Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-24
REPUBLICANS
AT HILO BUSY
Hold General Meeting at Wal
aIea and Discuss Cam
paign Issues.
TAKE SHOT AT ROSE
FOR OPPOSING LEWIS
Chairman Of Meeting Hears
Some Straight Talk from
Straight Ticket Voters.


Especial Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, Oct. 21.--The Republicans
held their first general public meet.
ing in this vicinity last Wednesday
evening, at Waiakea. First the gem
eral public was addressed. the speak
ers holding forth from the boat
landing, and later on the candidates
were taken over to the railroad ware.
house. II was stated that the pur-
pose was that of introducing them
to the pre- inst club, but IL seemed
that the main object was to jump
Otto Ruse. the chairman of the club,
for working against Jim Lewis. 1t
was quite interesting for while.
There was a fair crowd present at
the public meeting, and II would
without ~ doubt have been much
larger had proper notice been given
Of the meeting, but as It was no no
tice had been made thereof until a
few hours before 1t started.
Sheriff Leads Speakers.
Rose introduced the speakers. the
first of whom was Sheriff Pua, who
made a short speech in Hawaiian. He
was followed by Moanauli, candidate
for the House, who spoke in Hawai-
ian. partly as follows:
II have been nominated to go to
the House for the good of the Ter
ritory. This is the third time.
ask for your votes for myself and
for my running mates as well. lie,
me explain that we have not beer
nominated for the benefit OF the bus
iness community alone. You will
excuse me for not explaining the
full meaning OF the platform, but
will speak thereon briefly. There
are two big questions before us, thu
welfare of the county and the wei
fare of the Territory. Another grea
issue is the election of the Delegate
to Washington. You will hear from
all three parties. and you must de
eide which of them will handle thu
/ government for the benefit of thu
people. You Hawaiians should no
be Indifferent. The Portuguese arr
great workers. They go to work be
fore they are fifteen years OF age
The Hawallans should not do that
hut should seek an education so a.
to fit themselves TO handle the af
fairs of their own government"
II am before you as a candldat,
for the Senate" said Hewitt III
am elected | win work for the inter
ests OF the party and the people q
well MS know how. ! have 70
many years past taken a great In
terest In the land question. | tough
to get lands opened for the people
and I can say that at last we hav
obtained a good land law, passed b.
a Republican Delegate before Re
publican Congress. and the peopl
should appreciate this. think II |
fair law. enabling every man I
get his rights. and 1t is due to tn
Republican party and to the Repub
, lican Delegate that the people shoy
: their appreciation"
I Austin Makes Plea.
THE Republican party has don
} Mr.. Lewis and myself the honor I
I, nominate us for supervisors 10
North and South Hilo." said Aus
. tin. I'VE are glad to ask you I
/ vote for us. The nomination Is N
good unless the voters back 1t vi
am sorry that Mr.. Lewis Is sic
and not able to talk to you himself
That Is one more reason why 20
should vote for him. You don
: know me. | am bum orator"
II have been told that | woul
not dare to come to Waiakea an
I speak OF the amendment of the gar
I nishee law which | tried to hay
. passed." said Alfonso. II am her
: to explain 1t, as there has been niue
: misunderstanding in regard thereto
merely tried to make the preser
law easier on the poor people. A
present the creditor can sue wher
ever he has n mind to dig up 81 fC
!. a suit, and each time the poor deb
I or has costs added to his judgmen
; My amendment provided that theI
should be only one original judi