Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-22
BIG CROWD At THE
REPUBLICAN rally
New Speakers Address
Meeting On Fort
Street
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN BY
Those VINO WERE PRESENT
FRED. BECktEY, ADVERTISED
AS CHAIRMAN OF HOME RULE
MEETING ADDRESSED
REPUBLICANS

Fred Becklcy. advertised by the
Home Rulers as the chairman OF their
rally held last Saturday night at Aala
park. was one of the principal speakers
at the Republican meeting, on Fort
street near Hotel. The action of tho
Home Rulers in announcing him ms
their chairman he denounced as piece
of gall as he said that he was not
Home Ruler and had net been for
long time lie was Republican and
was glad to he on the platform and
speak In behalf Of the Republican
ticket.
The meeting of the Republicans Sat
urday night was big one. There were
| in the neighborhood Of a thousand pco-
pie present to hear what the speakers
had TO say. The speakers were near
ly all new ones and non-candl,lates. the
candidates themselves taking the night
OF to rest up aftor their hard labors OF
| the week.
The new speakers all made good and
brought out many new points which
proved OF much interest to the voters
present.
The chairman Of the meeting was A..
lC. NJ. Robertson, Mr. Robertson stated
In his opening address that the RepuD-
icans would not take issue with the
Democrats on buncombc and name
calling. They didn't care to get down
to that level. But they were ready to
take issue with the Democrats on pub
lie issues.
1.-THE Democrats say" said the chair
man, that they have the Republicans
running. That's true enough. They
have got the Republicans running,
and they're running so fast that by the
sixth of November the Democrats
won't be able to see them for dust"
The Democrats and the Advertiser
have been trying To make the principal
issue of the campaign the election Of
"a sheriff. That Ii important enough,
but II Is not the most important Office
to he filed. The election Of Delegate
TO Congress and Of Senators and leg
islators Is even more important.
I'm the fight on Brown being made
by the Advertiser and the Democrats
the principal argument Is but an i'm
aginary one. They say Brown Is run
ning machine. This Is not true. and
the Democrats have failed to find any
machine Brown stands on his record
The Democrats are running Iaukea
to bust what they call the machine. But
II takes n stronger man than Iaukca Ia
bust any machine. Has anyone ever
io,in danything strong about laukea
He Is very affablc gentleman, but II
takes "A man oi stronger personality.
more backbone and less affability than,
Curtis Iaukea possesses.
"McClanahan," said Robertson. has
been fortunate enough to tumble onta
an Issue to discuss, that OF Cuban an
ncxation, and he Is making the most
possible out OF the bugaboo. But even
II the question Of Cuban annexation il
IN Issue. what In the name OF sense dc
YOU believe McClanahan could do 10
prevent the annexation OF Cuba. lie
and his partney Kinney would, he ON.
very small drop In a very big bucket.
Deacon Trent Is very good Deacon
and OF course everything he says must
be true. lie wants the voters to think
that the Democrats have the Republi-
cans beaten. hut he ought to know
that the Democratic party. ms Il Is
made IN. couldn't beat anything. II IL
composed mostly Of a few real Demo.
Gratis and a lot Of disgruntled Republi.
cans. laukea Is disgruntled Repub-
lican who became a Democrat because
the Republican party wouldn't give
him all he wanted. Charlie Broad, 4
man who took part In the last Repub
lican primaries. jumped to the Demo.
cratic party because that convention
wouldn't give him what he wanted. NJ
A. Silva is man who went to the Wal.
luku convention and voted for the Re,
publican platform. He was bound Ii