Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-24
Biggest Political Luau in Terri
tory Brings Forth Straight
Ticket Doctrine


Fifth districts sat down together last
night at probably the biggest politi-
cal luau ever held in the islands. 1t
was not only the biggest: 1t was one
OF the most successful of this or any
ether campaign ia the Territory.
Planned to bring together the vot
crs from the two districts, to intro
duce the candidates to the electorate,
and to show that the districts will
stand by each other In the election,
the luau accomplished its purpose et-
fectively. to Judge by the loud, pro-
longed applause that greeted the ap-
peafs Of every speaker to the citizens
10 vote the straight ticket -
More than 900 men sat down at the
big tables, which were set under an
immense, scanvas-covered marquee on
the Lang and Macdonald properties
On Punahou street. A crowd estimat.
ed at 700 sat either on spare chairs
outside the long booth or stood where
they could hear the speakers of the
evening. The luaa was set for $50
o'clock, but 1t was nearly an hour
later when Jack Lucas, the presid-
ing genius Of the assemblage, yells
to everybody to 1Hcome on and the
hundreds of men filed into the mar
quee and took their places. ' -
Tho arrangements for the luau
were perfect. The booth was beauti-
fully decorated with national colors
and flags of all kinds. the tables were
set well apart, and arranged in long
rows so that all could see the speak.
ers' stand. The stand was set on the
mallka side in the center, and the or
ators Of the occasion had no diff.
Guilty in making themselves heard to
those under the big stretch of can
vas. The luau itself was a work OF
the Hawaiian culinary art. All kinds
OF delicacies were provided in profu.
sion. Cold water, pop, root-beer and
other light drinks we're the beverages
and the crowd was orderly and list.
ened to the speakers with close at
tention. . ~s ID Fl
Fifth District WsII Represented. -
Fifth district voters and politicians
came over in large numbers and fra
ternized with their brethren from the
Fourth district The whole evening
WAS filled with party loyalty and par.
ty activity. and the one motto on the
lip of every speaker was vote the
straight Republican ticket from top
to bottom. "3.fay,. e.,... r.. 2yssssE%
: Charley Achi, prominent Fifth dis
trfct Republican, opened the speech
making with an appeal to the voters
Of the Fourth district not TO scratch
the ticket, not to cut of the name OF
David Motley just because he Is not
well known in the Fourth district.
This started the Fourth district
speakers to pIedgiag their party mem
hers in the Fourth not to scratch the
ticket, and one after another, bust
ressmen prominent in Honolulu af-
fairs, declared that they intend to
vote the straight ticket. Men like L.
Tenney Peck and Richard Iyers
pointed out that the party has no
right, and is foolish besides, to scratclI
man because he lives in another
district and because perhaps he is
not a business man. ~ s,ess,ts .
Republican Doctrine. q @.t@*
In fact, there was some hot Repub-
Hcan speech.making last night. After
the pig and other luan comestibles
has been disposed of, Jack Lucas in
vested himself with the dignity of
POSTMASTER, mounted the orchestra
platform and began introducing the
speakers. - :: - =. .s.s.- 81, az
Charley Achi was the first speaker,
the burden of Ills discourse being an
appeal for fair play for, the Fifth
district. IT, .~... $ e r..
I'VE have only one candidate for
the board of supervisors from our
district" he said. I'VE ask you to
support only ore. He represents us;
he is our choice. l say to you that
no man can blame the Fifth district
voters for knitting some of your can.
didates from the Fourth if you re-
fuse to support our one candidate for
yon in behalf of the whole ticket"
Achi's speech set the tone OF the
eI ening in 3 Observation-Disclosures
After that there was little
hot air." The speakers got
down to facts and figures and didn't
hesitate to call spade spade of to
take filings at people who happened to
disagree with them.
. i. TerHey Pack spoke effectively
frem abroad Republican standpoint
that "team-play" is essen
tiai .tossHceess In politics as in anything
else. He drew vivid picture of how
business will go to the bad if Demo-
cratic doctrines prevail. He said that
the back bone of this territory is in
the honest, sober, industrious and
steady HawaiiaRs and that they are
the men that should be put at the oars
TO- help pull the governmental boat
along -"
Iyers For Straight Ticket.
Richard IVers gave a talk without
and flights Of eratory. but filled With
common sense I'm not a politician,
not q candidate and never held ONCE
here, but I'm speaking as common
everyday citizen, and l say that you've
got to play politics fairly and abide by
the action ofEthe convention that NOM
mated the Republican candidates, and
hope that like myself you'll vote the
straight Republican ticket from the
top to the bottom he said amid cheers