Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-05
5000 PERSONS
ATTEND RALLY
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AT AALA

With one Of the largest political
crowds ever seen in Honolulu, an audi
ence conserVatiyely estimated at 500
persons which nearly filled Aala
square, the Democratic spelIbinders
brought their 1919 campaign to an en-.
thuSia4 tic and most propitious eni
yesterday evening
The Republican parade, will. lis
band and bright pyrotechnical display
marched down King street past the
Aala meeting early in the evening, on
is way to the Republican rally at the
Capitol square, but had little effect on
the throng gathered to glaaa wisdom
from the mouths of the Democratic
srellbinders and wiseaeres.
: 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 wet grass, to the end
Of the long prngra a..
hike all Democratic meetings. this
one had its spectacular denunciatory
feature, q surprise to the audience.
Last night it was the speech of G. +.
Alfonso Republican, FOR years and
a member of two or three legislatures
from the Republican party on Hawaii
He went to the meeting 10 listen and
write, as a reporter TO. 4 Ioc:li news
paper, and remained to spe.ix. ..anling
forth9in wild denunefat:on I Daie-
gate Kalanianaole.
He asserted he is still a Republican,
but could not stomach" Kuhio and his
record, though he had supported him
in the past. Hex based his excuse for
swinging away from the Republican
leader .oR the argument, already old
and many times reyamped Dy orneis s.
that the Delegate hard declared in
Washington ,he had been elected four
years ago through the bribery of the
people by the sugar planters.
He declared Cupid vacilating and in
sincere, inconsist ant in deronneing the
land laws frOmed by the legislature in
his presence and with his silant alp.
prevail, and said that his rejection
would be slap in the Presidents
face, after the latter had sn1wn Ill.,;
opinion of Kuhio by announcing lie N
tends reappointing Governor Frear, de-
site the Delegates protests. In a
burst. OF impassiohed oratory he
Shouted:
do we want TO slap the President.
IL the face BY. sending back as Dele
gate q man who has promised 10 COM
tinue to make trouble. and 30 bring
upon us eTentually & Commission fnftE
of government and the, loss OF the
franchise?
81 have campaigned with Knhio and
from my. own personal experience I
have found him yacillating and insin-
cere. Kuhio broke his word to the.
people of PunchboWl. He shows hts.
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 10 any single feat.
ure in them. g
When go to the polls tomorrow ]
sEall forget the halo which We Imagine
surrounds the head OF this man we
call Prince. and Isshali vote as free
American citizen against him, and
urge you al Ito do the same. $50 +
& The various speakers were introduce.
ed BY Bertram O. Rivenburgh, chair
man of the Democratic county COM.
Irittee and as they stepped to the.
front OF the platform Mrs. Sharp, Of
tie Woman's Suffrage League, hing
OF Ieis around their necks.
Mrs. John Wilson. speaking in. Hawai-
ian, addressed her people eloquently
on behalf of the Democratic platform.
because it contains plank fayorfng.
woman suffrage,