The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-17

people. l don't want nothing sait
about this in paper. Too much about
me, references my medals, my automo
bile in press all time. just tell peopl,
vote for best man.
There were about two hundred PEG.
pie attracted to the Laborula meeting
at Atkinson Park last night. Appar-
emily the majority of them came be-
cause of the prospect of entertainment
which the announcement that Admiral
Beckley and some others would speak,
promised. Shouts and laughter and
derisive applause greeted Beekley s
speech from beginning to end, and
when he concluded he was the recipient
of lots of jesting applause.
There were only about half a dozen
chairs in front of the speakers stand,
but the crowd made itself comfortable
by sitting or lying on the grass. and
sometimes listening to the speakers
and sometimes engaging in converse
ton among themselves. There was a
quintet club present that made quite a
hit with a song which the crowd in
sisted on their singing over and over
again. Charlie Achi said the words
didn t. amount to anything. Admiral
Beekley said it was composed in honor
of him by one of the musicians. An
other song, one with which Achi was
greeted when he mounted the stand,
seemed to be frequent repetition of
the words "Kale Aki'' adapted to
hula tune.
David Kalanokalani, ST., Laborula
candidate for Supervisor, called the
meeting to order and made the first
speech, introducing William Olepau as
the chairman of the occasion. Kalau-
okalani urged that they support the
whole ticket. He promised TO look
after the interests of the labering man
if elected.
William Olepau made a speech of
some length in taking the chair, which,
by the way, in his case is a purely
pACooAOA+ OCSddSC tASAC
was no chair for the presiding officer
and he stood throughout the entire
meeting.
Admiral Beckley was the next speak
er, and--he was followed by Kaleihuia,
Laborula candidate for Representative
from the Fourth District. He was fol
lowed by Charles Broad, another legis
lative candidate.
Henry Vida was the only one of the
orators of the evening who spoke in
English Olepau translated for him.
Vida told the crowd how for six years
he had appealed to them as Repub-
lean until he had found out how rot
ten and trust ridden the Republican
party was Then he had joined the
Democratic party and found it was
worse, SO that failing to get a nomina-
ton from that party he had joined the |
Home Rule party and had been en- |
dorsed by the Labor party. He drew
quite an affecting picture of the labor |
ing men of the country ground down |
between the upper milestone of Repub- /
licapism and the lower one of Demoe- |
raev, only he didn t say it that way. |
Some bows lying down on the grass IN |
4 place where deep shadow fell, !
back to Vida, ''P0lolei kela,
and similar words of acclaim. Vida |
promised, if elected, to give an eco
administration of affairs, but |
the word economical was almost too |
much for him, and he had to tackle |
it two or three times before he got 1t. /
Achi was the only speaker to whom
much attention was given by the audit
ence. He was listened to. He started /
9ut by attacking .McCandless' land
program. He said the American land /
laws were only good for America and
not for Hawaii, and that if applied TO t
Hawaii the haoles would get all the
and.
He next took up the leprosy ques-
ion. He told of all the buildings that
were being put up by the Federal
government and the Territory for the
treatment of lepers and declared that
they were not being built for nothing,
out that way would be found to I'LL
hem. The remainder of his speech
vas taken up with discussion OF his
,wn fitness for the position of Mayor.
He quoted the afternoon papers as say
no that mavbe the Civic Federation
would endorse him for Mayor. He did
lot know. He had not heard whether
{ was so or not But If it would get
i'm any votes he would welcome such
in endorsement. because votes were
What be was after.
Wallie Davis. the candidate of the
wo Koolaus for Supervisor, and j. NJ.
<ealoha, the present Supervisor from
hat district and candidate for re-
ha o1nafrHinry EAFS |