The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-31

ing nv saving. he had almost lost his
voice and a candidate without voice
was no better than a bird without
wings AS a candidate he could not
promise support to measures to be en-
acted in the Legislature for he was a
candidate for a County office. If there
were injustices upon the Chinese, he
believed it was the Republican party
that would rectify those laws.
CHILLINGWORTH DENIES.
Chas. f. Chillingworth said he would
not say much as there are other can
didates TO follow. He knew the boys
present and they knew him and knew
he would do all he could for the inter
ests of the Republican party. 1t would
be better for the voters to cast a
straight Democratic ticket than to Sc
lect a few from each party, but If they
would have fair treatment and an ex-
change of trade relations they Will
vote the straight Republican ticket.
He called for straight vote. He SAID
J. w Cathcart was reckoned as the
best lawyer in the city, afterwards
Qualifying that statement by saying
that 8Ir. BreckOns was in the same
class with him, or Cathcart was In
the same class with Breckons. He
spoke of the reported collection of the
fee for defending Chinese gamblers in
the District Court is reported in the
morning paper and added that ths
statement made was false; that ne
had charged no fee and could not ap-
pear for the men in the Circuit Court,
as he cid not have a full license. Mr.
Lau Tong had handled the case and
he referred the audience to him for the
correct statement
Charles Hustace, Jr., the County
Supervisor of Honolulu and Fred.
Walerhouse followed.
MCANDLESS EXPLAINS
l. L. McCandless said it gave him
pleasure to meet the Chinese again as
a candidate for the Senate and the op-
portunity to thank them for electing
him in 1902. He said the registration
law emanated in the office of the Sec
retary of the Territory, and the Senate
agreed with the Secretary that the
law would make it easier for the Chi
nese when they reached a voting age.
He promised to remedy the registra-
tion law if elected.
SHERIFF BROWN.
Sheriff Brown was the next speaker
ana WAS wen GGCcISeu ne Sc1lu AIC
felt that he was so we'll known to them
through his administration of the po-
lice affairs that he needed no formal in.
PRODUCTION. He felt sure of their sup
port, because he had always treated
them fairly. He asked them to sup
port the straight ticket and especially
Mr. Vida, who had been appointed
Deputy Sheriff by High Sheriff Henry.
He was an efficient officer and his sup
port is needed in the office in order
to insure an efficient administration.
Another candidate whom he appealed
for was Mr.. Cathcart, who had made
a splendid record for himself under
W. o. Smith. He called for support
of the whole ticket. because the Re-
publican party is the one that does
things He regretted that the Chinese
vote will not be four times what it
is, because he believed it would be an
intelligent one, as they had the proper
way Of sizing UP the situation.
VIDA HEARD FROM
H. c. Vida was the next speaker.
He thanked them for the opportunity
to speak. He had met many of those
present socially and the others official
ly. He asked the support of the gath
eTIllS Decd use ne ndu always tIedleH
them fairly. He asked the support for
the whole Republican ticket. and said
he believed that when they went to
the polls, November 6. they would cast
their vote for all of the Republican
Other speakers. including some
prominent Chinese, also addressed the
meeting
HONE RULERS AT AALA PARK.
a couple of hundred people with
handy made up the crowd
to which the Home Rule candidates ad-
dressed themselves at Aala Park last
night. The rally had been called he
cause OF the hzzle of the one in Emma
square on Monday night, this being
the only chance Candidate for Delegate
Motley would have to present his argu-
ments to the Honolulu voters.
Small as the crowd was. however.
there seemed to be plenty Of inter
rupters among it, one man in particu-
lar peESlstlng in breaking in on VIM.
iossmHn address. His questions and
objections followed each other so rapid
" at times that it was hard to sav
whether he or Mossman was making
the speech. The questions came less
frequeSt'y, however. after Peter Ma
kla, from the stand. told him to shut
up or he would come down and make
hun. The dog tax question as discuss
ed by Mossman seemed to be the bone
of contention.
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