Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-14
DEMOCRATS ALL
BOOSTING LINK
PaeIe Offers Defense
Against Attack
On Him


some stage of his speech gave the
Great Link a send-off. This may be |
either caused by the fact that the |
Democrats have drawn great hopes |
from the report that Link has the
Big Island vote cinched and they |
think that he may be pulled through |
by strenuous work on their part, or |
1t may be merely nice manifesto
ton of gratitude for the golden eggs
which Link is said to be laying in the
heretofore rather empty nest of local
Democracy.
Considering the distance of the
place from the centers Of habitation
the crowd which attended was quite
n large one, but the accommodation
were of the scantiest kind. .
Ioela Kiakahi, the lively gentleman
who almost broke up the Democratic
Territorial Convention, called the
meeting to order, whereupon Albert
Kauwe took the chair.
Robert Pahau, one of the strongest
''""aiiohS VII 'hc DeillOCIullc REPRE-
sentative ticket from the Fourth Dis
trict, opened the ball with the usual
promises of serving the best interests
OF the people should he be elected.
Willie Hall of hacks and beer"
fame. followed. Willie, possibly with
a wisdom acquired from experience.
admonished the audience to provide
for the future of their children, and
this, he reminded them, could best
be done by getting them public lands.
which would surely be forthcoming
should the Democrats be victorious.
ii. 7. Moore, an aspirant for Sena-
torial honors, spoke in part as fol-
lows:
1T has been urged by the Republi-
cans" he said, that if you elect q
| Democratic Senate and Legislature Il
will greatly embarrass Governor
] Frear. Now Governor Frear is n good
man, but he is Republican. And II
1t would embarrass him to have O
Democratic Senate and Legislature
think how much more 1t would EN-
barrass us IL William, Jennings Bryan
should be elected President, and thi
Territory should fail to elect Dem
ocratic Legislature!, And William
Jennings Bryan is going to be electe,
in November. The leading Republi
can newspapers all over the countr
show that they expect It, And whei
he is elected and appoints a Democra
ic Governor of this Territory tina
Democratic Governor ought to hav
a Democratic Senate to support him
"The Republicans say that tn
Democrats have never done anythin
for the people. Well, let us see. Tn
three candidates of the Democrat
party for Senator are L. NJ. Watson
Frank X. Harvey, and myself. L. N
Watson was one of those who frame
the County Act. He helped give 20
the County Act. Frank II. Harve
has been member of the Board Q
Supervisors for two years, and he Ia
been helping to give you good Cour
| Il
of the Board of Supervisors for eight
- cen months, and you know that hel
D ed give you roads and other publ
improvements and work on them.
] THE Democratic party In this Tel
ritory has made good on every occi
sion where 1t has had the opportr
nifty. We present ticket that
/ worthy of your support from top
bottom. Vote for 1t from top to bo
!; time, and the party is pledged to cal
J; ny out through the officers 1t elect
!; the pledges of the party platform
which are in the interests of the PEI
ple."
Ed. Ingham gave McCandless a fin
character. and spoke of him as I'll
only guide to the promised lands. II
also spoke In general way of I'll
rest of the candidates, and admonisl
ed everyone present to vote Il
! straight Democratic ticket.
!, J. X. Paele made quite a length
~ speech naming all the candidat,
from the top to the bottom of IL
ticket, and giving each one of the
an oratorical bouquet. Link,
course, got the most praise, and as
defense Of the shots which have bee
fired at the Waikane statesman vii
regard to his large land holdings, Il
d. speaker stated that large numb
- of Hawaiians were living on his lal
without paying him cent for rent.
j. c. Anderson. who is after Il
Auditors Office, said briefly that
:. was poor man, while his opponen
James Bicknell, was rich and wou
J.. have the support of the rich elcme
of the community. Anderson h
:. made hit as inguist. and Il
" crowd insisted that he speak in II
waiian, English, and Chinese, viii,
he did, although there was not a c
=, estial in sight.
3D. Among the other speakers of Il
hg evening were: Joe Fern, candidate {
II. Mnynr, Charles Girdler Duke RI X