Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-08
kUHlU CAMPAIGN in KAU
and K0NA Swings DOUBTFUL
~ DISTRICTS FOR HIS PARTY
Delegate Gets Fine Results Where
Republicans Feared Loss of
81 Support

said that they had heard what Link
had said, but that they did not be
lieve him.
kaiiua Convinced.
"Wo held meeting at Kailuai at
about noon on Monday. At first the
people did not seem particularly we'll
disposed towards us; being apparent.
ly half and half between Kuhio and
Link. but as the meeting went on
they warmed towards the Prince, and
when It was over. they all came and
wanted to shake hands with him. say.
Ing that they were going to vote for
him. The people said In the begin.
ming that they thought the immigra.
ton bill was very bad one. Link
had told them that II Republican
Delegate were elected Il would re-
suit in the bringing of large hordes
OF Russians. Porto Ricans and Fill.
pinos into the Territory. The Islands
would be flooded with bad people, and
the Hawaiians would oil be out of
their jobr. 1t was explained to them
that under the law Filipino and Porto
Rican immigra' ion could not be stop
ped. and that the passage OF an i'm
migration bill was necessary In order
to make possible the importation OF
good class of people, such as the
Portuguese, rather than Filipinos and
Porto Ricans. The Republican party
wanted the importations OF high class
laborers. who would want n decent
standard Of wages. II was against
cheap labor. II the immigration of
good labor were not made possible.
the plantations would import the In.
ferior clar-os.
THE audience was satisfied with
this explanation.
I'm the mean time we had received
a telephone message from Keokea
where Jared Smiths plantation is,
stating that the voters. there wanted
to hear us; so we had to rctrace our
steps and go back there.
There were about sixty voters wait.
Ing to hear us, and We held good
meeting. Il
PshoeHoc TeIe,honc. "a
by this time we had received an.
other telephone message, this time
from Pahoehoe, which Is about thirty
miles towards Kau from Kailua. and
again we had to go back on our trail.
as the people at that place had gotten
together and were waiting for us to
come to them We held meeting
at Paboehoe that evening. there be-
ing about thirty voters present.
That Land Law Clause.
1--WE got back to Kaiua Monday
night, and the following morning we
held meeting at Kalaoa North
kona) Here number OF questions
were asked about the land law. The
people wanted to know who had had
inserted In the law the amendment
relative to the opening of public lands
upon the petition OF twenty-five citl.
zens. They said that McCandless had
told them that he was responsible for
this provision. but Kuhio told them
that this was false, and he proved It
to them by reading extracts from the
report OF the proceedings before the
Congressional committee. The people
we're thoroughly convinced and an.
swered that the 'Kclkialii' was right.
e: ttr Poadside.
"On Tuesday noon. as we were pass
Ing Puuwaawaa. We found that a mum.
Der OF people had gathered on the
road to hear us. so although we had
not planned to hold meeting there,
we stopped and made few Speeches
As a matter of fact. we held q very
Satisfactory meeting there.
I'VE arrived at Waimea Tuesday
evening, and found that quite large
crowd had gathered at the courthouse.
] left for Hilo after having made a
speech. being the first speaker. The
rest of the party continued on its
tour through the Kohalas.
Hewitt On Land Law.
"Al the main speeches were made
by the Delegate, Hewitt and | both
spoke for the Delegate. Hewitt dwelt
particularly on the land law question.
He said that he had lived In Kau
for many years. and had been fight.
Ing land laws for the past Ave years.
and that he could therefore speak
with authority, when he expressed his
satisfaction with the work done by
the Delegate.
my main point was the pointing
out OF the provision of the Organic
Act which makes knowledge OF the
English ''or Hawaiian" language "A
f. Il