The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-04-16
.DESHA REPEATS
WHAT KUHI0 TOLD
MUST SHOW WASHINGTON THAT
PEOPLE BACK CHARGES
AGAINST FREAR.

stephen Desha continues TO impress
upon his political flock the fact that
the convention tomorrow is to demon
strate to the administration at Wash
ington that the Republican voters of
Hawaii are back of and endorse all
that Kuhio, Ashford and Kinney have
said against the Governor and the sugar
planters of the Islands. At meeting
of the Hilo delegates, called by David
Ewaliko in Hilo Wednesday, the po-
litical parson repeated what he had
been told by Kuhio in the Kuhio-
Desha letter and afterwards told by
word of mouth, the whole tenor of
which was that now the Hawaiians
must combine to back the Prince
against the haole Governor and the
plantations interests.
Although politics has of late made
some very strange bed-fellows in Hilo,
this meeting called by the labor union
leader and Democratic boss, for the
purpose of getting public expression
from the Republican delegates was sufi-
GENTLY anomalous to create considera-
BILE comment and amusement in the Big
Island town.
The meeting was semipublic affair,
and, being NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in its
sentiment, it was fairly enthusiastic.
While John Kealoha acted as presiding
officer, in his capacity of president of
the Hilo labor union branch, David
Ewaliko was, as usual, the power be-
hind the throne-and not so very far
behind either.
Beers, Bohnenberg, Osorio, Rose,
Cabrinha and Namahoe all testified to
their loyalty to Kuhio and the labor
union. Then Desha exhorted.
He remarked that, at the recent prim-
airy election, he himself had probably
been the main bone of contention, par
ticularly as the "other element" had
used all its influence to down him. He
had, however, like a seasoned veteran,
stood through their attacks, and he
had, through the support of Ewaliko
and the labor union, secured the
coveted nomination. IF only the labor
element would stick together in the
future, it could vanquish all its op
ponents, said Desha. 1t was doing so
on the mainland.
| The election of Kuhio delegation
showed that the Hawaiians had theii
privileges at heart, as Kuhio had told
him that this was their only chance
If the victory over Frear was won, it
would show to the administration at
Washington that Kuhio was right in
his charges against the Governor
Hereafter the Hawaiians and the
Portuguese must pull together, as the
election just past had shown what they
could accomplish when they worked in
harmony.
| The speaker expressed surprise that
the interests had used money so freely
in the country districts, and he was
sorry to see the Hawaiians in these
places voting for the plantation PEG.
| pie, although they were the very ones
who had been kicking about the home
stead policy of the government. On
the other hand, the Hawaiians in the
city, though not themselves personally
concerned with homestead matters, had
shown their interest in the question by
giving the victory to the Kuhio men.
Home Ruler for Kuhio.
| Pacheco was called on to speak. He
said that although he was a Home
Ruler, he felt that it was his duty to
help elect the Kuhio delegates, as Ku-
MO mad been working in the interests
of the homesteaders. Pacheco had no
use for Frear or his administration, and
he hoped that at the next election all
the former Republican votes would be
thrown to the Home Rule candidates.
Paahao, the well known Democrat
expressed the wish that Holstein would
be selected as Hawaii Is delegate to
Chicago, and that Osorio be chosen as
his alternate. He urged the delegation
to work for this end, and was greeted
with loud applause.
Ewaliko closed the meeting with
short speech, in which he called atten-
| ton to the reception which had been
given Gompers during his recent visit
to the West The labobring men on
the mainland had done much towards
bettering their conditions by taking an
active interest in public affairs, said
Ewaliko, and those on the Islands