Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-10
BOurbonS Open Campaign t
Large Crowd at AaIa
Park

/ EulogiZing Democracy and predict
ing overwhelming victory of the DEM
Ocrats this year, not only on the
! mainland. but also in Hawaii, Demo
cratic nominees on legislative and
! county tickets addressed a mass
meeting held last night in Aala Park
| Bertram G. Rivenburgh, mayors sec
rotary, conducted the meeting, which
formally opened the Bourbon cam
paign.
| All the candidates who were in
troduced to the assembly predicted
| Democratic victory in November
They were emphatic in denouncing
the Republican administration.
| The banana and mosquito cam
paign, together with the ousting of
the Portuguese settlers on Punchbowl
by alleged order of the Territorial
authorities, were prominently men
toned to the voters, who were asked
to defeat the Republican candidates
and vote the straight Democratic
| ticket
Colonel G. J. Mccarthy, candidate
for treasurer, spoke briefly of the can
dldacy of the Democratic nominees.
One by one he pointed out to the vot-
ers the splendid qualifications of the
regular Democratic nominees who are
seeking the support of the voters.
He said that a new battleship NAM
ed Honolulu, representing the voters
of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and kauai,
was now ready for battle, with Link
McCandless as the commander-in-
chief. He remarked that McCandless,
if favored with election in Nov ember,
will not desert his position in Wash
ington, but that he will stay by his
guns, protecting the interests of Ha-I
waii and its people. u
Judge A A. Wilder said that most
of the Republican nominees were his
friends. He thought, however, that
they will not do what's right for the
people after they are elected in No
Vember. He predicted Governor
Woodrow Wilson's election this year,
and added that Hawaii will go Dem
ocratic, too. He concluded by saying
that District Attorney Breckons, one
of his intimate friends, should be re-
moved because of his pernicious &C
tivity in local politics.
Rose and the Bananas.
Deputy Sheriff Rose said that dur
ing the banana campaign he, as cit
izen, strongly opposed the wholesale
destruction of his bananas in Manoa.
That on that account, he added, his
bananas were finally left undisturbed. ,
He invited the luau managers to call
on him for bananas.
A. J. Wirtz, candidate for the Sen
ate, made his maiden speech last
night. He praised the Democratic
doctrine of freedom of speech and
freedom of the, press. He added that
it was the Democratic party that first /!
advocated the primary election. He |
denounced the Republicans assembled |
In the Chicago convention. Wirtz |
was decorated with ginger lei.
j. NJ. Poepoe told the people that |
the Republicans brought the mosqui- |
toes into the Territory, and that il |
they were elected again in November
they will bring in some more insects |
which will be detrimental to the peo-
pie |
Colonel c. P. Iaukea denounced the |
Republican administration for ousting |
the Portuguese settlers on Punchbowl, |
who, he said, had preferential rights |
to live on the land.
S. S. Paxson was introduced as a |
sewing machine man." He spoke |
briefly on weman's suffrage, school
buildings, and said that the present
superintendent of public instruction |
should be supplanted by another man
who is more competent and accurate |
in making estimates for school pur-
poses.
b. N kahalepuna promised to dis
charge faithfully the duties of the Of
flee OF county clerk if elected in No
vember.
"Maui No IA o."
j. l.. Coke, a former Mauian, was
greeted with song of Maui No IA
Ol." Early in the evening he was
decorated with beautiful lei of roses
His speech, in Hawaiian, declared /
that, though he Is white, his aloha is
for the Hawaiians.
j. Asch promised, if elected, to work
for the establishment of more public
hospitals with modern equipment.
Supervisor Mcclellan thanked the
voters for their support and election
in the past.
M. C. Pacheco said that if elected a
supervisor he will try his best to pre-
vent extravaganza in public office by
the board of supervisors. He con-
demned the present board for ineffi-
cheney.
E. H. F. VOTERS. candidate for SUI
pervisor, denounced the Republican
for the heavy taxation
now placed on the poor people He
said that the present board of super
visors has been, spending public mon
ey in "hoodlum" way.
H. NJ. Kaniho, nominee for repre-
sentative, said as follows: Il now be-
long to a Democratic regiment which |,
can make the Republicans 'sneeze' at
night" He said that the Republican
spent $4,000 foolishly