotically decorated
with flags and bunting. The Ellis
sQuintette Club played and sang for
The rally was a success throughout
and the audience had also the pleasure
Of listening to one of the finest polit-
ical speakers in the United States.
Governor Atkinson in calling the
meeting to order spoke briefly. He call
ed attention to the fact that the Re-
publicans had gathered to ratify the
success of the Republican party in
the county election just passed, and in
troduced Mr. Robertson.
ROBERTSON HITS HARD.
Mr.. Robertson said in part:
When these islands were annexed
the matter of the readjustment of our
political lines Immediately came to the
fore, and the question arose as to
whether or not it was advisable for
us to divide ourselves upon national
party lines. Some contended that the
bulk of our electorate was unprepared
for it and they feared dangers from
the reconstruction on political lines. !
The ideas of a few prevailed and We
broke away from the anomalous polit-
deal conditions that had obtained for
many years, and decided to affiliate
ourselves with the greatest of the ma
tional parties on the mainland"
Mr.. Robertson told of the customs at
tending nominations and elections in
the old days in Hawaii. /
''Since then, nearly every attempt
to revert to the old idea of voting for
the so-called independent candidates,
merely upon his say-so that he is
a better man than the other man regu-
larly put up for election, has failed,
and let us hope for the good of the
country that all such attempts will
hereafter meet with defeat" Gap
plause).
Mr.. Robertson's address throughout
concerned the duty of people, as he
viewed it. to vote for regular nominees,
men who had pledged themselves to
carry out policies already planned.
They could not desert such policies to ,
carry out a whim, which an independ- 3
ent candidate after election, might feel !
he could do. e
He said the Republican party in Ha- l
waii had been a credit to the great Or
ganization. The party had elected '
ma jority of members to the legislature, S
after encountering great difficulties, c
and had twice sent delegate to Con-
gress. The Republican party, he said,
was entitled to large share Of the i
credit for having given self government I
to the people. -
COL HEPBURN'S ADDRESS. la
Col. Hepburn was introduced by Hon. :. .
A. G. NJ. Robertson just at the close of t
his address. On rising from his seat a
beside Governor Atkinson and coming
forward and laying his hand on the flag !.
that draped the table, the audience :,
broke into prolonged applause. The c
distinguished Member of Congress I
spoke in measured tones, his voice, deep