The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-13
NJ CANDLESS
IS CONFIDENT
(From sundays Advertiser.)

wall and Maui yesterday morning, n
day earlier than he expected, being
able to catch the Claudine from La
haina instead of waiting for the Mauna
Kea.
McCandless is confident that the
Island of Hawaii will go Democratic at
this election and is not without expec-
tation that Maui will also. He is GER
tain Maui will make a good showing
for the Democratic ticket.
Everywhere we were. well receiv-
ed" he said yesterday, "and we had
good meetings and much enthusiasm.
The people are doing lot of thinking.
The land question is uppermost, and
everywhere we were told of incidents
in connection with the land office meth
DDS which have convinced the people
that there is little desire to enable the
people to get public lands for homes.
81 left here September Is and
reached Hilo tine next day, speaking
that evening at Mooheau Park. / had
an audience of about six hundred and
there was every evidence that the peo-
pie turned out because they wanted to
hear the vital questions discussed. The
county convention was held the next
day, which l attended. The next -four
days i spent in Puma and Olaa speaking
at a considerable number of places and
having very good meetings everywhere.
On the 22nd we returned to Hilo, and
together with the county and legislative
candidates we started on a tour of the
island. We went first by way of the
volcano to Kau, speaking that night
at Pahala. The next day meetings were
held at a number of places including
Punaluu, and in the evening a meeting
was held at Waiohinu. AT this place
there are number of people who have
made applications for homes on the
public lands and have never been able
to get any satisfaction from the land
office.
"On September % we rode forty
miles into and in the Konas holding
meetings at various places, and tn,
same the next day. On the 2Sth WE
were at Kailua. 1t was steamer day
there and there was a large attendance
at our meetings, and luau was pro
vided for us. The next day we went
| on to Waimea and had meeting thai
| night at Kawaihae. On the 30th W,
| went into Kohala, the party dividing
at Kawaihae and some going by steam
er to Mahukona. We began our meet
ings at Multi and held a number o.
them between there and the Kohal;
court house.
| "We were at Waimea October /, an,
held a meeting there and the next da,
at Waipio and at Honokaa. October
we went as far as Laupahoehoe, spend
in gthe night there and going on to Hill
the next day and speaking again i
Hilo.
81 left Hilo October 5, Monday, b
the Claudine and landed at Kipahul
on Maui. We found the county cand
dates of Maui in that part of til
island campaigning. ! spoke at sev
the church October 6. On the 7th W
left Hama by the Claudine, speaking s
landings en- route whenever there wa
opportunity.
ave landed at Kahului but 4
speeches were made there as there Wa
not opportunity. /, however. gave m
campaign buttons to everyone the
on the wharf and many of them pl
them on. That night at the meetiI
at Waikiki, one of the men to who
had given a button at Kahului an
who had worn it told me he had bee
discharged that afternoon though
had worked in that one employment fl
twenty-one years. He believed he ha
been discharged for wearing my bu
ton.
81 spoke that night at Waikiki
a good gathering and then went to L
haina where ] took the Mikahala f,
the Settlement. / was accompanied |
Ben Lyons, George Lowe, and Kahaw
haiku. We were well received at ii
Settlement. The band was out to me
us, and there was very large atten
ance. We spoke from the corral, h
people being just outside.
Returning to Lahaina ] spoke the
last night and catching the Maui,
e arrived here this morning.
Everywhere ] went found wi
ingness on the part of the people
hear matters affecting their own int
: ests discussed, and general desire
decide political matters on fair basi
! Rev. Stephen L. Desha seems to be Il
only man on Hawaii who is trying
o stir up race feeling, and he is meetiI
with good deal of rebuke from
1 own people. In his paper he advis,
the Hawaiians TO vote for one of the
own people and not for the "kolea
The word "kolean is the Hawaiii
name of plover that migrates hith
in the winter, and the word is used |
the Hawaiians to mean foreigners wi
come here and get rich and go ava
Desha Is appeal was direct appeal
the Hawaiians to vote for Kuhio simp
because he is Hawaiian and to vo
against me because j am white. ] 7
piled to him at a number of places
my speeches. said that / had be,
here twenty-seven years and ] thong
that was long enough to make this n
permanent home. And l called atte
ton to the fact that if the foreign
had not come here the Rev. Stephen
Desha would not be taking part in tn
campaign. / think Mr.. Desha will fl