The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
THREE MEETINGS
ON YESTERNIGHT

Last nights Republican rally was at
Maunakamala, opposite the Girls In
dustrial school. and was well atten-
ded. Ben. Fabian presided and Eli j.
Crawford was the interpreter.
Throughout a sympathy between the
speakers and the voters was manifest
and frequently the remark was heard
in conversing groups, This precinct
is all right" An orchestra played
and sang between speeches.
The speakers were ]. c. Quinn, S. p.
Correa, E. Henriques, Pahia, w, Ka-
ne, H. M. Won Holt, S. p. Maielua, John
H. Wise, D. Kama, D. Logan, J. G.
Lane, VIM. AHA Norman Watkins,
A. S. Kaleiopu, Chris. Holt and A. b.
Mikalemi
Mr.. Watkins, besides pointing to the
record of the Republican party in road
building the Inauguration of public
sea bathing house, etc., vigorously
controverted the impression the Do
mocrats are cultivating that Bryan
will probably be elected.
Mr.. Naleiopu made very able de-
Tense of the health measures he had
promoted in the legislature
Mr.. Logan devoted his address to the
subject of good government in Terri
torial county and municipal affairs,
saying that was the best assurance
that the United States Government
would not deprive the people of Ha-
wall of self-government. He quoted
Secretary Garfield's message to the
Hawaiian people, which held out a
promise of ultimate statehood, as evil
dence that the Republican administra-
ton at Washington had no sympathy
with the locally exploited idea of gov
eminent by commission. Comparing
the restricted franchise of the latter
years of the monarchy with the man
hood suffrage conferred with Anne
rican citizenship here, he said that
when the United States Government
hauled down the Hawaiian flag and
hoisted the stars and Stripes on the
palace, it gave to the Hawaiian peo-
pie a pearl of great price IN the fran
chise that made the poor mans voLe
weigh as much as the rich mans. Fol
preserving that treasure the means
was to prove that the people of Hawaii
were capable Of governing themselves
we'll.
He did not say, as has been report
ed within quotation marks: under
the Republican party these ISLANDS
have been able to govern themselves
well, and we can see that the time Is
not far distant when we shall be
State and elect our own Governor" HIS
/. reference to the election OF governor
was merely explanatory OF secretary
Garfield's message and he made NJ
, prediction of nearness of statehood be
: You'd saying that the event would D'
promoted" in proportion to the Ca
nacitv for self-government which thu
= people developed.
Mr. Lane stated that the nomlnatln'
| convention here was run on slmlla
) lines to the national convention U
which he has a delegate, and the PEG
= nile might be assured that 1t was U
r their interest to elect its nominees.
e MIR. AHA contradicted a rumor tina
D members of the National Guard Oh ia
: wall were disfranchised by the Fedora
: law relating to the military.
a THE DEMOCRATS.
= At a Democratic rally at Pauoa lar
e night, e. M. Watson, candidate &c
Senator, repudiated published repoi
: that he had said in former speec
n that the Republican ticket contalne
n gamblers and tlnhorn sports" VIVA
r, he had said was that the Democrat
IS ticket did not embrace such chara'
70 tiers. He now accused the Republican
of breaking their promies made
former campaigns.
Mr.. Rathburn made personal attach