The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-30
Audience Dissents From the Platform
Talk and the Chairman and Can
didate Cathcart Lose Their Tenn
pers--Machine Runs Badly.

The opening rally of the campaign,
held last night at Aala Park by the
Republicans as ratification meeting
and as an introduction of their can
didates, was well attended. over
thousand people gathering around the
stand, The meeting had not gone far.
however, before it was noticeable that
all the sentiments expressed by the
speakers were not approved of and at
times the Interruptions and shouts OF
dissent from all over the audience We're
such that the chairman was forced to
appeal to the crowd to give the speak
ers a chance to be heard.
Chairman A G. M. Robertson opened
the rally by recalling to his hearers
the promises the party had made to
put up good candidates and draw up a
good platform. promises which had
been fulfilled The ticket included rep
resentatiye men from all classes and
the platform was such as should com
primary law was only objected to by
dirty politicians. who switched from
party to party, and was acceptable TO
all good men, Democrats, Home Rulers
and Republicans alike. Here he was
told to stop and give someone else
chance to say something
Hon. w Q. Smith, senatorial cand1-
date. urged the voters here to show by
their actions that they We're worthy
The special privileges given them. more
than those received in Porto Rico, the
Philippines or will be given in Cuba.
d. Kalauokalani, Jr., seeking reelec-
ton as county clerk, was received with
an ovation He asked for support for
himself and for the Republican ticket,
making a special appeal on behalf OF
the candidate for Sheriff.
Joseph Kalana. Fred w. Waterhouse
and LaIeiwi followed, all urging the
voters TO vote the straight ticket. In
introducing~the last-named speaker the
chairman took occasion to refer to the
elephant and the jackass as the totems
of the two big parties, and to the
monkey scratching for fieas as the en-
blem of the Home Rulers. This dis
pleased many in the crowd, who voiced
their displeasure all through Laleiwfs
speech.
The chair then appealed to the crowd
for fair play. It was a public meet
ing. he knew, and there was no objec-
ton to enthusiasm or to the presence
of members of the other parties, but
he wanted it remembered that gem
tlemen did not interrupt.
This advice was met with various
retorts and cries, so much so that very
little of the speech of Jas. Bicknell,
candidate for County Auditor, could be
heard even on the platform.
You lie" was the answer that Sam
Dwight up for election as Supervisor,
got when he promised to wo.k for the
best interests of the people if elected.
The speaker stopped for a moment, but
continued without taking other notice
of the remark.
The Interruptions grew to their
height during the address of Mr.. Cath
cart, candidate for County Attorney,
although the speaker proved himself
politician by referring in his opening
sentence to the many beautiful women
and gallant men before him.
THE ticket presented by the Repub-
lican party is the best that has ever
been presented by any party IN Ha-
waii.'' said the speaker.
Except the one put up by the DEM
ocrats" shouted a voice.
THE Republican party is the party
of purity. the party OF success, an
swered Cathcart.
I'VE want Carlos Long" explained
another interruptor from the crowd,
..wen. you can't get him this time.
retorted the speaker. who continued:
saThe Republican party is the party
that the past elections show you near
1y all belong 10.
..wen. we don't belong to il any
more" came from the crowd
PERHAPS you belong TO the Demo-
Gratis" said the speaker. warmly ne
party of a handful hurling itself
against certain defeat. Not confident
of it's numbers nor of its principles,
.but reIving on the treachery OF feW
Republican voters and hoping TO sip
in with one or two of its candidates
fyoice: Don't get mad.) Not openly /
through the front door. but. like a thleI
in the night through the back ooo1
opened by trea cheroCs hands
Tten( the chairman singled out one
OF the Mlterruptors in the front OF Tue
crowd and addressed him: You louo
mouthed kellow with the straw nat
Won are nnan you will keep quiet out
if Won areEa jackass you VIII Keep o'i