Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-15
kUHIO IS
NOMINATED
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most interesting part were the
speeches which were made by such
leaders as Kuhio, Robertson, Lane,
and Atkinson.
Kuhio Nominated
A. l.. c. Atkinson nominated Ku-
hio, speaking as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen:--l
Six years ago the Republican party
of Hawaii picked out an inexperienc-
ed boy--young, forccful, and inexpe-
rienced-and sent him to Congress.
Four years ago, satisfied with his
work, the Republicans assembled at
lIilo stood by their former candidate.
Two years ago, ut the convention in
Waikiki, the delegates to that con-
vention, satisfied with his record and
success, named him for the third
time.
To-day IL Is left to us to name q
candidate for Delegate to Congress
from the Territory of Hawaii.
I'VE should not be too hasty, but
should weigh in the balance all mat
tcrs concerning the case. SO for the
time being let us look to this Dele
gates record of results. The list Is:
Appropriations and authorizations
for dredging Honolulu harbor and
widening the entrance;
Dredging Pearl Harbor and Wild
ening the entrance:
Naval station for Pearl Harbor,
including dry docks for battlcships;
Lot for public building;
Appropriation for public building
for Honolulu;
"IIilo breakwater. that is to make
lIilo harbor better than Honolulu's;
Lighthouses for all the Islands,
including the biggest light in Amer
lea for Makapuu Point, the gateway
of Hawaii;
Lighthouse tender;
Appropriation for legislative cx-
penses;
Appropriation for the study of
leprosy;
Appropriation for the agrlcultur-
al college;
Appropriation for the Alaskan
fair;
And among other matters there
has been secured an amendment to
the Organic Act providing for the
election of County Boards when, I'M
| dor N a.. A nj a
had to be appointed by the Governor
This, gentlemen, is 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 i'm
proved year after year that today we
acknowledge he does a mans work
and gets results worthy of any man.
Now, gentlemen, can we afford to
break the spell OF his success? Do
we, or have we, heard the business
interests of the people of this Terri
tory demanding change? Let us as
enc man nominate for the Delegate
to Congress from the Territory OF Ha-
wall, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole."
Lane His Second
John Lane seconded the nominal
ton, making speech In Hawaiian
as follows:
"Fellow Delegates and Gentlemen:
II gives me great pleasure to stand
here today and second the nominal
ton of Kalanianaole as our Delegate
to Congress. II is an honor to the
Territory to return him there. There
is no other leader who can lead the
Republican party with success, out
side of our Prince, Delegate Kalani-
anaole. AS standard-bearer he has
tory and with honor. The Republic
can candidates were overwhelmingly
successful In the last campaign be-
cause OF our Delegate. Prince Kalani-
anaolc The Home Rulers and the
Democrats We're unsuccessful. The
Delegate secured a large appropria-
ton for the benefit of the Territory.
II is therefore incumbent upon us to
send him back to Washington again.
On motion by. Piianaia nominations
were closed and the Delegate was de-
clared elected on a ballot cast by the
lsecretary.
Kuhio Answers
The Delegate answered with the
following speech:
After the several times you have
been good enough to nominate me as
your candidate ] have always been
called upon to speak, but so far ]
have never been able to make a
speech. ] am not speaker: am q
worker. II is hard for Il man to hlow
his own horn. but at the same time
have to point to the results of the