Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-26
KANEOHE VOTERS
HEAR GOOD TALK
BY CAPT. PARKER


candidates made successful invasion
Of Kaneohe yesterday afternoon and
returned later in the day we'll salts
fled with the results of their trip to
windWard.
The Kaneohe people greeted the
Re publican candidates with leis in
front of the Lee Wo Chong store. -
Dowsett, Renton, Paris and pracd-
cally all the candidates pointed out
To the Kaneoheites that il is to their
advantage to vote for the Republican
ticket. -. .~ - y -.
Col. Parker, for mayor, made sever
al good points. r. ".=z.' =
Dowsett, in defending his position
from the attack which Link McCand-
less and his Heutenants have been
making to the voters in Kaneohe, said
that Link possesses more sugar stock
than he. and invited the electorate to
scrutfnize @Linekona's" schemes care
fully and thoughtfuIly before they cast
their ballots on election day. The
speaker made strong speech.
Renton pointed out to the Hawaiians
that Prince Kuhio, the standard bear
er Of the Republican party, is their
leader, and invited them to place their
confidence In him. He was given pro-
longed applause and salyo of Sure
kelas.
Paris and Bartlett, for supervisors,
appealed to the voters to vote the
straight Republican ticket on election
day.
George E. Smithies, for treasurer,
told the Hawaiians that he was ma
kaukau' in the performance of his
duties and asked them all to vote for
him and the entire Republican ticket.
G. A. Long, for supervisor, made a
convincing speech in Hawaiian. The
presentation of his. arguments before
the electorate apparently converted a
number of the Democrats present. One
of them, at least. told the Star-Bulle-
tin man that Long was "pololei and
sure keiar Asked whether he would
vote for Long. he yociferated in the
affirmative.
A. L. Castle, s.: X. Mahoe, e. X. Fer
nandez, for representatives, and j. B.
Enos for supervisor. made short talks
to the electorate. Senator kaleiopu
appealed to the Kaneoneites to vote
for q straight Republican ticket.
The meeting was presided over by
John Bel. candidate for Deputy Sher-
in
When the citizens of Kaneohe Jaw
Captain Robert Parker mount the
bench beneath the big mango tree,
yesterday. they gave him noisy vel
come and the musicians broke into a
song written for his benefit, which by
the way, also had good things to say
about other candidates on the Republi-
can ticket
Speaking in Hawaiian. Captain.
Parker told the people that he want
ed their support for his election as
sheriff. For a score of years and more
he had been tried in public ieryice;
lis record would speak for him. Ne
referred to the great Chinatown fire
m Honolulu. in 1900, during the days
Of the plague, and told how, when one
OF the sanitary" fires had gotten
away from the control of the nre &c
partnfent, the names had swept the
district toward the waterfront, spread
Ing so rapidly that panic ensued
among the people, Hawaiians. Chinese,
Japanese and others. The militia was
cut, but the men of the militia leent
eG confused: at any rate they were
making matters worse by nerding tnr
refugees In the wrong direction, 50
that some of them were In danger Of
being forced back into the flaU.es
Captain Parker was then captain OF
police and with his officers he jump
ed into the confusion and took mold OF
the situation. He organized some de-:
gree of order among the frightened
people and particularly devoted his at,
tention to the rescue OF women anu
children from burning I; ildings and
other dangerous places. Men ana wo ,
men were risling their lives trying to.
save articles Of household possession
often of little value Captain Parker
and HIS men, few as they were &C.
ccmplished more than could the milf
tia. Discipline did it, discipline and,
training, said the speaker. Now he
asked for the votes of the people thar
he might become sheriff. He would
devote to the discharge of hts duties.
as sheriff, the same energy and the.
same discipline and experience and
training that had come in so oppor-
timely during the exciting, terrible
days of the Chinatown fire. 4.
3 r. Il =.