The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-15
REPUBLICANS
NOMIN|k!TE KgH|Il|!0|!|
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assembled at Hilo stood by their for
mer candidate. Two years ago, Mt the
convention in Waikiki, the delegates to
that convention, satisfied with his rec
ord and success, named him for the
third time.
| To-day it Is left to us to name a
candidate for Delegate to Congress
from the Territory of Hawaii.
We should not be too hasty, but
should weigh in the balance all matters
concerning the case. SO for the time
being let us look TO this Delegates rec
ord of results. The list is;
appropriations and authorizations
for. dredging Honolulu harbor and wild.
ening the entrance; rs
nDredging Pearl Harbor and widen,
ing the entrance;
NAVAL station for Pearl Harbor, In
Guiding drydocks for battleships;
"Lot for public building; so
1Appropriation for public building
lfor honolulu; 81
Hile breakwater, that is to make
Hilo barbor better than Honolulu 's,s
"I.ighthouses for all the islands, in
GLIDING the biggest light in America
for Makapuu Point, the gateway OF
Hawaii 4s Ny
| "Lighthouse tender; "a ST
Appropriation for legislative ex-
penses;
"Appropriation, for the study Of lep,
rosy;
! Appropriation for the agricultural
college; ,..-------,s. 49,
/. I" appropriation for the Alaskan
| fair;
|. "And among other matters there has
been secured an amendment to the
lOrganic Act providing for the election
Of county boards when, under the Or.
ganic Act, all public boards had to be
appointed by the Governor.
f'This, gentlemen, is a record to be
proud of and record to which the
Republican party Of Hawaii can point
with pride.
~. Kuhio Kalanianaole has turned
out to be the Napoleon of the Pacific,
leader whose name spells victory. His
work and its results have so improved
wear after year that today we acl1nowl'
, edge he does a man IS work and gets
results worthy of any man.
: "Now, gentlemen, can we afford tx
break the spell of his SUGGEST Do we
or have we heard the business interest:
. or the people of this Territory demand
: ing a changed Let us as one man nom
,, mate for the Delegate to Congress from
the Territory of Hawaii, Jonah Kuhit
, Kalanianaole.
Seconded by Lane.
Senator John Lane. in seconding thu
| Il. IL, Il nDli linz
/. especially with the fitness of Kalania
!, naole for the position and predicting
!. victory under his leadership. He re
/, ferred at length to the stand takel
:, by the Delegate on the immigration
}. question, praising him for standing u
|. to his convictions in the face of ad
J. verse criticism and carrying out tn
]. policy that he saw from his Washing
. ton experience was for the best for tn
IS Territory.
J. At the conclusion of Lanes address
# Piianaia moved that the nomination
rs close and the secretary east the ballo
i. that elected the Delegate for renomi
D, nation.
4, Cupid's Speech of Acceptance.
:. The nominee, who was in the lobby
T. was escorted to the platform by CON
> mittee of three, named by the chair
L Robertson, Atkinson and Lane-his az
pearance being cheered and greete
u with calls for speech. The Delegat
>, said:
% After the several times you hav
r been good enough to nominate me a
= your candidate have always been cal
/ ed upon to speak, but so far hav
& never been able to make a speech.
70 am not a speaker, am worker.
) is hard for man to blow his own horn
d. but at the same time | have to poi1
81 to the results of the work l have don
3, at Washington, and results count. I'll
H. party has shown its faith in me again
u, and / appreciate the confidence yo
i, have nut in me. I can assure you thi
~ having that confidence ! will keep 0
a. doing ALWAYS what 1 can for the goo
~ of the Territory.
- ssThere is one thing j want to sa
n. From the reports that l have hear
there seems to be feeling that thint
= are arising within the Republican part
y that, if continued, will break I'M
e party up. do not know how true II
:, reports are, but it is said that son
- who want to be candidates are threa
ening to Withdraw from Inc pa O.
"A 90 out with the knife if they do NJ
=. = get what they want. This will Kill II
N party
n' /" For the sake of the Territory
- hope that such feelings will not pr
r. vail. So long as the Republican par,
- continues in power the Territory W
,s continue to advance, and / want Il
- party to stick together for the q
To- vancement of our Territory and not
-, divide and turn the government ov
-. to the Democrats.
W al have listened to the reading
the platform and can say that | 6
20, 10 stand on that platform, and on It
~ hope to see every Republican candida
a. stand and be elected. -
II Continuing in Hawaiian, the can
- date spoke on the immigration pla
a. az OF the platform, eriticizing the Den
r. Gratis for having lodged the issue
q cause they thought that by keep
NJ away from it they could get Haw
"a ian votes. The issue was before I
- .,oo,,la aud had IN he met fairly,