Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-05
5000 PERSONS
attend RALLY
At AALA
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With one of the largest political
crowds ever seen in Honolulu, an audi
ence conseryatiyely estimated at 50ra
persons which nearly filed Aala
square, the Democratic spellbinders
brought their 1872 campaign to an en-.
Ethusiastic aid most propitions end
yesterday evening.
The Republican parade, witE It's
band and bright pyrotechnical display
marched down King street past the
Aala meeting early In the evening, on
IT'S way to the Republican rally at the
Capitol square. but had little effect on
the throng gathered to CLEAN wisdom
from the mouths OF the Democratic
sEellbinders and wiseacres. 5
Nearly every candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket made his final plea to the
electorate, repeating the timeworn
phrases and injecting q few new ideas
occasionally that brought responses Of
cheering and hand-clapping. There
was sprinkling Of rain at intervals
but It had little effect on the crowd.
which Is accustomed to moisture, and
for the most part the voters remained.
standing in the vet grass, to the end
OF the long prrg-s q. zs.5 s. 81
Like all Democratic meetings, this
one had its spectacular dennnciatory
feature. surprise to the audience.
Last night It was the speech-of G. 4.
Alfonso, q Republican for years and
member OF two or three legislatures
from the Republican party on Hawaii
He went to the meeting 10 listen and
write, as g reporter 70 y local ncws-
paper. and remained TO spe TX, tanning
forth In wild denunciat:0a II Dsic-
gate Kalanianaole.
He asserted be Is still a Republican.
but could not Btomachn Kuhio ana has
record, though he had supported him
in the past He based his excute for
swinging away from the Republican
leader on the argument. already old
and many times revamped Dy otneis.
that the Delegate had declared IN
Washington he had been elected four
years ago through the bribery of the
people by the sugar planters.
He declared Cupid yacilating and Ia
sincere, inconsistent in .deronncing the
land laws ffomed BY the Legislature In
his presence and with his silsnt a,-
prevail, and said that his reeiestion
would be q slap in the Presidents
face, after the latter had SHOWN ht;
opinion of Kuhio by announcing he n
tends reappointing Governor Frear, de-
spite the Delegates protests, IN j
burst of impassioned oratory he
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.Do we want to slap the Prosidant
III the face by sending back as Dele
gate man who has promise TO con-
tinue to make trouble, and 70 bring
upon US eventually commission frryr
of government and the loss OF the
franchise? fsss III
81 have campaigned with Kuhio and
from my own personal experiences
have found him vaciilating and insin-
cere. Kuhio broke his word to the
people Of Punchbowis He shows his
Inconsistency In denouncing the land
laws When these laws were before
the special session OF the legislature
for enactment, Kuhio sat at the right
hand Of the speaker and never opened
his mouth to object to any single feat
urei in them III sgft, iE9E5fil8f
When go to the polls tomorrow /
shall forget The halo which we imagine
surrounds the head Of this man We,
call Prince. and shah vote as q free
American citizen against him, and
urge you al Ito do the same.
The various speakers were introduc-
ed by Bertram G. Rivenburgh, chair
man of the Democratic county conn
Eittee and as they stepped to the
front Of the platform Mrs. Sharp. Of
tie Womanssi Suffrage Leagues hung
Hreaths of leiss around their necks,.
Mrs. John Wilson, speaking In Hawai-
ian, addressed her people elequently
On behalf of the Democratic platform,
because 1t contains plank fayoring
woman suffrage.
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