The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-01
The Rally of the Republicans
AppIauded Straight Ticket
Talk Yesterday.
WILL BURY LINK POLITICALLY
His PerniCious Activity Stirs the
Napoleons of Finance Into
Fighting Mood.

What will stand in the history of
the present political campaign as its
most important meeting was held yes
terday afternoon at the rooms Of the
chamber of commerce. Called by
joint committee, representing the Re
publican territorial and county commit
tees, about two hundred of the fore
most men in Hawaii s commercial and
industrial life were present to hear and
be heard, A. L. c. Atkinson presiding,
with his fellow committee members,
Robert W. Single and Albert Water
house
The factional quarrels in the Repub-
lean ranks, or rather the last echoes
of them still bothering the leaders of
the party, ended yesterday at four
O'Clock, coming to an end upon the
unanimous passing of a motion making
every man committee of one to boost
the straight Republican ticket.
The necessity of the straight Repub-
ican ticket was the theme of the after
noon. and great many big men, with
immense capacities for fighting, left the
room an hour after the meeting opened
clearer in mind as regards their polltl-
cal inheritance in the present campaign
and prepared to 10. in the words Jack
Lucas didn t use, their darndest.''
The summary of the whole meeting
was Given in an address by Single just
before the meeting adjourned, explain
mo the reasons that led him to resign
from the financial committee and take
mn the subchairmanship Of the fourth
district ommittee.
That summary dwelt upon the neces-
sftv of securing for the Republican
marty every stronghold which would
tender to its strength, and fully eX-
nlained the reasons why the only way
to 10 this was to support the straight
i ticket.
The Why of the Straight Ticket
Previous to Shingles address the dis
~uss;on had Teen IN McCandIess almost
/ alone. and the attention that was grant
ID him would have fattered him, despite
the contemps of his methods ana ms
aims that was evidenced.
Sainale went further. He pointed out
that = vote for Trent. Fern or Jarrett,
even if it was accompanied by a vote
for Kuhio on the same ballot, was IN
raaJirv a vote for McCandless IN the
eurure. and undeniable facts backed up
his conclusions.
He gave the police and the road de
| nar+ments their full value without mine
| mo words. He showed how their sup
/ mort Of Trent and Jarrett was bull4ihS
| m with greater solidity every year the
| fwo strongest Notifications Of the Demo
| cratic rartv; how it was making more
| sacnre as time progressed the absolute
| machine which was to be sofa 10 NC
| randless in the future as 1t has been
! sold to him in the present.
| Tie did not hesitate to show the value
/ of euch machine to the kepupIlcah
/ partv. and did not hesitate to c4ii IL
/ machine. showing no reason why, II Int
/ srpport it gave to the party, 1t should
/ -arform It's official duties n an lncom-
/ petent manner
The figures produced carrier during
Tha meeting by Atkinson showed oY
what "a narrow margin delegate o.
.o,,ras. was elected in Hawai-. ana
how narrowly Kuhio had escaped de
feat at the hands of Met andIess a.
-a. 1..- election. even though sub
..an+laI percentage Of votes represent
Lea the difference between the two.
| ~hfngIa utilized these in showing how
F-aa ,,argin was being driven to mar
,.,,ar rr0nortiuns yearly by the very
! ~r.a.Hfu.- which the voters permitted
bv the split ticket, how its repetflon
,r,nrd make almost unassallable the
lra-st.on of NcDandless in 1917 II the
Electorate sent a Republican delega1 '
j. congress and permitted the Demo
ratio machine to live.
.sTbis afternoon Mr.. Trent was mt
lbs counter personally paying off the
ir5a1 I9horers. The treasurer : office >
<-arv important link in the cham
t-E3- NcCandIess. Fern and Trent hay"
t.sl. mn =, said Single. who explained
hat his desires had been TO succeed
sl.r.-eIf to the house of representatives,
- that he had accepted the treasury
I.auI..aev at the personal request OF
Prime. Cupid
The Republican Delegate.
/ Tar speaker called attention to the
lrHaf that should Prince Cupid, whom
le called hut mortal. die between the
h.asen- and election day the Repuh-
I-an party would have no man VINO
le.ad step in and defeat Lincoln Nc
.'an8leS~ for the delegateship. calling
tine state of affairs shameful one.
Prince Cupid, he explained was not
janElou- to run again, his devotion to
pas party and people alone bringing
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