Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-17
RbME RULERS Also
AFTER lEP[R laws
j. K. Nakookoo Promises
To Kill immigration
Act

Home Rulers gathered on Vineyard
street. corner of River, last night and
addressed a meager audience. The
meeting. which was to have been al
the Kumalae block was postponed to
avoid conflict with the Democrats.
who met there last night. and the
speakers from there came to the
Vineyard street meeting.
The chair asked the audience to
support the Home Rule ticket and
vote for Brown as Sheriff, as there
was no Sheriff on the Home Rule tick
ct.
Rev. J. Kekipi was first introduced
but refused to stand on the unusually
tall bench which served as rostrum
for fear he might tumble down with
1t. lie advised the audience to vote
for the straight Home Rule ticket and
not to omit any of the candidates. His
speech was largely of n Biblical ma.
ture and was not enjoyed by the au'
dience.
J. X. Nakookoo. candidate to the
House. said that II elected he would
kill both the immigration law and the
laws pertaining to leper suspects. He
attacked the Democratic platform be-
cause II did not contain the same
plank to repeal those laws like that
of the Home Rulers. He said that
the Republicans had put mp Prince
Cupid Kuhio as their Delegate to Con.
gress and the Home Rulers had put
up Chas. X. Motley, both Of whom
were Hawaiians: and while the Ha.
waiians were fighting over these two
delegates there emerged from the
Democratic ticket n haole delegate to
Congress. McClanahan. what are
you going TO do?" asked the speaker.
He continued that II the Hawaiians
would keep up fighting between them
selves the haole delegate would get
the hest of them all. 'Pololci" shout.
ed the crowd.
Samuel Noar. candidate for Coun
ty Attorney said. II elected he would
look after the interest of the Home
Rulers, from whom he got his votes
He spoke of how nj their convention
John Lane, n. Fernandez and Ku.
ncwa of the Republican party and
Abraham Fernandez of the Democrat
lie party were thrown down because
they were Hawailans. Here the
speaker told very interesting story.
| He said In part: There were two
white boys who got into fight. Near
them were two Hawaiian boys who,
evidently getting Interested In the
fight, took part In II. When the
white boys saw that the Hawaiian
boys were in II, they quietly with
drew and stood aside. laughing at the
Hawaiians, and both OF the latter
were badly bruised In the fight. He
said the Home Rule. Republican and
| the Democratic Hawaiians were
fighting amongst themselves. and the
consequence would he that the haolcs
would win In the end. and after elec.
ton they would laugh ut the natives.
He admonished the audience to stand
together now and not to wait until
II was too late. tApplause.)
| J. X. Paclc. > candidate for the
House. next occupied the attention
of the audience. He said. II elected
he would raise the pay OF the com
mon Government laborer and kill the
laws pertaining 10 the sending OF
lepcr suspects to the leper settle.
ment without proper investigation. In
closing. the speaker gave an cxhibi
ton oi his talent to 'olioli," or chant
ing, and the audience cheered him en-
Enthusiastically.
Joseph NJ. Poepoe. candidate for tn,
House. received applause ON his ap
pearance. His remarks were few
simply repeating that which had nj
ready been said: hut emphasizln. II
more clearly. Among other things HI
said that III elected he would cndeav
or TO strike out the word alleged
from the words alleged lepers," n,
II would then force Che Board oi
Health TO arrest the actual leper'
and not the suspects Of leprOsy. II,
said all lepcrs must first be investl
gated properly and. II found Incur
able. then they could be sent to Tho
settlement.
ID. NJ. Kupihea and Abraham Fer
.nnndcz were the last speakers, where
upon the meeting came 10 n close.